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Erste Group Bank AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Vienna (pta045/02.05.2016/16:50) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 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 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 28.04.2016

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 , 3,96 , 0,23 , 4,19 , 429.800.000 Position of previous notification , 4,02 , 0,26 , 4,29 ,

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code , absolute direct (Sec 91 BörseG) , absolute indirect (Sec 92 BörseG) , in % direct (Sec 91 BörseG) , in % indirect (Sec 92 BörseG) AT0000652011 , 0 , 17.023.012 , 0,00 , 3,96 Total: , , 17.023.012 , , 3,96

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG

Type of instrument , Expiration Date , Exercise Period , Voting Rights Absolute , Voting Rights in % Depositary Receipt , N/A , N/A , 26.822 , 0,01 , , Total: , 26.822 , 0,01

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG

Type of instrument , Expiration Date , Exercise Period , Physical /Cash Settlement , Voting Rights Absolute , Voting Rights in % CFD , N/A , N/A , Cash , 945.079 , 0,22 , , , Total: , 945.079 , 0,22

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 Group Limited , 5 , , , 7 , BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited , 6 , , , 8 , BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG , 7 , , , 9 , BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited , 6 , , , 10 , BlackRock International Limited , 6 , , , 11 , BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. , 6 , , , 12 , BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. , 5 , , , 13 , BlackRock Asia- Pac Holdco, LLC , 12 , , , 14 , BlackRock HK Holdco Limited , 13 , , , 15 , BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited , 14 , , , 16 , BlackRock Cayco Limited , 14 , , , 17 , BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited , 16 , , , 18 , BlackRock Japan Holdings GK , 17 , , , 19 , BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. , 18 , , , 20 , BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. , 5 , , , 21 , BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited , 20 , , , 22 , BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC , 5 , , , 23 , BlackRock Canada Holdings LP , 22 , , , 24 , BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC , 23 , , , 25 , BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited , 24 , , , 26 , BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. , 3 , , , 27 , BlackRock Advisors, LLC , 26 , , , 28 , BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC , 3 , , , 29 , BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC , 28 , , , 30 , BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. , 29 , , , 31 , BlackRock Fund Advisors , 30 , , , 32 , BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association , 30 , , , 33 , Trident Merger, LLC , 1 , , , 34 , BlackRock Investment Management, LLC , 33 , , , 35 , BlackRock Fund Managers Limited , 7 , , , 36 , BlackRock Investment Management (Korea) Ltd. , 35 , , , 37 , BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. , 27 , , ,

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

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emitter: Erste Group Bank AG address: Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Wien country: Austria contact person: Thomas Sommerauer / Gerald Krames phone: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] website: www.erstegroup.com

ISIN(s): AT0000652011 (share) stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna

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