Shareholder Structure
Shares outstanding. In November/December 2006, 2,659 convertible bonds were exchanged into 132,950 new shares of no-par stock in the company, bringing the total number of shares issued as per December 2, 2006, to 8,970,600 (previously: 8,837,650). In this connection, the company's share capital rose to
€ 22,964,736.00 (previously: € 22,624,384.00).
Shareholder structure.
Summary, as of 2008-08-21 (PDF, 82 KB)
Actual holding notifications:
August 21, 2008. Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisors, LLC based in New York, USA have notified us on August 18, 2008 that on August 15, 2008, their voting rights exceeded the threshold of 25 % with holdings of now 25.04 %. These holdings of 25.04 % are also to be imputed to the Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings Inc. by the First Eagle Global Fund (12.97 % = 1,163,434 shares) and the First Eagle Overseas Fund (10.20 % = 915,140 shares).
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 18 KB)
July 22, 2008. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us today that on July 17, 2008, their voting rights fell below the threshold of 5 % with holdings of now 4.84 %. These holdings of 4.84 % are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation, to ZFIC Inc. as well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 18 KB)
July 11, 2008. Capital Research and Management Company, located in Los Angeles, USA have informed us on July 10, 2008 pursuant to section 21 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that on 8 July 2008, the stake of Capital Research and Management Company in the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG exceeded the threshold of 5 %. On that date, Capital Research and Management Company held 5.87 % in relation to all voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (voting rights arising from 527,000 ordinary shares (Stammaktien)). Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has issued ordinary shares only. 5,87 % of all voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (voting rights arising from 527,000 ordinary shares) were attributed to Capital Research and Management Company pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 22 KB)
July 11, 2008. Pursuant to section 21 para 1. of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), Artisan Funds, Inc. in Milwaukee, USA have notified us on July 11, 2008 that on July 8, 2008, their the stake in the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG fell below the threshold of 3%. On that date, Artisan Funds, Inc. held 2.54% in relation to all voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (voting rights arising from 228,152 ordinary shares (Stammaktien); Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has issued ordinary shares only).
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 21 KB)
July 01, 2008. Pursuant to section 21 para 1. of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisors, LLC in New York, USA have notified us on July 1, 2008 on behalf of the First Eagle Global Fund, that on June 27, 2008, the Fund’s share of the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG exceeded the threshold of 10 percent of the voting rights in the company and the Fund held, as of that date, 919,014 shares and voting rights, or 10.24 percent of the voting rights in the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 18 KB)
June 20, 2008. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. located in New York, USA, and Neuberger Berman Inc. located in New York, USA, have informed us on June 18, 2008 pursuant to sec. 21 (1) German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that on July 13, 2007 the stake of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Neuberger Berman Inc. in the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG exceeded the threshold of 3 %. On that date, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Neuberger Berman Inc. held 3.18 % of all voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (in absolute numbers 284,875) of ordinary shares. These shares are aggregated to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Neuberger Berman Inc. respectively pursuant to section 22 (1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with section 22 1 sent. 2) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG).
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 16 KB)
June 11, 2008. Capital Research and Management Company, located in Los Angeles, USA have informed us on June 11, 2008 pursuant to section 21 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that on 9 June 2008, the stake of Capital Research and Management Company in the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG exceeded the threshold of 3 %. On that date, Capital Research and Management Company held 3.15 % in relation to all voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (voting rights arising from 282,682 ordinary shares). All of these voting rights were attributed to Capital Research and Management Company pursuant to section 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 18 KB)
May 13, 2008. Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisors, LLC based in New York, USA have notified us on May 9, 2008 that on May 7, 2008, their voting rights exceeded the threshold of 20 % with holdings of now 20.01 %. These holdings of 20.01 % are also to be imputed to the Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings Inc. by the First Eagle Overseas Fund (10.20 % = 915,140 shares) and the First Eagle Global Fund (7.99 % = 717,173 shares).
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 20 KB)
April 3, 2008. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us today that on March 31, 2008, their voting rights fell below the threshold of 10 % with holdings of now 9.94 %. These holdings of 9.94 % are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation, to ZFIC Inc. as well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P. Of such voting rights, 4.94 % were voting rights arising from shares held by Artisan Funds, Inc.
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 24 KB)
March 26, 2008. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on March 25
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 20 KB)
March 24, 2008. Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, New York, USA, have informed us on behalf of First Eagle Global Fund, New York, that on March 14, 2008 the Fund’s share of the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG exceeded the threshold of 5 percent of the voting rights in the company and the Fund held, as of that date, 484,294 shares and voting rights, or 5.4 percent of the voting rights in the company.
March 12, 2008. Artisan: Alpha+ (Non-US Equity) [Series], New York, USA, have informed us on March 12, 2008 that on July 12, 2007 their stake in the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, Berliner Strasse 43, 35614 Asslar, Germany, fell below the threshold of 3 %. On that date, Artisan: Alpha+ (Non-US Equity) [Series] held 2.96% in relation to all voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (voting rights arising from 265,512 ordinary shares (Stammaktien); Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has issued ordinary shares only.
