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 01.09.2015 17:55Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------UBS Group AG, Zurich/Switzerland, with regard to its shareholding in SHWAG, Aalen/Germany, has notified us by voting rights notification pursuantto section 25 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) as follows:1. Listed company:SHW AGWilhelmstraße 67, 73433 Aalen/Germany2. Notifier:UBS Group AG, Zurich/Switzerland3. Triggering event:Falling below threshold4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:5 %5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 26.08.20156. Total amount of voting rights:4.95 % (equals 318,650 voting rights)calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:6,436,2097. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant tosec. 25 WpHG: 1.31% (equals 84,457 voting rights)thereof held indirectly:                                                   1.31% (equals 84,457 voting rights)Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:                                3.64% (equals 234,193 voting rights)8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25WpHG:Chain of controlled undertakings: UBS AG, UBS Switzerland AGExercise period: At any timeSHW AGThe Management Board01.09.2015 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------