DGAP-PVR: SolarWorld AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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SolarWorld AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

03.02.2009 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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DWS Investment GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany informed us according to section
21, para. 1 of the WpHG that on 27 January 2009 its percentage of voting
rights in SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany, crossed above the threshold of 5 %
and amounts to 5.09 % (5,683,827 voting rights) as per this date.

DGAP 03.02.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       SolarWorld AG
              Martin-Luther-King-Straße 24
              53175 Bonn
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.solarworld.de
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