AIXTRON warns of false news release

AIXTRON warns of false news release

Herzogenrath/Germany, December 21, 2015 - AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG) a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced that the news circulated on purpose by unidentified sources today is false. AIXTRON has not published any news today regarding an upcoming short-term change of guidance among others. The 2015 and 2016 guidance published with the ad-hoc announcement of December 9, 2015 remain in place.

For investigation of this incident, the company is in contact with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

Contact:

Guido Pickert
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
T: +49 (2407) 9030-444
F: +49 (2407) 9030-445
invest@aixtron.com

For further information on AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6; NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) please consult our website at: www.aixtron.com.

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