DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: AIXTRON SE
AIXTRON SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

04.02.2016 / 19:20
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

AIXTRON SE
Dornkaulstraße 2
52134 Herzogenrath
Germany

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
X	Other reason: consequent increase of Trading Book holdings above 5%

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name:	City and country of registered office:
UBS Group AG	Zurich Switzerland

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

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

26 Jan 2016

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation	0.27 %	5.26 %	5.53 %	112720355
Previous notification	0.15 %	0.37 %	0.52 %	/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN	absolute	in %
	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE000A0WMPJ6	0	300587	0 %	0.27 %
Total	300587	0.27 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Right to recall lent shares		at any time	979160	0.87 %
Right to substitute shares delivered as collaterals		at any time	2861755	2.54 %
Equity Options	from 18/3/2016 to 16/12/2016		238800	0.21 %
		Total	4079715	3.62 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Equity Swaps	from 2/12/2016 to 9/1/2019		Cash	1848128	1.64 %
			Total	1848128	1.64 %

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

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly 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 rights (if at least held 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.03 %
UBS Americas Holding LLC	%	%	%
UBS Americas Inc.	%	%	%
UBS Financial Services Inc.	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.03 %
UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.03 %
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.03 %
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A.	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.03 %
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	5.03 %
UBS Switzerland AG	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting:	% (equals voting rights)

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Language:	English
Company:	AIXTRON SE
Dornkaulstraße 2
52134 Herzogenrath
Germany
Internet:	www.aixtron.com
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