EANS-Voting Rights: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share) Person/company obliged to make the notification: ----------------------------------- Name: Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS) Place: Boston, MA State: USA Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS), Boston, MA, USA, notified Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG 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 3 percent on May 11, 2012 and on that day amounted to 2.66 percent (equalling 262,301 voting rights). Of these 2.66 percent 0.83 percentage points (equalling 81,821 voting rights) are attributed to Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS), Boston, MA, USA, pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG while 1.83 percentage points (equalling 180,480 voting rights) are attributed to the notifier pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. Asslar, May 21, 2012 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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