GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
09.09.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On 8 September 2008, FIL Limited informed us as follows:
On 5 September 2008, FIL Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda crossed above the
threshold of
3 % of the voting rights in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany.
On that date, FIL Limited held 3.02 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft arising from 5,553,547 voting rights. All voting rights
in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FIL Limited pursuant to
section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.
On 8 September 2008, FIL Investments International informed us as follows:
On 5 September 2008, FIL Investments International, Hildenborough, England
crossed above the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany. On that date, FIL Investments
International held 3.02 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft arising from 5,553,547 voting rights. All voting rights
in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FIL Investments
International pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.
On 8 September 2008, FIL Investment Management Limited informed us as
follows:
On 5 September 2008, FIL Investment Management Limited, Hildenborough,
England crossed above the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in GEA
Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany. On that date, FIL Investment
Management Limited held 3.02 % of the voting rights in GEA Group
Aktiengesellschaft arising from 5,553,547 voting rights. All voting rights
in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft were attributed to FIL Investment
Management Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 in connection
with sent. 2 WpHG.
Bochum, 9 September 2008
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board
DGAP 09.09.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Dorstener Straße 484
44809 Bochum
Deutschland
Internet: www.geagroup.com
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