SHW AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

SHW AG 25.09.2014 11:39Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------The following companies, with regard to the respective shareholding in SHWAG, Aalen/Germany, have notified us by voting rights notifications pursuantto sections 21 para. 1, 22 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) asfollows:1. FIL LimitedOn 22 September 2014, the stake of FIL Limited, Hamilton/Bermuda, in thevoting rights in SHW AG fell below the threshold of 5%. On that date, FILLimited held 4.42% of the voting rights in SHW AG (258,427 voting rights).All such voting rights were attributed to FIL Limited pursuant to section22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. The voting rights were attributed to FILLimited from Fidelity Funds SICAV, being a shareholder holding directly 3%or more of the voting rights in SHW AG.2. FIL Holdings (UK) LimitedOn 22 September 2014, the stake of FIL Holdings (UK) Limited,Hildenborough/United Kingdom, in the voting rights in SHW AG fell below thethreshold of 5%. On that date, FIL Holdings (UK) Limited held 4.42% of thevoting rights in SHW AG (258,427 voting rights). All such voting rightswere attributed to FIL Holdings (UK) Limited pursuant to section 22 para. 1sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. The voting rights wereattributed to FIL Holdings (UK) Limited from Fidelity Funds SICAV, being ashareholder holding directly 3% or more of the voting rights in SHW AG.3. FIL Investments InternationalOn 22 September 2014, the stake of FIL Investments International,Hildenborough/United Kingdom, in the voting rights in SHW AG fell below thethreshold of 5%. On that date, FIL Investments International held 4.42% ofthe voting rights in SHW AG (258,427 voting rights). All such voting rightswere attributed to FIL Investments International pursuant to section 22para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. The voting rights were attributed to FILInvestment International from Fidelity Funds SICAV, being a shareholderholding directly 3% or more of the voting rights in SHW AG.SHW AGThe Management Board25.09.2014 The DGAP 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------