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Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Erste Group Bank: Correction of a Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG from 02.11.2016

Vienna (pta033/08.11.2016/12:26 UTC+1) - Release of Announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer
Erste Group Bank, 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: Harbor International Fund (a series of Harbor Funds, a Delaware Statutory Trust)
City and country of registered office: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
28.10.2016

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 3,99 n/a 3,99 429,800,000
Position of previous notification 4,02 0 4,02

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 17,185,641 0 3.99 0.00
Total:   17,185,641   3.99

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

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting:
Voting rights after general meeting:

10. Other useful information

less than 4% of voting rights

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Emitter: Erste Group Bank
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Contact Person: Thomas Sommerauer/ Simone Pilz
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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