Hiab will start to repurchase own shares to be used as reward payments for share-based incentive programme

HIAB CORPORATION | Stock Exchange Release | 22 October 2026 18:35:00 EEST

Hiab Corporation's Board of Directors has decided to exercise the authorisation of the Annual General Meeting on 24 March 2026 to repurchase the company's own shares.

Hiab will repurchase 100,000 class B shares, corresponding to 0.15 percent of the total number of Hiab’s shares, to be used as reward payments for Hiab's share-based incentive programmes. The shares will be purchased at public trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. at the market price. The repurchases will start on 26 October 2026 at the earliest and will be concluded no later than 30 December 2026. The maximum amount of money to be used for the repurchase of the company's own shares is EUR 8,000,000.

According to the authorisation given to the Board of Directors by the Annual General Meeting, the maximum number of shares that can be acquired is 952,000 class A shares and 5,448,000 class B shares.

On 22 October 2026, Hiab held a total of 120,950 own class B shares.

The company's own shares will be repurchased in accordance with the safe harbor procedure under Article 5 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU No. 596/2014) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.

Hiab Corporation
Board of Directors

For further information, please contact:
Mikko Puolakka, Executive Vice President and CFO, tel. +358 20 777 4105
Aki Vesikallio, Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 729 1670

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Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on road load-handling solutions, committed to delivering the best customer experience every day with the most engaged people and partners. Globally, Hiab is represented on every continent through its extensive network of 3,000 own and partner sales and service locations, enabling delivery to over 100 countries. The company's sales in 2025 totalled approximately EUR 1.6 billion and it employs approximately 5,200 people. www.hiabgroup.com