SHW AG 04.11.2013 12:45Dissemination 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 1 November 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 3.05% of the voting rights in SHW AG(178,741 voting rights).2. Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of NorwayOn 1 November 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 3.05% of the voting rights in SHW AG (178,741 votingrights).3.05% of all voting rights in SHW AG (178,741 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-mentioned3.05% of the voting rights in SHW AG (178,741 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 Board04.11.2013 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------