EANS-Voting Rights: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, notified Pfeiffer
Vacuum on November 11, 2010 pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (?German
Securities Trading Act?) that its percentage of voting rights in our company
fell below the threshold of 20 % on November 10, 2010 and on that day amounts
to 19.37 % (equalling 1,738,053 voting rights). These 19.37 % are attributed to
Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, pursuant to article
22 section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 and article 22 section 1 sentence 2 WpHG. Of the
following shareholders the voting rights are attributed to the notifier: First
Eagle Overseas Fund and First Eagle Global Fund.

The First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, notified Pfeiffer
Vacuum on November 11, 2010 pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (?German
Securities Trading Act?) that its percentage of voting rights in our company
fell below the threshold of 20 % on November 10, 2010 and on that day amounts
to 19.37 % (equalling 1,738,053 voting rights). These 19.37 % are attributed to
the First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, pursuant to article
22 section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG. Of the following shareholders whose
percentage of voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG respectively
exceeds 3 % the voting rights are attributed to the notifier: First Eagle
Overseas Fund and First Eagle Global Fund.

Asslar, November 12, 2010

end of announcement euro adhoc
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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

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0006916604
WKN: 691660
Index: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, DAXsector All Industrial
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Hannover / free trade
München / free trade