EANS-PVR: Andritz AG / Publication of an Announcement according to art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication

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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

Person/company obliged to make the notification: =---------------------------------- Name: BlackRock, Inc. Place: Wilmington State: USA

On June 20, 2016, ANDRITZ AG was informed that certain subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc, Wilmington, USA, as shown on the table below, have holdings in ANDRITZ AG, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. As of June 16, 2016, these subsidiaries held a total of 4.01% of ANDRITZ AG's share capital (104,000,000 shares).

Details to the stake-holdings as of June 16, 2016 ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | % of voting | | _ | | | % of voting |rights through | |Total_numberof| | |rights attached|financial/other|Totalof both in|voting rights | |_______________|___to_shares___|__instruments__|_______%_______|__of_issuer___| | Resulting | | | | | | situation on | 3.31% | 0.69% | 4.01% | 104,000,000 | | the date on | | | | | |which threshold| | | | | | was crossed / | | | | | |____reached____|_______________|_______________|_______________|______________| | Position of | | | | | | previous | 2.93% | 0.99% | 3.93% | | |_notification__|_______________|_______________|_______________|______________|

Notified details of the resulting situation: ______________________________________________________________________________ |Voting_rights_attached_to_shares______________________________________________| | |____Number_of_voting_rights____|_______%_of_voting_rights________| | ISIN Code | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |____________|(sec_91_BörseG)|(sec_92_BörseG)|(sec_91_BörseG)_|(sec_92_BörseG)_| |AT0000730007|_______________|______3,444,959|________________|___________3.31%| |__SUBTOTAL__|___________3,444,959___________|______________3.31%______________|

____________________________________________________________________________ |Financial_/_Other_Instruments_pursuant_to_sec._91a,_para.1,_no._1_BörseG____| | | | |Number of voting| | | Type of | Expiration | Exercise | | % of voting | | instrument | Date | Period |rights that may | rights | | | | | be | | | | | |acquired if the | | | | | | instrument is | | |_______________|_____________|____________|___exercised____|________________| |Securities_Lent|_____________|____________|_________203,434|___________0.20%| |_______________|_____________|__SUBTOTAL__|_________203,434|___________0.20%|

_____________________________________________________________________________ |Financial_/_Other_Instruments_pursuant_to_sec._91a,_para.1,_no._3_BörseG_____| | Type of | Expiration | Exercise |Physical / | Number of | % of voting | |instrument | Date | Period | Cash |voting rights| rights | |___________|____________|___________|_Settlement_|_____________|_____________| |CFD________|____________|___________|____Cash____|______516,905|________0.50%| |___________|____________|___________|__SUBTOTAL__|______516,905|________0.50%|

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: ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Financial/ | | | | | Directly | Shares held | other |Total of both| | No. | Name |controlled |directly (%) | instruments | (%) | | | | by no. | |held directly| | |__________|_____________|___________|_____________|_____(%)_____|_____________| | 1 |BlackRock, | | | | | |__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 2 |Trident | 1 | | | | |__________|Merger,_LLC__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 3 |Holdco 2, | 1 | | | | |__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 4 |Investment | 2 | | | | | |Management, | | | | | |__________|LLC__________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 5 |Financial | 4 | | | | | |Management, | | | | | |__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 6 |BlackRock | 5 | | | | |__________|Holdco_4,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 7 |Capital | 5 | | | | | |Holdings, | | | | | |__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 8 |International| 5 | | | | | |Holdings, | | | | | |__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 9 |BlackRock | 6 | | | | |__________|Holdco_6,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 10 |Delaware | 7 | | | | |__________|Holdings_Inc.|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Institutional| | | | | | 11 |Trust | 8 | | | | | |Company, | | | | | | |National | | | | | |__________|Association__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 12 |BlackRock | 8 | | | | |__________|Fund_Advisors|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 13 |BlackRock | 11 | | | | |__________|Advisors,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BR Jersey | | | | | | 14 |International| 13 | | | | |__________|Holdings_L.P.|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 15 |(Singapore) | 14 | | | | | |Holdco Pte. | | | | | |__________|Ltd._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 16 |Australia | 14 | | | | | |Holdco Pty. | | | | | |__________|Ltd._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 17 |BlackRock | 14 | | | | |__________|Holdco_3,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 18 |BlackRock | 14 | | | | |__________|Group_Limited|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 19 |(Singapore) | 15 | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 20 |Asia-Pac | 15 | | | | |__________|Holdco,_LLC__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock HK | | | | | | 21 |Holdco | 17 | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires

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| |BlackRock | | | | | | |Asset | | | | | | 22 |Management | 18 | | | | | |North Asia | | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | 23 |BlackRock | 18 | | | | |__________|Cayco_Limited|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Trident | | | | | | 24 |Holding | 20 | | | | | |Company | | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 25 |Japan | 21 | | | | |__________|Holdings_GK__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 26 |Japan Co., | 22 | | | | |__________|Ltd._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Investment | | | | | | 27 |Management | 24 | | | | | |(Australia) | | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 28 |Canada | 26 | | | | |__________|Holdings_LP__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 29 |Canada | 27 | | | | |__________|Holdings_ULC_|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Asset | | | | | | 30 |Management | 28 | | | | | |Canada | | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 31 |Advisors (UK)| 30 | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 32 |International| 30 | | | | |__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 33 |(Netherlands)| 30 | | | | |__________|B.V._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | 34 |Investment | 30 | | | | | |Management | | | | | |__________|(UK)_Limited_|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________| | |BlackRock | | | | | | |Asset | | | | | | 35 |Management | 34 | | | | | |Deutschland | | | | | |__________|AG___________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

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