Voting Rights Announcements | 1 June 2007 17:27


GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG [Securities Trading Act] with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] (share)

Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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In a letter dated May 29, 2007, Mr. Charles Jobson of Boston, USA, notified
us that the percentage of voting rights he holds in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of three percent on February 2,
2007. On February 2, 2007 he held a total of 6,024,159 shares, which
represents 3.1 percent of voting rights.

All of the aforementioned voting rights are held by investment funds
managed by Delta Partners, LLC, Boston, USA, - of which Mr. Charles Jobson
is the sole owner - and are attributable to Mr. Jobson  pursuant to section
22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). None
of the funds individually exceeds the 3 percent threshold.

Bochum, May 30, 2007

The Executive Board

DGAP 01.06.2007 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
              Dorstener Straße 484
              44809 Bochum Deutschland
www:          www.geagroup.com
 
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