Erste Group Bank AG — Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Nov 1, 2019

publication: 01.11.2019 15:10 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1572617400706 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Erste Group Bank AG

Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Erste Group Bank AG: Release according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta006/01.11.2019/15:10) - Release of Announcement according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer:

Erste Group Bank AG, Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Wien, Austria

2. Reason for notification:

Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: BlackRock, Inc.

City and country of registered office: Wilmington, USA - United States

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

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

30.10.2019

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 / reached	4.03	0.16	4.19	429,800,000
Position of previous notification	3.83	0.21	4.04

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)	in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000652011	0	17,329,272	0.00	4.03
Total:		17,329,272		4.03

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in %
			Absolute
Depositary Receipt	N/A	N/A	42	0.00
Securities Lent	N/A	N/A	387,316	0.09
		Total:	387,358	0.09

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Physical /Cash Settlement	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	293,659	0.07
			Total:	293,659	0.07

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	BlackRock, Inc.
2	Trident Merger, LLC	1
3	BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	2
4	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.	1
5	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	4
6	BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC	5
7	BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC	6
8	BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.	7

9	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	8
10	BlackRock Fund Advisors	8
11	BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.	5
12	BlackRock Advisors, LLC	11
13	BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	12
14	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.	5
15	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.	14
16	BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.	15
17	BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	16
18	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP	27
19	BlackRock HK Holdco Limited	16
20	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited	18
21	BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	19
22	BlackRock Japan Holdings GK	24

23	BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	22
24	BlackRock Lux Finco S.à r.l.	19
25	BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.	15
26	BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	25
27	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC	15
28	BlackRock Canada Holdings LP	27
29	BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC	28
30	BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	29
31	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited	20
32	BlackRock Group Limited	31
33	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	34
34	BlackRock Finance Europe Limited	32
35	BlackRock International Limited	32
36	BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	34

37	BlackRock	34
	Investment
	Management
	(UK) Limited
38	BlackRock	37
	Asset
	Management
	Deutschland AG

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going above 4%.

emitter:	Erste Group Bank AG Am Belvedere 1 1100 Wien Austria
contact person:	Thomas Sommerauer / Gerald Krames
phone:	+43 (0)5 0100 - 17326
e-mail:	thomas.sommerauer@erstegroup.com
website:	www.erstegroup.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000652011 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna
other stock exchanges:	Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange

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