EQS-Adhoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and Dai Nippon Printing have signed a memorandum of understanding and Dai Nippon Printing intends to launch a voluntary public takeover offer
EQS-Adhoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and Dai Nippon Printing have signed a memorandum of understanding and Dai Nippon Printing intends to launch a voluntary public takeover offer
EQS-Ad-hoc: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG / Key word(s): Tender Offer
AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG and Dai Nippon Printing have signed a memorandum
of understanding and Dai Nippon Printing intends to launch a voluntary
public takeover offer
13-May-2026 / 08:45 CET/CEST
Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by [1]EQS News – a service of
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AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: AUSTRIACARD and Dai Nippon Printing have signed a
memorandum of understanding and Dai Nippon Printing intends to launch a
voluntary public takeover offer
Vienna, May 13, 2026
Disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 of the
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)
AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG („AUSTRIACARD“ or the “Company”) and Dai Nippon
Printing Co., Ltd. („DNP“ or the „Bidder“) today have signed a memorandum
of understanding setting out the principal framework for DNP’s intended
voluntary public takeover offer and the parties’ intended cooperation
following completion.
As set out in the memorandum of understanding, the Bidder intends to make
a voluntary public takeover offer to all shareholders of AUSTRIACARD at a
price of EUR10.00 per share in cash (the „Offer“). The Offer will be
subject to a minimum acceptance threshold of 75% and customary closing
conditions, including regulatory clearances. DNP has informed the Company
that Mr. Nikolaos Lykos has committed by way of an irrevocable undertaking
with DNP to tender all of his approx. 74.6% stake in the Company into the
Offer.
The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company, which have
approved the conclusion of the memorandum of understanding, welcome DNP’s
intention to launch the Offer and, subject to their review of the offer
document, intend to recommend acceptance of the Offer to the shareholders
in their formal response statement pursuant to Section 14 par. 1 of the
Austrian Takeover Act (ÜbG).
The memorandum of understanding reflects the parties’ intention to pursue
a cooperative transaction process and, following completion of the Offer
and subject to applicable law and the duties of AUSTRIACARD’s corporate
bodies, to explore effective ways of cooperation to strengthen and grow
the Company’s business in the long term. It has been agreed in the
memorandum of understanding that the dividend of EUR 0.10 per AUSTRIACARD
share for the 2025 financial year as announced by the Company on March 23,
2026 will not be paid.
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: [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)
End of Inside Information
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Language: English
Company: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG
Lamezanstraße 4-8
1230 Vienna
Austria
E-mail: marketing@austriacard.com
Internet: https://www.austriacard.com/
ISIN: AT0000A325L0
WKN: A3D5BK
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 2326648
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