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

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AIXTRON AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

19.03.2009 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On March 17, 2009 , cominvest Asset Management  GmbH, 60327 Frankfurt am
Main, Germany has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the
WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on AIXTRON AG, Aachen, Deutschland,
ISIN: DE000A0WMPJ6, WKN: A0WMPJ, have exceeded the 5% limit of the Voting
Rights on March 16, 2009  and now amount to 5.04% (this corresponds to
4584382 Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 2.40% of
the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 2185882 Voting Rights) is to be
attributed to the company.

DGAP 19.03.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       AIXTRON AG
              Kackertstr. 15-17
              52072 Aachen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
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