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KION Group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize
material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution
centers. The company is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in
Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally, and a leading
provider of warehouse automation.

The KION Group's world-renowned brands are clear industry leaders. Dematic,
the newest addition to the KION Group, is a global leader in automated
material handling providing a comprehensive range of intelligent supply
chain and automation solutions. Egemin Automation is a leading logistics
automation specialist with a particular strength in AGVs. The Linde and
STILL brands serve the premium industrial truck segment. Baoli focuses on
industrial trucks in the economy segment. Among its regional industrial
truck brands, Fenwick is the largest supplier of material handling products
in France, OM STILL is a market leader in Italy, and Voltas is a leading
provider of industrial trucks in India.

With a global installed base of more than 1.2 million industrial trucks and
over 6,000 installed systems, KION Group's customer base includes companies
in all industries and of all sizes on six continents. The company's 30,000
dedicated and highly skilled employees generated more than EUR6.7 billion
in pro-forma revenue for the calendar year 2015.


Disclaimer

This document and the information contained herein are for information
purposes only and do not constitute a prospectus or an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or in
any other jurisdiction.

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially
from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain
factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions,
regulatory reforms, results of technical studies, foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and
the availability of financing. We do not undertake any responsibility to
update the forward-looking statements in this release.


Further information for the media

KION Group

Michael Hauger
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

Frank Brandmaier
Head of Corporate Media Relations
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]


Dematic

Cheryl Falk
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Communications
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]

Jessica Heinz
Director Marketing & Communications CE
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]


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Language: English
Company: KION GROUP AG
Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 21
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.kiongroup.com
ISIN: DE000KGX8881
WKN: KGX888
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange


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