EANS-Voting Rights: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)
Person/company obliged to make the notification: -----------------------------------
Name: Legg Mason, Inc. Place: Baltimore State: Maryland, USA
Legg Mason, Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, notified Pfeiffer Vacuum pursuant to article 21 section 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that the percentage of their voting rights in our company fell below the threshold of 5 % on February 17, 2011 and on that day amounted to 4.95 % (equalling 488,131 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed to Legg Mason, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USA pursuant to article 22 section 1 sentence 1 nr. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. Of the following shareholder whose percentage of voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG exceeds 3 % the voting rights are attributed to the notifier: The Royce Fund.
Asslar, February 18, 2011
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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
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