GEA Group AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Oct 14, 2010

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Voting Rights Announcements | 14 October 2010 17:10

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

14.10.2010 17:10

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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum

ISIN: DE0006602006 // WKN: 660200

Publication according to Sec. 26 para. 1 German Securities Trading Act
(WpHG)

On 13 October 2010, BlackRock, Inc., informed us pursuant to sec. 21 para.
1 WpHG as follows:

On 23 February 2010, the voting rights of BlackRock, Inc., New York,
U.S.A., in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany, fell under the
threshold of 10 % and amounted to 9.99 % (18,356,610 voting rights) on that
day.

All voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to
BlackRock, Inc., pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection
with sent. 2 WpHG.

Bochum, 14 October 2010

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft

The Executive Board

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Company: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
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