SHW AG 25.10.2013 10:24Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------SHW AGRelease pursuant to section 26 para. 1 sentence 1 of the German SecuritiesTrading Act (WpHG) with the objective of Europe-wide distributionThe following entities, with regard to their respective shareholding in SHWAG, Aalen/Germany, have notified us by voting rights notification pursuantto sections 21 para. 1, 22 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) asfollows:1. Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway)On 23 October 2013, the stake of Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway),Oslo/Norway, in the voting rights in SHW AG exceeded the threshold of 3%.On that date, Norges Bank held 3.06% of the voting rights in SHW AG(179,141 voting rights).2. Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of NorwayOn 23 October 2013, the stake of the Ministry of Finance on behalf of theState of Norway, Oslo/Norway, in the voting rights in SHW AG exceeded thethreshold of 3%. On that date, the Ministry of Finance on behalf of theState of Norway held 3.06% of the voting rights in SHW AG (179,141 votingrights).3.06% of all voting rights in SHW AG (179,141 voting rights) wereattributed to the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of Norwaypursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. The afore-mentioned3.06% of the voting rights in SHW AG (179,141 voting rights) wereattributed to the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of Norway fromNorges Bank, Oslo/Norway, a shareholder holding a stake of 3% or more inthe voting rights in SHW AG.SHW AGThe Management Board25.10.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      SHW AG              Wilhelmstrasse 67              73433  Aalen-Wasseralfingen              GermanyInternet:     www.shw.de End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------