KION GROUP AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 24, 2014

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Voting Rights Announcements | 24 November 2014 15:55

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

24.11.2014 15:55

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

Correction of notifications of voting rights pursuant to Section 25a para.
(1) WpHG dated March 27, 2014

On November 21, 2014, we received the following correction of a
notification of voting rights pursuant to Section 25a WpHG dated March 27,
2014:

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: Falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 75%

5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: January 9, 2014

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 68.47% (corresponds to 67,716,111
   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 25a WpHG: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting
rights)
Of which held indirectly: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.01% (corresponds to 8,543 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0.01% (corresponds to 8,543 voting rights)

7.3 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 68.46%
(corresponds to 67,707,568 voting rights)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. informed us that the total amount of voting
rights (6.) does not equal the sum of the detailed amounts of the voting
rights pursuant to Sections 25a, 25 and 21, 22 WpHG (7.1 through 7.3).
29,670,000 (30.00%) of the voting rights that are notified as Section 25a
WpHG instruments (7.1) are also attributed to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
pursuant to Section 22 WpHG (7.3) and are only counted once in the total
amount of voting rights (6.).

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

8.1 Chain of controlled companies:
The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; GS Capital Partners
V Employee Funds GP, L.L.C.; GS Capital Partners V Employee Fund, L.P.; GS
Advisors V AIV, Ltd.; GSCP V AIV, L.P.; GSCP V Institutional AIV, L.P.; GS
Advisors V, L.L.C.; GS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P.; Superlift Holding
S.à r.l.

8.2 Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Right of first offer
Maturity date: n/a
Expiration date: n/a

On November 21, 2014, we further received the following correction of a
notification of voting rights pursuant to Section 25a WpHG dated March 27,
2014:

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

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

3. Manner of threshold contact: Falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 75%

5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: January 9, 2014

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 68.01% (corresponds to 67,262,743
   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 25a WpHG: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting
rights)
Of which held indirectly: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.01% (corresponds to 8,543 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

7.3 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 68.00%
(corresponds to 67,254,200 voting rights)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. informed us that the total amount of voting rights
(6.) does not equal the sum of the detailed amounts of the voting rights
pursuant to Sections 25a, 25 and 21, 22 WpHG (7.1 through 7.3). 29,670,000
(30.00%) of the voting rights that are notified as Section 25a WpHG
instruments (7.1) are also attributed to Goldman, Sachs & Co. pursuant to
Section 22 WpHG (7.3) and are only counted once in the total amount of
voting rights (6.).

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

8.1 Chain of controlled companies:
GS Capital Partners V Employee Funds GP, L.L.C.; GS Capital Partners V
Employee Fund, L.P.; Superlift Holding S.à r.l.

8.2 Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Right of first offer
Maturity date: n/a
Expiration date: n/a

On November 21, 2014, we further received the following correction of a
notification of voting rights pursuant to Section 25a WpHG dated March 27,
2014:

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

2. Notifying party: GS Advisors V, L.L.C., Wilmington, Delaware, USA

3. Manner of threshold contact: Falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 75%

5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: January 9, 2014

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 68.00% (corresponds to 67,254,200
   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 25a WpHG: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting
rights)
Of which held indirectly: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

7.3 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 68.00%
(corresponds to 67,254,200 voting rights)

GS Advisors V, L.L.C. informed us that the total amount of voting rights
(6.) does not equal the sum of the detailed amounts of the voting rights
pursuant to Sections 25a, 25 and 21, 22 WpHG (7.1 through 7.3). 29,670,000
(30.00%) of the voting rights that are notified as Section 25a WpHG
instruments (7.1) are also attributed to GS Advisors V, L.L.C. pursuant to
Section 22 WpHG (7.3) and are only counted once in the total amount of
voting rights (6.).

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

8.1 Chain of controlled companies:
GS Capital Partners V Offshore, L.P.; Superlift Holding S.à r.l.

8.2 Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Right of first offer
Maturity date: n/a
Expiration date: n/a

On November 21, 2014, we further received the following correction of a
notification of voting rights pursuant to Section 25a WpHG dated March 27,
2014:

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

2. Notifying party: GS Advisors V AIV, Ltd., George Town, Cayman Islands

3. Manner of threshold contact: Falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 75%

5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: January 9, 2014

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 68.00% (corresponds to 67,254,200
   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 25a WpHG: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting
rights)
Of which held indirectly: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

7.3 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 68.00%
(corresponds to 67,254,200 voting rights)

GS Advisors V AIV, Ltd. informed us that the total amount of voting rights
(6.) does not equal the sum of the detailed amounts of the voting rights
pursuant to Sections 25a, 25 and 21, 22 WpHG (7.1 through 7.3). 29,670,000
(30.00%) of the voting rights that are notified as Section 25a WpHG
instruments (7.1) are also attributed to GS Advisors V AIV, Ltd. pursuant
to Section 22 WpHG (7.3) and are only counted once in the total amount of
voting rights (6.).

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

8.1 Chain of controlled companies:
GSCP V AIV, L.P.; GSCP V Institutional AIV, L.P.; Superlift Holding S.à
r.l.

8.2 Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Right of first offer
Maturity date: n/a
Expiration date: n/a

On November 21, 2014, we further received the following correction of a
notification of voting rights pursuant to Section 25a WpHG dated March 27,
2014:

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

2. Notifying party: GSCP V Institutional AIV, L.P., George Town, Cayman
   Islands

3. Manner of threshold contact: Falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 75%

5. Date threshold is crossed or reached: January 9, 2014

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 68.00% (corresponds to 67,254,200
   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 25a WpHG: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting
rights)
Of which held indirectly: 30.00% (corresponds to 29,670,000 voting rights)

7.2 Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments
pursuant to Section 25 WpHG: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)
Of which held indirectly: 0.00% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

7.3 Share of voting rights pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 68.00%
(corresponds to 67,254,200 voting rights)

GSCP V Institutional AIV, L.P. informed us that the total amount of voting
rights (6.) does not equal the sum of the detailed amounts of the voting
rights pursuant to Sections 25a, 25 and 21, 22 WpHG (7.1 through 7.3).
29,670,000 (30.00%) of the voting rights that are notified as Section 25a
WpHG instruments (7.1) are also attributed to GSCP V Institutional AIV,
L.P. pursuant to Section 22 WpHG (7.3) and are only counted once in the
total amount of voting rights (6.).

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

8.1 Chain of controlled companies:
Superlift Holding S.à r.l.

8.2 Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Right of first offer
Maturity date: n/a
Expiration date: n/a

Wiesbaden, November 24, 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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