Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of
the WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of
the WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of
Europe-wide distribution

27.03.2024 / 16:36 CET/CEST
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
     Street:                           Berliner Str. 43
     Postal code:                      35614
     City:                             Asslar
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    8945004AW6QK8JHNQP69

2. Reason for notification

   X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
        Acquisition/disposal of instruments
        Change of breakdown of voting rights
   X    Other reason:
        Voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary
        level

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

   Legal entity: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of
   America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

Goldman Sachs International

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

22 March 2024

6. Total positions

               % of voting  % of voting rights   Total of  Total number of
           rights attached             through  both in %    voting rights
                 to shares  instruments (total    (7.a. +      pursuant to
           (total of 7.a.)   of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)      7.b.)     Sec. 41 WpHG
  New               3.04 %              3.49 %     6.53 %          9867659
  Previo-           3.10 %              3.50 %     6.59 %                /
  us
  notifi-
  cation

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

    ISIN            Absolute                       In %
                  Direct (Sec.  Indirect (Sec.  Direct (Sec.  Indirect
                      33 WpHG)        34 WpHG)      33 WpHG)  (Sec. 34
                                                                 WpHG)
    DE0006916604             0          299991           0 %    3.04 %
    Total            299991                       3.04 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

    Type of     Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting
    instrument  maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in
                               period       absolute          %
    Right To    Open                          110872     1.12 %
    Recall
    Right Of    Open                          224366     2.27 %
    Use
                               Total          335238     3.40 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in %
    Swap       20.10.2033                Cash            5586  0.06 %
    Call       31.12.2030                Cash            3908  0.04 %
    Warrant
                                         Total           9494  0.10 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor
        does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or
        indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate
        controlling natural person or legal entity:

    Name             % of voting       % of voting rights  Total of both
                   rights (if at  through instruments (if   (if at least
                     least 3% or     at least 5% or more)    5% or more)
                           more)
    The Goldman                %                        %              %
    Sachs Group,
    Inc.
    GSAM Holdings              %                        %              %
    LLC
    Goldman Sachs              %                        %              %
    Asset
    Management,
    L.P.
    -                          %                        %              %
    The Goldman                %                        %              %
    Sachs Group,
    Inc.
    Goldman Sachs              %                        %              %
    Bank USA
    Goldman Sachs              %                        %              %
    Bank Europe
    SE
    -                          %                        %              %
    The Goldman                %                        %              %
    Sachs Group,
    Inc.
    Goldman Sachs              %                        %              %
    & Co. LLC
    -                          %                        %              %
    The Goldman                %                        %              %
    Sachs Group,
    Inc.
    Goldman Sachs              %                        %              %
    (UK) L.L.C.
    Goldman Sachs              %                        %              %
    Group UK
    Limited
    Goldman Sachs         3.03 %                        %              %
    International

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34
para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general
meeting:

     Proportion of voting    Proportion of    Total of
                   rights      instruments        both
                        %                %           %

10. Other explanatory remarks:



Date

27 March 2024


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   Language:    English
   Company:     Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
                Berliner Str. 43
                35614 Asslar
                Germany
   Internet:    www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com

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