GEA Group AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 3, 2007

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Voting Rights Announcements | 3 May 2007 10:47

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG [Securities Trading Act] with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21 WpHG [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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TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017,
USA, an investment management company established under the law of the
State of New York notified us of the following on April 27, 2007:

The percentage of voting rights held by TIAA-CREF Investment Management,
LLC in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold of 3 percent
on April 25, 2007 and then stood at 2.96 percent or 5,762,523 of the total
194,366,618 voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. All of these
voting rights were conferred on TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC
pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 German Securities Trading Act
from stock held by College Retirement Equities Fund, New York, USA.

College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017,
USA, an investment company established under the laws of the State of New
York, notified us of the following on April 27, 2007:

The percentage of voting rights held by College Retirement Equities Fund in
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold of 3 percent on April
25, 2007 and stood at 2.96 percent or 5,762,523 of the total 194,366,618
voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.

Bochum, April 30, 2007

The Executive Board

DGAP 03.05.2007

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

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