Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)
BAWAG Group AG: Release according to article 135 section 2 BörseG
Vienna (pta037/26.11.2025/20:15 UTC+1) - Release of Announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Issuer
BAWAG Group AG, Wiedner Gürtel 11, 1100 Wien, Austria
2. Reason for notification
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
City and country of registered office:
Los Angeles, CA,
United States of America (USA)
4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada)
Capital Group EUPAC Trust (US)
Capital Group International Growth and Income Trust (US)
Capital Group Global Allocation Fund (LUX)
EUPAC Fund
International Growth and Income Fund
Capital Group Global Screened Allocation Fund (LUX)
American Funds Insurance Series International Growth and Income Fund
Capital Group EUPAC Common Trust (US)
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
24.11.2025
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 | 0 | 4 | 77,000,000 |
| Position of previous notification | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT0000BAWAG2 | 0 | 3,081,211 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Total: | 3,081,211 | 4 |
7.B.1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
| type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: | 0 | 0 |
7.B.2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
| type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical transaction | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: | 0 | 0 |
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 | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2 | Capital Research and Management Company | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) | 2 | 0,14 | n/a | 0,14 |
| 4 | EUPAC Fund | 2 | 3,06 | n/a | 3,06 |
| 5 | Capital Group EUPAC Trust (US) | 2 | 0,46 | n/a | 0,46 |
| 6 | Capital Group International Growth and Income Trust (US) | 2 | 0,01 | n/a | 0,01 |
| 7 | Capital Group Global Allocation Fund (LUX) | 2 | 0,16 | n/a | 0,16 |
| 8 | International Growth and Income Fund | 2 | 0,12 | n/a | 0,12 |
| 9 | Capital Group Global Screened Allocation Fund (LUX) | 2 | 0,04 | n/a | 0,04 |
| 10 | American Funds Insurance Series International Growth and Income Fund | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0 |
| 11 | Capital Group EUPAC Common Trust (US) | 2 | 0,01 | n/a | 0,01 |
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting:
Voting rights after general meeting:
10. Other useful information
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company of six investment management companies ("CGII management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited. CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based
registered investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.
As noted above, CGC is the parent company of CRMC and in turn, CRMC is the investment adviser to Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada), Capital Group EUPAC Trust (US), Capital Group International Growth and Income Trust (US), Capital Group Global Allocation Fund (LUX), EUPAC Fund,
International Growth and Income Fund, Capital Group Global Screened Allocation Fund (LUX), American Funds Insurance Series International Growth and Income Fund, and Capital Group EUPAC Common Trust (US), collectively "Funds and Accounts".
These Funds and Accounts are the direct owner of the shares disclosed as of 24 November 2025. As investment adviser to these Funds and Accounts, shares managed by CRMC (and disclosed by CGC as the parent company of CRMC) as of 24 November 2025 were 3,081,211 shares (4,00%).
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| Emitter: |
BAWAG Group AG Wiedner Gürtel 11 1100 Wien Austria |
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| Contact Person: | BAWAG Group Investor Relations | |
| Phone: | +43 (0)59905-34444 | |
| E-Mail: | investor.relations@bawaggroup.com | |
| Website: | www.bawaggroup.com | |
| ISIN(s): | AT0000BAWAG2 (Share) | |
| Stock Exchange(s): | Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade) |