Voting Rights Announcements | 29 April 2008 16:09


GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Amendment to Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

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On April 25, 2008, Fidelity International informed us as follows: 

The share of voting rights of FIL Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda, in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, fell below the threshold of 3% on April 24, 
2008 and amounted afterwards to 2,96 %, which equals 5.454.825  voting
rights in GEA Group Aktien¬gesellschaft. All such voting rights are
attributable to FIL Limited according to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 
WpHG.

The share of voting rights of Fidelity Investment Management Limited,
Hildenborough, England, in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, fell below
the threshold of 3% on April 24,  2008 and amounted afterwards to 2,96 %,
which equals 5.454.825  voting rights in GEA Group Aktien¬gesellschaft. All
such voting rights are attributable to Fidelity Investment Management
Limited according to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 WpHG.


Bochum, April 29, 2008

The Executive Board

29.04.2008  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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