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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

11/24/2020
DGAP-PVR: 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

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
24.11.2020 / 11:06
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

	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: The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust
City of registered office, country: Montreal, Canada

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

Oliver Capital S.à r.l.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

20 Nov 2020

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	8.51 %	0.00 %	8.51 %	180492172
Previous notification	8.51 %	0 %	8.51 %	/

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0006602006	0	15357460	0.00 %	8.51 %
Total	15357460		8.51 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
			0	0.00 %
		Total	0	0.00 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
				0	0.00 %
			Total	0	0.00 %

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 rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
-The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust	%	%	%
-Pansolo Holding Inc.	%	%	%
-Power Corporation of Canada	%	%	%
-171263 Canada Inc.	%	%	%
-Power Financial Corporation	%	%	%
-Power Financial Europe BV	%	%	%
-Parjointco NV	%	%	%
-Parjointco Switzerland SA	%	%	%
-Pargesa Netherlands BV	%	%	%
-Groupe Bruxelles Lambert	%	%	%
-GBL Verwaltung S.A.	%	%	%
-Oliver Capital S.à r.l.	8.45 %	%	8.45 %
-The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust	%	%	%
-Pansolo Holding Inc.	%	%	%
-Power Corporation of Canada	%	%	%
-171263 Canada Inc.	%	%	%
-Power Financial Corporation	%	%	%
-Power Financial Europe BV	%	%	%
-Parjointco NV	%	%	%
-Parjointco Switzerland SA	%	%	%
-Pargesa Netherlands BV	%	%	%
-Groupe Bruxelles Lambert	%	%	%
-FINPAR III	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

23 Nov 2020

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Language:	English
Company:	GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
	Peter-Müller-Straße 12
	40468 Düsseldorf
	Germany
Internet:	www.gea.com


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