GEA Group AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 27, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 27 March 2006 07:59

GEA Group AG: Major shareholder Dr. Happel sells 20 per cent stake in GEA Group

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Bochum, March 27, 2006 – GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft was informed by Dr. Otto Happel, that he is selling a stake of approx. 20 per cent (which represents approx. 40 million shares) in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, which he is placing via the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein as bookrunner in the capital markets. (c)DGAP 27.03.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft Dorstener Straße 484 44809 Bochum Deutschland phone: +49 (0)234 980-0 fax: +49 (0)234 980-1004 email: investor.relations@geagroup.com WWW: www.geagroup.com ISIN: DE0006602006 WKN: 660200 indexes: MDAX stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München; Freiverkehr in Hannover, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————