Annoucement according to § 26a WpHG

By letter of 28 April 2011 Joh. Berenberg Gossler & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany, has informed us according to Sec. 21 para 1 WpHG, that their share voting rights of GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft, Gildemeisterstraße 60, 33689 Bielefeld, Germany, has fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 3% as of 15 April 2011 and as of this day amounts to % (shares).
GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board