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
07.11.2019

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	3.99	0.15	4.15	429,800,000
Position of previous notification	4.00	0.15	4.15

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	17,165,089	0.00	3.99
Total:		17,165,089		3.99

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	322,350	0.08
Depositary Receipt	n/a	n/a	15,226	0.00
		Total:	337,576	0.08

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	326,391	0.08
			Total:	326,391	0.08

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 International Holdings, Inc.	5
14	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.	13
15	BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.	14
16	BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	15
17	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP	26
18	BlackRock HK Holdco Limited	15
19	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited	17
20	BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	18
21	BlackRock Japan Holdings GK	23
22	BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	21
23	BlackRock Lux Finco S.à r.l.	18
24	BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.	14
25	BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	24
26	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC	14
27	BlackRock Canada Holdings LP	26
28	BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC	27
29	BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	28
30	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited	19
31	BlackRock Group Limited	30
32	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	33
33	BlackRock Finance Europe Limited	31
34	BlackRock International Limited	31
35	BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	33
36	BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	33
37	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	36

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information
voting rights attached to shares going below 4%

(end)

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
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna
ISIN(s):	AT0000652011 (share)
other stock exchanges:	Bucharest Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange