Adtran Holdings, Inc.: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
| EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Adtran Holdings, Inc. 
 
 20.10.2025 / 21:47 CET/CEST
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  Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer 2. Reason for notification| Name: | Adtran Holdings, Inc. |  | Street: | 901 Explorer Boulevard |  | Postal code: | 35806 |  | City: | Huntsville United States
 |  | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 549300VV36J86CRRWF77 | 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation| X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |  |  | Acquisition/disposal of instruments |  |  | Change of breakdown of voting rights |  | X | Other reason: voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level
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 4. Names of shareholder(s)| Legal entity: Morgan Stanley City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA)
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  holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached: 6. Total positions 7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)|  | % 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 | 4.18 % | 2.52 % | 6.7 % | 80093032 |  | Previous notification | 4.11 % | 2.53 % | 6.64 % | / | 
 b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG| ISIN | Absolute | In % |  |  | Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
 | Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
 | Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
 | Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
 |  | US00486H1059 | 0 | 3347182 | 0 % | 4.18 % |  | Total | 3347182 | 4.18 % | 
 b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |  | Right of recall over securities lending agreements | at any time | at any time | 2015532 | 2.52 % |  |  |  | Total | 2015532 | 2.52 % | 
 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 % |  |  |  |  | Total | 0 | 0 % | 
 |  | 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: | 
 9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG| 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) |  | Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 3.03 % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley International Limited | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 3.03 % | % | % |  | Prime Dealer Services Corp. | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |  | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | % | % | % | 
  (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: 10. Other explanatory remarks:| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |  | % | % | % | 
 | The notification was triggered mainly due to acquisition of shares with voting rights in addition to an acquisition of client securities over which Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC has a right of use. | 
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| Language: | English | 
| Company: | Adtran Holdings, Inc. | 
|  | 901 Explorer Boulevard | 
|  | 35806 Huntsville | 
|  | United States | 
| Internet: | www.adtran.com | 
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