Antares Vision — M&A Activity 2025

Dec 19, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

FINANCIAL ADVISOR APPOINTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANDATORY TENDER OFFER TO BE LAUNCHED BY CRANE NXT INSPECTION AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A. FOR ANTARES VISION SHARES

Travagliato (Brescia), 19 December 2025 – Antares Vision S.p.A. (EXM, AV:IM) ("Antares Vision" or the "Company"), an Italian multinational and a leader in traceability and quality control, ensuring product safety and supply chain transparency through integrated data management, announces that, in connection with the mandatory all-cash tender offer to be launched by Crane NXT Inspection and Tracking Technologies S.p.A. (the "Offer") pursuant to Articles 102, 106, paragraph 1, and 109 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (the "Italian Consolidated Financial Act" or "TUF") for the Company's ordinary shares, a mandate was executed today with Lazard S.r.l. for the appointment as financial advisor in relation to the Offer.

The Company's Independent Directors have selected Lazard S.r.l. as independent financial advisor to support their assessments and activities in connection with the Offer and the fairness of the consideration, pursuant to Article 39-bis of the regulation adopted by Consob with Resolution No. 11971/1999 (the "Issuers' Regulation").

In addition, the Board of Directors will rely— for the purposes of the assessments and activities within its remit in relation to the Offer, pursuant to Article 103, paragraph 3, of the TUF and Article 39 of the Issuers' Regulation—on the fairness opinion to be issued by the independent financial advisor appointed by the Independent Directors.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Issuer

Antares Vision Group Alessandro Baj Badino

Head of IR & Corporate Communication

+39 030 72 83 500

investors@antaresvision.com

Davide Antonioli Corporate Communication, IR & ESG Senior +39 030 72 83 500 davide.antonioli@antaresvision.com