Vienna (pta038/09.11.2021/17:15) - 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
Acting in concert (Sec. 133 No. 7 BörseG 2018)
Name: Anteilsverwaltung-Kirchberg am Wagram
City and country of registered office: Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria
Name: CaixaBank S.A.
City and country of registered office: Valencia, Spain
Name: DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria
Name: Erste Mitarbeiter Privat Stiftung
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Kärntner Sparkasse
City and country of registered office: Klagenfurt, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Krems
City and country of registered office: Krems, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Pöllau
City and country of registered office: Pöllau, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Poysdorf
City and country of registered office: Poysdorf, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Rattenberg
City and country of registered office: Rattenberg, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Reutte
City and country of registered office: Reutte, Austria
Name: Privatstiftung Sparkasse Scheibbs
City and country of registered office: Scheibbs, Austria
Name: Sparkasse der Stadt Horn - Privatstiftung
City and country of registered office: Horn, Austria
Name: Sparkasse Ravelsbach-Privatstiftung
City and country of registered office: Ravelsbach, Austria
Name: Sparkassen Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria
Name: Stiftung Herzogenburg Neulengbach
City and country of registered office: Herzogenburg, Austria
Name: Verwaltungssparkasse Steiermark
City and country of registered office: Graz, Austria
Name: Wiener Städtische Welchselseitiger Versicherungsverein Vermögensverwaltung - VIG
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria
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
09.11.2021
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 | 26.33 | 0.00 | 26.33 | 429,800,000 |
Position of previous notification | 30.79 | 0 | 30.79 |
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 | 25,361,956 | 87,789,116 | 5.90 | 20.43 |
Total: | 113,151,072 | 26.33 |
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 % |
Total: |
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 % |
Total: |
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 | DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung | 5.90 | 5.90 | ||
2 | Erste Mitarbeiterbeteiligung Privat Stiftung | 0.16 | 0.16 | ||
3 | Sparkassen Beteiligungs GmbH & Co KG | 10.60 | 10.60 | ||
4 | Stiftung Herzogenburg Neulengbach | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
5 | Privatstiftung Kärntner Sparkasse | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
6 | Privatstiftung Sparkasse Krems | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||
7 | Privatstiftung Sparkasse Pöllau | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
8 | Privatstiftung Sparkasse Poysdorf | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
9 | Privatstiftung Rattenberg | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
10 | Privatstiftung Sparkasse Reutte | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
11 | Privatstiftung Sparkasse Scheibbs | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
12 | Verwaltungssparkasse Steiermark | 0.80 | 0.80 | ||
13 | Sparkasse der Stadt Horn - Privatstiftung | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
14 | Sparkasse Ravelsbach - Privatstiftung | ||||
15 | Anteilsverwaltung - Kirchberg am Wagram | ||||
16 | Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein Vermögensverwaltung - VIG | 4.08 | 4.08 | ||
17 | CaixaBank S.A. | 4.50 | 4.50 |
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: N/A
10. Additional Information
The shares of the companies No. 4 to No. 17 mentioned in section 8 refer to control of the voting rights regarding election of supervisory board members of Erste Group Bank AG.
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 |