EQS-PVR: Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Wienerberger AG
   Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with
   the objective of Europe-wide distribution

   15.06.2023 / 12:00 CET/CEST
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   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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   Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG 2018

    

   London,  14.6.2023

    

   Overview

   ☐  Notification made after deadline

   Caution: In case of violations of major holdings notification rules,
   please pay attention to Section 137 BörseG 2018 (Suspension of voting
   rights)

    

   1. Issuer: Wienerberger AG

   2. Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

   3. Person subject to notification obligation
   Name: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   City: Wilmington
   Country: United States of America (USA)

   4. Name of shareholder(s): 

   5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 12.6.2023

    

   6. Total positions

                                     % of voting rights                
                       % of voting        through                Total number
                          rights      financial/other     Total   of voting
                       attached to  instruments (7.B.1 + of both  rights of
                       shares (7.A)        7.B.2)         in %      issuer
                                                         (7.A +
                                                          7.B)
   Resulting situation                                                 
     on the date on       1,65 %           2,46 %        4,11 %  111 732 343
   which threshold was
    crossed / reached
       Position of                                                     
        previous          1,49 %           2,32 %        3,81 %
    notification (if
       applicable)

    

    

   Details

   7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

    

   A: Voting rights attached to shares
    ISIN Code       Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
                    Direct         Indirect         Direct        Indirect
                   (Sec 130     (Sec 133 BörseG    (Sec 130       (Sec 133
                 BörseG 2018)        2018)       BörseG 2018)      BörseG
                                                                   2018)
   AT0000831706                        1 846 527                       1,65 %
   US9676621074                              185                       0,00 %
    SUBTOTAL A             1 846 712                        1,65 %

    

    

   B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1
   BörseG 2018
     Type of   Expiration Date   Exercise     Number of voting    % of voting
   instrument                     Period     rights that may be     rights
                                               acquired if the
                                                instrument is
                                                  exercised
   Securities  Open            N/A                      1 097 347      0,98 %
   Lending
   Call Option 16/06/2023      N/A                        900 000      0,81 %
   Future      15/12/2023      N/A                         25 424      0,02 %
                               SUBTOTAL B.1             2 022 771      1,81 %

    

    

   B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2
   BörseG 2018
      Type of      Expiration    Exercise    Physical /   Number of   % of
     instrument       Date        Period        Cash       voting    voting
                                             Settlement    rights    rights
   Call Warrant   31/12/2030    N/A             Cash         54 964    0,05 %
   Swap           02/06/2033    N/A             Cash        470 332    0,42 %
   Put Option     16/06/2023    N/A           Physisch      200 000    0,18 %
                                            SUBTOTAL B.2    725 296    0,65 %

    

    

   8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
   obligation:

   ☐ Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
   natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
   undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
   (underlying) issuer.

   ☒ Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
   and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with
   the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

                              Directly    Shares held Financial/other  Total
   No.         Name         controlled by   directly  instruments held   of
                                 No.          (%)       directly (%)    both
                                                                        (%)
    1  The Goldman Sachs                                                     
       Group, Inc.
    2  Goldman Sachs (UK)         1                                          
       L.L.C.
    3  Goldman Sachs Group        2                                          
       UK Limited
    4  Goldman Sachs              3            0,23 %           2,19 % 2,42 %
       International
    5  Goldman Sachs & Co.        1            0,00 %           0,10 % 0,10 %
       LLC
    6  GSAM Holdings LLC          1                                          
    7  Goldman Sachs Asset        6            0,87 %           0,00 % 0,87 %
       Management, L.P.
    8  Goldman Sachs Bank         1                                          
       USA
    9  Goldman Sachs Bank         8            0,00 %           0,17 % 0,17 %
       Europe SE
       Goldman Sachs Asset
   10  Management Holdings        6                                          
       LLC
       Goldman Sachs Asset
   11  Management UK             10                                          
       Holdings I Ltd
       Goldman Sachs Asset
   12  Management UK             11                                          
       Holdings II Ltd
       Goldman Sachs Asset
       Management Holdings
   13  I B.V. / Goldman          12                                          
       Sachs Asset
       Management Holdings
       II B.V.
       Goldman Sachs Asset
   14  Management Holdings       13            0,30 %           0,00 % 0,30 %
       B.V.
   15  GSAMI Holdings I LLC       6                                          
   16  GSAMI Holdings II         15                                          
       Ltd
       Goldman Sachs Asset
   17  Management                16                                          
       International
       Holdings Ltd
       Goldman Sachs Asset
   18  Management                17            0,25 %           0,00 % 0,25 %
       International
                                                                             

    

    

   9. In case of proxy voting

   Date of general meeting: -

   Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights.

    

   10. Sonstige Kommentare:

   -

    

    London am  14.6.2023

    

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   15.06.2023 CET/CEST

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   Language: English
   Company:  Wienerberger AG
             Wienerbergerplatz 1
             1100 Wien
             Austria
   Internet: www.wienerberger.com


    
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