AIXTRON AG Annual General Meeting: AIXTRON Shareholders Approve All Resolutions

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AIXTRON Shareholders Approve All Resolutions

Aachen, Germany, May 20, 2009 - Shareholders of AIXTRON AG, a world-leading
provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today voted
strongly in favor of the resolutions presented by the Executive Board and
the Supervisory Board.

The following resolutions were approved at AIXTRON's 12th Annual General
Meeting:

* Dividend payment of 9 Euro-Cent per share for fiscal year 2008
* Approvals of the activities of the members of the Executive Board and of
the Supervisory Board during fiscal year 2008
* Election of the auditors and the Group auditors for fiscal year 2009 
* Authorization to purchase and use own shares 
* Change of legal seat from Aachen to Herzogenrath

All resolutions were accepted by at least 93.7 percent of the votes cast at
the meeting. 41 percent of AIXTRON AG's share capital was represented at
the shareholder meeting held at the Eurogress in Aachen, Germany.

Presentation and speaker notes
The speaker notes and the slides to the presentation to Topic 1 of the
Agenda can be downloaded from the website www.aixtron.com, section
Investors/Events/Annual General Meeting 2009.

Contact:  
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications:     
Guido Pickert
T: +49-241-8909-444   
F: +49-241-8909-445   
invest@aixtron.com 

For further information on AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6;
NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) 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 (241) 8909-444
Fax:          +49 (241) 8909-445
E-mail:       invest@aixtron.com
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
ISIN:         DE000A0WMPJ6, US0096061041
WKN:          A0WMPJ
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf; Terminbörse EUREX;
              Foreign Exchange(s) Nasdaq
 
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