be a mix of company buildings, apartments, parks, cultural spaces, shops and restaurants. Initial public offering, capital increases, acquisitions The initial public offering was carried out in Vienna in 1997 by the – at time uniform – organization Erste Bank, which also carried out further capital increases until 2006 and one stock split. Some of these transactions were the largest of their kind ever on the financial market in Vienna. The capital raised was used to finance acquisitions. On 18 July 2013, Erste Group successfully completed a capital increase of EUR 660.6 million. The Erste Group share is listed on the exchanges of Vienna, Prague and Bucharest. Shareholders Effective 30 June 2016, the shareholders were: 19.5% ERSTE Foundation direct & indirect 9.9% CaixaBank 5.0% Retail Investors Austria 4.6% Harbor Int. Fund 0.9% Employees 45.1% Institutional Investors 15.0% Unidentified (Institutional and Retail Investors international) Free float: 70.6% References External links Vienna Stock Exchange: Erste Group Bank AG Banks established in 2008 Banks of Austria Austrian brands Companies listed on the Wiener Börse Companies based in Vienna Banks under direct supervision of the European Central Bank Austrian companies established in 2008 Multinational companies headquartered in Austria