Erste Group Bank AG: 29th Annual General Meeting – Voting Results

Vienna (pta040/18.05.2022/18:00 UTC+2)

Address: Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Vienna, Austria

Phone: +43 (0)5 0100 10100

Fax: +43 (0)5 0100 910100

Homepage: www.erstegroup.com

E-mail: contact@erstegroup.com

Securities:

AT0000652011: Ordinary shares, non-par value (Stammaktien o.N.)

The venue of the Annual General Meeting within the meaning of sec. 106 (1) Stock Corporation Act (AktG) was the Company's registered office at Erste Campus, 1100 Vienna, Am Belvedere 1.

The Annual General Meeting of Erste Group Bank AG on 18 May 2022, 10:00 am (Vienna Time/CET) was held as a "virtual General Meeting" on the basis of sec 1 (2) COVID-19 Company Law Act (COVID-19-GesG, Federal Law Gazette I No 16/2020) as last amended and COVID-19 Company Law Ordinance (COVID-19-GesV, Federal Law Gazette II No 140/2020) as last amended while giving due account to the interests of both the Company and the participants.

Published in the Official Journal of Wiener Zeitung on 20 April 2022, No 76.

Record date and right to attend the AGM: 8 May 2022 (24:00 Vienna Time).

Items 2-11 on the agenda of the AGM were approved with the required majority.

The voting results are also available at our website at:

http://www.erstegroup.com/en/investors/events/agm

Agenda:

1. Presentation of the approved annual financial statements, the management report and the (consolidated) corporate governance report of the management board, the (consolidated) non-financial report, the draft resolution on the appropriation of profit as well as the report of the supervisory board for the financial year 2020, and presentation of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report for the financial year 2021.

2. Resolution on the appropriation of the 2021 profit.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,806,613

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.24%

Total number of valid votes: 314,806,613

FOR-Votes: 314,451,914 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 354,699 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 18,215 votes

3a. Resolution on granting discharge to Bernhard Spalt as member of the management board for the financial year 2021.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,485,898

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.17%

Total number of valid votes: 314,485,898

FOR-Votes: 313,878,681 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 607,217 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 338,028 votes

3b. Resolution on granting discharge to the remaining members of the management board for the financial year 2021.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,485,898

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.17%

Total number of valid votes: 314,485,898

FOR-Votes: 313,878,681 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 607,217 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 338,028 votes

4a. Resolution on granting discharge to Friedrich Rödler as member of the supervisory board for the financial year 2021.

Number of shares voting valid: 313,954,650

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.04%

Total number of valid votes: 313,954,650

FOR-Votes: 313,347,368 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 607,282 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 869,661 votes

4b. Resolution on granting discharge to the remaining members of the supervisory board for the financial year 2021.

Number of shares voting valid: 313,954,650

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.04%

Total number of valid votes: 313,954,650

FOR-Votes: 313,347,368 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 607,282 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 869,661 votes

5. Appointment of an additional auditor for the audit of the annual financial statements and the management report as well as the group financial statements and the group management report for the financial year 2023.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,758,503

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.23%

Total number of valid votes: 314,758,503

FOR-Votes: 313,849,524 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 908,979 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 66,325 votes

6. Resolution on the remuneration report for the emoluments payable to management board members and supervisory board members for the financial year 2021.

Number of shares voting valid: 312,821,942

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 72.78%

Total number of valid votes: 312,821,942

FOR-Votes: 285,647,620 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 27,174,322 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 2,002,886 votes

7. Resolution on the remuneration of supervisory board members

Number of shares voting valid: 314,788,644

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.24%

Total number of valid votes: 314,788,644

FOR-Votes: 314,086,197 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 702,447 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 36,184 votes

8. Resolution on authorizing the management board to issue convertible bonds with the option of excluding subscription rights and on the corresponding amendment to section 8.3 of the articles of association.

Number of shares voting valid: 312,899,837

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 72.80%

Total number of valid votes: 312,899,837

FOR-Votes: 303,940,470 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 8,959,367 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 1,924,991 votes

9. Resolution on cancelling currently authorised capital and creating new authorised capital in return for contributions in cash and/or in kind with the option of excluding subscription rights and on the corresponding amendment to section 5. of the articles of association.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,815,652

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.25%

Total number of valid votes: 314,815,652

FOR-Votes: 278,965,581 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 35,850,071 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 9,176 votes

10. Resolution on amendments of the Articles of Association in sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 4.3, 12.1, 19.4, 20., 21. and 23.4.

Number of shares voting valid: 311,392,060

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 72.45%

Total number of valid votes: 311,392,060

FOR-Votes: 229,123,780 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 82,268,280 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 3,432,768 votes

11a. Raise in the number of members of the supervisory board elected by the General Meeting from twelve to thirteen.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,714,690

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.22%

Total number of valid votes: 314,714,690

FOR-Votes: 309,765,498 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 4,949,192 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 110,138 votes

11b. Election of Christine Catasta to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,367,344

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.14%

Total number of valid votes: 314,367,344

FOR-Votes: 307,228,035 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 7,139,309 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 457,484 votes

11c. Reelection of Henrietta Egerth-Stadlhuber to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,360,540

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.14%

Total number of valid votes: 314,360,540

FOR-Votes: 313,376,838 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 983,702 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 464,288 votes

11d. Election of Hikmet Ersek to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,366,074

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.14%

Total number of valid votes: 314,366,074

FOR-Votes: 314,005,868 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 360,206 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 458,754 votes

11e. Election of Alois Flatz to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,720,123

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.22%

Total number of valid votes: 314,720,123

FOR-Votes: 314,413,273 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 306,850 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 104,705 votes

11f. Election of Mariana Kühnel to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,720,191

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.22%

Total number of valid votes: 314,720,191

FOR-Votes: 313,987,569 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 732,622 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 104,637 votes

11g. Reelection of Marion Khüny to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,361,913

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.14%

Total number of valid votes: 314,361,913

FOR-Votes: 307,948,416 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 6,413,497 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 462,915 votes

11h. Reelection of Friedrich Rödler to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 311,311,913

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 72.43%

Total number of valid votes: 311,311,913

FOR-Votes: 239,689,928 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 71,621,985 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 3,512,915 votes

11i. Reelection of Michèle Florence Sutter-Rüdisser to the supervisory board.

Number of shares voting valid: 314,361,913

Those correspond to this portion of the registered capital: 73.14%

Total number of valid votes: 314,361,913

FOR-Votes: 290,004,507 votes

AGAINST-Votes: 24,357,406 votes

ABSTENTIONS: 462,915 votes

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Emitter:	Erste Group Bank AG Am Belvedere 1 1100 Wien Austria
Contact Person:	Thomas Sommerauer / Gerald Krames
Phone:	+43 (0)50100-17326
E-Mail:	investor.relations@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