ZhongDe Waste Technology AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of
the WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: ZhongDe Waste Technology AG
ZhongDe Waste Technology AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of
the WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of
Europe-wide distribution

02.11.2023 / 10:01 CET/CEST
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service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             ZhongDe Waste Technology AG
     Street:                           Barckhausstraße 1
     Postal code:                      60325
     City:                             Frankfurt
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    391200CXN70I89HGEP05

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
          Acquisition/disposal of instruments
          Change of breakdown of voting rights
          Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

   Legal entity: Bank of America Corporation
   City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of
   America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

Merrill Lynch International

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

17 Oct 2023

6. Total positions

               % of voting  % of voting rights   Total of  Total number of
           rights attached             through  both in %    voting rights
                 to shares  instruments (total    (7.a. +      pursuant to
           (total of 7.a.)   of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)      7.b.)     Sec. 41 WpHG
  New               3.91 %              0.00 %     3.91 %       13,000,000
  Previo-            n/a %               n/a %      n/a %                /
  us
  notifi-
  cation

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

    ISIN            Absolute                       In %
                  Direct (Sec.  Indirect (Sec.  Direct (Sec.  Indirect
                      33 WpHG)        34 WpHG)      33 WpHG)  (Sec. 34
                                                                 WpHG)
    DE000ZDWT018             0         507,795           0 %    3.91 %
    Total           507,795                       3.91 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

    Type of     Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting
    instrument  maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in
                               period       absolute          %
                                                   0        0 %
                               Total               0        0 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in %
                                                            0     0 %
                                         Total              0     0 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor
        does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or
        indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate
        controlling natural person or legal entity:

    Name            % of voting       % of voting rights  Total of both
                  rights (if at  through instruments (if   (if at least
                    least 3% or     at least 5% or more)    5% or more)
                          more)
    Bank of                   %                        %              %
    America
    Corporation
    NB Holdings               %                        %              %
    Corporation
    BofAML                    %                        %              %
    Jersey
    Holdings
    Limited
    BofAML EMEA               %                        %              %
    Holdings 2
    Limited
    ML UK                     %                        %              %
    Capital
    Holdings
    Limited
    Merrill              3.91 %                        %              %
    Lynch
    Internation-
    al

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34
para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general
meeting:

     Proportion of voting    Proportion of    Total of
                   rights      instruments        both
                        %                %           %

10. Other explanatory remarks:



Date

19 Oct 2023


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   Language:    English
   Company:     ZhongDe Waste Technology AG
                Barckhausstraße 1
                60325 Frankfurt
                Germany
   Internet:    www.zhongde-ag.de

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