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To
vVARDIS Holding AG
Gubelstrasse 24
6300 Zug
Switzerland
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Homburger AG
Prime Tower
Hardstrasse 201
CH-8005 Zurich
homburger.ch
T +41 43 222 10 00
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, 2026
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vVARDIS Holding AG – Registration Statement on Form F-1
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| I. |
Basis of Opinion
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| (i) |
an electronic copy of the Registration Statement;
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| (ii) |
an electronic copy of the notarized shareholders’ resolutions passed at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting held on August 24, 2026 (the Shareholders’ Resolutions);
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| (iii) |
an electronic copy of a certified excerpt from the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug for the Company, dated September 29, 2026;
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an electronic copy of a certified copy of the articles of association (Statuten) of the Company dated September 14, 2026 (the Pre-IPO Articles of Association);
and
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| (v) |
an electronic copy of the articles of association (Statuten) of the Company approved by the Shareholders’ Resolutions, subject to and with effect as of the Company’s board of directors’
determination that the first capital increase from the capital range (the IPO Capital Increase) has been carried out, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement (the Post-IPO Articles of Association, together with the Pre-IPO Articles of Association, the Articles of Association).
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| II. |
Assumptions
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all documents produced to us as originals are authentic and complete, and all documents produced to us as copies (including, without limitation, electronic copies) conform to the original;
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| (b) |
all documents produced to us as originals and the originals of all documents produced to us as copies were duly executed and certified, as applicable, by the individuals purported to have executed or certified, as the case may be, such
documents;
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| (c) |
to the extent relevant for purposes of this opinion, any and all information contained in the Documents is and will be true, complete and accurate at all relevant times;
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| (d) |
the Registration Statement has been duly filed by the Company;
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| (e) |
the Registration Statement is unchanged and correct, complete and up-to-date and in full force and effect as of the date hereof and no changes have been made which should have been or should be reflected in the Registration Statement as
of the date hereof;
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the Shareholders’ Resolutions (i) have been duly resolved in a meeting duly convened and otherwise in the manner set forth therein, (ii) have not been amended and (iii) are in full force and effect;
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the Pre-IPO Articles of Association (i) have been duly approved in a meeting duly convened and otherwise in the manner set forth therein, (ii) have not been amended other than as set out in or contemplated by the Shareholders’
Resolutions and (iii) are in full force and effect;
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the Post-IPO Articles of Association (i) have been duly approved in a meeting duly convened and otherwise in the manner set forth therein and (ii) will be duly filed by the Company with the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug upon
completion of the IPO Capital increase;
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prior to the issuance of any Ordinary Shares, the board of directors of the Company will have duly authorized the issuance and sale of such Ordinary Shares and will have validly excluded the pre-emptive rights of the existing
shareholders for purposes of offering and selling the Ordinary Shares as contemplated in the Registration Statement, and such authorization and exclusion will not have been amended and will be in full force and effect until the issuance of
all Ordinary Shares;
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| (j) |
the Company has not entered and will not enter into any transaction which could be construed as repayment of share capital (Einlagenrückgewähr);
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| (k) |
all authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses, exemptions, other than as required by mandatory Swiss law applicable to the Company or by the Articles of Association, and other requirements for the filing of the Registration Statement
or for any other activities carried on in view of, or in connection with, the performance of the obligations expressed to be undertaken by the Company in connection with the Registration Statement have been duly obtained or fulfilled in due
time and are and will remain in full force and effect, and any related conditions to which the parties thereto are subject have been satisfied; and
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there are no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Switzerland that may affect the opinions expressed herein.
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Opinion
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Qualifications
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| (a) |
The lawyers of our firm are members of the Zurich bar and do not hold themselves out to be experts in any laws other than the laws of Switzerland. Accordingly, we are opining herein as to Swiss law only, based on
our independent professional judgment, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability or the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction to or on the matters covered herein.
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| (b) |
When used in this opinion, the term “non-assessable” means that no further contributions have to be made by the relevant holder of the shares.
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| (c) |
The exercise of voting rights and rights related thereto with respect to any Ordinary Shares is only permissible after registration in the Company’s share register as a
shareholder with voting rights in accordance with the provisions of, and subject to the limitations provided in, the Post-IPO Articles of Association.
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We express no opinion as to whether the Registration Statement is accurate, true, correct, complete and not misleading. In particular, and without limitation to the foregoing, we express no opinion on whether the Registration Statement
provides sufficient information for investors to reach an informed assessment of the Company, any companies within the Company’s consolidation perimeter and the Ordinary Shares. In addition, we have not been responsible for investigating or
verifying the accuracy of the facts including the business, financial and economic information contained in the Registration Statement or that no material fact has been omitted therefrom.
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Notwithstanding or irrespective of the registration of the capital increase with the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug, the underlying shareholders’ resolutions may be challenged by a dissenting shareholder of the Company or
others in court or otherwise. However, we believe that a challenge of the underlying shareholders’ resolutions by a dissenting shareholder of the Company after registration of the Ordinary Shares with the Commercial Register of the Canton
of Zug, even if successful, would not in itself void such Ordinary Shares.
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| (f) |
We express no opinion as to tax, banking, insurance or regulatory matters or as to any commercial, accounting, calculating, auditing or other non-legal matter.
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