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 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
15 % on November 22, 2010 and on that day amounted to 14.95 % (equalling
1,475,096 voting rights). These 14.95 % 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 pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG that its percentage of voting
rights in our company fell below the threshold of 15 % on November 22, 2010 and
on that day amounted to 14.95 % (equalling 1,475,096 voting rights). These 14.95
% 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.

The First Eagle Global Fund, New York, USA, notified Pfeiffer Vacuum 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 10 % on November 22,
2010 and on that day amounted to 9.82 % (equalling 969,311 voting rights).

The First Eagle Overseas Fund, New York, USA, notified Pfeiffer Vacuum 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 5 % on
November 22, 2010 and on that day amounted to 4.24 % (equalling 417,899 voting
rights).

Asslar, November 25, 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