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FORM 6-K

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a–16 or 15d–16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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For the month of January 2005

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PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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Berliner Strasse 43
D–35614 Asslar
Federal Republic of Germany
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of form 20–F or Form 40–F.

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Press Release
SIGNATURES

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PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG

Press Release

Pfeiffer Vacuum terminates venture into DVD business

Asslar, Germany, January 26, 2005. Pfeiffer Vacuum, a leading manufacturer of high-quality vacuum pumps, vacuum gauges, mass spectrometers and complete vacuum systems, is terminating its activities in the field of DVD systems.

As coordinated with the Supervisory Board, the Management Board has decided to terminate this sideline activity, as DVD business has been the sole line of business in the corporate group to incur losses over the course of the past three years.
This means that Pfeiffer Vacuum will again be focusing on its highly profitable core business.

The withdrawal from DVD systems business will also eliminate the competitive situation that has existed with major manufacturers of DVD systems. This will enable Pfeiffer Vacuum to further expand its sales of vacuum pumps and gauges in this sector.

Around 50 employees of Pfeiffer Vacuum Systems GmbH were terminated with proper notice. They received settlements under a social plan.

As a result of the social plan and the necessary write-offs, the impact of the withdrawal from DVD business on the company’s 2004 operating profit will be in the high single-digit million-euro range. The total expense will be fully incorporated in the financial statements for the year 2004.

The company expects to publish preliminary numbers on consolidated 2004 sales and EBIT on February 9, 2005. The full, audited annual results will be announced at a financial press conference on March 30, 2005.

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements, including those risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

January 26, 2005

	PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG
	By:	/s/ Wolfgang Dondorf
		Wolfgang Dondorf
		Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ Manfred Bender
		Manfred Bender
		Chief Financial Officer

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