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Voting rights:ADVA AG Optical Networking:Release in accordance with section 26 paragraph 1 WpHG

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SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA, notified us pursuant to
section 21 paragraph 1 WpHG that on February 6, 2012 its voting rights in ADVA
AG Optical Networking fell below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.95%
(1.403.100 voting rights) on that day.

Further, Capital Research and Management Company, Los Angeles, California, USA,
notified us pursuant to section 21 paragraph 1 WpHG that on February 6, 2012 its
voting rights in ADVA AG Optical Networking fell below the threshold of 3% and
amounted to 2.95% (1.403.100 voting rights) on that day.
These 2.95% (1.403.100 voting rights) are to be fully attributed to Capital
Research and Management Company pursuant to section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 1,
number 6 WpHG, from SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

ADVA AG Optical Networking
Maerzenquelle 1-3, 98617 Meiningen-Dreissigacker, Germany
t +49 3693 450 0, f +49 3963 450 499
investor-relations@advaoptical.com, www.advaoptical.com
Let's ADVANCE

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ADVA AG Optical Networking
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