Notification pursuant to § 135 para 2 Stock Exchange Act
Equity stake of BlackRock, Inc. over 4 %
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: 27.4.2018
6. Total positions
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% 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 |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached |
3.69 % |
0.32 % |
4.01 % |
176 349 163 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
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7. Notified details of the resulting situation:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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ISIN Code |
Numbers of voting rights |
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% of voting rights |
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Direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) |
Indirect (Sec133 BörseG 2018) |
Direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) |
Indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) |
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AT0000937503 |
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6 509 386 |
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3.69 % |
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SUBTOTAL A |
6 509 386 |
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3.69 % |
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B1: Financial / Other instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
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Type of instrument |
Expiration Date |
Exercise Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised |
% of voting rights |
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Securities Lent |
N/A |
N/A |
41 447 |
0.02 % |
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Depositary Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
491 |
0.00 % |
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SUBTOTAL B.1 |
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41 938 |
0.02 % |
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B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131a para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
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Type of instrument |
Expiration Date |
Exercise Period |
Physical / Cash Settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting richts |
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CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
Cash |
519 696 |
0.29 % |
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SUBTOTAL B.2 |
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519 696 |
0.29 % |
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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:
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No |
Name |
Directly controlled by No. |
Shares held directly (%) |
Financial/other instruments held directly (%) |
Total of both (%) |
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1 |
BlackRock, Inc |
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2 |
Trident Merger, LLC |
1 |
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3 |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
2 |
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4 |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
1 |
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5 |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
4 |
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6 |
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
5 |
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7 |
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
6 |
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8 |
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
7 |
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9 |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
8 |
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10 |
BlackRock Fund Advisors |
8 |
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11 |
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
5 |
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12 |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
11 |
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13 |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
5 |
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14 |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
13 |
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15 |
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
14 |
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16 |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
15 |
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17 |
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
15 |
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18 |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
17 |
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19 |
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited |
22 |
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20 |
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK |
19 |
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21 |
BlackRock Japan Co. Ltd. |
20 |
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22 |
BlackRock Lux Finco S.à.r.l. |
17 |
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23 |
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |
14 |
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24 |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
23 |
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25 |
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |
14 |
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26 |
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |
25 |
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27 |
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |
26 |
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28 |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
27 |
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29 |
BlackRock Group Limited |
14 |
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30 |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
29 |
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31 |
BlackRock Asset Management UK Limited |
29 |
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32 |
BlackRock International Limited |
29 |
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33 |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
29 |
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34 |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
29 |
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35 |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
34 |
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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 above 4 %.