09.09.2026 11:19:39 - dpa-AFX: EQS-Stimmrechte: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (english)

GEA Group AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG (the
German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
GEA Group AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG (the
German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution

09.09.2026 / 11:19 CET/CEST
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by EQS News - a
service of EQS Group.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
     Street:                           Ulmenstraße 99
     Postal code:                      40476
     City:                             Düsseldorf
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    549300PHUU0ZZWO8EO07


2. Reason for notification

   X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
   X    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: BlackRock, Inc.
     City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United
     States of America (USA)


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:

04 Sep 2026

6. Total positions

               % of voting  % of voting rights   Total of  Total number of
           rights attached             through  both in %    voting rights
                 to shares  instruments (total    (7.a. +      pursuant to
           (total of 7.a.)   of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)      7.b.)     Sec. 41 WpHG
  New               8.50 %              0.56 %     9.06 %        162801664
  Previo-           8.47 %              0.31 %     8.78 %                /
  us
  notifi-
  cation


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

    ISIN            Absolute                       In %
                  Direct (Sec.  Indirect (Sec.  Direct (Sec.  Indirect
                      33 WpHG)        34 WpHG)      33 WpHG)  (Sec. 34
                                                                 WpHG)
    DE0006602006             0        13837657           0 %    8.50 %
    Total           13837657                      8.50 %


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

    Type of          Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting
    instrument       maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in
                                    period       absolute          %
    Lent Securities  N/A            N/A             87151     0.05 %
    (right to
    recall)
                                    Total           87151     0.05 %


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

    Type of     Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting
    instrument  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights
                date         period       settlement  absolute    in %
    Contract    N/A          N/A          Cash          822113  0.50 %
    for
    Difference
                                          Total         822113  0.50 %


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 rights     Total of
                           rights (if at  through instruments  both (if at
                             least 3% or   (if at least 5% or  least 5% or
                                   more)                more)        more)
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  Trident Merger LLC                   %                    %            %
  BlackRock Investment                 %                    %            %
  Management, LLC
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock Capital                    %                    %            %
  Holdings, Inc.
  BlackRock Advisors,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  Trident Merger LLC                   %                    %            %
  BlackRock Investment                 %                    %            %
  Management, LLC
  Amethyst Intermediate                %                    %            %
  LLC
  Aperio Holdings LLC                  %                    %            %
  Aperio Group, LLC                    %                    %            %
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BlackRock Canada                     %                    %            %
  Holdings ULC
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management Canada
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 4,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Holdco 6,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Delaware                   %                    %            %
  Holdings Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  Institutional Trust
  Company, National
  Association
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock (Singapore)                %                    %            %
  Holdco Pte. Ltd.
  BlackRock (Singapore)                %                    %            %
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 4,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Holdco 6,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Delaware                   %                    %            %
  Holdings Inc.
  BlackRock Fund                       %                    %            %
  Advisors
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Australia                  %                    %            %
  Holdco Pty. Ltd.
  BlackRock Investment                 %                    %            %
  Management (Australia)
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock (Singapore)                %                    %            %
  Holdco Pte. Ltd.
  BlackRock HK Holdco                  %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management North Asia
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 4,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Holdco 6,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Delaware                   %                    %            %
  Holdings Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  Institutional Trust
  Company, National
  Association
  SAE Liquidity Fund                   %                    %            %
  (GenPar), LLC
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock (Singapore)                %                    %            %
  Holdco Pte. Ltd.
  BlackRock HK Holdco                  %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Lux Finco S.               %                    %            %
  a r.l.
  BlackRock Investment                 %                    %            %
  Management (Taiwan)
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock (Singapore)                %                    %            %
  Holdco Pte. Ltd.
  BlackRock HK Holdco                  %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Lux Finco S.               %                    %            %
  a r.l.
  BlackRock Japan                      %                    %            %
  Holdings GK
  BlackRock Japan Co.,                 %                    %            %
  Ltd.
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  (Netherlands) B.V.
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Advisors                   %                    %            %
  (UK) Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Investment                 %                    %            %
  Management (UK)
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Luxembourg                 %                    %            %
  Holdco S.a.r.l.
  BlackRock (Luxembourg)               %                    %            %
  S.A.
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  (Netherlands) B.V.
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management Deutschland
  AG
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International Limited
  BlackRock Life Limited               %                    %            %
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Luxembourg                 %                    %            %
  Holdco S.a.r.l.
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management Ireland
  Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Investment                 %                    %            %
  Management (UK)
  Limited
  BlackRock Fund                       %                    %            %
  Managers Limited
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Luxembourg                 %                    %            %
  Holdco S.a.r.l.
  BlackRock UK Holdco                  %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management Schweiz AG
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %                    %            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock Luxembourg                 %                    %            %
  Holdco S.a.r.l.
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management Ireland
  Limited
  BlackRock Solutions                  %                    %            %
  Funds ICAV
  -                                    %                    %            %
  BlackRock, Inc.                      %                    %            %
  BlackRock Saturn                     %                    %            %
  Subco, LLC
  BlackRock Finance,                   %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Holdco 2,                  %                    %            %
  Inc.
  BlackRock Financial                  %                    %            %
  Management, Inc.
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  International
  Holdings, Inc.
  BR Jersey                            %                    %            %
  International Holdings
  L.P.
  BlackRock Holdco 3,                  %                    %            %
  LLC
  BlackRock Cayman 1 LP                %%            %
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay Finco Limited
  BlackRock Cayman West                %                    %            %
  Bay IV Limited
  BlackRock Group                      %                    %            %
  Limited
  BlackRock                            %                    %            %
  (Netherlands) B.V.
  BlackRock Asset                      %                    %            %
  Management Deutschland
  AG
  iShares (DE) I                       %                    %            %
  Investmentaktiengesell-
  schaft mit
  Teilgesellschaftsvermö-
  gen
  -                                    %                    %            %


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    Proportion of    Total of
                   rights      instruments        both
                        %                %           %


10. Other explanatory remarks:



Date

09 Sep 2026


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   Company:     GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
                Ulmenstraße 99
                40476 Düsseldorf
                Germany
   Internet:    www.gea.com
   LEI Code:    549300PHUU0ZZWO8EO07




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2396674 09.09.2026 CET/CEST
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