Debt Financing for Further Expansion of Cell and Module

Production

June 16, 2021

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Meyer Burger secures EUR 185 million debt financing for further expansion of cell and module production from 2022

Syndicated loan

Lenders Consortium led by Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Germany

Quantum EUR 125 million

Maturity

June 30, 2027

• The syndicated loan agreement was signed on June 15, 2021

• Eighty percent of the syndicated loan volume is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany and by the federal states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt

Purpose Expansion of existing Bitterfeld-Wolfen and Freiberg (Germany) production sites

Factoring facility

Lenders

German working capital finance specialist bank

Quantum

EUR 60 million

Maturity

June 30, 2024

Purpose

Working capital

• Both credit facilities with standard market conditions, including usual financial covenants

• The disbursement conditions of the syndicated loan agreement require Meyer Burger to raise additional financing in the amount of EUR 100 million by June 2022

Enables accelerated expansion plan

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Cornerstones of our strategy remain unchanged

Growing

global solar

energy market

Superior

and

proprietary technology

Captive business model

1) Source: Apricum - The Cleantech Advisory, 2021, center scenario

• After entering the residential and commercial rooftop segment with our initial 400 MW capacity, Meyer Burger intends to enter the high-volume utility segment with tailored products - meeting strongly growing solar market demand, with 13% CAGR1 expected

• Based on Meyer Burger's 3-year technology advantage over standard technology (confirmed by Fraunhofer Institute) and based on our successful industrialization, we continue to lead with our heterojunction/ SmartWire technology and plan to enrich our product portfolio continuously

• The full value of Meyer Burger's technology advantage can be captured as we exclusively control the patent-protected and more climate-friendly heterojunction/SmartWire technology

High, sustained profit levels can be achieved on the basis of a superior technology and the captive business model

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Meyer Burger - Almost 70 years of experience, including 40 years in PV

1953

1970

1981

2002

2006

2008

2013

2016

2017

2019

Hans Meyer &

Entry into the

Entry into the solar

Market launch of

IPO on the SIX

Start of the

Start of

Introduction of the

55 GW of installed

Start of exclusive

Erich Burger

semiconductor

industry

the first DS262

Swiss Exchange on

development of

development of

mono wafer

PERC capacity

R&D cooperation

founded Meyer

industry

wire saw for the

November 23,

heterojunction

SmartWire (SWCT®)

standard by the

globally achieved

with Oxford PV for

Burger, focusing

solar industry

2006

technology

technology

diamond wire saw

HJT perovskite

on machines for

DW288 Series 3

tandem cells

the watch industry

EXPECTED MILESTONES

Transformation from PV machine supplier to PV module and cell manufacturer

2020

2021

2022E

2025E

2027E

Acquisition of

Opening of initial

Expansion of production

Expansion of

Production capacity

existing

400 MW

capacity to 1.4 GW per

production capacity

of 7 GW per year

production

heterojunction/

year planned including

to 4.2 GW per year

planned

facilities for cells

SmartWire solar cell

second module plant,

planned

and modules in

and solar module

entry into solar power

Saxony and

manufacturing and

plant (utility) segment

Saxony-Anhalt

ramp-up

Photo: Grand opening ceremony solar cell factory Thalheim, May 18, 2021 with

Saxony-Anhalt Prime Minister Dr. Haselo (left), MBTN CEO Gunter Erfurt and

Saxony-Anhalt Minister Prof. Armin Willingmann

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