KION GROUP AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Aug 21, 2013

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Voting Rights Announcements | 21 August 2013 15:19

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

21.08.2013 15:19

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Release according to Section 26 para. (1) WpHG
Notification of changes in voting rights according to Section 25 para. (1)
WpHG

We received the following notification in accordance with Section 25 WpHG
on August 16, 2013:

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

2. Notifying party: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Delaware, United States
   of America

3.
3.1 Reason for notification: Acquisition/Disposal
3.2 Manner of threshold contact: threshold exceeded

1. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%

2. Date threshold exceeded: July 03, 2013

3. Reportable share of voting rights: 85.57% (corresponds to 84,637,910
   voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights
   issued: 98,900,000

4. Further information on the share of voting rights:

Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments in
accordance with Section 25 WpHG: 0.38% (corresponds to 380,000 voting
rights)

Of which held indirectly: 0.38% (corresponds to 380,000 voting rights)

Share of voting rights in accordance with Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 85.19%
(corresponds to 84,257,910 voting rights)

1. Further information on (financial/other) instruments in accordance with
   Section 25 WpHG:

Chain of controlled companies:

Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK); Goldman Sachs
Holdings (U.K); Goldman Sachs International.

Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Stock Loan (physical)
0.38%

Maturity date: n/a

Expiration date: open

We further received the following notification in accordance with Section
25 WpHG on August 16, 2013:

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

2. Notifying party: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Delaware, United States
   of America

3. 3.1 Reason for notification: Acquisition/Disposal
   3.2 Manner of threshold contact: falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%

5. Date threshold crossed: July 5, 2013

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)
   calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
   98,900,000

7. Further information on the share of voting rights:

Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments in
accordance with Section 25 WpHG: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

Of which held indirectly: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

Share of voting rights in accordance with Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 85.19%
(corresponds to 84,257,910 voting rights)

We further received the following notification in accordance with Section
25 WpHG on August 16, 2013:

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

2. Notifying party: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Delaware, United States
   of America

3. 3.1 Reason for notification: Acquisition/Disposal
   3.2 Manner of threshold contact: threshold exceeded

4. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%

5. Date threshold exceeded: July 12, 2013

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 85.20% (corresponds to 84,262,910
   voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights
   issued: 98,900,000

7. Further information on the share of voting rights:

Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments in
accordance with Section 25 WpHG: 0.01% (corresponds to 5,000 voting rights)

Of which held indirectly: 0.01% (corresponds to 5,000 voting rights)

Share of voting rights in accordance with Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 85.19%
(corresponds to 84,257,910 voting rights)

1. Further information on (financial/other) instruments in accordance with
   Section 25 WpHG:

Chain of controlled companies:

Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK); Goldman Sachs
Holdings (U.K); Goldman Sachs International.

Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Stock Loan (physical)
0.01%

Maturity date: n/a

Expiration date: open

We further received the following notification in accordance with Section
25 WpHG on August 16, 2013:

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

2. Notifying party: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Delaware, United States
   of America

3. 3.1 Reason for notification: Acquisition/Disposal
   3.2 Manner of threshold contact: falling below threshold

4. Notification thresholds affected: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%

5. Date threshold crossed: July 18, 2013

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)
   calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
   98,900,000

7. Further information on the share of voting rights:

Share of voting rights resulting from (financial/other) instruments in
accordance with Section 25 WpHG: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

Of which held indirectly: 0% (corresponds to 0 voting rights)

Share of voting rights in accordance with Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 85.19%
(corresponds to 84,257,910 voting rights)

Wiesbaden, August 21, 2013

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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