EQS-News: hep global GmbH invites holders of the Green Bond 2021/2026 to the second bondholders’ meeting on 5 May 2026

hep global GmbH invites holders of the Green Bond 2021/2026 to the second bondholders’ meeting on 5 May 2026Güglingen, 15 April 2026 – hep global GmbH announces that the voting without a meeting regarding the Green Bond 2021/2026 (ISIN: DE000A3H3JV5), with an above-average participation rate of 44.18%, did not reach the required quorum of 50% of the outstanding bond volume and was therefore not quorate. For this reason, the company invites the bondholders of the Green Bond 2021/2026 to participate in a second bondholders’ meeting, which will take place on 5 May 2026 in Heilbronn in the form of a physical meeting. The invitation will be published on 17 April 2026 in the German Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) and on the company’s website hepsolar.com/green-bond-2021-2026/.

hep global would like to thank all bondholders for participating in the voting without a meeting and for their strong support in voting by a clear majority in favor of the amended resolution proposal. For the second bondholders’ meeting, a quorum of 25% is required in order to implement the planned measures. Therefore, the company kindly asks all bondholders of the Green Bond 2021/2026 to actively participate in the second bondholders’ meeting.

hep global will pay a one-time resolution fee of 25 Euro to each effectively participating bondholder of the Green Bond 2021/2026. This is subject to the following conditions: The required quorum has been reached; the necessary approvals from the bondholders regarding the proposed resolution have been obtained; the statutory challenge period pursuant to Section 20 of the German Bond Act(“Schuldverschreibungsgesetz” – SchVG) has expired without any challenge proceedings being pending or having been legally concluded; and, additionally, the approved amendment to the bond terms has taken effect.

The subject of the vote at the second bondholders’ meeting will be the modified resolution proposal of SdK Schutzgemeinschaft der Kapitalanleger e.V. (“SdK”), published on 7 April 2026 on the hep global website, which the company had already endorsed as part of the voting without a meeting. It is planned, among other things, to extend the term by 18 months until 18 November 2027. In addition, the bond’s interest rate is to be increased from 6.5% to 8.0% unless the company repays the bond in full within 6 months of its original maturity date on 18 May 2026. hep global’s stated goal is to fully redeem the Green Bond 2021/2026 before 18 November 2026.

All documents and forms for the second bondholders’ meeting will be published on 17 April 2026 on the website of hep global GmbH at hepsolar.com/green-bond-2021-2026/.Press contact:Evelyn KilincRömerstraße 374363 GüglingenPhone: +49 7135 93446-759Email: presse@hep.globalwww.hepsolar.comInvestor contact:Thomas TschirfRömerstraße 374363 GüglingenPhone: +49 7135 93446-0Email: greenbond@hep.globalwww.hepsolar.comFinancial press contact:Frank Ostermair, Linh ChungIR4value GmbHKarl-Hromadnik-Str. 1481241 MünchenPhone: +49 211 178047-20Email: linh.chung@ir4value.dewww.ir4value.de