Infineon Technologies AG 01.10.2014 12:41 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following a review, conducted in close collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), of the way BlackRock has interpreted its voting rights disclosure obligations under German law, BlackRock entities are filing today a statement representing their holdings as at the settlement date of 25 September 2014 in Infineon Technologies AG. The statement does not reflect a change in BlackRock's current holdings of voting rights. The statement simply updates information currently in the market regarding BlackRock's holdings in Infineon Technologies AG. Further, the statement does not signify any change in investment strategies pursued. Also, BlackRock issues a press release detailing the BlackRock group entities and their respective voting rights applicable to Infineon Technologies AG and other relevant German issuers on http://www.blackrock.com/corporate/en-gb/news-and-insights/press-releases and on Bloomberg. VOTING RIGHTS DISCLOSURE 1. BlackRock, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 5.57% (this corresponds to 62,759,486 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.76% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 31,137,086 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2.38% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 26,877,243 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.36% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4,041,385 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 703,772 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. The voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG are attributed from the following undertakings which are controlled by BlackRock, Inc. and whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% each or more in Infineon Technologies AG: BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.. Section 25 BlackRock, Inc. further informs you pursuant to Sec. 25 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the Total Voting Rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 5.57% (this corresponds to 62,788,824 voting rights). 0.003% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 29,338 voting rights) are financial or other instruments pursuant to Sec. 25 WpHG. All of these financial or other instruments are held indirectly (this corresponds to 29,338 voting rights). 5.57% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 62,759,486 voting rights) are held or attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to section 21, 22 WpHG. The financial or other instruments are held through the following chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association. 2. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 5.48% (this corresponds to 61,747,668 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.76% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 31,137,086 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2.29% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 25,865,425 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.36% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4,041,385 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 703,772 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. The voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG are attributed from the following undertakings which are controlled by BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. and whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% each or more in Infineon Technologies AG: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.. Section 25 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. further informs you pursuant to Sec. 25 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the Total Voting Rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 5.48% (this corresponds to 61,777,006 voting rights). 0.003% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 29,338 voting rights) are financial or other instruments pursuant to Sec. 25 WpHG. All of these financial or other instruments are held indirectly (this corresponds to 29,338 voting rights). 5.48% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 61,747,668 voting rights) are held or attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to section 21, 22 WpHG. The financial or other instruments are held through the following chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association. 3. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 5.47% (this corresponds to 61,632,846 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.76% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 31,137,086 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.003% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 36,370 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. 2.28% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 25,714,233 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.36% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4,041,385 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 703,772 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. Section 25 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. further informs you pursuant to Sec. 25 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the Total Voting Rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 5.47% (this corresponds to 61,662,184 voting rights). 0.003% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 29,338 voting rights) are financial or other instruments pursuant to Sec. 25 WpHG. All of these financial or other instruments are held indirectly (this corresponds to 29,338 voting rights). 5.47% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 61,632,846 voting rights) are held or attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to section 21, 22 WpHG. The financial or other instruments are held through the following chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association. 4. BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 2.95% (this corresponds to 33,251,482 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.02% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 22,808,650 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 703,772 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.55% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6,219,454 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.31% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,519,605 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 5. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 2.95% (this corresponds to 33,251,481 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.02% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 22,808,650 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 703,772 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.55% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6,219,454 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.31% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,519,605 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 6. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. Section 21, 22 BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 2.95% (this corresponds to 33,251,481 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.02% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 22,808,650 voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 703,772 voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.55% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 6,219,454 voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.31% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,519,605 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 7. BlackRock Group Limited Section 21, 22 BlackRock Group Limited, London, United Kingdom, hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN DE0006231004) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 2.72% (this corresponds to 30,692,874 out of a total of 1,127,712,033 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.98% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 22,272,384 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Group Limited pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.43% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4,900,885 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Group Limited pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.31% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,519,605 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 01.10.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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