EQS-Ad-hoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG / Key word(s): Share buyback AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: June 28, 2024 / 3:32 p.m. CET/CEST Publication of inside information in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, transmitted by EQS News – a service from EQS Group AG. The issuer/publisher is responsible for the content of the message. ════════════════════════════════════════ ══════════ ════════════════════════ EQS-Adhoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG DECIDES TO IMPLEMENT A NEW SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM Publication of Insider information according to Article 17 MAR Vienna, June 28, 2024 The Board of Directors of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (the “Company”) decided today to initiate a buyback program for own shares (the “Share Buyback Program II”) based on the authorization resolution in accordance with Section 65 Paragraph 1 Items 4 and 8 AktG of the Annual General Meeting on June 30, 2023 , published on June 30, 2023. The Supervisory Board of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG approved the implementation of the share buyback program II with a resolution passed today. The share buyback program II is carried out to acquire treasury shares for compensation purposes, i.e. to transfer shares to employees, senior managers and members of the board of directors of the company or its subsidiaries in accordance with the authorization resolution of the general meeting of June 30, 2023. The share buybacks are carried out by PIRAEUS SECURITIES SA via the stock exchange and via multilateral trading systems (MTFs). PIRAEUS SECURITIES SA makes decisions regarding the acquisition date independently and uninfluenced by AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and must comply with the trading conditions in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of March 8, 2016. The maximum volume of the share buyback program II amounts to up to 727,077 treasury shares (corresponding to approx. 2% of the current share capital); the buyback under the share buyback program starts on July 1st, 2024 and is expected to run until (including) December 31st, 2024 at the latest. In accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of June 30, 2023, the consideration to be paid per share for the repurchase may not (i) be less than the lower limit of EUR 1 (calculated share of the share capital per share) and (ii) not more than 20% above the value weighted according to trading volumes average stock market price of the last 20 days before the respective acquisition. The Board of Directors has also set a price cap of EUR 12 per share. The maximum total consideration for share buyback program II is EUR 5,816,616. The share buybacks are carried out within the framework of the safe harbor rule in accordance with Article 5 of the Market Abuse Regulation. The share buyback program II has no impact on the admission of the shares to the stock exchange. The details of the share buyback program II, details of the transactions carried out as part of the share buyback program and any changes to the share buyback program will be published in accordance with the applicable legal regulations on the website of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG at (1) https://www.austriacard.com/investor-relations-ac/ published. This publication is not a public offer to acquire shares in AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and does not constitute an obligation for AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG or one of its subsidiaries to accept offers to repurchase shares in AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG. ABOUT AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG is a company that draws on more than 130 years of experience and innovation in information management, printing and communication to create customer experiences characterized by transparency and security. The company offers a complementary product and service portfolio in the areas of payment solutions, identification, smart cards, personalization, digitization and secure data management. ACAG employs 2,700 people internationally and is listed on the Vienna and Athens Stock Exchanges under the symbol (ACAG). Sender: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG Lamezanstraße 4-8 1230 Vienna Austria Contact person: Dimitris Tzelepis Tel.: +43 1 61065 – 357 E-Mail: d.tzelepis@austriacard.com Website: www.austriacard.com ISIN(s): AT0000A325L0 Stock exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Prime Market), Athens Stock Exchange (Main Market) End of insider information ═════════════ ════════════════════════════════════════ ══════════ ═══════════ June 28, 2024 CET/CEST Announcement transmitted by EQS Group AG.
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ISIN: AT0000A325L0 WKN: A3D5BK Stock exchanges: Vienna Stock Exchange (official trading) EQS News ID: 1935995 End of message EQS News Service 1935995 June 28th, 2024 CET/CEST References Visible links 1. https://eqs-cockpit.com/cgi-bin/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&url=3a98e508912fcfab24935bd02a50316b&application_id=1935995&site_id=apa_ots_austria~~~18b544d0-9c71-4160-bd95-cc8b9aff9fbf&application_name=news