Wienerberger AG: Change in Wienerberger's Shareholder Structure

Wien (pta035/10.03.2016/17:10 UTC+1) BNP Paribas S.A. holds less than 4% of Wienerberger shares

Pursuant to Sect. 91seq. of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act, Wienerberger AG has been informed that BNP Paribas S.A., based in France, holds 4,666,490 voting rights, i.e. 3.97% of a total of 117,526,764 voting rights of Wienerberger AG and, thus, has fallen below the notification threshold of 4% as of March 4, 2016. BNP Paribas S.A. can exercise these voting rights without being the owner and is authorized to exercise the voting rights for its subsidiaries. Its subsidiary BNP Investment Partners S.A. indirectly holds 3.97% of the voting rights of Wienerberger AG through the following subsidiaries:

Subsidiary	Wienerberger voting rights
BNP Paribas Asset Management S.A.S.	1.53%
BNP Paribas Investment Partners Luxembourg S.A.	2.05%
CamGestion S.A.	0.38%
Total	3.97%

For further information, please contact:
Karin Steinbichler, Head of Corporate Communications Wienerberger AG
T +43 1 601 92 - 10149 | communication@wienerberger.com

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Wienerberger AG is a pure free float company, whereby the majority of shares are held by Austrian and international institutional investors. Additional information on the shareholder structure is provided under http://www.wienerberger.com/investor-relations/the-wienerberger-share/the-wienerberger-share/shareholder-structure.

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