Mercedes-Benz Group 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:	Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Street:	Mercedesstrasse 120
Postal code:	70372
City:	Stuttgart Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	529900R27DL06UVNT076

2. Reason for notification

	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: Bank of America Corporation City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)

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:

13 May 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	0.41 %	5.02 %	5.43 %	962903703
Previous notification	0.40 %	4.99998 %	5.40 %	/

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)
DE0007100000	0	3908760	0.00 %	0.41 %
US2338252073	0	39037	0.00 %	0 %
Total	3947797		0.41 %

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 %
Physical Call Options	08/01/2027 - 02/02/2028	n/a	16138923	1.68 %
Right to Recall	n/a	n/a	2858716	0.30 %
Rights of Use	n/a	n/a	545341	0.06 %
Physical Call Options	19/06/2026 - 17/12/2027	n/a	8470000	0.88 %
Physical Options	05/11/2026 - 09/08/2029	n/a	5887	0 %
Physical Call Options	08/01/2027 - 02/02/2028	n/a	16138923	1.68 %
		Total	28018867	2.91 %

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 %
Swaps	27/05/2026 - 20/03/2031	n/a	Cash	8127392	0.84 %
Put Options	15/05/2026 - 15/12/2028	n/a	Physical	11976500	1.24 %
Option	30/03/2027	n/a	Cash	1264	0 %
Put Option	19/06/2026	n/a	Cash	97743	0.01 %
Call Option	19/06/2026	n/a	Cash	86969	0.01 %
Put Options	08/01/2027 - 02/02/2028	n/a	Physical	16138923	1.68 %
Put Options	08/01/2027 - 02/02/2028	n/a	Physical	16138923	1.68 %
			Total	20289868	2.11 %

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)
Bank of America Corporation	%	%	%
NB Holdings Corporation	%	%	%
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited	%	%	%
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited	%	%	%
Merrill Lynch International	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	%	%	%
NB Holdings Corporation	%	%	%
BAC North America Holding Company	%	%	%
Bank of America, National Association	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	%	%	%
NB Holdings Corporation	%	%	%
BofA Securities, Inc.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	%	%	%
NB Holdings Corporation	%	%	%
BAC North America Holding Company	%	%	%
Bank of America, National Association	%	%	%
U.S. Trust Company of Delaware	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	%	%	%
NB Holdings Corporation	%	%	%
Merrill Lynch International, LLC	%	%	%
Merrill Lynch B.V.	%	%	%

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:

Ad 7.b The put and call options amounting to a percentage of 1,68% each were not aggregated as they relate to a collar transaction and a back-to-back collar transaction, respectively, under which, on a consolidated basis, Bank of America Corporation can acquire 1,68% of the voting rights in Mercedes-Benz Group AG (or receive an equivalent amount in cash) only once.

Date

19 May 2026