GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Release of a capital market information

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Share buyback

Disclosure according to Art. 5 para. 1(b), para 3 of Regulation (EU) No.
596/2014 in connection with Art. 2 para. 2 and 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052

Share buyback - 49. Interim Reporting and Final Reporting

GEA successfully completes EUR 450m Share buyback

In the time period from 05 February 2018 until and including 06 February 2018, a number of 228,786 shares were bought back within the framework of the share buyback of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. Therewith, the repurchase of own shares has been completed on 06 February 2018. The share buyback was disclosed on 1 March 2017 pursuant to Art. 5 para. 1(a) of
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, Art. 2 para. 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU)
2016/1052 and began on 08 March 2017.

The total numbers of shares repurchased on 05 February 2018 and on 06 February 2018 can be taken from the following table:

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The transactions in a detailed form are published on the website of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (http://www.gea.com/de/investoren/shareinformation / aktienruckkauf/index. jsp).

The total volume of shares which have been bought back within the framework of the share buyback in the time period of 8 March 2017 until and including 06 February 2018 amounts to 12,003,304 shares. Hereby, the Share Buyback in an amount of EUR 450m was successfully completed. The repurchased shares represent 6.24% of the Share Capital of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. The shares were bought back to an average price of EUR 37.49 (without transaction costs).

The purchase of the shares of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft was carried out exclusively via the stock exchange by a bank commissioned by GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.

Düsseldorf, 08 February 2018

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft

The Management Board