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SMA Solar Technology AG: Managing Board of SMA Anticipates Difficult Fiscal Year 2015 and Plans Global Staff Reductions - Seite 2

year are included in these figures. The SMA Managing Board strives to
achieve a socially responsible staff reduction. However, compulsory layoffs
cannot be ruled out at the current date.

The Managing Board will provide details on the transformation concept for
SMA and the outlook for the fiscal year 2015 at the 7th Capital Markets Day
in Kassel this Friday, January 30, 2015, and will inform employees and the
general public.

About SMA
The SMA Group generated sales of more than EUR930 million in 2013 and is
the global market leader for solar inverters, a key component of all PV
plants. SMA offers innovative key technologies for future power supply
structures. It is headquartered in Niestetal, near Kassel, Germany, and is
represented in 21 countries. The Group employs more than 5,000 people
worldwide. SMA's broad product portfolio includes a compatible inverter for
every type of module on the market and for all plant sizes. The product
range includes both inverters for grid-connected photovoltaic plants as
well as off-grid and hybrid system technology. The product portfolio is
supplemented by comprehensive services and operational management of
utility-scale PV plants. Since 2008, the Group's parent company, SMA Solar
Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (S92) and also in the TecDAX index.

SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany

Head of Corporate Communications:
Anja Jasper
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Press contact:
Susanne Henkel
Manager Corporate Press
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Investor Relations contact:
Julia Rother
Manager Investor Relations
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offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities
of SMA Solar Technology AG (the "Company") or any present or future
subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the "SMA Group") nor
should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any
contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any
member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be
offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

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