EQS-CMS: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Other issuer/company information
EQS-CMS: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Other issuer/company information
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AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Planned disposal of own shares in connection with
the share option program dated 30 June 2023
Vienna, April 22, 2026
Publication pursuant to Secc 3 para 1 and 4 paras 2 and 3 Austrian
Publication Regulation 2018 (VeröffentlichungsV 2018) in conjunction with
Sec 119 para 7 Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018 (BörseG 2018) and
4.1.1.(14) of the Euronext Athens Rulebook
The management board of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (the „Company“) has
resolved today, subject to the approval of the supervisory board, to
exercise the authorization granted to it by a resolution of the annual
general meeting of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG held on 24 June 2025 to dispose
of own shares for the purpose of transferring them to senior executives
and members of the management board of the Company or its subsidiaries for
compensation purposes, in order to be able to transfer own shares to
participants in the share option program approved by the Company’s
supervisory board on 30 June 2023, while excluding the right of repurchase
(subscription right) of the Company’s shareholders.
Subject to the approval of the supervisory board, a total of 448,799 own
shares of the Company are to be transferred to the following members of
the management board and a senior executive of the Company and its
subsidiaries in (partial) fulfillment of the Company’s contractual
obligations under the share option program approved by the Company’s
supervisory board on 30 June 2023: Emmanouil Kontos (Chairman of the
management board and Group CEO, 170,971 shares), Jon Neeraas (Executive
Vice President Western Europe, UK, Nordics and America, 170,971 shares),
and Markus Kirchmayr (Group CFO, 85,485 shares). In addition, 21,372
shares are to be transferred to a senior executive of a subsidiary of the
Company. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the share option
program dated 30 June 2023, the transfer of the shares is made without
consideration. In accordance with the applicable legal requirements and
subject to the approval of the supervisory board, the shareholders’ right
of repurchase (subscription right) with respect to the own shares required
to service the claims under the share option program is to be excluded.
Further details can be found in the report of the supervisory board
published today on the Company’s website, which is registered in the
Austrian companies register, and in accordance with Sec 119 paras 7 and 9
Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018 (BörseG 2018).
The Company will inform the investment public about the timing and the way
of the transfer of the own shares as soon as the relevant approval of the
supervisory board is obtained.
The management board by the above decision further noted that all
additional claims of all beneficiaries of the share option program dated
30 June 2023 will be settled in cash in accordance with the terms of the
share option program dated 30 June 2023 and pursuant to the authorisations
given by the management board by its decision.
Further details with respect to the accounting of this share option
program are included in section 11. E. i. of the notes to the annual
consolidated financial statements 2025 of the AUSTRIACARD Group.
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 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: [3]investors@austriacard.com
Website: [4] www.austriacard.com
ISIN(s): AT0000A325L0
Stock Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (prime market)
Euronext Athens Exchange (main market)
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Language: English
Company: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG
Lamezanstraße 4-8
1230 Vienna
Austria
Internet: https://www.austriacard.com/
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