Voting Rights Announcements | 5 May 2009 17:23


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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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum

ISIN: DE0006602006 // WKN: 660200 

Publication according to Sec. 26 para. 1 German Securities Trading Act
(WpHG)

On 01 May 2009 Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd., London, England,
in the name and on behalf of Barclays Global Investors NA, informed us
according to §§ 21, 22  WpHG that on 29 April 2009 the voting rights of
Barclays Global Investors NA, San Francisco, United States, in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany, exceeded the 3% threshold of § 21
para. 1 WpHG. At that time Barclays Global Investors NA held 3.085 % of the
voting rights (i. e. 5,670,266 shares with voting rights) in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft.

Barclays Global Investors NA was attributed these 3.085 % of the voting
rights (i. e. 5,670,266 shares with voting rights) in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Bochum, 05 May 2009

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board

05.05.2009  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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