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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 

09.04.2015 16:15

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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

Voting rights notifications pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG

On April 8, 2015, KION GROUP AG, Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21, 65189
Wiesbaden, Germany (ISIN DE000KGX8881, WKN KGX888) has received the
following voting rights notifications pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG:

 1. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has informed
    us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015 its
    share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%, 25%,
    20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that day
    amounted to 0.12% (this corresponds to 115,050 voting rights). Of this,
    0.12% (this corresponds to 115,050 voting rights) were attributed to
    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. according to Section 22 para. 1 sentence
    1 no. 1 WpHG.

 2. The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has
    informed us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015
    its share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%,
    25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that
    day amounted to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 3. Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, New York, USA, has informed us
    according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015 its share
    in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%, 25%, 20%,
    15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that day amounted
    to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 4. GS Advisors V, L.L.C., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has informed us
    according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015 its share
    in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%, 25%, 20%,
    15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that day amounted
    to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 5. GS Advisors V AIV, Ltd., George Town, Cayman Islands, has informed us
    according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015 its share
    in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%, 25%, 20%,
    15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that day amounted
    to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 6. GS Capital Partners V Employee Funds GP, L.L.C., Wilmington, Delaware,
    USA, has informed us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March
    31, 2015 its share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the
    30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on
    that day amounted to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 7. GS Capital Partners V Employee Fund, L.P., Wilmington, Delaware, USA,
    has informed us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31,
    2015 its share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the
    30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on
    that day amounted to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 8. GSCP V AIV, L.P., George Town, Cayman Islands, has informed us
    according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015 its share
    in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%, 25%, 20%,
    15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that day amounted
    to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

 9. GSCP V Institutional AIV, L.P., George Town, Cayman Islands, has
    informed us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015
    its share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%,
    25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that
    day amounted to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

10. GS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P., George Town, Cayman Islands, has
    informed us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015
    its share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%,
    25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that
    day amounted to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

11. GS Capital Partners V GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has
    informed us according to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that on March 31, 2015
    its share in the voting rights of KION GROUP AG fell below the 30%,
    25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of voting rights and on that
    day amounted to 0.00% (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

Wiesbaden, April 9, 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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