DGAP-PVR: SolarWorld AG: Release according to Article 26,

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

01.06.2010 13:18 

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SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany, received on June 1, 2010 a notification of
voting rights from BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, London,
Great Britain:

1. Pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG the percentage holding
of the voting rights of BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York,
USA, in SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany, has been falling below threshold of
3% on May 26, 2010 and amounts to 2.08% (2,324,991 voting shares) on that
day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc., New York, USA, pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1
Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.

2. Pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG the percentage holding
of the voting rights of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware,
USA, in SolarWorld AG, Bonn, Germany, has been falling below threshold of
3% on May 26, 2010 and amounts to 2.08% (2,324,991 voting shares) on that
day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Holdco2, Inc.,
Wilmington, Delaware, USA, pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1
No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.

3. Pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG the percentage holding
of the voting rights of BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA, in SolarWorld AG,
Bonn, Germany, has been falling below threshold of 3% on May 26, 2010 and
amounts to 2.11% (2,361,164 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock, Inc., New York,
USA, pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with
Sentence 2 WpHG.'

Bonn, June 2010

SolarWorld AG
Management Board

SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 24
D-53175 Bonn
Phone: + 49 228 55920 470, Fax: -9470
placement@solarworld.de ; www.solarworld.de



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Language:     English
Company:      SolarWorld AG
              Martin-Luther-King-StraÃe 24
              53175 Bonn
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.solarworld.de
 
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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
