GEA Group AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Mar 12, 2007

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Voting Rights Announcements | 12 March 2007 13:32

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 according to article 21, section 1
WpHG , transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Publication in accordance with section 26 paragraph 1 WpHG (German
Securities Trading Act)

The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, New York, USA, a
life insurance company founded in accordance with the laws of the state of
New York, has informed us as follows on 7 March 2007:

The proportion of voting rights held by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association of America in the GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, has dropped
below the threshold of 5% on 6 March 2007 and subsequently amounted to
4.81%, corresponding to 9 358 417 out of a total of 194 366 618 voting
shares in the GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. All of these voting shares
were assigned to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
in accordance with section 22 paragraph 1 clause 1 number 6 in connection
with clauses 2 and 3 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).

The College Retirement Equities Fund, New York, USA, owned 7 359 220 shares
on 6 March 2007, corresponding to 3.79% of the voting shares in GEA Group
AG, which were assigned to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
of America by TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA (which is
controlled by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) in
accordance with section 22 paragraph 1 clause 1 number 6 in connection with
clauses 2 and 3 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).

The TIAA Board of Overseers, New York, USA, a non-profit organization
founded in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, has informed
us as follows on 7 March 2007:

The proportion of voting rights held by the TIAA Board of Overseers in the
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, has dropped below the threshold of 5% on 6
March 2007 and subsequently amounted to 4.81%, corresponding to 9 358 417
out of a total of 194 366 618 voting shares in the GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft. All of these voting shares were assigned to the TIAA
Board of Overseers in accordance with section 22 paragraph 1 clause 1
number 6 in connection with clauses 2 and 3 of the WpHG (German Securities
Trading Act)

The College Retirement Equities Fund, New York, USA, owned 7 359 220 shares
on 6 March 2007, corresponding to 3.79% of the voting shares in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, which were assigned to the TIAA Board of Overseers by
TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA (which is controlled by
the TIAA Board of Overseers) and by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association of America, New York, USA in accordance with section 22
paragraph 1 clause 1 number 6 in connection with clauses 2 and 3 of the
WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).

Bochum, 8 March 2007

The Executive Board

DGAP 12.03.2007

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

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