Release according to sec. 26 WpHG para 1 cl. 2 WpHG (own shares)

GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft, Bielefeld, Germany, reports pursuant to § 26 para. 1 cl. 2 WpHG, that the percentage of own shares held by GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN: DE0005878003, WKN: 587800) fell below the threshold of 3 % on August 20, 2013 and amounted to 2.85 % of the voting rights (1,805,048 voting rights) on that day.

GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board