Auto1 Group SE: 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: AUTO1 Group SE
Auto1 Group SE: 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
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             AUTO1 Group SE
     Street:                           Bergmannstraße 72
     Postal code:                      10961
     City:                             Berlin
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    391200S2LPXG5ZD5G304

2. Reason for notification

        Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
        Acquisition/disposal of instruments
        Change of breakdown of voting rights
   X    Other reason:
        Notification is triggered due to the non application of the Custody
        Exemption available under Sect. 36 Para. 3 No. 2 WpHG

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
     City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United
     States of America (USA)

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

     Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
     Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

16 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                8.6 %              7.35 %    15.94 %        216657501
  Previo-           6.85 %              7.41 %    14.26 %                /
  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)
    DE000A2LQ884             0        18626380           0 %     8.6 %
    Total           18626380                      8.6 %

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

    Type of instrument    Expiration   Exercise or    Voting  Voting
                          or maturity  conversion     rights  rights
                          date         period       absolute    in %
    Right of recall over  at any time  at any time   1021173  0.47 %
    securities lending
    agreements
                                       Total         1021173  0.47 %

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

    Type of     Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting
    instrument  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights
                date         period       settlement  absolute    in %
    Retail      From         at any time  Cash             648     0 %
    Structured  11.02.2071
    Product     to
                27.03.2074
    Equity      From         at any time  Cash        14897512  6.88 %
    Swap        14.10.2024
                to
                24.02.2026
                                          Total       14898160  6.88 %

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)
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Capital
  Management, LLC
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Domestic
  Holdings, LLC
  Morgan Stanley               %                   6.88 %         6.88 %
  Capital
  Services LLC
  -                            %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Capital
  Management, LLC
  Morgan Stanley          5.05 %                        %         5.43 %
  & Co. LLC
  -                            %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  International
  Holdings Inc.
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  International
  Limited
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Investments
  (UK)
  Morgan Stanley          3.54 %                        %              %
  & Co.
  International
  plc
  -                            %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Morgan Stanley               %                        %              %
  Capital
  Management, LLC
  Morgan Stanley          5.05 %                        %         5.43 %
  & Co. LLC
  Prime Dealer                 %                        %              %
  Services Corp.

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:     AUTO1 Group SE
                Bergmannstraße 72
                10961 Berlin
                Germany
   Internet:    https://www.auto1-group.com/de/

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