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: BNP Paribas Investment Partners S. A. Place: Paris State: Frankreich BNP Paribas Investment Partners S. A., Paris, France 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 exceeded the threshold of 3 percent on July 31, 2012, and on that day amounted to 3.01 percent (equalling 296,903 voting rights). Of these 3.01 percent 2.77 percentage points (equalling 273,586 voting rights) are attributed to BNP Paribas Investment Partners S. A., Paris, France, pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. 0.24 percentage points (equalling 23,317 voting rights) are attributed to BNP Paribas Investment Partners S. A. pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. Asslar, August 3, 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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