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

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

Vienna (pta043/09.12.2019/23:45 UTC+1) - Release of Announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer
BAWAG Group AG, Wiedner Gürtel 11, 1100 Wien, Austria

2. Reason for notification
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
City and country of registered office: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International Ltd

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
6.12.2019

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 5,61 n/a 5,61 89,142,237
Position of previous notification 4,99 0,00 4,99

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)
AT0000BAWAG2 0 4,997,143 0.00 5.61
Total:   4,997,143   5.61

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 T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. n/a n/a n/a
2 T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 1 n/a n/a n/a
3 T. Rowe Price International Ltd 2 n/a n/a n/a

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting:
Voting rights after general meeting:

10. Other useful information

Filing due to an decrease in the issuer's total outstanding shares.

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Emitter: BAWAG Group AG
Wiedner Gürtel 11
1100 Wien
Austria
Contact Person: BAWAG Group Investor Relations
Phone: +43 (0)59905-34444
E-Mail: investor.relations@bawaggroup.com
Website: www.bawaggroup.com
ISIN(s): AT0000BAWAG2 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)
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