BAWAG Group AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 31, 2017

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Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

BAWAG Group AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta030/31.10.2017/23:36) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer:

BAWAG Group AG, Wiesingerstraße 4, 1010 Wien, Austria

2. Reason for notification:

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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: Steven A. Tananbaum

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

GoldenTree HoldCo Lux 1 S.à.r.l. GoldenTree HoldCo Lux 2 S.à.r.l. GoldenTree HoldCo Lux 3 S.à.r.l. GoldenTree Asset Management Dutch BV GN3 SIP LP Stichting PGGM Depositary

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

24.10.2017

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed /	38.80	0.00	38.80	100,000,000
reached Position of previous notification

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec	absolute indirect	in % direct (Sec 91	in % indirect (Sec
	91 BörseG)	(Sec 92 BörseG)	BörseG)	92 BörseG)

AT0000BAWAG2	38,796,788	0	38.80	0.00
Total:		38,796,788		38.80

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
		Total:

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG

Type of	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Physical /Cash	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in
instrument			Settlement	Absolute	%
			Total:

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

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

No.	Name	Directly controlled by No.	Shares held directly (%)	Financial/other instruments held directly (%)	Total of both (%)
1	Steven A. Tananbaum
2	GoldenTree Asset Management LLC	1
3	GoldenTree Asset Management LP	2
4	High Yield and Bank Loan Series Trust	3
5	San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association	3
6	City of New York Group Trust	3
7	GT NM, L.P.	3
8	GoldenTree Partners, II, L.P.	3

9	GoldenTree Offshore Intermediate Fund II, L.P	3
10	GoldenTree Partners (100), L.P.	3
11	GoldenTree Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P.	3
12	GTAM TS Investment LLC	3
13	GoldenTree Select Partners, L.P.	3
14	GoldenTree Select Offshore Intermediate Funds, L.P.	3
15	GoldenTree Entrust Onshore Customized Portfolio LP	3
16	GoldenTree Entrust Intermediate Fund SPC	3
17	GoldenTree E Distressed Debt Fund II LP	3
18	GoldenTree E Distressed Debt Master Fund II LP	3
19	GoldenTree Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd.	3

20	Golden Tree Asset Management Lux LLC	3
21	Golden Tree Asset Management Lux II S.à.r.l	20
22	Golden Tree Asset Management Lux S.à.r.l.	21
23	GoldenTree Partners, LP	3
24	GoldenTree ParentCo 3 S.à.r.l.	23
25	GoldenTree Offshore Intermediate Fund. L.P.	3
26	GoldenTree ParentCo 2 S.à.r.l.	25
27	GoldenTree Entrust Distressed Debt Fund, LP	3
28	GoldenTree EnTrust Distressed Debt Master Fund, LP	3
29	GoldenTree Distressed Debt Fund. LP	3
30	GoldenTree Distressed Debt Master Fund. LP	3
31	GoldenTree ParentCo 1 S.à.r.l.	26,27,28,29,30

32	Stichting PGGM Depositary	3	0.86	0.86
33	GN3 SIP LP	3	3.94	3.94
34	GoldenTree Asset Management Dutch BV	22	8.80	8.80
35	GoldenTree HoldCo Lux 3 S.à.r.l.	24	7.21	7.21
36	GoldenTree HoldCo Lux 2 S.à.r.l.	26	8.43	8.43
37	GoldenTree HoldCo Lux 1 S.à.r.l.	31	9.56	9.56

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

Initial admission to trading to regulated market.

emitter:	BAWAG Group AG Wiesingerstraße 4 1010 Wien Austria
contact person:	BAWAG Group Investor Relations
phone:	+43 (0)59905-22456
e-mail:	investor.relations@bawaggroup.com
website:	www.bawaggroup.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000BAWAG2 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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