The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) hereby announces that it has imposed a fine of EUR 42,000.00 by way of the accelerated conclusion of proceedings pursuant to Article 22 para. 2b of the Financial Market Authority Act (FMABG; Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz) against VAS Holding GmbH for a breach of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR, Regulation (EU) 596/2014) for multiple delayed notifications about proprietary trading activities. The penal order is final.