euro adhoc: Wienerberger AG / Buybacks / Wienerberger announces share buyback

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05.07.2006

- Purpose: to serve stock option plans
- Repurchase of shares over the Vienna Stock Exchange
- Time frame: July 10 to October 9, 2006
- Volume: up to 250,000 shares, or 0.34% of issued capital
- Price: current market price

Vienna, July 5, 2006 - A resolution passed by the 137th Annual
General Meeting on April 27, 2006 authorized the Managing Board to
repurchase up to 10% of the issued capital of Wienerberger AG during
a period of 18 months beginning on the date the resolution was
passed, in accordance with § 65 Par. 1 Nr. 8 and Par. 1a of the
Austrian Stock Corporation Act. This authorization was published on
the Wienerberger website on April 28, 2006, in accordance with § 65
Par. 1a of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act.

Share buyback to start on July 10, 2006 On June 26, 2006 the Managing
Board of Wienerberger AG decided to make use of this authorization,
and to subsequently repurchase shares for use in the stock option
plans. Wienerberger plans to buy back up to 250,000 shares of its own
common stock, which represents up to 0.34% of current issued capital
totaling 74,167,796 shares, during the period from July 10 to October
9, 2006. The repurchase will be executed at the current market price
over the Vienna Stock Exchange, with a maximum of EUR 88.70 and a
minimum of EUR 1 per share. This treasury stock will be used
primarily to serve a stock option model for key managers, in
accordance with a resolution passed by the 137th Annual General
Meeting.

Transactions to be disclosed on website Any changes to and
transactions conducted as part of this share buyback program will be
disclosed on the Wienerberger AG website under www.wienerberger.com
in accordance with § 2 Par. 4 of the Austrian disclosure regulations.

end of announcement euro adhoc 05.07.2006 07:30:00
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Further inquiry note:
Sandra Bauer, Public Relations
T +43 (1)60192-463 | communication@wienerberger.com

Branche: Building materials
ISIN: AT0000831706
WKN: 852894
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official dealing