7 Change of control and defensive measures

7.1 Duty to make an offer

According to Art. 6 of the Articles of Association of Bystronic AG, purchasers of shares in the company are not obligated to submit a public purchase offer in accordance with Art. 135 para. 1 of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA) (opting-out).

7.2 Change of control clauses

No agreements or plans contain any change of control clauses in favor of the members of the Board of Directors. Regarding the share rights granted to certain employees of Bystronic (restricted share units), a change of control at the level of Bystronic AG, its merger with an unrelated company or the disposal of the entirety or majority of a business unit to an unrelated company would trigger the early transformation of the entitlement to Bystronic shares, although in the latter case only for those employees whose employment relationship with a company of the Bystronic Group has ended for this reason or has been transferred to the new owner. The vesting periods for the Bystronic shares allocated to the members of the Executive Committee also terminate under the same circumstances.