Krones AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 07.01.2009 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We, the TIAA-CREF Investment Management New York, USA, a life insurance company founded according to the laws of the State of New York, hereby inform you that our proportion of voting rights in Krones AG, Böhmerwaldstr. 5, 93073 Neutraubling, Germany, has fallen below the threshold of 3 % on 23.12.2008, and per this date amounts to 2.85 %, corresponding to 901.170 out of a total of 31.593.072 voting rights. All voting rights are attributed to us according to § 22, Para. 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in conjunction with Sentence 1 WpHG and they arise from shares previously held by the College Retirement Equities Fund, New York, USA. DGAP 07.01.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Krones AG Böhmerwaldstraße 5 93073 Neutraubling Deutschland Internet: www.krones.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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