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        <story.date>May 28, 2025</story.date>
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      <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"/><p><strong>Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR</strong><br />Baar, Switzerland, May 28, 2025</p>  <p><strong>Ascom Holding AG will start its previously announced share buyback program on 30 May 2025. <br /><br /></strong>Ascom mandated Zürcher Kantonalbank to repurchase up to a maximum of 3 million registered shares on the second trading line on SIX Swiss Exchange and up to a maximum buyback amount of CHF 15 million for the purpose of capital reduction.<br />All regulatory approvals have been obtained. The program will start on 30 May 2025 and last until 30 November 2026 at the latest.<br /><br />Detailed information can be found in the advertisement regarding the share buyback program on <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=1XncztFT23cVGc4lC9_fz0g5VCTmRc1X91EuKRk_uFNHnBrCdiJ53hGlOVzE4JSoTGQGbuuXaxcRElfacGAZbLXrXQUa0BLLbCCC5Bfk2OVJpCT9dE7Risd29WqrasIL6S1u3Dts7sakN71N43ABFFt7w34MlOaFFaiTzVHCBSzWswZWv_JgUYY2bBDLM9aM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ascom.com/investors/share-buyback-program/</a>.<br /><br /></p> <p id="gnw_attachments_section-header">
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