EANS voting rights: Andritz AG / publication of one Participation notification according to §135 Abs. 2 BörseG

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Voting rights announcement transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content.

ANDRITZ AG was informed that certain subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, USA – as shown in the table below – own shares in ANDRITZ AG, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. As of February 19, 2020, a total of 4.98% of the share capital of 104,000,000 shares in ANDRITZ AG was held.
Notifiable person:

• Name: BlackRock, Inc.
• Registered office: Wilmington
• State: USA

Shareholdings as of February 19, 2020:

______________________________________________________________________________
| | | % of | | |
| | % of | Voting rights, | |
| | Voting rights, the the | | Total number of |
| | to share | Financial / | Total in% | voting rights of |
| | belong | other | | Issuers |
| | | Instruments | | |
| __________________ | ______________ | represent | _____________ | _______________ |
| Situation on | | | | |
| Day of | 3.97% | 1.01% | 4.98% | 104,000,000 |
| Triggering | ______________ | ______________ | _____________ | _______________ |
| Situation in the 3.94% | 1.06% | 5.00% | |
| Vorherigen_Meldung | ______________ | ______________ | _____________ | _______________ |

Details of the instruments held on the day the threshold was touched:

______________________________________________________________________________
| Voting rights, | | | | |
| to share | | | | |
| Include ________ | _______________ | _______________ | ______________ | _______________ |
| ISIN of shares | Number of | | % of | |
| _______________ | __Stimmrechte__ | _______________ | _Stimmrechte__ | _______________ |
| | Direct | Indirectly Direct | Indirectly
| AT0000730007 | (Section 130 BörseG | (Section 133 BörseG | (Section 130 BörseG | (Section 133 BörseG |
| _______________ | _____ 2018) _____ | _____ 2018) _____ | ____ 2018) _____ | _____ 2018) _____ |
| _______________ | _______________ | ______ 4129342 | ______________ | __________ 3.97% |
| TOTAL _________ | _______________ | ______ 4129342 | ______________ | __________ 3.97% |

_____________________________________________________________________________
| Financial instruments _ / _ Sonstige_Instrumente_gem_§_131_Abs_1_Z_1_BörseG_2018 _____ |
| | | | Number of | |
| | | | Voting rights that | |
| Type of | | to be acquired % of |
| Instruments | Expiry Date | Exercise Period | can if | Voting rights |
| | | | Financial instrument | |
| _______________ | _____________ | ______________ | _ausgeübt_wird__ | _______________ |
| Securities | _____________ | ______________ | _________ 802660 | __________ 0.77% |
| TOTAL _________ | _____________ | ______________ | _________ 802660 | __________ 0.77% |

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| Financial instruments _ / _ Sonstige_Instrumente_gem_§_131_Abs_1_Z_2_BörseG_2018 ______ |
| Type of | | | Physical | Number of | % of |
| Instruments | Expiry date | Exercise Period | or Cash | Voting Rights | Voting Rights |
| ___________ | ____________ | ______________ | _Settlement_ | ____________ | ____________ |
| CFD ________ | ____________ | ______________ | ____ Cash ____ | _____ 249 716 | _______ 0.24% |
| TOTAL _____ | ____________ | ______________ | ____________ | _____ 249 716 | _______ 0.24% |

Information regarding the reportable person:
Full chain of controlled companies through which voting rights and / or financial / other instruments are held, starting with the highest controlling natural or legal person:

______________________________________________________________________________
| | | | | Direct | |
| | | Direct | Direct | held | |
| | Name | controls | held | Financial / | Total (%) |
| Digit | | by digit | Voting rights | other | |
| | | | in shares (%) | instruments | |
| _________ | _____________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____ (%) _____ | _____________ |
| 1 | BlackRock, | | | | |
| _________ | Inc ._________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 2 | Holdco 2, | 1 | | | |
| _________ | Inc ._________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 3 | Financial | 2 | | | |
| | Management, | | | | |
| _________ | Inc ._________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 4 | International | 3 | | | |
| | Holdings, | | | | |
| _________ | Inc ._________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BR Jersey | | | | |
| 5 | International | 4 | | | |
____________ | | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _________ | Holdings_L.P. |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | | | |
| | Holdco Pty. | | | | |
| _________ | ._________ Ltd | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| | Investment | | | | |
| 7 | Management | 6 | | | |
| | (Australia) | | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 8 | Trident | 1 | | | |
| _________ | Merger_LLC ___ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 9 | Investment | 8 | | | |
| | Management | | | | |
| _________ | __________ LLC | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 10 | (Singapore) | 5 | | | |
| | Holdco Pte. | | | | |
| _________ | ._________ Ltd | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock HK | | | | |
| 11 | Holdco | 10 | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| | Asset | | | | |
| 12 | Management | 11 | | | |
| | North Asia | | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock Lux | | | | |
| 13 | Finco | 11 | | | |
| _________ | S.a.r.l ._____ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 14 | Japan | 13 | | | |
| _________ | Holdings_GK__ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 15 | Japan Co., | 14 | | | |
| _________ | ._________ Ltd | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 16 | (Singapore) | 10 | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 17 | BlackRock | 5 | | | |
| _________ | Holdco_3, _LLC | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 18 | BlackRock | 17 | | | |
| _________ | Cayman_1_LP__ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 19 | Cayman West | 18 | | | |
| | Bay Finco | | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 20 | Cayman West | 19 | | | |
| | Bay IV | | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 21 | BlackRock | 20 | | | |
| _________ | Group_Limited | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 22 | Finance | 21 | | | |
| | Europe | | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 23 | Investment | 22 | | | |
| | Management | | | | |
| _________ | (UK) _Limited_ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| | Asset | | | | |
| 24 | Management | 23 | | | |
| | Germany | | | | |
____________ | | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _________ | AG ___________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 25 | International | 21 | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 26 | (Netherlands) | 22 | | | |
| _________ | B.V. ._________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 27 | Advisors (UK) | 22 | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 28 | Capital | 3 | | | |
| | Holdings, | | | | |
| _________ | Inc ._________ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 29 | BlackRock | 28 | | | |
| _________ | Advisors, _LLC | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 30 | Canada | 17 | | | |
| _________ | Holdings_LP__ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 31 | Canada | 30 | | | |
| _________ | Holdings_ULC_ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| | Asset | | | | |
| 32 | Management | 31 | | | |
| | Canada | | | | |
| _________ | Limited ______ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 33 | BlackRock | 3 | | | |
| _________ | Holdco_4, _LLC | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| 34 | BlackRock | 33 | | | |
| _________ | Holdco_6, _LLC | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| 35 | Delaware | 34 | | | |
____________ | | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _________ | Holdings_Inc. |
| 36 | BlackRock | 35 | | | |
| _________ | Fund_Advisors | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |
| | BlackRock | | | | |
| | Institutional | | | | |
| 37 | Trust | 35 | | | |
| | Company, | | | | |
| | National | | | | |
| _________ | Association__ | ____________ | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ |

Other comments:
The obligation to publish arose because BlackRock, Inc.’s total participation in the voting rights fell below the 5% threshold.

End of notification euro adhoc

Issuer: Andritz AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
A-8045 Graz
Telephone: +43 (0) 316 6902-0
FAX: +43 (0) 316 6902-415
Email: welcome@andritz.com
WWW: www.andritz.com
ISIN: AT0000730007
Indices: WBI, ATX
Exchanges: Vienna
Language: German

Questions & contact:

Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Group Finance
Tel .: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

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