3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: BlackRock, Inc.
City and country of registered office: Wilmington, United States of America (USA)

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
29.06.2021

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	3.84	0.33	4.17	429,800,000
Position of previous notification	4.02	0.09	4.12

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	16,523,205	0.00	3.84
Total:		16,523,205		3.84

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	1,279,115	0.30
		Total:	1,279,115	0.30

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	134,543	0.03
			Total:	134,543	0.03

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	BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.	1
3	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	2
4	BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.	3
5	BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.	4
6	BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.	5
7	BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited	6
8	Trident Merger, LLC	1
9	BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	8
10	BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.	5
11	BlackRock HK Holdco Limited	10
12	BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited	11
13	BlackRock Lux Finco S.à r.l.	11
14	BlackRock Japan Holdings GK	13
15	BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.	14
16	BlackRock (Singapore) Limited	10
17	BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC	5
18	BlackRock Cayman 1 LP	17
19	BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited	18
20	BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited	19
21	BlackRock Group Limited	20
22	BlackRock Finance Europe Limited	21
23	BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	22
24	BlackRock International Limited	21
25	BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.	22
26	BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG	25
27	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	22
28	BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.	3
29	BlackRock Advisors, LLC	28
30	BlackRock Canada Holdings LP	17
31	BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC	30
32	BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited	31
33	BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC	3
34	BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC	33
35	BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.	34
36	BlackRock Fund Advisors	35
37	BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association	35
38	Amethyst Intermediate LLC	9
39	Aperio Holdings LLC	38
40	Aperio Group, LLC	39

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

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

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Emitter:	Erste Group Bank AG 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