Adhoc service of the pressetext news agency Josefstädter Straße 44, 1080 Vienna, Austria, phone: +43 1 810-0 publication: 22.06.2016 11:10 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/6686600204 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Erste Group Bank AG Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 201/197) Erste Group Bank AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG Vienna (pta020/22.06.2016/11:10) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 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 Name: BlackRock, Inc. City and country of registered office: Wilmington, USA - United States 4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached 17.06.2016 6. Total positions % of voting rights % of voting rights total of both in % total number of attached to shares through instruments (7.a. + 7.b.) voting rights of (total of 7.a.) (total of 7.b.1 + issuer 7.b.2) Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached Position of previous notification 3,97 0, 4,11 429.800.000 4,18 0,13 4,31 7. Notified details of the resulting situation 7.a. Voting rights attached to shares ISIN code absolute direct (Sec absolute indirect in % direct (Sec 91 in % indirect (Sec 91 BörseG) (Sec 92 BörseG) BörseG) 92 BörseG) AT000062011 0 17.07.291 0,00 3,97 Total: 17.07.291 3,97 7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG
Type of instrument Expiration Date Exercise Period Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in % Depositary Receipt N/A N/A 27.1 0,01 Total: 27.1 0,01 7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG Type of Expiration Date Exercise Period Physical /Cash Voting Rights Voting Rights in instrument Settlement Absolute % CFD N/A N/A Cash 70.8 0,13 Total: 70.8 0,13 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 Shares held Financial/other Total of both controlled by directly (%) instruments (%) No. held directly (%) 1 BlackRock, Inc. 2 Trident Merger, 3 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 4 BlackRock, BlackRock Financial, Inc. 6 BlackRock Holdco 4, 7 BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 8 BlackRock Holdings, Inc. 9 BlackRock Holdco 6, 10 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 1 1 2 4 6 7
11 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 12 BlackRock Fund Advisors 13 BlackRock Advisors, BR Jersey Holdings L.P. 1 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 16 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. 17 BlackRock Holdco 3, 18 BlackRock Group 19 BlackRock (Singapore) 20 BlackRock Asia- Pac Holdco, 21 BlackRock HK Holdco 22 BlackRock North Asia 23 BlackRock Cayco 24 BlackRock Trident Holding Company 2 BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 8 8 11 13 1 1 17 18 18 20 21
26 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 27 BlackRock (Australia) 28 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 29 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Canada 31 BlackRock Advisors (UK) 32 BlackRock 33 BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 34 BlackRock (UK) 3 BlackRock Deutschland AG 36 BlackRock Fund Managers 37 BlackRock (Korea) 22 24 26 27 28 34 34 36 9. In case of proxy voting Date of general meeting: N/A
10. Additional Information Voting rights attached to shares below 4% now. emitter: Erste Group Bank AG Am Belvedere 1 1100 Wien Austria contact person: Thomas Sommerauer / Gerald Krames phone: +43 (0)0100-17741 e-mail: investor.relations@erstegroup.com website: www.erstegroup.com ISIN(s): AT000062011 (share) stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna News transmitted by pressetext.adhoc. The emitter is responsible for the content.