GEA Group AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 6, 2008

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Voting Rights Announcements | 6 May 2008 13:22

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)

Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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On 1 May 2008, FIL Limited informed us as follows:

The share of voting rights of FIL Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, exceeded the threshold of 3 % on 30 April 2008
and amounted afterwards to 3,05 %, which equals 5.618.025 voting rights in
GEA Group Aktien¬gesellschaft. All such voting rights are attributable to
FIL Limited according to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

On 1 May 2008, Fidelity Investment Management Limited informed us as
follows:

The share of voting rights of Fidelity Investment Management Limited,
Hildenborough, England in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, exceeded
the threshold of 3 % on 30 April 2008 and amounted afterwards to 3,05 %,
which equals 5.618.025 voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. All
such voting rights are attributable to Fidelity Investment Management
Limited according to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 WpHG.

On 1 May 2008, Fidelity Investments International informed us as follows:

The share of voting rights of Fidelity Investments International,
Hildenborough, England in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, exceeded
the threshold of 3 % on 30 April 2008 and amounted afterwards to 3,04 %,
which equals 5.601.965 voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. All
such voting rights are attributable to Fidelity Investments International
according to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Bochum, 6 May 2008

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board

06.05.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Dorstener Straße 484
44809 Bochum
Deutschland
Internet: www.geagroup.com

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