Erste Group Bank AG: Release according to art. 93

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Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)
Erste Group Bank AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG
Vienna (pta017/05.01.2017/17:30) - 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
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
04.01.2017
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
4.10
0.02
4.12
Position of previous 3,99
0,03
4,02
429,800,000
on the date on
which threshold
was crossed /
reached
notification
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
7.a. Voting rights attached to shares
ISIN code
AT0000652011
Total:
absolute direct (Sec absolute indirect
in % direct (Sec 91 in % indirect (Sec
91 BörseG)
(Sec 92 BörseG)
BörseG)
92 BörseG)
0
17,602,406
0.00
4.10
17,602,406
7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG
4.10
Type of instrument
Expiration Date
Exercise Period
Voting Rights
Voting Rights in %
Absolute
Total:
7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG
Type of
Expiration Date Exercise Period Physical /Cash
instrument
CFD
N/A
N/A
Voting Rights
Voting Rights in
Settlement
Absolute
%
Cash
91,780
0.02
Total:
91,780
0.02
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.
1
BlackRock, Inc.
2
Trident Merger, 1
LLC
3
BlackRock
2
Investment
Management,
LLC
4
BlackRock
1
Holdco 2, Inc.
5
BlackRock
4
Financial
Management,
Inc.
6
BlackRock
5
Holdco 4, LLC
7
BlackRock
6
Holdco 6, LLC
8
BlackRock
7
Delaware
Holdings Inc.
9
BlackRock
8
Institutional
Trust Company,
National
Association
10
BlackRock Fund 8
Advisors
held directly (%)
11
BlackRock
5
Capital
Holdings, Inc.
12
BlackRock
11
Advisors, LLC
13
BlackRock
5
International
Holdings, Inc.
14
BR Jersey
13
International
Holdings L.P.
15
BlackRock
14
(Singapore)
Holdco Pte. Ltd.
16
BlackRock
15
(Singapore)
Limited
17
BlackRock Asia- 15
Pac Holdco,
LLC
18
BlackRock HK
17
Holdco Limited
19
BlackRock
18
Asset
Management
North Asia
Limited
20
BlackRock
18
Cayco Limited
21
BlackRock
20
Trident Holding
Company
Limited
22
BlackRock
21
Japan Holdings
GK
23
BlackRock
22
Japan Co., Ltd.
24
BlackRock
Australia Holdco
Pty. Ltd.
14
25
BlackRock
24
Investment
Management
(Australia)
Limited
26
BlackRock
14
Holdco 3, LLC
27
BlackRock
26
Canada
Holdings LP
28
BlackRock
27
Canada
Holdings ULC
29
BlackRock
28
Asset
Management
Canada Limited
30
BlackRock
14
Group Limited
31
BlackRock
30
Advisors (UK)
Limited
32
BlackRock
30
International
Limited
33
BlackRock
30
(Netherlands)
B.V.
34
BlackRock
30
Investment
Management
(UK) Limited
35
BlackRock
34
Asset
Management
Deutschland AG
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 4%.
emitter:
contact person:
phone:
e-mail:
website:
ISIN(s):
stock exchanges:
other stock
exchanges:
Erste Group Bank AG
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Thomas Sommerauer / Gerald Krames
+43 (0)5 0100 - 17326
[email protected]
www.erstegroup.com
AT0000652011 (share)
official trade in Vienna
Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange
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