Shareholder Structure
as of 31.03.2024
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Foundations include Erste Employees Private Foundation, Syndicated Savings Banks Foundations, own holdings of Savings Banks
Identified Trading includes market makers, prime brokerage, proprietary trading, collateral and stock lending positions which are visible through custodian bank lists
Unidentified include unidentified institutional and retail investors
The shareholder structure may contain rounding differences
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Shareholder Structure and Share Capital
Shareholder Structure Development
Last Update: April 30, 2024
Share Capital Development
Last Update: February 29, 2024
Following the resolution to repay the outstanding participation capital in the total amount of EUR 1.76 billion, a capital increase against cash contributions was conducted in early July 2013. On 8 August 2013, Erste Group Bank AG was the first Austrian bank to repay the entire participation capital that it had received from the Austrian government (EUR 1.205 billion) and private investors (EUR 559 million) in 2009.
In April 2009, Erste Group issued participation capital for subscription. Within the context of this offer, Erste Group placed EUR 540 mn of participation capital with private and institutional investors. In March, the Republic of Austria subscribed to EUR 1.0 bn of participation capital and in May, another EUR 224 mn of participation certificates. In total the participation capital issued during the course of the measures package amounts to a volume of EUR 1.76 bn.
The participation certificates were converted into ordinary shares at a rate of one participations certificate with a nominal value of EUR 72,67 in exchange for six and a half ordinary bearer shares.
* adjusted for stock split 1:4 July 2004
1 voting bearer shares
2 participation certificates
IPO = Initial Public Offering
SPO = Secondary Public Offering
MSOP = Management Share Option Plan
ESOP = Employee Share Ownership Plan
Stock split = Division of a share into several shares with a face value reduced accordingly.
This does not alter the share capital nor the total value of all the shares.
Greenshoe = An option for additional blocks of shares for the underwriter in order to be able to satisfy oversubscription for the shares.
Major Shareholders
ERSTE Foundation
After more than 200 years of successful development, the former "Erste oesterreichische Spar-Casse" has two successors: the operational one is Erste Group, the internationally operating retail bank with subsidiaries in Austria and six other countries in Central and South Eastern Europe with 16 million customers. The legal successor is DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung (ERSTE Stiftung/ ERSTE Foundation). It inherited the private association that was once the 100 % owner and founder of the savings bank. Now ERSTE Foundation is one of the largest institutions of its kind in Europe. Pursuant to its founding charter, the aims of ERSTE foundation are to safeguard the future of Erste Group Bank AG as an independent organisation and to donate part of its income to the common welfare of the region Erste Group operates in.
Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein
Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein – Vermögensverwaltung – Vienna Insurance Group (Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein) is the main shareholder of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG). Its main responsibilities include maintaining and securing the economic independence of the insurance group.
Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein
BlackRock Inc.
BlackRock is the leading global asset management company, listed on the NYSE. The Company provides a range of investment and risk management services to institutional and retail clients across the world. Its offerings include single and multi-asset class portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives and money market instruments. Its products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a range of vehicles.