AIXTRON SE: Changes in the Executive Board / Paul Hyland leaves the Company by mutual agreement / Martin Goetzeler appointed as successor

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

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AIXTRON SE: Changes in the Executive Board

Paul Hyland leaves the Company by mutual agreement
Martin Goetzeler appointed as successor

Aachen, Germany, February 18, 2013 - AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6), a
leading provider of deposition equipment to the global semiconductor
industry announced today that Paul Hyland, AIXTRON SE's President and CEO
will leave the Company by mutual agreement with effect as of February 28,
2013 for personal reasons.

AIXTRON's Supervisory Board also announced today the appointment of Mr
Martin Goetzeler, an internationally experienced top manager and industry
expert, as Mr Hyland's successor. Mr Goetzeler will join the Company on
March 1, 2013.

Mr Goetzeler's extensive experience in the target markets of AIXTRON will
further strengthen AIXTRON's technology leading position in a period of
considerable market change.

Mr Hyland and Mr Goetzeler will work together to ensure a smooth
transition.

The Executive Board

Contact:
Guido Pickert
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications      
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
This news release may contain forward-looking statements about the
business, financial condition, results of operations and earnings outlook
of AIXTRON within the meaning of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
'may', 'will', 'expect', 'anticipate', 'contemplate', 'intend', 'plan',
'believe', 'continue' and 'estimate', and variations of these words and
similar expressions, identify these forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements reflect our current views and assumptions and
are subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance
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.




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


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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
 
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