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

23.05.2024 / 18:00 CET/CEST
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by EQS News - a
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             freenet AG
     Street:                           Hollerstrasse 126
     Postal code:                      24782
     City:                             Buedelsdorf
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    5299003GLDODCVP8DO20

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: Ministry of Finance on behalf of Norges Bank
     City of registered office, country: Oslo, Norway

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

Norges Bank

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

17 May 2024

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               3.25 %              0.01 %     3.26 %        118900598
  Previo-           2.92 %              0.07 %     2.99 %                /
  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)
    DE000A0Z2ZZ5             0         3864253        0.00 %    3.25 %
    Total           3864253                       3.25 %

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          %
    Shares on loan  n/a            At any time     11799     0.01 %
    (right to
    recall)
                                   Total           11799     0.01 %

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  0.00 %
                                         Total              0  0.00 %

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 rights  % of voting rights through    Total of both
          (if at least 3% or    instruments (if at least  (if at least 5%
                       more)                 5% or more)         or more)
  State                    %                           %                %
  of
  Norway
  Norges              3.25 %                           %                %
  Bank

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

22 May 2024


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   Language:    English
   Company:     freenet AG
                Hollerstrasse 126
                24782 Buedelsdorf
                Germany
   Internet:    www.freenet.ag

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