EANS-PVR: Wolford Aktiengesellschaft / 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: Erste Asset Management GmbH Place: Wien State: Österreich

1.Issuer: Wolford Aktiengesellschaft

2.Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3.Person subject to notification obligation Name:Erste Asset Management GmbH City:Wien Country:Österreich

4.Name of shareholder(s): Erste Asset Management GmbH, ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft.m.b.H. und RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft.m.b.H.

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 6.9.2016

6. Total positions % of voting Total_number of % of voting rights voting rights of rights through Totalof both in issuer attached to financial/other % shares (7.A) instruments (7.A + 7.B) (7.B.1 + 7.B.2) Resulting situation on the date on which 4,25 % 0,00 % 4,25 % 5.000.000 threshold was crossed / reached

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

Details 7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

A: 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) AT0000834007 212.602 4,25 % SUBTOTAL A 212.602 4,25 %

B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG

Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of voting Type of Date Period rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised

SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: 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

SUBTOTAL B.2

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 Financial/ No. Name controlled held other by No. directly instrumentsheld Totalof (%) directly_(%) both (%)

1 Erste Asset Management 0,00 % 0,00 % GmbH 2 ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft 1 0,00 % 0,00 % m.b.H. 3 RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft. 1 4,25 % 4,25 % m.b.H.

9. In case of proxy voting Date of general meeting: - Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights.

10. Sonstige Kommentare: RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. und die ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. sind Tochtergesellschaften der Erste Asset Management GmbH. Diese drei Kapitalanlagegesellschaften (samt der Zweigniederlassung in der Erste Asset Management GmbH in Tschechien) verfolgen eine gemeinsame Stimmrechtspolitik für die von ihnen verwalteten Investmentfonds. Die in Punkt 8 angegebenen, gehaltenen Stimmrechtsanteile der Erste Asset Management GmbH, RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. und ERSTE­SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. werden nicht direkt, sondern von den Investmentfonds gehalten, die von der jeweiligen Verwaltungsgesellschaft verwaltet werden. Es handelt sich daher nicht um Beteiligungen der Verwaltungsgesellschaften.

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