Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
March 18, 2024 at 11:01 am EDT
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EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Wienerberger AG
Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
18.03.2024 / 16:00 CET/CEST
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Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG 2018
Warsaw, 15.3.2024
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 voting rights
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: 13.3.2024
6. Total positions
% of voting rights attached to shares (7.A)
% of voting rights through financial/other instruments (7.B.1 + 7.B.2)
Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached
2,06 %
1,22 %
3,29 %
111 732 343
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
1,97 %
2,29 %
4,26 %
Details
7. Notified details of the resulting situation:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
ISIN Code
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
(Sec 130 BörseG 2018)
Indirect
(Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
Direct
(Sec 130 BörseG 2018)
Indirect
(Sec 133 BörseG
2018)
AT0000831706
2 304 518
2,06 %
US9676621074
185
0,00 %
SUBTOTAL A
2 304 703
2,06 %
B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
Type of instrument
Expiration Date
Exercise Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is exercised
% of voting rights
Securities Lending
Open
n.a.
645 930
0,58 %
Call Warrant
18/12/2024
n.a.
117 629
0,11 %
Swap
18/12/2024
n.a.
176 644
0,16 %
SUBTOTAL B.1
940 203
0,84 %
B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
Type of instrument
Expiration Date
Exercise Period
Physical /
Cash Settlement
Number of
voting rights
% of voting rights
Call Warrant
31/12/2030
n.a.
Cash
24 774
0,02 %
Swap
27/02/2034
n.a.
Cash
402 083
0,36 %
SUBTOTAL B.2
426 857
0,38 %
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:
No.
Name
Directly controlled by No.
Shares held directly (%)
Financial/other instruments held directly (%)
Total of both (%)
1
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
1
3
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
2
4
Goldman Sachs International
3
0,13 %
1,04 %
1,17 %
5
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
1
6
GSAM Holdings LLC
1
7
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
6
0,07 %
0,00 %
0,07 %
8
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
7
9
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE
8
0,00 %
0,02 %
0,02 %
10
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings LLC
6
11
Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings I Ltd
10
12
Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings II Ltd
11
13
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings I B.V. / Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings II B.V.
12
14
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings B.V.
13
0,25 %
0,00 %
0,25 %
15
GSAMI Holdings I LLC
6
16
GSAMI Holdings II Ltd
15
17
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings Ltd
16
18
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
17
0,00 %
0,00 %
0,00 %
19
Broad Street Principal Investments Superholdco LLC
5
20
BSPI Holdings, L.L.C.
19
21
Broad Street Investments Holding (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
20
22
ALQ Holdings (DEL) LLC
21
23
Broad Street Equity Investments Europe LTD
22
24
GLQ International Partners LP
23
25
GLQ International Holdings LTD
24
26
GLQ Holdings (UK) LTD
25
27
ELQ Investors II LTD
26
1,60 %
0,00 %
1,60 %
28
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GMBH
1
0,00 %
0,16 %
0,16 %
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: -
Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights.
Wienerberger AG is one of Europe's largest building materials producers. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- walls, ceilings and roofing (54%): perforated bricks, facing bricks, tiles (clay, concrete or chimney tiles). Wienerberger AG is the world's leading producer of bricks;
- pipes (27%): pipes for water conveyance and sewers and concrete floor tiles.
The remaining sales (19%) relate to activity in North America.
At the end of 2022, the group operated 216 industrial sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (6%), the United Kingdom (8.2%), the Netherlands (8%), Austria (5.8%), Poland (5.5%), France (5%), Europe (30.5%), the United States (17.4%) and other (13.6%).
WIENERBERGER AG 
