Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (“DNP”) hereby announces that, following its announcement dated May 13, 2026, titled “Publication pursuant to Section 5 of the Austrian Takeover Act - Voluntary public tender offer aimed at acquiring control by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd to the shareholders of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG,” the information circular regarding the public tender offer for the acquisition of all common shares of AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (registered office: Vienna, Austria; listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange and Euronext Athens; hereinafter “AUSTRIACARD”), which operates in the smart payment card, citizen identity solutions, and variable data security printing businesses throughout Europe, Africa, and North America (the “Public Offer”), was published on June 12, 2026 (Vienna time).
The offer price under the Public Offer is €10.00 per common share (including dividend – cum dividend).
The initial acceptance period for the Public Offer is ten (10) weeks, from June 12, 2026, to August 21, 2026 (Vienna time).
DNP currently expects to complete the acquisition of the shares tendered during the initial acceptance period (i.e., the settlement of the Tender Offer) in the second quarter, ending in September 2026, of DNP’s fiscal year ending in March 2027, so that AUSTRIACARD becomes its consolidated subsidiary.
The settlement of the Public Offer remains subject to obtaining certain regulatory approvals under applicable foreign direct investment regulations and competition laws, and the timeline is subject to change depending on when such approvals are obtained.