Voting Rights Announcements | 24 October 2008 13:29
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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On 23 October 2008, BlackRock, Inc., informed us as follows:
On 20 October 2008, Black Rock, Inc., New York, USA, fell below the
threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft,
Bochum, Germany. On that date, BlackRock, Inc. held 2.66 % of the voting
rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft arising from 4,890,340 voting
rights. All voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed
to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in
connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
Bochum, 24 October 2008
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board
24.10.2008 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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