Voting Rights Announcements | 18 April 2008 11:15
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
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Fidelity International notified us of the following on April 15, 2008:
The percentage of voting rights held by FMR LLC, Boston, USA, in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, exceeded the five percent threshold on April
11, 2008 and now amounts to 5,06 percent (9.313.960 shares). These voting
rights are attributable to FMR LLC pursuant to section 22 sent. 1 no. 6 in
connection with sent. 2 WpHG. The voting rights were attributed to FMR LLC
inter alia from Fidelity Investment Trust, being a shareholder holding 3
percent or more of voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.
Bochum, April 18, 2008
The Executive Board
18.04.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Dorstener Straße 484
44809 Bochum
Deutschland
Internet: www.geagroup.com
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