DGAP-Ad-hoc: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Offer KUKA Aktiengesellschaft: US Government Authorities grant clearances for take-over of KUKA by Midea 30-Dec-2016 / 09:42 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KUKA Aktiengesellschaft Zugspitzstrasse 140, 86165 Augsburg - ISIN DE0006204407- - ISIN DE000A2BPXK1 - Listed on the following German stock exchanges: Frankfurt am Main and Munich Market segment: Prime Standard Disclosure of Inside Information in accordance with Article 17 MAR US Government Authorities grant clearances for take-over of KUKA by Midea The US government authorities CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) and DDTC (Directorate of Defense Trade Controls) on December 29, 2016 have cleared the take-over of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft by MECCA International (BVI) Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Midea Group Co., Ltd. Thus, all closing conditions of the tender offer of June 16, 2016 have been met. The settlement of the tender offer can be expected in the first half of January 2017. Augsburg, December 30, 2016 KUKA Aktiengesellschaft The Executive Board Contact: Andreas Spitzauer phone: +49 821 7975-216 fax: +49 821 7975-213 e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30-Dec-2016 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft Postfach 43 12 69 86072 Augsburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)821 797 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)821 7975 - 333 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.kuka.com ISIN: DE0006204407, DE000A2BPXK1 WKN: 620440 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 533363 30-Dec-2016 CET/CEST