Press Release: ADVA Optical Networking SE : Publication pursuant to --26 sect.1 WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of pan-European distrib...

ADVA Optical Networking SE / ADVA Optical Networking SE : Publication pursuant to --26 sect.1 WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of pan-European distribution . Processed and transmitted by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

X Notification of Major Holdings or Correction of a notification of Major Holding published on (date of publication)

1. Details of issuer (name, address) ADVA Optical Networking SE, Märzenquelle 1-3, 98617 Meiningen-Dreißigacker, Germany

2. Reason for notification (multiple reasons possible) X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights Acquisition/disposal of instruments Change of breakdown of voting rights Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office (if applicable): DNB Asset Management AS Oslo, Norway

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached: 30.11.2015

6. Total positions % of voting total rights total of number of attached to both in % voting shares (total % of voting rights through instruments (7.a. + rights of of 7.a.) (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) 7.b.) issuer Resulting situation 2.88% % 2.88% 49.374.484 Previous notification (if applicable) 4.88% % 4.88%

7. Notified details of the resulting situation a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG) ISIN absolute in % direct indirect direct indirect (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) DE0005103006 1.424.019 % 2.88% % % Total 1.424.019 2,88%

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG (please use annex in case of more than 3 instruments) Type of Expiration or Exercise or Voting rights Voting rights in % instrument maturity conversion absolute date period % % % Total %

b.2 Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG (please use annex in case of more than 3 instruments) Type of Expiration Exercise Cash or Voting Voting rights in % instrument or or physical rights maturity conversion settlement absolute date period % % % Total %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): X Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). [ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please use annex in case of more than 4 undertakings; in this case please always provide only to BaFin also an organizational chart accompanying your notification): Name % of voting rights % of voting rights through instruments Total of both (if at least held 3% or more) (if at least held 5% or more) (if at least held 5% or more) % % % % % % % % % % % %

9. In case of proxy voting according to -- 22 Abs. 3 WpHG Date of general meeting: Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

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Source: ADVA Optical Networking SE via Globenewswire

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ADVA Optical Networking SE

Campus Martinsried, Fraunhoferstr. 9a Martinsried/Munich Germany

WKN: 510300;ISIN: DE0005103006;

Listed: Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg,

Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin,

Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf,

Freiverkehr in Bayerische Börse München,

Freiverkehr in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover,

Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,

Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse;

http://www.advaoptical.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires

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