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 10.11.2015 10:23Dissemination 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 25a 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: 03.11.20156. Total amount of voting rights:0,00 % (equals 0 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. 25a WpHG:0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)thereof held indirectly:0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant tosec. 25 WpHG:1.17% (equals 75,457 voting rights)thereof held indirectly: 1.17% (equals 75,457 voting rights)Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 3.73% (equals 239,853 voting rights)SHW AGThe Management Board10.11.2015 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------