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SHW AG 25.06.2015 10:18Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Franklin Templeton Investment Funds, with regard to its shareholding in SHWAG, Aalen/Germany, has notified us by voting rights notification pursuantto section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) asfollows:On 23 June 2015, the stake of Franklin Templeton Investment Funds,Luxembourg/Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, in the voting rights in SHW AG,Wilhelmstrasse 67, 73433 Aalen/Germany, exceeded the threshold of 5%. Onthat date, Franklin Templeton Investment Funds directly held 5.03% of thevoting rights in SHW AG (323,559 voting rights).Exercise of financial instruments: No.SHW AGThe Management Board25.06.2015 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------