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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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
State: USA

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG: Release pursuant to Article 26 Sect. 1 WpHG

1. Listed company (issuer of the shares to which voting rights are attached):

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
Berliner Str. 43
35614 Asslar
www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de

2. Details of the person / company subject to the notification (notifier):
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Minneapolis, USA

3. Reason for notification: Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: March 8, 2013

6. Voting rights:
ISIN of shares: DE0006916604
Amount of voting rights on day of crossing threshold: 503.681
Amount of voting rights
direct:
indirect: 503.681
Amount of voting rights in %:
direct:
indirect: 5,10 %

Attribution:
Attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1-6 WpHG or sec. 22 para. 2
WpHG:
If applicable in connection with sent. 2 (only with no. 2-6):
Sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG

In case of attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG:
Name(s) of controlled undertaking(s) holding 3% or more:

In case of attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 2-6 or sec. 22
para. 2 WpHG:
Name(s) of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more:

Asslar, March 12, 2013

Further inquiry note:
Brigitte Looß
Leiterin Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6441) 802-1346
E-Mail: Brigitte.Loos@pfeiffer-vacuum.de

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
Berliner Str. 43
D-35614 Aßlar
phone: +49(0)6441-802-0
FAX: +49 (6441) 802-1202
mail: info@pfeiffer-vacuum.de
WWW: http://www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0006916604
indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, DAXsector All Industrial
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English