AIXTRON SE: Changes in the Executive Board / Chief Financial Officer Wolfgang Breme leaves AIXTRON / Executive Board will consist of two members in the future / Service Agreement of Dr. Bern

AIXTRON SE  / Key word(s): Change of Personnel/Strategic Company Decision

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AIXTRON: Changes in the Executive Board
Chief Financial Officer Wolfgang Breme leaves AIXTRON
Executive Board will consist of two members in the future
Service Agreement of Dr. Bernd Schulte will be renewed

Aachen, May 26, 2014 - AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6), a worldwide leading
provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announces
that the CFO Wolfgang Breme leaves the group as of May 31, 2014 by mutual
agreement and will pursue new career opportunities outside the company.

The Supervisory Board approved the termination of his service agreement
with effect as of May 31, 2014. Supervisory Board and Executive Board
regret his departure, thank Mr. Breme for his commitment and wish him all
the very best for his future endeavors.

A new CFO will not be appointed. The chairman of the Executive Board,
Martin Goetzeler, will take over the tasks previously performed by Mr.
Breme. The service agreement of the current Chief Operating Officer, Dr.
Bernd Schulte, will be renewed for a term of three years until March 31,
2018.

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 (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6; NASDAQ:
AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) please consult our website at: www.aixtron.com.


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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.

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Language:     English
Company:      AIXTRON SE
              Kaiserstr. 98
              52134 Herzogenrath
              Germany
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, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX;
              Nasdaq
 
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