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

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

2020-12-03 / 12:29
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*
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|Name: |GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft|
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|Street: |Peter-Müller-Straße 12 |
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|Postal code: |40468 |
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|City: |Düsseldorf |
| |Germany |
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|Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|549300PHUU0ZZWO8EO07 |
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*2. Reason for notification*
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| |Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
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| |Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
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| |Change of breakdown of voting rights |
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|X|Other reason: |
| |voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on |
| |subsidiary level |
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*3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation*
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|Legal entity: The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust |
|City of registered office, country: Montreal, Canada|
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*4. Names of shareholder(s)*
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

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|Oliver Capital S.à r.l. |
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*5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:*
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|30 Nov 2020|
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*6. Total positions*
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| |% 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)| | |
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|New | 8.51 %| 0.00 %| 8.51 %| 180492172|
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|Previous | 8.51 %| 0 %| 8.51 %| /|
|notification | | | | |
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*7. Details on total positions*
*a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)*
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|ISIN | Absolute | In % |
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| | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect|
| | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34|
| | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)|
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|DE0006602006| 0| 15357460| 0.00 %| 8.51 %|
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|*Total* | 15357460 | 8.51 % |
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*b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG*
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|Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting|
|instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %|
|t | |period | absolute| |
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| | | | 0| 0.00 %|
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| | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %|
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*b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG*
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|Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting|
|instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in|
|ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %|
| | | |t | | |
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| | | | | 0| 0.00 %|
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| | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %|
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*8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation*

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| |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.). |
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|X|Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the |
| |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
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|Name | % of voting| % of| Total of both|
| | rights (if at| voting|(if at least 5%|
| | least 3% or| rights| or more)|
| | more)| through| |
| | |instrument| |
| | | s (if at| |
| | | least 5%| |
| | | or more)| |
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|-The Desmarais | %| %| %|
|Family Residuary | | | |
|Trust | | | |
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|-Pansolo Holding | %| %| %|
|Inc. | | | |
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|-Power Corporation | %| %| %|
|of Canada | | | |
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|-171263 Canada Inc. | %| %| %|
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|-Power Financial | %| %| %|
|Corporation | | | |
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|-Power Financial | %| %| %|
|Europe BV | | | |
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|-Parjointco NV | %| %| %|
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|-Parjointco | %| %| %|
|Switzerland SA | | | |
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|-Groupe Bruxelles | %| %| %|
|Lambert | | | |
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|-GBL Verwaltung S.A.| %| %| %|
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|-Oliver Capital S.à | 8.45 %| %| 8.45 %|
|r.l. | | | |
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|- | %| %| %|
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|-The Desmarais | %| %| %|
|Family Residuary | | | |
|Trust | | | |
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|-Pansolo Holding | %| %| %|
|Inc. | | | |
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|-Power Corporation | %| %| %|
|of Canada | | | |
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|-171263 Canada Inc. | %| %| %|
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