Final Exchange Offer and Mandatory Buyback of blocked shares

The Final Exchange Offer is now completed

Shareholders holding their shares through Euroclear who did not exchange their shares under the Final Exchange Offer prior to its completion, or did not transfer their shares to AIX by the relevant deadlines, may be subject to the Mandatory Buyback as further described in the Circular.

For the avoidance of doubt, the following categories of CORE investors will NOT be subject to the mandatory buy-back:

• Investors who hold a direct account under their name at the AIX Registrar;
• Investors who have moved their securities to a broker's account at the AIX Central Securities Depository;
• Investors who hold their shares in Tabys. However, such investors are requested to initiate the transfer of their securities to a broker's account or to an account under their name at the AIX Registrar. The AIX CSD will start charging standard custody fees for CORE securities held in Tabys effective January 1st, 2026.

In addition, investors who sit under other nominee holders than Euroclear at the AIX Registrar are, not subject to the mandatory buy-back. In order to check your ownership chain, we recommend enquiring your financial institution about the custody chain of their securities.