KION Group successfully improves debt maturity profile

• Amendment of senior facility agreement successfully completed
• Strong support for maturity extension of term loans to December 2017

Wiesbaden, 5 July 2012: The KION Group, one of the two leading global manufacturers of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment, has successfully completed the amendment and extension of its senior debt facilities. Lenders have agreed to the commercial and technical amendments and documentary changes which the company had proposed on 8 June 2012. The amendments will formally become effective in the coming weeks.

KION Group has also successfully extended well in excess of EUR1 billion of its existing credit facilities. Extended credit facilities include a substantial proportion of the revolving credit facilities from December 2013 to December 2016 and a substantial proportion of its existing term loan B and C commitments from December 2014 (TLB) and December 2015 (TLC) to December 2017.

Harald Pinger, CFO of KION Group, commented: 'I am very satisfied with the broad support our amendment and extension offer has received among lenders. We have significantly improved and rebalanced the maturity profile of our senior debt facilities. This provides KION with additional long-term financial security'.

The Company
The KION Group - comprising the six brands Linde, STILL, Fenwick, OM STILL, Baoli and Voltas - is Europe's market leader in industrial trucks, the global number two in the industry and the leading international supplier in China. The Linde and STILL brands serve the premium segment worldwide. Fenwick is the largest supplier of material-handling products in France, while OM STILL is a market leader in Italy. The Baoli brand focuses on the economy segment, and Voltas is one of the two market leaders in India. The KION Group employed roughly 22,000 people and generated revenue of around EUR4.4 billion in 2011.

Disclaimer
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For further information please contact
Michael Hauger
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 655
Email: michael.hauger@kiongroup.com