Voting Rights Announcements | 25 February 2014 16:37


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

KION GROUP AG 

25.02.2014 16:37

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Release according to Section 26 para. (1) of the Wertpapierhandelsgesetz
(WpHG - the German Securities Trading Act) with the Aim of a Europe-wide
distribution

Release according to Section 26 para. (1) WpHG
Notifications of voting rights pursuant to Section 25 para. (1) WpHG

On February 24, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to
Section 25 WpHG:

 1. Issuer: KION GROUP AG, Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21, 65189 Wiesbaden,
    Germany

 2. Notifying party: Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, New York, USA

 3. 3.1  Reason for notification: Acquisition/Disposal

3.2  Manner of threshold contact: Exceeding threshold

 4. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%

 5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: February 19, 2014

 6. Reportable share of voting rights: 70.154% (corresponds to 69,382,751
    voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting
    rights issued: 98,900,000

 7. Further information on the share of voting rights:

7.1 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.001% (corresponds to 881 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 70.154%
(corresponds to 69,381,870 voting rights)

 8. Further information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
    Section 25 WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled companies:
 n/a

8.2 Type of financial instrument: Stock loan (Physical)
 Maturity date: n/a
Expiration date: open


On February 24, 2014 we further received the following notification
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG:

 1. Issuer: KION GROUP AG, Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21, 65189 Wiesbaden,
    Germany

 2. Notifying party: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware,
    USA

 3. 3.1  Reason for notification: Acquisition/Disposal

3.2  Manner of threshold contact: Exceeding threshold

 4. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%

 5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: February 19, 2014

 6. Reportable share of voting rights: 70.154% (corresponds to 69,382,751
    voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting
    rights issued: 98,900,000

 7. Further information on the share of voting rights:

7.1 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.001% (corresponds to 881 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0.001% (corresponds to 881 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 70.154%
(corresponds to 69,381,870 voting rights)

 8. Further information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
    Section 25 WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled companies: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. controls
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

8.2 Type of financial instrument: Stock loan (physical)
 Maturity date: n/a
 Expiration date: open

Wiesbaden, February 25, 2014

KION GROUP AG
The Board of Management



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Language:     English
Company:      KION GROUP AG
              Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 21
              65189 Wiesbaden
              Germany
Internet:     www.kiongroup.com
 
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