Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)
Vienna (pta034/24.02.2022/17:00) - 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
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
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
23.02.2022
6. Total positions
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)
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% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
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total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)
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total number of voting rights of issuer
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached
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5.06 |
0.08 |
5.14 |
429,800,000 |
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Position of previous notification
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4.92 |
0.09 |
5.01 |
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7. Notified details of the resulting situation
7.a. Voting rights attached to shares
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ISIN code
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absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)
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absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
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in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)
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in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
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| AT0000652011 |
0 |
21,735,853 |
0.00 |
5.06 |
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Total:
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21,735,853
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5.06
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7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
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Type of instrument
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Expiration Date
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Exercise Period
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Voting Rights Absolute
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Voting Rights in %
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| Securities Lent |
N/A |
N/A |
51,313 |
0.01 |
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Total:
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51,313
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0.01
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7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
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Type of instrument
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Expiration Date
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Exercise Period
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Physical /Cash Settlement
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Voting Rights Absolute
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Voting Rights in %
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| CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
Cash |
291,235 |
0.07 |
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Total:
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291,235
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0.07
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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.
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No.
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Name
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Directly controlled by No.
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Shares held directly (%)
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Financial/other instruments held directly (%)
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Total of both (%)
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| 1 |
BlackRock, Inc. |
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| 2 |
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |
1 |
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| 3 |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
2 |
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| 4 |
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |
3 |
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| 5 |
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |
4 |
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| 6 |
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |
5 |
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| 7 |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
6 |
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| 8 |
Trident Merger, LLC |
1 |
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| 9 |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
8 |
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| 10 |
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. |
5 |
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| 11 |
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited |
10 |
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| 12 |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
11 |
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| 13 |
BlackRock Lux Finco S.? r.l. |
11 |
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| 14 |
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK |
13 |
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| 15 |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
14 |
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| 16 |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
10 |
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| 17 |
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |
5 |
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| 18 |
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP |
17 |
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| 19 |
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited |
18 |
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| 20 |
BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited |
19 |
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| 21 |
BlackRock Group Limited |
20 |
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| 22 |
BlackRock Finance Europe Limited |
21 |
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| 23 |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
22 |
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| 24 |
BlackRock International Limited |
21 |
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| 25 |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
22 |
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| 26 |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
25 |
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| 27 |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
22 |
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| 28 |
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. |
3 |
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| 29 |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
28 |
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| 30 |
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |
17 |
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| 31 |
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |
30 |
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| 32 |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
31 |
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| 33 |
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |
3 |
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| 34 |
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |
33 |
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| 35 |
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |
34 |
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| 36 |
BlackRock Fund Advisors |
35 |
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| 37 |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
35 |
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| 38 |
Amethyst Intermediate LLC |
9 |
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| 39 |
Aperio Holdings LLC |
38 |
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| 40 |
Aperio Group, LLC |
39 |
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9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: N/A
10. Additional Information
The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going above 5%
(end)
emitter: Erste Group Bank AG
address: Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Wien
country: 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 exchanges: official trade in Vienna
other stock exchanges: Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange
[ source: http://www.pressetext.com/news/20220224034 ]
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