Release according to sec. 26 para 1 WpHG

Notification of voting rights according to sec. 25a para 1 WpHG
On 25 September 2013, we received the following information according to sec. 25a para 1 WpHG:

1. Company: GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft, Gildemeisterstraße 60, 33689 Bielefeld, Germany

2. Notifier: Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom

3. Reason of Notification: falling below

4. Triggering event: 5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 20 September 2013

6. Total amount of voting rights: 4.97% (equals: 3,914,393 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 78,817,994

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
(Financial / other) instruments purs. to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.15% (equals: 118,935 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 0.15% (equals: 118,935 voting rights)

(Financial / other) instruments purs. to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.82% (equals: 3,795,458 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 4.82% (equals: 3,795,458 voting rights)

Voting rights purs. to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0% (equals: 0 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on (financial / other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings: Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK) controls Goldman Sachs Holdings (U.K) which controls Goldman Sachs International.

GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board