SHW AG 01.10.2015 13:04Dissemination 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/Switzerland3.1 Reason for notification:Acquisition/Disposal3.2 Triggering event:Falling below threshold4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:5 %5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 18.09.20156. Total amount of voting rights:4.97 % (equals 320,175 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:1.42% (equals 91,398 voting rights)thereof held indirectly:1.42% (equals 91,398 voting rights)Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:3.55% (equals 228,777 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 Board01.10.2015 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------