From 27 May 2026, no instructions for re-registrations, initial registrations and shareholder data changes will be forwarded from CASCADE-RS to the share register.

CEU will carry out the deregistration automatically. The holdings will be transferred on 28 May 2026. The securities will be transferred in the night-time processing with value date 29 May 2026.

On 29 May 2026, a compensation will be paid to the squeezed-out shareholders on the holdings recorded in the books as of 28 May 2026.

OTC transactions

The banks must ensure that all pending OTC transactions are settled by 28 May 2026 at the latest.

OTC transactions that are still pending on the evening of 28 May 2026 must be deleted manually by the banks on the same day by 18:00. The deletion is not automatic.

Additional information will be published in WSS-CBF.

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1. This Announcement is published by Clearstream Europe AG (CEU), registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany, registered with the Commercial Register of the District Court in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under number HRB 7500.