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EQS-PVR: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG
   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2
   BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

   24.08.2026 / 16:44 CET/CEST
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   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130
   to 134 BörseG 2018

    

   Vienna, 24 August 2026

   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (the 'Company') announces, in accordance with §
   130 et seq. of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018 (Börsegesetz 2018),
   that the Company received on 21 August 2026 a notification
   (“Notification”) by the company Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
   (“DNP”) according to which the participation of DNP in voting rights
   through financial/other instruments of the Company reached 35.006.835
   voting rights representing 96,29% of total voting rights of the Company.
   According to DNP’s Notification, “On 13 May 2026, Dai Nippon Printing Co.,
   Ltd. filed a notification in connection with an irrevocable commitment
   relating to 74.58% of the shares with Nikolaos Lykos as seller and Dai
   Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. as purchaser. Based on information received by
   Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., in addition to shares tendered in the
   amount of 0.71% at an earlier time, shareholders representing an
   additional 21% have tendered their shares as of 20 August 2026. Such
   purchase is subject to conditions precedent, and settlement will take
   place in accordance with the terms of the public takeover offer”. It is
   further noted that according to the Notification DNP is not controlled by
   any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
   undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the Company.

   The notification of DNP is hereby attached.

   ABOUT AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG

   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG leverages over 130 years of experience in
   information management, printing, and communications to deliver secure and
   transparent experiences for its customers. They offer a comprehensive
   suite of products and services, including payment solutions,
   identification solutions, smart cards, card personalization, digitization
   solutions, and secure data management. ACAG employs a global workforce of
   2,360 people and is publicly traded on both the Euronext Athens and Vienna
   Stock Exchanges under the symbol ACAG

   Issuer:   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG

      Lamezanstraße 4-8

   1230 Vienna, Austria

   Contact person: Dimitris Haralabopoulos, Group Investor Relations Director

   Tel. (AT):  +43 (1) 61065 – 357

   Tel. (GR):  +30 210 6697 860

   E-Mail:   [email protected]

   Website:  www.austriacard.com

   ISIN(s):   AT0000A325L0

   Stock Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (prime market)

      Euronext Athens Exchange (main market)

    

   Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG 2018

    

   Wien,  21.8.2026

    

   Overview

   ☐ Notification made after deadline

   Caution: In case of violations of major holdings notification rules,
   please pay attention to Section 137 BörseG 2018 (Suspension of voting
   rights)

    

   1. Issuer: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG

   2. Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of financial/other
   instruments

   3. Person subject to notification obligation
   Name: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
   City: Tokio
   Country: Japan

   4. Name of shareholder(s): Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

   5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 20.8.2026

    

   6. Total positions

                                     % of voting rights                
                        % of voting       through                Total number
                           rights     financial/other   Total of  of voting
                        attached to  instruments (7.B.1 both in   rights of
                        shares (7.A)      + 7.B.2)      % (7.A +    issuer
                                                          7.B)
   Resulting situation                                                 
   on the date on which    0,00 %         96,29 %       96,29 %   36 353 868
      threshold was
    crossed / reached
   Position of previous                                                
     notification (if                     75,29 %       75,29 %
       applicable)

    

    

   Details

   7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

    

   A: Voting rights attached to shares
   ISIN Code       Number of voting rights            % of voting rights
                    Direct          Indirect        Direct       Indirect
               (Sec 130 BörseG   (Sec 133 BörseG   (Sec 130   (Sec 133 BörseG
                    2018)             2018)      BörseG 2018)      2018)
                                                                             
   SUBTOTAL A                                                  

    

    

   B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1
   BörseG 2018
     Type of   Expiration Date   Exercise     Number of voting    % of voting
   instrument                     Period     rights that may be     rights
                                               acquired if the
                                                instrument is
                                                  exercised
                                                                             
                               SUBTOTAL B.1                                  

    

    

   B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2
   BörseG 2018
   Type of instrument Expiration  Exercise   Physical /    Number of   % of
                         Date      Period       Cash        voting    voting
                                             Settlement     rights    rights
   Aufschiebend       n/a         n/a         Physisch     35 006 835 96,29 %
   bedingter
   Aktienkauf
                                            SUBTOTAL B.2   35 006 835 96,29 %

    

    

   8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
   obligation:

   ☒ Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
   natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
   undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
   (underlying) issuer.

   ☐ 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:

    

    

   9. In case of proxy voting

   Date of general meeting: -

   Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights.

    

   10. Sonstige Kommentare:

   On 13 May 2026, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. filed a notification in
   connection with an irrevocable commitment relating to 74.58% of the shares
   with Nikolaos Lykos as seller and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. as
   purchaser. Based on information received by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.,
   in addition to shares tendered in the amount of 0.71% at an earlier time,
   shareholders representing an additional 21% have tendered their shares as
   of 20 August 2026. Such purchase is subject to conditions precedent, and
   settlement will take place in accordance with the terms of the public
   takeover offer.

    

    Wien am  21.8.2026

    

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   Language: English
   Company:  AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG
             Lamezanstraße 4-8
             1230 Vienna
             Austria
   Internet: https://www.austriacard.com/
   LEI Code: 529900QI445M00DK4407


    
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