EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Wienerberger AG
Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with
the objective of Europe-wide distribution
13.03.2024 / 13:00 CET/CEST
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Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG 2018
Warsaw, 12.3.2024
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 financial/other
instruments
3. Person subject to notification obligation
Name: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City: Wilmington, DE
Country: United States of America (USA)
4. Name of shareholder(s):
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 8.3.2024
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 2,01 % 3,32 % 5,33 % 111 732 343
which threshold was
crossed / reached
Position of
previous 1,51 % 2,19 % 3,70 %
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 2 250 916 2,01 %
US9676621074 185 0,00 %
SUBTOTAL A 2 251 101 2,01 %
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. 2 975 454 2,66 %
Lending
Call Warrant 18/12/2024 n.a. 117 629 0,11 %
Swap 18/12/2024 n.a. 176 644 0,16 %
SUBTOTAL B.1 3 269 727 2,93 %
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
Swap 27/02/2034 n.a. Cash 415 284 0,37 %
Call Warrant 31/12/2030 n.a. Cash 24 764 0,02 %
SUBTOTAL B.2 440 048 0,39 %
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 0,09 % 2,16 % 2,25 %
International
5 Goldman Sachs & Co. 1 0,00 % 0,97 % 0,97 %
LLC
6 GSAM Holdings LLC 1
7 Goldman Sachs Asset 6 0,07 % 0,00 % 0,07 %
Management, L.P.
8 Goldman Sachs Bank 1
USA
9 Goldman Sachs Bank 8 0,00 % 0,03 % 0,03 %
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 0,26 % 0,00 % 0,26 %
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 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 %
International
Broad Street
19 Principal 5
Investments
Superholdco LLC
20 BSPI Holdings, 19
L.L.C.
Broad Street
21 Investments Holding 20
(Singapore) PTE.
LTD.
22 ALQ Holdings (DEL) 21
LLC
Broad Street Equity
23 Investments Europe 22
LTD
24 GLQ International 23
Partners LP
25 GLQ International 24
Holdings LTD
26 GLQ Holdings (UK) 25
LTD
27 ELQ Investors II LTD 26 1,60 % 0,00 % 1,60 %
28 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 1 0,00 % 0,16 % 0,16 %
Wertpapier GMBH
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: –
Voting rights after general meeting: – is equivalent to – voting rights.
10. Sonstige Kommentare:
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Warsaw am 12.3.2024
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Language: English
Company: Wienerberger AG
Wienerbergerplatz 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Internet: www.wienerberger.com
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