DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-11-30 / 16:22 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. *Notification of Major Holdings* *1. Details of issuer* +------------------------------+----------------------------+ |Name: |GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft| +------------------------------+----------------------------+ |Street: |Peter-Müller-Straße 12 | +------------------------------+----------------------------+ |Postal code: |40468 | +------------------------------+----------------------------+ |City: |Düsseldorf | | |Germany | +------------------------------+----------------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|549300PHUU0ZZWO8EO07 | +------------------------------+----------------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Other reason: | | |voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on | | |subsidiary level | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +----------------------------------------------------------+ |Legal entity: Schroders plc | |City of registered office, country: London, United Kingdom| +----------------------------------------------------------+ *4. Names of shareholder(s)* holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. ++ || ++ *5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:* +-----------+ |24 Nov 2020| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ | |% of voting| % of| Total of| Total number| | | rights| voting| both in %| of voting| | |attached to| rights| (7.a. +| rights| | | shares| through| 7.b.)| pursuant to| | | (total of|instrument| | Sec. 41 WpHG| | | 7.a.)| s| | | | | | (total of| | | | | | 7.b.1 +| | | | | | 7.b.2)| | | +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |New | 4.12 %| 0.02 %| 4.13 %| 180492172| +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |Previous | 4.34 %| 0.01 %| 4.35 %| /| |notification | | | | | +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ *7. Details on total positions* *a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)* +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |ISIN | Absolute | In % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ | | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect| | | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| | | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |DE0006602006| 0| 7427590| 0.00 %| 4.12 %| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |*Total* | 7427590 | 4.12 % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ *b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG* +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ |Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting| |instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %| |t | |period | absolute| | +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | | | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ *b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting| |instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in| |ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %| | | | |t | | | +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash | 27706| 0.02 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | |*Total* | 27706| 0.02 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ *8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Person subject to the notification obligation is not | | |controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that| | |directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the | | |(underlying) issuer (1.). | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the | | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Name |% of voting| % of voting| Total of both| | | rights (if| rights| (if at least 5%| | |at least 3%| through| or more)| | | or more)| instruments| | | | |(if at least| | | | | 5% or more)| | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroders plc | %| %| %| +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder | %| %| %| |Administration | | | | |Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Holdings Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder Investment | %| %| %| |Management Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroders plc | %| %| %| +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder | %| %| %| |Administration | | | | |Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Holdings Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder US Holdings| %| %| %| |Inc. | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder Investment | %| %| %| |Management North | | | | |America Inc. | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroders plc | %| %| %| +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder | %| %| %| |Administration | | | | |Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Holdings Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |Schroder Unit Trusts| %| %| %| |Limited | | | | +--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+ |- | %| %| %|
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