Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, May 26, 2014 - INFICON Holding AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN), a leading manufacturer of vacuum instrumentation and process control software for the semiconductor and related industries and other industrial applications, announced today that according to a notification received on May 23, 2014 from BlackRock Inc.nd Street, New York NY 10022, USA, (Contact: Duncan Murray, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, UK, Tel +44 20 7743 3334) this company holds after a sale of shares on May 21, 2014 with 114,710 registered shares and 5 CFD sale positions a total of 4.98% of the voting rights in INFICON Holding AG.
The voting rights are held indirectly via BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.nd Street, New York, NY 10055, U.S.A.; BlackRock Group Limited, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.; BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc.nd Street, New York, NY 10055, U.S.A.; BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, U.S.A.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, U.S.A.; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, U.S.A.; BlackRock, Inc.nd Street, New York, NY 10055, U.S.A.; BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.nd Street, New York, NY 10055, U.S.A.; BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., One Waverley Place, 4th Floor, St. Helier, JE1 OBR, Jersey; BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.I., 6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg, as well as directly via BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.; BlackRock Fund Advisors, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.; BlackRock International Limited, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.; BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.; BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A., 6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg.
INFICON Holding AG (INFICON) provides instruments for gas analysis, measurement and control. These analysis, measurement and control products are applicable in gas leak detection in air conditioning, refrigeration, and automotive manufacturing. The Company's products are also applicable in fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, food and general packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting, oil and gas transportation and processing, alternative energy, utilities, and other industrial processes. The Company provides toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental monitoring, as well as instruments for energy and petrochemical applications.