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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 (pta042/08.05.2019/16:10 UTC+2) - Release of Announcement according to article 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
Acting in concert agreement (Sec. 133 No. 1 BörseG 2018)

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

Name: CaixaBank S.A.
City and country of registered office: Valencia, Spain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Name: Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein - Vermögensverwaltung - Vienna Insurance Group
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
6.05.2019

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 30,01 n/a 30,01 429,800,000
Position of previous notification 29,98 0 29,98

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 27,211,956 101,788,714 6.33 23.68
Total:   129,000,670   30.01

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 6,33 n/a 6,33
2 Erste Mitarbeiterbeteiligung Privatstiftung 1 0,16 n/a 0,16
3 Sparkassen Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG 1 9,56 n/a 9,56
4 CaixaBank S.A. 1 9,92 n/a 9,92
5 Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein - Vermögensverwaltung - Vienna Insurance Group 1 3,08 n/a 3,08
6 Sparkasse Herzogenburg-Neulengbach Privatstiftung 1 0,02 n/a 0,02
7 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Reutte 1 0,03 n/a 0,03
8 Steiermärkische Verwaltungssparkasse 1 0,67 n/a 0,67
9 Privatstiftung Kärntner Sparkasse 1 0,01 n/a 0,01
10 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Rattenberg 1 0,01 n/a 0,01
11 Sparkasse Poysdorf Privatstiftung 1 0,02 n/a 0,02
12 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Pöllau 1 0,01 n/a 0,01
13 Sparkasse der Stadt Horn Privatstiftung 1 0,02 n/a 0,02
14 Sparkasse Ravelsbach Privatstiftung 1 n/a n/a n/a
15 Anteilsverwaltung Kirchberg am Wagram 1 0,05 n/a 0,05
16 Sparkasse Scheibbs Privatstiftung 1 0,02 n/a 0,02
17 Privatstiftung Sparkasse Krems 1 0,09 n/a 0,09

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting:
Voting rights after general meeting:

10. Other useful information

The share of Sparkasse Ravelsbach Privatstsiftung - shown under Section 8 (14) equals 0.0042%, rounded 0.00%.

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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 Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)
Other Stock Exchanges: Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange
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