Commerzbank AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Street:	Kaiserstraße 16
Postal code:	60311
City:	Frankfurt am Main Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
	Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: NOMURA HOLDINGS INC City of registered office, country: TOKYO, Japan

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

17 Sep 2026

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	1.15 %	4.75 %	5.90 %	1080847095
Previous notification	2.19 %	5.88 %	8.07 %	/

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000CBK1001	0	7358399	0.00 %	0.68 %
DE000A41YE64	0	5107596	0.00 %	0.47 %
Total	12465995		1.15 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
			0	0.00 %
		Total	0	0.00 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Equity Swap	01/10/2026	n/a	Cash	1360000	0.13 %
Equity Swap	21/09/2026	n/a	Cash	3900000	0.36 %
Equity Swap	09/06/2027	n/a	Physical	12120000	1.12 %
Equity Swap	14/05/2027	n/a	Cash	8219178	0.76 %
Equity Swap	28/05/2027	n/a	Cash	10000000	0.93 %
Equity Swap	01/10/2026	n/a	Cash	14501188	1.34 %
Equity Swap	19/10/2026	n/a	Cash	1215000	0.11 %
			Total	51315366	4.75 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X	Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name	% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
Nomura Holdings Inc	%	%	%
Nomura Holding America Inc	%	%	%
Nomura Global Financial Products Inc	%	%	%
Nomura Holdings Inc	%	%	%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd	%	%	%
Nomura Holdings Inc	%	%	%
Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co., Ltd	%	%	%
Nomura Singapore Limited	%	%	%
Nomura Holdings Inc	%	%	%
Nomura Europe Holdings plc	%	%	%
Nomura International plc	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

23 Sep 2026