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

31.05.2024 / 20:25 CET/CEST
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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:                             SMA Solar Technology AG
     Street:                           Sonnenallee 1
     Postal code:                      34266
     City:                             Niestetal
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    529900Q6JQHI8X451Q21

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
     X    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.



5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

29 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               1.78 %              2.72 %     4.49 %         34700000
  Previo-           2.20 %              2.99 %     5.19 %                /
  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)
    DE000A0DJ6J9             0          617082        0.00 %    1.78 %
    Total            617082                       1.78 %

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          %
    Physical     21/06/2024 -   n/a            100000     0.29 %
    Call Option  19/07/2024
    Right to     n/a            n/a            163130     0.47 %
    Recall
                                Total          263130     0.76 %

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 %
    Put        20/12/2024    n/a          Physical       50000  0.14 %
    Option
    Swaps      02/07/2024 -  n/a          Cash          629169  1.81 %
               26/05/2026
                                          Total         679169  1.96 %

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
    BAC North                  %                        %              %
    America
    Holding
    Bank of                    %                        %              %
    America,
    National
    Association
    -                          %                        %              %
    Bank of                    %                        %              %
    America
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                %                        %              %
    Corporation
    BofA                       %                        %              %
    Securities,
    Inc.
    -                          %                        %              %
    Bank of                    %                        %              %
    America
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                %                        %              %
    Corporation
    BofAML Jersey              %                        %              %
    Holdings
    Limited
    BofAML EMEA                %                        %              %
    Holdings 2
    Limited
    Merrill Lynch              %                        %              %
    International

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

31 May 2024


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   Language:    English
   Company:     SMA Solar Technology AG
                Sonnenallee 1
                34266 Niestetal
                Germany
   Internet:    http://www.sma.de

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