Vienna (pta027/04.10.2019/17:35) - Release of Announcement according to art. 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
03.10.2019
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 | 3.87 | 0.12 | 3.99 | 429,800,000 |
Position of previous notification | 3.98 | 0.11 | 4.09 |
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 | 0 | 16,619,876 | 0.00 | 3.87 |
Total: | 16,619,876 | 3.87 |
7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
Type of instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise Period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
Securities Lent | N/A | N/A | 84,474 | 0.02 |
Depositary Receipt | N/A | N/A | 42 | 0.00 |
Total: | 84,516 | 0.02 |
7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
Type of instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise Period | Physical /Cash Settlement | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 432,873 | 0.10 |
Total: | 432,873 | 0.10 |
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 controlled by No. | Shares held directly (%) | Financial/other instruments held directly (%) | Total of both (%) |
1 | BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
2 | Trident Merger, LLC | 1 | |||
3 | BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 2 | |||
4 | BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | 1 | |||
5 | BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 4 | |||
6 | BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | 5 | |||
7 | BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | 6 | |||
8 | BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | 7 | |||
9 | BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 8 | |||
10 | BlackRock Fund Advisors | 8 | |||
11 | BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | 5 | |||
12 | BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 11 | |||
13 | BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. | 12 | |||
14 | BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | 5 | |||
15 | BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | 14 | |||
16 | BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | 15 | |||
17 | BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 16 | |||
18 | BlackRock Cayman 1 LP | 27 | |||
19 | BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | 16 | |||
20 | BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited | 18 | |||
21 | BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 19 | |||
22 | BlackRock Japan Holdings GK | 24 | |||
23 | BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 22 | |||
24 | BlackRock Lux Finco S.à r.l. | 19 | |||
25 | BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | 15 | |||
26 | BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 25 | |||
27 | BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | 15 | |||
28 | BlackRock Canada Holdings LP | 27 | |||
29 | BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | 28 | |||
30 | BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 29 | |||
31 | BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited | 20 | |||
32 | BlackRock Group Limited | 31 | |||
33 | BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 34 | |||
34 | BlackRock Finance Europe Limited | 32 | |||
35 | BlackRock International Limited | 32 | |||
36 | BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 34 | |||
37 | BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 34 | |||
38 | BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 37 |
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: N/A
10. Additional Information
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings for BlackRock, Inc. going below 4%.
emitter: | Erste Group Bank AG Am Belvedere 1 1100 Wien Austria |
contact person: | Thomas Sommerauer / Gerald Krames |
phone: | +43 (0)5 0100 - 17326 |
e-mail: | thomas.sommerauer@erstegroup.com |
website: | www.erstegroup.com |
stock exchanges: | official trade in Vienna |
ISIN(s): | AT0000652011 (share) |
other stock exchanges: | Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange |