Voting Rights Announcements | 23 January 2009 15:47
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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Publication according to Sec. 26 para. 1 German Securities Trading Act
(WpHG)
On 22 January 2009, FMR LLC informed us as follows:
On 20 January 2009, the voting interest held by FMR LLC, Boston, USA, in
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany, fell below the threshold of
5 %. On that date, FMR LLC held 4.93 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, arising from 9,067,658 voting rights.
All voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FMR
LLC pursuant to section 22 (1) 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% or more of the voting
rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.
Bochum, 23 January 2009
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board
23.01.2009 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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