AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Other issuer/company information

AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG: Approval of disposal of own shares in connection with the share option program dated 30 June 2023

 

Vienna, May 6, 2026

Following its announcements of April 22, and May 4, 2026, AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (the "Company") hereby announces that the supervisory board of the Company has approved today the transfer of the total 448,799 own shares of the Company 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

Markus Kirchmayr, Group CFO, 85,485 shares.

In addition, 21,372 shares will 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 will be made without consideration. The supervisory board further approved the exclusion of the shareholders’ right of repurchase (subscription right) with respect to the own shares required to service the claims under the share option program.

The transfer of the own shares shall take place on May 7, 2026 by way of Over-the-Counter Transactions (OTC), through Piraeus Securities S.A. for the transfer to Emmanouil Kontos and through Raiffeisen Bank for the transfer to the other beneficiaries. 

 

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:   investors@austriacard.com

Website:  www.austriacard.com

ISIN(s):   AT0000A325L0

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

    Euronext Athens Exchange (main market)