DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: KUKA AG

On 26 September 2017, Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. informed us in accordance with
§ 27a para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act ('WpHG') as follows:

'On 1 September 2017, Midea Group Co., Ltd. (PRC) has notified you pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG on its own behalf and on behalf of Guangdong Midea Electric Co., Ltd. (PRC) and Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. that the portion of voting rights in KUKA Aktiengesellschaft held directly by Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. and attributed to Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. pursuant to § 22 para. 2 WpHG, which are in turn attributed to Guangdong Midea Electric Co., Ltd. (PRC) and Midea Group Co., Ltd. (PRC) pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG, has crossed the threshold of 10% on 30 August 2017 and on that day amounted to 94.55% (equaling 37,605,732 voting rights).  Midea Group Co., Ltd. (PRC) is a non-state­owned public company.

Against this background Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. hereby informs you pursuant to § 27a para. 1 WpHG as follows:
1. Objectives of the investment (§ 27a para. 1 sentence 3 WpHG)

1.1 The investment is aimed at implementing strategic objectives.

1.2 Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. does not intend to acquire further voting rights in KUKA Aktiengesellschaft within the next twelve months by way of purchasing or by other means, provided, however, that it might acquire further voting rights from affiliated companies as part of an intragroup restructuring.

1.3 Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. does not intend to exercise influence on the appointment or removal of members of the administrative, managing and supervisory bodies of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft other than by exercising its voting rights in the ordinary course of elections of members of the supervisory board in the general meeting.

1.4 Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. does not intend to change KUKA Aktiengesellschaft's capital structure, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity and debt financing and the company's dividend policy.
2. Source of the funding for the acquisition of voting rights (§ 27a para. 1 sentence 4 WpHG)
 
Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. has used third-party financing for the acquisition of the voting rights in KUKA Aktiengesellschaft.'