DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: AKASOL AG 
AKASOL AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the 
objective of Europe-wide distribution 
2021-05-10 / 08:13 
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a 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:                           AKASOL AG 
 
 Street:                         Kleyerstraße 20 
 
 Postal code:                    64295 
 
 City:                           Darmstadt 
                                 Germany 
 
 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):  529900ZMVBM4A9UBTH42 
 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: 
 
 
 04 May 2021 
 6. Total positions 
 
 
                       % of voting rights % of voting rights through     Total of 
                       attached to shares                instruments    both in %        Total number of voting rights 
                          (total of 7.a.)   (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)      (7.a. +             pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG 
                                                                            7.b.) 
 
 New                               3.02 %                     0.13 %       3.15 %                              6061856 
 
 Previous                          1.63 %                     1.72 %       3.35 %                                    / 
 notification 
 7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG) 
 
 
 ISIN                    Absolute                        In % 
 
                       Direct       Indirect         Direct       Indirect 
               (Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG) (Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG) 
 
 DE000A2JNWZ9               0         182961         0.00 %         3.02 % 
 
 Total                    182961                        3.02 % 
 b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG 
 
 
 Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion       Voting rights absolute Voting rights in % 
                                                period 
 
 Rights of Use      N/A                         N/A                                            2940             0.05 % 
 
 Rights to Recall   N/A                         N/A                                            5000             0.08 % 
 
                                                Total                                          7940             0.13 % 
 b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG 
 
 
 Type of        Expiration or maturity Exercise or conversion  Cash or physical            Voting rights  Voting rights 
 instrument     date                   period                  settlement                       absolute           in % 
 
 Swaps          16/11/2022             N/A                     Cash                                   21         0.00 % 
 
                                                               Total                                  21 0.000346428553 
                                                                                                                      % 
 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 (if at  % of voting rights through instruments    Total of both (if at 
                                     least 3% or more)                (if at least 5% or more)       least 5% or more) 
 
 Bank of America                                     %                                       %                       % 
 Corporation 
 
 NB Holdings Corporation                             %                                       %                       % 
 
 BofA Securities, Inc.                               %                                       %                       % 
 
 Merrill Lynch 
 Professional Clearing                               %                                       %                       % 
 Corp. 
 
 -                                                   %                                       %                       % 
 
 Bank of America                                     %                                       %                       % 
 Corporation 
 
 NB Holdings Corporation                             %                                       %                       % 
 
 BofAML Jersey Holdings                              %                                       %                       % 
 Limited 
 
 BofAML EMEA Holdings 2                              %                                       %                       % 
 Limited 
 
 ML UK Capital Holdings                              %                                       %                       % 
 Limited 
 
 Merrill Lynch                                  3.02 %                                       %                       % 
 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 rights Proportion of instruments Total of both 
 
                            %                         %             % 
 10. Other explanatory remarks: 
 
 
 
 Date 
 
 
 07 May 2021 
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Language:     English 
Company:      AKASOL AG 
              Kleyerstraße 20 
              64295 Darmstadt 
              Germany 
Internet:     www.akasol.com 
 
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