DGAP-News: SMA Solar Technology AG: SMA Solar Technology AG is promoted into TecDAX


SMA Solar Technology AG / Miscellaneous

04.09.2008 

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Kassel/Niestetal, 4th of September 2008 - After the successful IPO in June
2008 SMA Solar Technology AG will be listed in the technology index TecDAX.
The TecDAX consists of the 30 largest and most profitable companies from
the technology sector of the prime segment just below the DAX (Deutscher
Aktien Index: German Stock Index).

Only a few months after the initial public offering of SMA Solar Technology
AG (FWB: S92) the shares of the company will be listed in the TecDAX. The
decision concerning the promotion into the important index was announced by
'Deutsche Börse' shortly after a meeting of the 'Arbeitskreis
Aktienindizes' (i.e. 'Working Group Share Indices'). The working group
advises Deutsche Börse in terms of promotions or terminations of listings
in the indices on a three month basis.

SMA is worldwide market leader with inverters for photovoltaic power plants
and is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
the 27th of June 2008. In the current year SMA could present an extremely
positive business result and experienced a significant turnover and profit
increase. In the first six months of the year the turnover on its own
increased by 157 % to 292.6 million Euro compared with the same period of
the previous year. This nearly represents the total turnover of the entire
year 2007. The sold inverter power could be tripled to 895 Megawatts
compared with the same period in 2007. SMA expects a total turnover between
580 million and 640 million Euro for the year 2008. This would represent an
increase of 80 or even 100 % compared with 2007.

'After the excellent initial public offering we are happy that our company
now is qualified for the listing in the Technology Index and the shares are
thereby even more attractive for investors', says Günther Cramer, Spokesman
of the Board of SMA Solar Technology AG. 'The listing of SMA as one further
solar business furthermore underlines the continuously increasing
importance of the photovoltaics business for the national and international
markets.'

The actual trading of the shares of SMA Solar Technology AG within the
TecDAX will begin on the 22nd of September 2008.



About SMA Solar Technology AG:

With sales of EUR 327 million in 2007, SMA is the world market leader for
photovoltaic inverters, a central component in any solar power system.
SMA's head office is located in Niestetal near Kassel. It is represented by
international subsidiaries on four continents in eight countries. The Group
employs more than 2,500 people (including temporary workers). SMA produces
a broad range of types of inverters, offering the right type of inverter
for every type of photovoltaic module in use and every size of photovoltaic
systems. The product range includes both inverters for grid-connected
photovoltaic systems and remote systems without public power supply. SMA
has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
June 27, 2008 (S92).

Press contact:
SMA Solar Technology AG 

Volker Wasgindt
Head of Press and Association Work
Sonnenallee 1 
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Tel. +49 561 9522-11 21
Fax.+49 561 9522-11 03
Volker.Wasgindt@SMA.de

Investor Relations:
Hotline: +49 561 9522-22 22
Fax.+49 561 9522-11 03
ir@sma.de


Claudine Schaetzle
Tel. +49 69 920 37 -185
DGAP 04.09.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       SMA Solar Technology AG
              Sonnenallee 1
              34266 Niestetal
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 0
Fax:          +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 100
E-mail:       info@sma.de
Internet:     http://www.sma.de
ISIN:         DE000A0DJ6J9
WKN:          A0DJ6J 
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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