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without a driver and are controlled by robots. CEO Gordon Riske also cited
sophisticated fleet management systems as further examples of products that
increase efficiency and reduce costs for customers. "We are not interested
in innovation for innovation's sake," he emphasised.

Optimistic outlook for 2016

The CEO expressed his confidence about the current year. "We are expecting
to maintain our path of profitable growth in 2016," said Riske during the
Annual General Meeting. "We want to become yet more efficient in our
production and development processes, make even greater progress on
digitalisation and connectivity under our Strategy 2020 and thus further
consolidate and strengthen our global market position."

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The Company

The KION Group - comprising the seven brands of Linde, STILL, Fenwick, OM
STILL, Baoli, Voltas and Egemin Automation - is the largest manufacturer of
industrial trucks in western and eastern Europe, the global number two in
the industry and the leading non-domestic 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 a leading provider of industrial trucks in India. Egemin
Automation is a leading international logistics automation specialist.

The KION Group is present in more than 100 countries and, in 2015, employed
around 23,500 people and generated revenue of around EUR5.1 billion. KION
GROUP AG is listed on Deutsche Börse's Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the MDAX
(the German stock index for medium-sized companies) and the STOXX Europe
600 index, which comprises the 600 largest companies in Europe.


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