AIXTRON SE: AIXTRON SE General Meeting 2011 / Shareholders Approve All Resolutions

AIXTRON SE General Meeting 2011
Shareholders Approve All Resolutions

Aachen, Germany, May 19, 2011 - Shareholders of AIXTRON SE (FWB: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG), 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.

Elections of the Supervisory Board
Following the legal conversion of the Company from an AG structure into a European Company at the end of 2010, AIXTRON's shareholders today elected a new Supervisory Board for AIXTRON SE.

In the first Ordinary General Meeting of the SE, Ms. Prof. Dr. Petra Denk was elected as a new member into the SE Supervisory Board. Professor Dr. Denk holds a Doctor of Physics and teaches Business Administration and Energy Management at the University of Landshut.

Mr. Joachim Simmroß, who has been involved with AIXTRON for more than 21 years and was a founding member of the AIXTRON Supervisory Board, had decided not to put himself forward for re-election.

Other resolutions
The following resolutions were also approved at AIXTRON's 14th Annual General Meeting:

- Dividend payment of 60 Euro-Cents per share for fiscal year 2010

- Approval of the activities of the members of the Executive Board and of the Supervisory Board during fiscal year 2010

- Remuneration of the first and the new Supervisory Board of AIXTRON SE

- Election of the auditors and the Group auditors for fiscal year 2011

- Creation of new Authorized Capital 2011

About 49 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 Supervisory and Executive Board speeches given during the meeting were broadcast live via the internet, and are now available as webcasts under www.aixtron.com/agm. The speaker notes and the slides to the presentation to Topic 1 of the agenda are also available for download from the website.

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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