AIXTRON SE General Meeting 2012 - Shareholders Approve All Resolutions

AIXTRON SE General Meeting 2012
Shareholders Approve All Resolutions

Aachen, Germany, May 16, 2012 - Shareholders of AIXTRON SE (FWB: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG), a worldwide 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 15th Annual General Meeting:

- Dividend payment of 25 Euro-Cents per share for fiscal year 2011, representing approximately one third of the consolidated profit for the year 2011

- Approval of the activities of the members of the Executive Board and of the Supervisory Board during fiscal year 2011

- Election of the auditors and the Group auditors for fiscal year 2012

- Creation of new Authorized Capital 2012

- Authorization to issue bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds including the creation of Contingent Capital l 2012

- Authorization and approval of the issue of share options and the creation of new Contingent Capital ll 2012

All resolutions were approved with an approval rate of at least 88.6 percent. About 42 percent of AIXTRON SE'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/agm.

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

Forward-Looking Statements
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Contact:
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
AIXTRON SE, Kaiserstr. 98, 52134 Herzogenrath, Germany
Phone: +49 241 8909 444, Fax: +49 241 8909 445, invest@aixtron.com
www.aixtron.com