DGAP-PVR: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Amendment to our release as of April 6, 2008 according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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

17.04.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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In a letter of April 3, 2008, BlackRock Group communicated to us that the
voting right share of BlackRock Inc. and BlackRock Holdco 1. LLC, New York,
USA, each exceeded the 3% threshold in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft,
Bochum, on April 2, 2008, and subsequently amounted to 3.02% of the voting
rights, corresponding to 5,547,686 voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft. All voting rights are attributed to BlackRock, Inc. and
BlackRock Holdco 1. LLC, in each case pursuant to § 22 Paragraph 1 Clause 1
Number 6  in connection with Sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG). BlackRock, Inc. controls BlackRock Holdco 1. LLC.


Bochum, April 17, 2008


The Executive Board

DGAP 17.04.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
              Dorstener Straße 484
              44809 Bochum
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.geagroup.com
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