On August 27, 2009 , Fidelity Investment Trust, Boston, Massachusetts, USA has informed us according

AIXTRON AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 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 August 27, 2009 , Fidelity Investment Trust, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via
shares its Voting Rights on AIXTRON AG, Herzogenrath, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE000A0WMPJ6, WKN: A0WMPJ, have exceeded the 5% limit of the Voting Rights
on August 21, 2009  and on that day amount to 5.05% (this corresponds to
4616005 Voting Rights).

27.08.2009  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       AIXTRON AG
              Kaiserstr. 98
              52134 Herzogenrath
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.aixtron.com
 
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