▁and ▁today ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁ex changes ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁Prag ue ▁and ▁Buch ar est ▁and ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁indices ▁CE ET X , ▁AT X ▁and ▁P X . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁former ▁Er ste ▁Bank ▁O ester reich ▁was ▁split ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁holding ▁company ▁Er ste ▁Group ▁Bank ▁AG ▁and ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁Er ste ▁Bank ▁der ▁österreich ischen ▁Spark assen ▁AG ; ▁the ▁foreign ▁subs idi aries ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁holding ▁company . ▁Er ste ▁Group ▁now ▁includes ▁all ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁IP O ▁in ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁unit ary ▁Er ste ▁Bank ▁( see ▁link ), ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁institution ▁which ▁carried ▁out ▁further ▁capital ▁increases ▁up ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁share ▁split . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁transactions ▁were ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁their ▁kind ▁ever ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁Vienna ▁as ▁a ▁financial ▁center . ▁The ▁capital ▁generated ▁by ▁these ▁transactions ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁fin ance ▁ac quis itions . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Er ste ▁Group ▁successfully ▁completed ▁a ▁capital ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁E UR ▁ 6 6 0 . 6 ▁million . ▁Er ste ▁Group ▁shares ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Vienna , ▁Prag ue ▁and ▁Buch ar est ▁stock ▁ex changes . ▁Er ste ▁Group ▁Bank