KION GROUP AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Aug 16, 2013

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Voting Rights Announcements | 16 August 2013 11:47

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

16.08.2013 11:47

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 para.
(1) WpHG on August 13, 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: August 7, 2013

6. Reportable share of voting rights: 82.41% (corresponds to 81,511,842
   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: 0.06% (corresponds to 61,877 voting
rights)

Of which held indirectly: 0.06% (corresponds to 61,877 voting rights)

Share of voting rights in accordance with Sections 21 and 22 WpHG: 82.35%
(corresponds to 81,449,965 voting rights)

1. Further information on (financial/other) instruments in accordance with
   Article 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.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.; GS Advisors V, L.L.C.; GS Capital Partners V
Offshore, L.P.; GS Capital Partners V GmbH & Co. KG; 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.; GS Capital Partners V
Institutional, L.P.; Superlift Holding S.à r.l.; KION MPP Verwaltungs GmbH;
KION Management Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Description of the (financial/other) instrument: Stock Loan (physical)
0.06%

Maturity date: n/a

Expiration date: open

We further received the following notification in accordance with Section
25 para. (1) WpHG on August 14, 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

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

2. Date threshold exceeded: August 12, 2013

3. Reportable share of voting rights: 0% (corresponds to 0 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% (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: 82.29%
(corresponds to 81,388,088 voting rights)

Wiesbaden, August 16, 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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