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%.

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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