3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: Wellington Management Group LLP
City and country of registered office: Boston, 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
17.12.2021

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	4.73	0.01	4.74	429,800,000
Position of previous notification	4.98	0.01	4.99

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	20,336,280	0.00	4.73
Total:		20,336,280		4.73

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 %
Depositary Receipt	n/a	n/a	15	0.00
		Total:	15

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 Return Swap	22/05/2023	n/a	Cash	24,488	0.01
Total Return Swap	05/05/2023	n/a	Cash	8,189	0.00
			Total:	32,677	0.01

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	Wellington Management Group LLP
2	Wellington Group Holdings LLP	1
3	Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP	2
4	Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd	3
5	Wellington Management International Ltd	4	0.70		0.70
6	Wellington Management Singapore Pte. Ltd.	4	0.06		0.06
7	Wellington Management Company LLP	3	3.97	0.01	3.98

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information
Wellington Management Company LLP has crossed below the 4% notification threshold in its own right. Wellington Management Company is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts.

Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

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emitter:	Erste Group Bank AG Am Belvedere 1 1100 Wien Austria
contact person:	Thomas Sommerauer/ Simone Pilz
phone:	+43 (0)50100-17326
e-mail:	investor.relations@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