Asslar, Germany, December 31, 2010.
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG.


Pfeiffer Vacuum closes acquisition of Adixen

• First integration measures are taken.

• Target confirmed to become a world leader in vacuum
solutions.

• Closing has an impact on the 2010 balance sheet.

Pfeiffer Vacuum closed the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent’s Vacuum Technology Unit.

“Adixen”. The company had announced the intention to purchase Adixen.

Manfred Bender, Chief Executive Officer of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, comments on the acquisition: “We are happy that the transaction is settled now. We already took first steps towards the integration of Adixen in the past weeks. Together with the management of Adixen we are convinced to become a world leader in vacuum solutions.”