AIXTRON SE

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 5, 2019

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Voting Rights Announcements | 5 June 2019 06:43

AIXTRON SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

AIXTRON SE

05.06.2019 / 06:43

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	AIXTRON SE
Street:	Dornkaulstraße 2
Postal code:	52134
City:	Herzogenrath Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	5299004UJ4D51M25LD67

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
	Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationLegal entity: Citigroup Inc.

City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware , United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)

holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:29 May 2019

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	0.01 %	4.91 %	4.92 %	112927320
Previous notification	0.03 %	5.00 %	5.03 %	/

7. Details on total positions

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000A0WMPJ6	0	14968	0.00 %	0.01 %
Total	14968		0.01 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Shares on Loan (right to recall)			2830504	2.51 %
		Total	2830504	2.51 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Warrants	17.06.2019			3130	0 %
Warrants	16.09.2019			396	0 %
Warrants	16.12.2019			107	0 %
Warrants	16.03.2020			114	0 %
Warrants	15.06.2020			85	0 %
Warrants	14.12.2020			1183	0 %
OTC Swap	02.07.2019			2576554	2.28 %
OTC Swap	19.12.2019			65936	0.06 %
OTC Swap	02.03.2022			45000	0.04 %
OTC Swap	24.02.2023			20840	0.02 %
			Total	2713345	2.40 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X	Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name	% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
Citigroup Inc.	%	%	%
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.	%	%	%
Citigroup Financial Products Inc.	%	%	%
Citigroup Global Markets Holding Bahamas Limited	%	%	%
Citigroup Global Markets Limited	%	%	%
-Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:

Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

31 May 2019

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Language:	English
Company:	AIXTRON SE
	Dornkaulstraße 2
	52134 Herzogenrath
	Germany
Internet:	www.aixtron.com

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