Vienna, 12 November, 2026
AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (the "Company"), further to the announcements dated 13.05.2026, 12.06.2026, 19.06.2026, 03.08.2026, 26.08.2026 and 27.08.2026 in relation to Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.’s (“DNP”) voluntary public takeover offer (the “Offer”), hereby informs the investing public that according to DNP’s announcement of 12 November 2026 on the fulfillment of the final Condition Precedent, i.e. the approval of the competent Austrian foreign direct investment (FDI) authority, the Austrian FDI authority has cleared the contemplated transaction as of 10 November 2026. All other competent national FDI screening authorities have previously issued their clearance decisions. The Condition Precedent pursuant to Section 4.1.3 of the Offer document was thus fulfilled on 10 November 2026.
Given the above, all Conditions Precedent have been fulfilled and the Offer is now unconditionally binding
