DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: Braas Monier Building Group S.A.

DGAP-PVR: Braas Monier Building Group S.A.: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Braas Monier Building Group S.A.

02.11.2016 18:26

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Braas Monier Building Group S.A. 4, rue Lou Hemmer 1748 Senningerberg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

2. Reason for notification

Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights X Acquisition/disposal of instruments Change of breakdown of voting rights X Other reason: Reduction of amount of financial instruments held by notifier and reportable acquisition of financial instruments by notifier's subsidiary Marsella Holdings S.à r.l.

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office: Standard Industries Inc. Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

N/A

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

20 Oct 2016

6. Total positions

% of voting % of voting rights total of total number rights attached through instruments both in % of voting to shares (total (total of 7.b.1 + (7.a. + rights of of 7.a.) 7.b.2) 7.b.) issuer Result- 0.00 % 39.88 % 39.88 % 39,166,667 ing situat- ion Previo- 0.00 % 39.88 % 39.88 % / us notifi- cation

7. Notified details of the resulting situation a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN absolute in % direct indirect direct indirect (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) N/A N/A N/A N/A % N/A % Total N/A N/A %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of Expiration or Exercise or Voting Voting instrument maturity date conversion rights rights in period absolute % N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A % Total N/A N/A %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiratio- Exercise Cash or Voting Voting n or or physical rights rights maturity conversio- settlemen- absolute in % date n period t Irrevocable tender December N/A Physical 4,219,070 10.77 commitment 5, 2016 % Conditional right to October N/A Physical 11,400,150 29.11 acquire shares 14, 2017 % tendered in public takeover offer Total 15,619,220 39.88 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). X Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both (if (if at least held 3% through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) at least held 5% or more) or more)

Organizational chart: http://n.eqs.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=RVQBNOECNC

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting: Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Henry Feuerstein / Charles T. Dowling notified by way of a group notification that, on September 15, 2016, Standard Industries Inc. held financial instruments (irrevocable tender commitments) relating to shares in Braas Monier Building Group S.A. ('Braas') to which 39.88% of the total voting rights in Braas are attached. One of the counterparties to the irrevocable tender commitments accepted Marsella Holdings S.à r.l.'s ('Marsella') public takeover offer for the Braas shares held by such counterparty (relating to shares to which 29.11% of the total voting rights in Braas are attached) effective October 20, 2016. To the extent shareholders of Braas have accepted Marsella's public takeover offer, Marsella holds, subject to the conditions of the takeover offer, instruments in the meaning of Art. 12(1)(b) of the Transparency Law as this position provides for an economic effect similar to the financial instruments pursuant to Art. 12(1)(a) of the Transparency Law. Charles T. Dowling is the trustee of four family trusts (the Trusts) and holds legal title in each of the Trusts' assets in his capacity as trustee, including all shares in G Holdings Inc (25% for each of the four trust funds). As trustee, he can remove G Holdings Inc.'s board members and appoint successor board members. Henry Feuerstein is the protector of the Trusts and has the power to remove the acting trustee and appoint a successor trustee at his discretion.

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