On May 22, 2009, Oppenheimer Funds Inc., Centennial, CO, USA has informed us according to Article 21,

AIXTRON AG / Release of  announcements according to Article 21, Section 1, 24 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On May 22, 2009, Oppenheimer Funds Inc., Centennial, CO, USA has informed
us according to Article 21, Section 1, 24 of the WpHG that via shares its
Voting Rights on AIXTRON AG, Aachen, Deutschland, ISIN: DE000A0WMPJ6, WKN:
A0WMPJ, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting Rights on May 15, 2009
and now amount to 4.95% (this corresponds to 4499969 Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 4.95% of
the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4499969 Voting Rights) were to be
attributed to the company.
4.95% of those (4499969 voting rights) are to be attributed via Oppenheimer
Global Opportunities Fund, Centennial, CO, USA.

On May 22, 2009, Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., Centennial, CO, USA has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1, 24 of the WpHG that via
shares its Voting Rights on AIXTRON AG, Aachen, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE000A0WMPJ6, WKN: A0WMPJ, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting
Rights on May 15, 2009 and now amount to 4.95% (this corresponds to 4499969
Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6, Sentence 2 of the
WpHG, 4.95% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4499969 Voting
Rights) were to be attributed to the company. 4.95% of those (4499969
voting rights) are to be attributed via Oppenheimer Global Opportunities
Fund, Centennial, CO, USA.

26.05.2009  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       AIXTRON AG
              Kackertstr. 15-17
              52072 Aachen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
 
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