ALSO increases H1 2026 net profit by 61% to 69 million euros ALSO Holding AG / Key word(s): Quarterly / Interim Statement ALSO increases H1 2026 net profit by 61% to 69 million euros 21-Jul-2026 / 06:58 CET/CEST Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. - Emmen, Switzerland, 21 July 2026 - PRESS RELEASEAd hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR ALSO increases H1 2026 net profit by 61% to 69 million euros - EBITDA: 162 million euros (+29%) - ROCE: 13.0% (+1.2 percentage points) The company increased revenue to 8.3 billion euros (+21%). This was primarily driven by growing demand for computing capacity, increasing data volumes and the expanding use of AI, which are raising demand for high-performance technologies. ALSO gained market share in both its commercial and consumer businesses (source: CONTEXT). The ALSO ecosystem enables partners to translate rising demand into higher value creation. The Cloud business performed particularly strongly, with revenue increasing to 1.1 billion euros (+31%), supported by both an increase in unique users to 6 million (+9%) and higher monetisation per user (+12%). Further drivers of the positive development included higher margins across all three 3S business models and productivity improvements that supported EBITDA growth. The consistent implementation of operational excellence initiatives, logistics optimisation and organisational efficiency improvements generated additional cost savings. As a result, the EBITDA margin improved to 2.0%. The integration of the new companies in the UK, Ireland, France and Italy remains on track and is generating additional value. Further acquisitions are also under review. The first half was characterised by continued high product availability. At the same time, net working capital was optimised, resulting in a corresponding improvement in ROCE. The solid financing base provides ALSO