EANS-Voting Rights: voestalpine AG
Publication of a participation notification
according to art. 135 para. 2 Stock Exchange Act - ATTACHMENT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Issuer: voestalpine 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: BlackRock, Inc. City: Wilmington Country: U.S.A. 4. Name of shareholder(s): - 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 25.10.2018 6. Total positions ______________________________________________________________________________ | | |% of voting | | || | |% of voting |rights through |Total of both |Total number of|| | |rights attached|financial/other|in % (7.A + 7.B|voting rights || | |to shares (7.A)|instruments |) |of issuer || |_____________|_______________|(7.B.1_+_7.B.2)|_______________|_______________|| |Resulting | | | | || |situation on | | | | || |the date on | | | | || |which |3.54 % |0.46 % |3.99 % |176 349 163 || |threshold was| | | | || |crossed / | | | | || |reached______|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|| |Position of | | | | || |previous | | | | || |notification |3.70 % |0.43 % |4.13 % | || |(if | | | | || |applicable)__|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|| 7. Notified details of the resulting situation: A: Voting rights attached to shares ____________________________________________________________________________ |ISIN Code |Numbers of | |% of voting | || |____________|voting_rights|__________________|rights_________|_____________|| | |Direct (Sec 130 |Indirect |Direct (Sec 130|Indirect (Sec|| | |BörseG 2018) |(Sec133 BörseG|BörseG 2018) |133 BörseG || |____________|_________________|2018)_________|_______________|2018)________|| |AT0000937503|_________________|6_235_317_____|_______________|3.54_%_______|| |SUBTOTAL_A__|6_235_317________|______________|3.54_%_________|_____________|| B1: Financial / Other instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018 ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | |Number of voting | || |Type of | | |rights that may |% of voting|| |instrument |Expiration Date|Exercise Period|be acquired if |rights || | | | |the instrument is| || |_______________|_______________|_______________|exercised________|___________|| |Securities_Lent|N/A____________|N/A____________|345_888__________|0.20_%_____|| |SUBTOTAL_B.1___|_______________|_______________|345_888__________|0.20_%_____|| B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131a para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018 __________________________________________________________________________ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise|Physical / Cash|Number of |% of voting| |instrument__|Date______|Period__|Settlement_____|voting_rights|rights_____| |CFD_________|N/A_______|N/A_____|Cash___________|472_570______|0.27_%_____| |SUBTOTAL_B.2|__________|________|_______________|472_570______|0.27_%_____| 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation: 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 of both | |No|Name |controlled by|directly (%)|instruments held|(%) | |__|________________|No.__________|____________|directly_(%)____|______________| |1_|BlackRock,_Inc__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |2 |Trident Merger, |1 | | | | |__|LLC_____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |3 |Investment |2 | | | | |__|Management,_LLC_|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |4 |BlackRock Holdco|1 | | | | |__|2,_Inc._________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |5 |Financial |4 | | | | |__|Management,_Inc.|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |6 |BlackRock Holdco|5 | | | | |__|4,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |7 |BlackRock Holdco|6 | | | | |__|6,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |8 |Delaware |7 | | | | |__|Holdings_Inc.___|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Institutional | | | | | |9 |Trust Company, |8 | | | | | |National | | | | | |__|Association_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |10|BlackRock Fund |8 | | | | |__|Advisors________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |11|Capital |5 | | | | |__|Holdings,_Inc.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |12|BlackRock |11 | | | | |__|Advisors,_LLC___|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |13|International |5 | | | | |__|Holdings,_Inc.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BR Jersey | | | | | |14|International |13 | | | | |__|Holdings_L.P.___|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |15|(Singapore) |14 | | | | |__|Holdco_Pte._Ltd.|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |16|(Singapore) |15 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |17|BlackRock HK |15 | | | | |__|Holdco_Limited__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock Asset | | | | | |18|Management North|17 | | | | |__|Asia_Limited____|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |19|Trident Holding |22 | | | | |__|Company_Limited_|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |20|BlackRock Japan |19 | | | | |__|Holdings_GK_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |21|BlackRock Japan |20 | | | | |__|Co._Ltd.________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |22|BlackRock Lux |17 | | | | |__|Finco_S.à.r.l.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |23|Australia Holdco|14 | | | | |__|Pty._Ltd._______|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Investment | | | | | |24|Management |23 | | | | | |(Australia) | | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |25|BlackRock Holdco|14 | | | | |__|3,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |26|BlackRock Canada|25 | | | | |__|Holdings_LP_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |27|BlackRock Canada|26 | | | | |__|Holdings_ULC____|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock Asset | | | | | |28|Management |27 | | | | |__|Canada_Limited__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |29|BlackRock Group |39 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |30|Advisors (UK) |32 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock Asset | | | | | |31|Management UK |32 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |32|Finance Europe |29 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |33|International |29 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |34|(Netherlands) |32 | | | | |__|B.V.____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock | | | | | |35|Investment |32 | | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock Asset | | | | | |36|Management |35 | | | | |__|Deutschland_AG__|_____________|____________|________________|______________| |37|BlackRock Cayman|25 | | | | |__|1_LP____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock Cayman| | | | | |38|West Bay Finco |37 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| | |BlackRock Cayman| | | | | |39|West Bay IV |38 | | | | |__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________| 9. In case of proxy voting: Date of general meeting: - Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights 10. Other comments: The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 4 %. Further inquiry note: DI Peter Fleischer Head of Investor Relations Phone: +43/50304/15-9949 Fax: +43/50304/55-5581 mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com http://www.voestalpine.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachments with Announcement: ---------------------------------------------- http://resources.euroadhoc.com/documents/2092/6/10225740/1/voestalpine_AG_Notificaton-to-pursuant-to-sec-135-para-2-austrian-stock-exchange-act_29_10_2018.pdf issuer: voestalpine AG voestalpine-Straße 1 A-4020 Linz phone: +43 50304/15-9949 FAX: +43 50304/55-5581 mail: IR@voestalpine.com WWW: www.voestalpine.com ISIN: AT0000937503 indexes: WBI, ATX stockmarkets: Wien language: English
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