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

10.05.2024 / 09:07 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:                             SIMONA Aktiengesellschaft
     Street:                           Teichweg 16
     Postal code:                      55606
     City:                             Kirn an der Nahe
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    529900BTXZALKUBU3387

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: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
     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.

Kreissparkasse Biberach

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

30 Apr 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              5.003 %              0.00 %    5.003 %          6000000
  Previo-           0.00 %              0.00 %     0.00 %                /
  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)
    DE000A3E5CP0             0          300200        0.00 %   5.003 %
    Total            300200                      5.003 %

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     0.00 %
                               Total               0     0.00 %

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   % of voting rights     Total of
                        rights (if at  through instruments  both (if at
                          least 3% or   (if at least 5% or  least 5% or
                                more)                more)        more)
    Ameriprise                      %                    %            %
    Financial, Inc.
    Columbia                        %                    %            %
    Threadneedle
    Investments UK
    International
    Limited
    Columbia                        %                    %            %
    Threadneedle
    (Europe) Limited
    Columbia                        %                    %            %
    Threadneedle AM
    (Holdings) Plc
    Columbia                        %                    %            %
    Threadneedle Group
    (Holdings) Limited
    Columbia                        %                    %            %
    Threadneedle Group
    (Management)
    Limited
    Columbia                        %                    %            %
    Threadneedle
    Holdings Limited
    Columbia                   5.00 %                    %       5.00 %
    Threadneedle
    Management Limited

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

07 May 2024


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   Language:    English
   Company:     SIMONA Aktiengesellschaft
                Teichweg 16
                55606 Kirn an der Nahe
                Germany
   Internet:    www.simona.de

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