Notifications Pursuant to Section 40 WpHG (German Securities Trade Act)

Pursuant to section 33 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), any entity which reaches, exceeds or falls below certain thresholds for voting rights (3 %, 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 %, 25 %, 30 %, 50 % or 75 %) in respect of a domestic issuer as a result of acquisition, sale or for other reasons is obliged to report this matter to both the issuer and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) without delay but within four trading days at the latest.

In accordance with the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), Koenig & Bauer AG is obliged to publish these notifications without delay but within three trading days after receipt of such notifications at the latest.