conwert Immobilien Invest SE: Informative statement

Vienna (pta026/16.05.2014/18:25 UTC+2) conwert Immobilien Invest SE (conwert), listed on the Austrian ATX, acknowledges Karl Ehlerding's statement, published by DGAP Media on 16 May 2014, on the blocking of around 5.5 million voting rights at the Annual General Meeting of conwert on May 7 2014, with the following statement:

The reason for blocking the voting rights for the shares held by Karl Ehlerding and his family was the breach of the legal notification obligation as per Section 91f Stock Exchange Act (publication of shareholdings). The Act specifies that the voting rights of separate persons are to be counted together in certain cases, such as when there is an indication that the parties are acting in concert and/or one shareholder influences the way voting rights are exercised. The Ehlerding family members have carried out relevant actions in connection with the general meeting on 7 Mai 2013 and thereafter that have led to their qualification as acting in concert. The Chair of the Annual General Meeting was conclusively informed by renowned legal experts that the relevant laws and jurisprudence clearly state that the members of the Ehlerding family are to be viewed as acting in concert and are in breach of the notification obligation.

If a shareholder or several shareholders acting in concert fail to disclose that they have passed the relevant threshold for the first time, all of the affected voting rights are blocked in accordance with Section 94a Stock Exchange Act. The voting rights are automatically blocked. The Chair of the Administrative Board, Kerstin Gelbmann, was obliged as Chair of the Annual General Meeting to recognise the blocking of the voting rights in the Annual General Meeting. The obligatory threshold notification rules serve to protect investors and uphold market transparency.

In addition, we confirm that conwert notified Mr Ehlerding of the obligatory notification obligations in a letter dated 3 January 2014.
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Emitter:	conwert Immobilien Invest SE Alserbachstraße 32 1090 Wien Austria
Contact Person:	Dr. Clemens Billek
Phone:	+43 / 1 / 521 45-700
E-Mail:	cwi@conwert.at
Website:	www.conwert.at
ISIN(s):	AT0000697750 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s):	Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)