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

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

Vienna (pta039/11.11.2021/13:02 UTC+1) - Release of Announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer
Erste Group Bank, 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
Joint legal entities (§ 133 Z 7 BörseG 2018)

Name: Anteilsverwaltung - Kirchberg am Wagram
City and country of registered office: Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria

Name: DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria

Name: Erste Mitarbeiter Privat Stiftung
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Kärntner Sparkasse
City and country of registered office: Klagenfurt, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Krems
City and country of registered office: Krems, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Pöllau
City and country of registered office: Pöllau, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Poysdorf
City and country of registered office: Poysdorf, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Rattenberg
City and country of registered office: Rattenberg, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Reutte
City and country of registered office: Reutte, Austria

Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Scheibbs
City and country of registered office: Scheibbs, Austria

Name: Sparkasse der Stadt Horn - Privatstiftung
City and country of registered office: Horn, Austria

Name: Sparkasse Ravelsbach - Privatstiftung
City and country of registered office: Ravelsbach, Austria

Name: Sparkassen Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria

Name: Stiftung Herzogenburg Neulengbach
City and country of registered office: Herzogenburg, Austria

Name: Verwaltungssparkasse Steiermark
City and country of registered office: Graz, Austria

Name: Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Vermögensverwaltung - VIG
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria

4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
9.11.2021

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 21,83 n/a 21,83 429,800,000
Position of previous notification 26,33 n/a 26,33

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 25,361,956 68,448,117 5.90 15.93
Total:   93,810,073   21.83

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

type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
    Total: 0 0

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

type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical transaction Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
      Total: 0 0

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 DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung 5,9 n/a 5,9
2 Erste Mitarbeiterbeteiligung Privat Stiftung 1 0,16 n/a 0,16
3 Sparkassen Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG 1 10,6 n/a 10,6
4 Stiftung Herzogenburg Neulengbach 0,02 n/a 0,02
5 Privatstiftung Kärntner Sparkasse 0,03 n/a 0,03
6 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Krems 0,11 n/a 0,11
7 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Pöllau 0,01 n/a 0,01
8 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Poysdorf 0,02 n/a 0,02
9 Privatstiftung Rattenberg 0,02 n/a 0,02
10 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Reutte 0,04 n/a 0,04
11 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Scheibbs 0,02 n/a 0,02
12 Verwaltungssparkasse Steiermark 0,8 n/a 0,8
13 Sparkasse der Stadt Horn - Privatstiftung 0,02 n/a 0,02
14 Sparkasse Ravelsbach - Privatstiftung n/a n/a n/a
15 Anteilsverwaltung - Kirchberg am Wagram n/a n/a n/a
16 Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Vermögensverwaltung - VIG 4,08 n/a 4,08

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting:
Voting rights after general meeting:

10. Other useful information

The shares of the companies No. 4 to No. 16 mentioned in section 8 refer to control of the voting rights regarding election of supervisory board members of Erste Group Bank AG.

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Emitter: Erste Group Bank
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Contact Person: Thomas Sommerauer/ Simone Pilz
Phone: +43 (0)5 0100 - 17326
E-Mail: thomas.sommerauer@erstegroup.com
Website: www.erstegroup.com
ISIN(s): AT0000652011 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)
Other Stock Exchanges: Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange
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