March 6, 2008. Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisors, LLC based in
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 26 Section 1 WpHG (PDF, 23 KB)
February 25, 2008. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us on February 22, 2008 that on February 20, 2008, their voting rights exceeded the threshold of 10 % with holdings of now 10.15 %. These holdings of 10.15 % are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation, to ZFIC Inc. as well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P. Of such voting rights, 4.94 % were voting rights arising from shares held by Artisan Funds, Inc.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 23 KB)
February 06, 2008. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on February 5, 2008 that on February 1, 2008 the share of voting stocks in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG went below the threshold of 5% of the total voting stocks of the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 20 KB)
February 4, 2008. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us on January 31, 2008 that on January 29, 2008, their voting rights fell below the threshold of 10 % with holdings of now 9.98 %. These holdings of 9.98 percent are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation, to ZFIC Inc. as well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P. Of such voting rights, 4.94 % were voting rights arising from shares held by Artisan Funds, Inc.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 19 KB)
January 23, 2008. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on January 22, 2008 that on January 18, 2008 the share of voting stocks in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG went above the threshold of 5 % of the total voting stocks of the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 20 KB)
December 10, 2007. Deutsche Bank have notified us on behalt of their daughter company DWS Investment GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany, that on December 6, 2007 the DWS' share of the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has exceeded the threshold of 5 percent of the voting rights in the company and DWS currently holds 535,000 shares and voting rights, or 5.96 percent
of the voting rights in the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 15 KB)
(only available in German language)
November 20, 2007. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on November 19, 2007 that on November 14, 2007 the share of voting stocks in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
went below the threshold of 5 % of the total voting stocks of the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 21 KB)
November 01, 2007. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on October 31, 2007 that on October 29, 2007 the share of voting stocks in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG went above the threshold
of 5% of the total voting stocks of the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 20 KB)
October 30, 2007. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on October 26, 2007 that on 20 September, 2007 the share of voting stocks of the above mentioned companies in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, Berliner Strasse 43, 35614 Asslar, Germany, went above the threshold of 5% of the total voting stocks of the company.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited have informed us on October 29, 2007 that on 23 October, 2007 the share of voting stocks of the above mentioned companies in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, Berliner Strasse 43, 35614 Asslar, Germany, went below the threshold of 5% of the total voting stocks of the company.
Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 section 1 WpHG (PDF, 16 KB)
October 1, 2007. Neuberger Berman LLC located in
Notification of voting rights pursuant to Sect. 21Para. 1 WpHG (PDF, 16 KB)
July 16, 2007. Deutsche Bank have notified us on behalt of their daughter company DWS Investment GmbH, 60327 Frankfurt, Germany, that on July 11, 2007 the DWS' share of the voting rights in
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has exceeded the threshold of 3 percent of the voting rights in the company and DWS currently holds 280.267 shares and voting rights, or 3.12 percent of the voting rights in the company.
Notification of Voting Rights (Stimmrechtsmitteilung) pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz WpHG) (PDF, 15 KB)
(only available in German language)
June 14, 2007. Voting Rights: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG: Release of Voting Rights Announcements according to § 26, section 1 WpHG with the aim of a Europewide distribution
Notification of Voting Rights (Stimmrechtsmitteilung) pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz WpHG)
Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, New York, USA, have notified us on June 13, 2007 on behalf of First Eagle Overseas Fund, New York, USA, that on June 11, 2007 the Fund’s share of the voting rights in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has exceeded the threshold of 10 percent of the voting rights in the company and the Fund currently holds 897,754 shares and voting rights, or 10.01 percent of the voting rights in the company.
Notification of Voting Rights (PDF, 16 KB)
April 16, 2007. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us on April 12, 2007 that on April 5, 2007 they fell below the threshold of 15 % with holdings of now 14.83 %. These holdings of 14.83 percent are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation, to ZFIC Inc. as well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P.
Notification of Voting Rights (PDF, 35 KB)
March 22, 2007. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in
that on January 24, 2007 they fell below the threshold of 15 % with holdings of now 14.98 %. These holdings of 14.98 percent are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation as
well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P.
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us that on March 1, 2007 they have crossed the 15 % reporting threshold with holdings of now 15.12 %. These holdings of 15.12 percent are also to be imputed to the Artisan Investment Corporation as well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P.
March 19, 2007 ZFIC, Inc. based in Milwaukee, USA have notified us that they have crossed
the 15 % reporting threshold with holdings of now 15.75 %. ZFIC, Inc. is also part of the Artisan Group.
Notification of Voting Rights (PDF, 50 KB)
April 18, 2006. Chicago-based Harris Associates L. P. reported on April 18, 2006, that they were below the 5 % reporting threshold with holdings of 4.96 %.
April 12, 2006. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership based in
well as to both Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler c/o Artisan Partners L. P.
March 24, 2005. On March 24, 2005, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings Inc. and the First Eagle Overseas Fund with headquarters in
These notifications do not have any influence on the Company’s free-float position. Since we have neither legacy shareholders nor any other beneficial owners, 100 % of the Company’s shares continue to be broadly held.