Corporate Governance Declaration 2011
The recommendations and suggestions contained in the Code have already been a firm element of Pfeiffer Vacuum’s corporate governance for years. Pursuant to § 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act, the Management and Supervisory Boards issued the statement of compliance for the year 2011 in November 2011. With the following exceptions, this reflects compliance with the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code Government Commission as amended in May 2010:
- The members of the Supervisory Board have in the past received and presently receive a fixed compensation which does not contain any performance-related variable components. Their compensation is stated in the compensation report.
- The German Corporate Governance Code recommends an appropriate consideration or participation of women in the appointment of management, executive board or supervisory board positions. Both the Supervisory Board and Management Board of Pfeiffer Vacuum do not regard the belonging to a certain gender as an attribute which specifically qualifies a candidate for any position and therefore disregard this criterion when selecting the most suitable candidate.
Asslar, Germany, in November 2011

Supervisory Board: Dr. Michael Oltmanns
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG
Management Board: Manfred Bender and Dr. Matthias Wiemer
