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 19.06.2015 08:09Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------SHW AGRelease pursuant to section 26 para. 1 sent. 1 of the German SecuritiesTrading Act (WpHG) with the objective of Europe-wide distributionFranklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, with regard to itsshareholding in SHW AG, Aalen/Germany, has notified us by voting rightsnotification pursuant to sections 21 para. 1, 22 of the German SecuritiesTrading Act (WpHG) as follows:On 16 June 2015, the stake of Franklin Templeton Investment ManagementLimited, London/England, in the voting rights in SHW AG, Wilhelmstrasse 67,73433 Aalen/Germany, exceeded the threshold of 5%. On that date, FranklinTempleton Investment Management Limited held 5.22% of the voting rights inSHW AG (336,280 voting rights). All such voting rights were attributed toFranklin Templeton Investment Management Limited pursuant to section 22para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG from Franklin Templeton Investment Funds, beinga shareholder holding directly 3% or more of the voting rights in SHW AG.Exercise of financial instruments: No.SHW AGThe Management Board19.06.2015 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------