Voting Rights Announcements | 24 September 2008 10:44


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

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On 22 September 2008, FIL Limited informed us as follows: 

On 19 September 2008, FIL Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda fell below the
threshold of
3 % of the voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany.
On that date, FIL Limited held 2.79 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft arising from 5,142,697 voting rights. All voting rights
in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FIL Limited pursuant to
section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.


On 22 September 2008, FIL Investments International informed us as follows:


On 19 September 2008, FIL Investments International, Hildenborough, England
fell below the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany. On that date, FIL Investments
International held 2.79 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft arising from 5,142,697 voting rights. All voting rights
in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FIL Investments
International pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.


On 22 September 2008, FIL Investment Management Limited informed us as
follows:

On 19 September 2008, FIL Investment Management Limited, Hildenborough,
England fell below the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany. On that date, FIL Investment
Management Limited held 2.79 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft arising from 5,142,697 voting rights. All voting rights
in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FIL Investment
Management Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 in connection
with sent. 2 WpHG.

Bochum, 24 September 2008

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board

24.09.2008  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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