Press Release: Koenig & Bauer AG : Publication pursuant to --26 sect.1 WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of pan-European distribution

Koenig & Bauer AG / Koenig & Bauer AG : Publication pursuant to --26 sect.1 WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of pan-European distribution . Processed and transmitted by Nasdaq OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Koenig & Bauer AG Friedrich-Koenig-Str. 4 97080 Würzburg Germany

2. Reason for notification

X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights Acquisition/disposal of instruments Change of breakdown of voting rights Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office: Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH Frankfurt am Main Germany

4. Names of shareholder(s)

holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

08.02.2016

6. Total positions

total of both % of voting rights attached to shares % of voting rights through instruments in % total number (total of 7.a.) (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) (7.a. + 7.b.) of voting rights of issuer Resulting situation 5.066% n/a % 5.066% 16,524,783 Previous 3.766% n/a% n/a% / notification

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN absolute in % direct indirect direct indirect (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) DE0007193500 837,181% 5.066% Total 837,181 5.066 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of Expiration or Exercise or Voting rights Voting rights instrument maturity date conversion absolute in % period % Total %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

Type of Expiration Exercise or Cash or Voting Voting instrument or maturity conversion physical rights rights in % date period settlement absolute % Total %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

X Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting % of voting rights through instruments Total of both rights (if at (if at least held 5% or more) (if at least held 5% or more) least held 3% or more)

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting: Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

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Source: Koenig & Bauer AG via Globenewswire

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Koenig & Bauer AG

Friedrich-Koenig-Straße 4 Würzburg Germany

WKN: 719350;ISIN: DE0007193500;Index:SDAX;

Listed: Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart,

Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg,

Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin,

Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf,

Freiverkehr in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover,

Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,

Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,

Regulierter Markt in Bayerische Börse München;

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