Adhoc service of the pressetext news agency Josefstädter Straße 44, 1080 Vienna, Austria, phone: +43 1 81140-0 publication: 20.10.2016 11:2 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/147690089 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Erste Group Bank Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG Erste Group Bank: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG Vienna (pta033/20.10.2016/11:2) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG Notification of Major Holdings 1. Issuer: Erste Group Bank, Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Wien, Austria 2. Reason for notification: 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 18.10.2016 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 3.76 0.14 3.90 429,800,000 3,91 0, 4,06 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 16,17,830 0.00 3.76 Total: 16,17,830 3.76 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 % Securities Lent N/A N/A 243,000 0.06 Total: 243,000 0.06 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 346,010 0.08 Total: 346,010 0.08 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, 4 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial, Inc. 6 BlackRock Holdco 4, 7 BlackRock Holdco 6, 8 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 9 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1 2 1 4 6 7 8 10 BlackRock Fund 8 Advisors
11 BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 12 BlackRock Advisors, 13 BlackRock Capital, Inc. 14 BlackRock Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey Holdings L.P. 16 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 17 BlackRock (Singapore) 18 BlackRock Asia- Pac Holdco, 19 BlackRock HK Holdco 20 BlackRock North Asia 21 BlackRock Cayco 22 BlackRock Trident Holding Company 23 BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 24 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 11 12 14 16 16 18 19 19 21 22 23
2 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. 26 BlackRock (Australia) 27 BlackRock Holdco 3, 28 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 29 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 30 BlackRock Canada BlackRock Group 32 BlackRock Advisors (UK) 33 BlackRock 34 BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 3 BlackRock (UK) 2 27 28 29 36 BlackRock 3 Deutschland AG 9. In case of proxy voting Date of general meeting: N/A 10. Additional Information
emitter: Erste Group Bank Am Belvedere 1 1100 Wien Austria contact person: Thomas Sommerauer phone: +43 (0) 0100-17326 e-mail: thomas.sommerauer@erstegroup.com website: www.erstegroup.com ISIN(s): AT000062011 (share) stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna other stock Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange exchanges: News transmitted by pressetext.adhoc. The emitter is responsible for the content.