KION GROUP AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 14.01.2015 19:19 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bert-Jan Knoef and Theodor Maurer to leave the Executive Board at their own request - CEO Gordon Riske also to take over as CEO of the brand companies Linde MH and STILL Wiesbaden, 14 January 2015 The Supervisory Board of KION GROUP AG, Wiesbaden (ISIN DE000KGX8881), today approved the departures of Bert-Jan Knoef and Theodor Maurer from the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG with effect of today. The two Executive Board Members are leaving the company at their own request. In this context, the KION Group CEO, Gordon Riske, is also to take over as CEO of the brand companies Linde Material Handling GmbH and STILL GmbH from 15 January 2015. Linde Material Handling GmbH and STILL GmbH are the parent companies of the Linde MH and STILL brands respectively. Further information for the media Michael Hauger Head of Corporate Communications Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 655 michael.hauger@kiongroup.com Frank Brandmaier Head of Corporate Media Relations Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 752 frank.brandmaier@kiongroup.com Further information for investors Frank Herzog Head of Corporate Finance Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 303 frank.herzog@kiongroup.com Dr Karoline Jung-Senssfelder Head of Investor Relations and M&A Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 450 karoline.jung-senssfelder@kiongroup.com 14.01.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: KION GROUP AG Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 21 65189 Wiesbaden Germany Phone: +49 (0)611 770-0 Fax: +49 (0)611 770-690 E-mail: info@kiongroup.com Internet: www.kiongroup.com ISIN: DE000KGX8881 WKN: KGX888 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------