Kontron: Successful completion of the Katek delisting tender offer

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Kontron: Successful completion of the Katek delisting tender offer

16.05.2024 / 13:08 CET/CEST
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Linz, 16.05.2024 - Kontron Acquisition GmbH ("Bidder"), an indirect wholly
owned Kontron subsidiary, announces the successful completion of the
mandatory and delisting tender offer made to the shareholders of Katek SE.
The offer, published on 15 April 2024 with a four-week acceptance period
until 13 May 2024, 24:00 hours (CEST), was accepted for in total 3,899,610
Katek shares, thereof 3,694,942 shares in exchange for the cash
consideration of EUR 15 per share and 204,668 shares in exchange for Kontron
shares. This corresponds to approx. 26.9950 per cent of all Katek shares. As
a result, Kontron Acquisition GmbH as of today will hold a total of 87.31
per cent of all shares in Katek SE after completion of the delisting tender
offer. The delisting of Katek SE will take place on 17 May 2024, 24:00 hours
(CEST), with effectiveness of the revocation of the admission of the Katek
shares (ISIN: DE000A2TSQH7) to trading on the Regulated Market of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in the sub-segment of the Regulated Market with
additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard).

After this date, the shares of Katek SE can no longer be traded on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the post-admission obligations will no longer
apply.

The offer document and the mandatory publications are available online at
www.katek-angebot.de.

About Kontron

Kontron AG ( www.kontron.com, ISIN AT0000A0E9W5, WKN A0X9EJ, KTN) is a
leading IoT technology company. For more than 20 years, Kontron has been
supporting companies from a wide range of industries to achieve their
business goals with intelligent solutions. From automated industrial
operations, smarter and safer transport to advanced communications,
connectivity, medical, and energy solutions, the company delivers
technologies that add value for its customers. With the acquisition of Katek
SE in early 2024, Kontron has significantly strengthened its portfolio with
the new GreenTec division, focusing on solar energy and eMobility, and has
grown to around 8,000 employees in over 20 countries worldwide. Kontron is
listed on the SDAX® and TecDAX® of the German Stock Exchange.

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Media Contacts

Barbara Jeitler

Kontron AG - Investor Relations

Tel: +43 (1) 80191 1199

ir@kontron.com

Alexandra Kentros

Kontron AG - Communications

Tel: +49 151 151 9388 149

group-pr@kontron.com

Copyright © 2024 Kontron. All rights reserved. All information is provided
for information purposes only and is not legally binding. The information
has been carefully checked and has been compiled to the best of our
knowledge and in good faith. However, no responsibility is accepted for any
inaccuracy.


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   Language:       English
   Company:        Kontron AG
                   Industriezeile 35
                   4020 Linz
                   Austria
   Phone:          +43 (732) 7664 - 0
   E-mail:         ir@kontron.com
   Internet:       https://www.kontron.com
   ISIN:           AT0000A0E9W5
   WKN:            A0X9EJ
   Indices:        SDAX
   Listed:         Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
                   Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
                   Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; BX,
                   Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
   EQS News ID:    1905049

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