Erste Group Bank AG: Cancellation of own shares – Announcement pur-suant to section 120 para 2 no. 4 Austrian Stock Exchange Act (BörseG)

Vienna (pta016/26.02.2024/10:25 UTC+1)

Erste Group Bank AG announces pursuant to section 120 para 2 no. 4 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act (BörseG) that based on the authorising resolution passed by the company's 30th Annual General Meeting on 12 May 2023, the management board of Erste Group Bank AG resolved on 22 February 2024 to cancel all own shares repurchased pursuant to the share buyback programme that started on 16 August 2023 and was according to plan completed on 16 February 2024, hence a total of 8,887,092 own shares in Erste Group Bank AG. After the consent given by the supervisory board on 22 February 2024 the repurchased own shares were cancelled with effect from 23 February 2024. The cancellation was recorded in the Companies Register and hence took effect on 24 February 2024. The reduction of the number of shares admitted to trading (and hence deliverable volume) in the Official Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange as well as to trading at the Stock Exchanges of Prague and Bucharest will become effective on 27 February 2024 (start of trading).

As a result of the cancellation of 8,887,092 own shares the share capital of Erste Group Bank AG was reduced by a total of EUR 17,774,184 as of 24 February 2024 and now amounts to EUR 841,825,816 divided into 420,912,908 no-par value bearer shares.

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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