SolarWorld AG / Key word(s): Bond/Miscellaneous 18.11.2016 13:05 Disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SolarWorld AG: Special repayment to both bonds On November 24, 2016, a special repayment will be effected to both bonds of SolarWorld AG, causing a reduction of the respective nominal amount of each note. The technical implementation is not expected to require a halt of bond trading. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the company sold a solar park from its portfolio to an external investor for a total sales price of EUR 17.0 million. EUR 7.5 million of the sales proceeds will go to SolarWorld's financial creditors. They will be paid pro rata to the holders of the Senior Facilities and of both bonds. Notes of SolarWorld FRN IS. 2014/2019 Series 1116 (ISIN DE000A1YDDX6) Nominal amount per note: EUR 330.40 Partial repayment per note: EUR 6.91 Record date: November 23, 2016 (after close of trading) Payment date: November 24, 2016 Nominal amount per note after partial repayment: EUR 323.49 Notes of SolarWorld FRN IS. 2014/2019 Series 1017 (ISIN DE000A1YCN14) Nominal amount per note: EUR 339.68 Partial repayment per note: EUR 7.11 Record date: November 23, 2016 (after close of trading) Payment date: November 24, 2016 Nominal amount per note after partial repayment: EUR 332.57 Contact: SolarWorld AG Investor Relations Phone: +49 228 55920-470; Fax: +49 228 55920-9470, Email: [email protected]; Web: www.solarworld.de/en/investor- relations 18.11.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: SolarWorld AG Martin-Luther-King-Straße 24 53175 Bonn Germany Phone: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 470 Fax: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 9470 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.solarworld.de ISIN: DE000A1YCMM2, DE000A1YDDX6, DE000A1YCN14 WKN: A1YCMM, A1YDDX, A1YCN1 Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------