DGAP-News: AIXTRON AG converts to Registered Shares / First Day of Trading on September 22, 2008

AIXTRON AG / Miscellaneous

19.09.2008 

Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
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AIXTRON AG converts to Registered Shares / First Day of Trading on
September 22, 2008

Aachen/Germany, September 19, 2008 – AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIX, ISIN (old):
DE0005066203; ISIN (new): DE000A0WMPJ6; NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041)
announced the 1:1 conversion of its entire 90,894,616 stock of Bearer
Shares into Registered Shares, as of September 22, 2008.

Through this conversion, which was approved by the Annual Shareholders'
Meeting on May 14, 2008, AIXTRON intends to develop an improved direct
communication with its shareholders. The first evidence of the change will
be the direct invitation to AIXTRON shareholders to the Annual
Shareholders' Meeting in May 2009.

Apart from the cost saving benefits, Registered Shares also provide the
company with the visibility necessary for the delivery of specific
information to shareholders concerning company developments.

AIXTRON believes that a more transparent shareholder structure and the
potential cost savings in the medium term, compared to the present Bearer
Share structure, is to the long term benefit of shareholders. The
conversion from Bearer to Registered Shares does not involve any cost to
individual shareholders.

As a result of the conversion, the national as well as the International
Securities Identification Number (WKN, ISIN) will change to A0WMPJ and
DE000A0WMPJ6 respectively. AIXTRON’s American Depository Receipts (ADR)
listed on Nasdaq Global Market are not affected by this conversion.
For further information on AIXTRON AG and the conversion to Registered
Shares, please consult our website at: www.aixtron.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements about the
business, financial condition, results of operations and earnings outlook
of AIXTRON within the meaning of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
'may', 'will', 'expect', 'anticipate', 'contemplate', 'intend', 'plan',
'believe', 'continue' and 'estimate', and variations of these words and
similar expressions, identify these forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements reflect our current views and assumptions and
are subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance
on the forward-looking statements. The following factors, and others which
are discussed in AIXTRON’s public filings and submissions with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, are among those that may cause actual
and future results and trends to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements: actual customer orders received by AIXTRON; the extent to which
chemical vapor deposition, or CVD, technology is demanded by the market
place; the timing of final acceptance of products by customers; the
financial climate and accessibility of financing; general conditions in the
thin film equipment market and in the macro-economy; cancellations,
rescheduling or delays in product shipments; manufacturing capacity
constraints; lengthy sales and qualification cycles; difficulties in the
production process; changes in semiconductor industry growth; increased
competition; exchange rate fluctuations; availability of government
funding; variability and availability of interest rates; delays in
developing and commercializing new products; general economic conditions
being less favorable than expected; and other factors. The forward-looking
statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof
and AIXTRON does not assume any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, unless required by law.

Contact:
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
AIXTRON AG, Kackertstr. 15–17, 52072 Aachen, Germany
Phone: +49 241 8909 444, Fax: +49 241 8909 445, invest@aixtron.com
www.aixtron.com


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Language:     English
Issuer:       AIXTRON AG
              Kackertstr. 15-17
              52072 Aachen
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)241 8909-444
Fax:          +49 (0)241 8909-40
E-mail:       invest@aixtron.com
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
ISIN:         DE0005066203, US0096061041
WKN:          506620
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart;
              Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) Nasdaq
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