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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 

25.02.2015 16:33

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KION GROUP AG: Release according to Section 26 para. 1 WpHG (the German
Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Notification of voting rights pursuant to Section 25 WpHG

On February 20, 2015, KION GROUP AG, Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 21, 65189
Wiesbaden, Germany (ISIN DE000KGX8881, WKN KGX888) has received the
following voting rights 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.  Manner of threshold contact: Exceeding threshold 

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

5.  Date threshold is crossed or reached: February 18, 2015

6.  Reportable share of voting rights: 47.42% (corresponds to 46,898,376
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: 0.08% (corresponds to 74,558 voting rights)
 of which held indirectly: 0.08% (corresponds to 74,558 voting rights) 

7.2  Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 47.34%
(corresponds to 46,823,818 voting rights)

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

8.1  Chain of controlled undertakings: 

  - Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.

  - Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited

  - Goldman Sachs International

8.2  ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stock Loan
(Physical)
 Exercise period: n/a; Maturity date: n/a; Expiration date: Open

Wiesbaden, February 25, 2015

KION GROUP AG
The Management Board



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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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