EANS-Adhoc: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG / Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG intends to acquire Alcatel-Lucent´s Vacuum Technology Unit "Adixen"

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Company Information/Mergers & Acquisitions

03.11.2010

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Asslar, Germany, November 3, 2010. Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG,
Asslar, Germany, intends to acquire Alcatel-Lucent´s Vacuum
Technology Unit ("Adixen") which is headquartered in Annecy, France.
Negotiations on the purchase of the companies, patents and licenses
belonging to this unit have been largely finalized. The supervisory
board of Pfeiffer Vacuum consented to the acquisition today. Prior to
the signing of the contract, a hearing of employee councils of the
Alcatel-Lucent group is required. The acquisition is planned to
become effective on December 31, 2010.

Alcatel-Lucent´s Vacuum Technology Unit, which does business under
the Adixen brand name, is an acknowledged world leader in vacuum
pumps and leak detectors. In fiscal year 2009, the Adixen unit
generated sales revenues of EUR 134 million and a negative EBITDA of
EUR 3 million which was largely attributable to the general economic
crisis. The interim financial statements for the Adixen unit for the
period ended June 30, 2010, record sales revenues of EUR 116 million
and an EBITDA of EUR 14 million. On the basis of these numbers, sales
revenues of approximately EUR 270 million and an EBITDA of
approximately EUR 40 million are anticipated for the entire fiscal
year 2010.

This acquisition will allow Pfeiffer Vacuum to strategically
complement its product portfolio in a meaningful way, in particular
as a result of Adixen´s leading market position in the field of
backing pumps. Moreover, it will also be possible to significantly
expand the sales and marketing network, to increase market share in
the global market for vacuum pumps, as well as to gain better overall
access to the high-growth Asian markets.

The purchase price for this unit will total approximately EUR 200
million on a debt/cash-free basis and will be fully financed through
a bank loan. Pfeiffer Vacuum intends to reduce a portion of the
acquisition financing by selling treasury shares and through a
capital increase from authorized capital in the amount of up to 10
percent of its share capital.

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====================================== About Pfeiffer Vacuum Pfeiffer
Vacuum (Stock Exchange Symbol PFV, ISIN DE0006916604) is one of the
world’s leading providers of vacuum solutions. Among a full range of
hybrid- and magnetically levitated turbopumps, the portfolio
comprises of backing pumps, measurement and analysis devices,
components, vacuum chambers and systems. Ever since the invention of
the turbomolecular pump by Pfeiffer Vacuum, the company has stood for
innovative solutions and high-technology products that are used in
the analytical segment, in research and development, environmental
technology, chemistry, semiconductor production and coating
technology, as well as in the automotive industry and any number of
further sectors. Founded in 1890, Pfeiffer Vacuum is today active
throughout the world together with a workforce of some 900 people as
well as 14 subsidiaries and over 20 agencies. Further information is
available at www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com.

Disclaimer This release does not constitute an offer of securities
for sale, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or to subscribe for
securities of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technologies AG ("Pfeiffer Vacuum").
Neither this release nor anything contained herein shall form the
basis of, or be relied on, in connection with, any offer or
commitment whatsoever.

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or into the United States of America and may not be distributed to
U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). In
particular, this information does not constitute an offer of
securities for sale, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or to
subscribe for securities of Pfeiffer Vacuum in the United States.
The securities of Pfeiffer Vacuum may not be offered, sold or
delivered in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of
U.S. persons, unless registered under the Securities Act or pursuant
to an exemption from such registration. The securities will not be
registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of
securities of Pfeiffer Vacuum in the United States.

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Further inquiry note:

Brigitte Looß

Leiterin Investor Relations

Tel.: +49 (6441) 802-346

E-Mail: Brigitte.Loos[at]pfeiffer-vacuum.de

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