ADVA Optical Networking SE: Voting Rights

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:  

Name:

Deutsche Asset Management Investment GmbH

City and country of registered office (if applicable):

Frankfurt, Germany

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: 11.07.2016

6. Total positions

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)

% of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)

total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)

total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation

4.996%

0.46%

5.46%

49381384

Previous notification (if applicable)

5.71%

N/A%

N/A%

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN

absolute

in %

direct

(Sec. 21 WpHG)

indirect

(Sec. 22 WpHG)

direct

(Sec. 21 WpHG)

indirect

(Sec. 22 WpHG)

DE0005103006

2467168

%

4.996%

%

 %

Total

4.996%

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG (please use annex in case of more than 3 instruments)

Type of instrument

Expiration or maturity date

Exercise or conversion period

Voting rights absolute

Voting rights in %

Right of recall over securities lending agreements

at any time

at any time

2,680,750

5.43%

 %

 %

Total

2,680,750

5.43%

b.2 Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG (please use annex in case of more than 3 instruments)

Type of instrument

Expiration or maturity date

Exercise or conversion period

Cash or physical settlement

Voting rights absolute

Voting rights in %

Put Option (Short)

15-Jul-2016

Anytime

Physical

226000

0.46%

 %

 %

Total

226000

0.46%

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

(if at least held 3% or more)

% of voting rights through instruments

(if at least held 5% or more)

Total of both

(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)

7.b.1. Instrumente i.S.d. Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG (attachment can be extended)

Type of instrument

Voting rights absolute

Voting rights in %

Expiration or maturity date

Exercise or conversion period

 %

 %

 %

 %

 %

 %

7.b.2. Instrumente i.S.d. Sec. 25 Abs. 1 No. 2 WpHG (attachment can be extended)

Type of instrument

Voting rights absolute

Voting rights in %

Expiration or maturity date

Exercise or conversion period

Cash or physical settlement

 %

 %

 %

 %

 %

 %

Name

% of voting rights

(if at least held 3% or more)

% of voting rights through instruments

(if at least held 5% or more)

Total of both

(if at least held 5% or more)

Morgan Stanley

 %

 %

 %

Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC

 %

 %

 %

Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.

 %

 %

 %

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 %

 %

 %

 %

 %

 %

Morgan Stanley

 %

 %

 %

MSDW Offshore Equity Services Inc.

Fundlogic SAS

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.

Morgan Stanley International Limited

Morgan Stanley UK Group

Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

5,39%

5,39%

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.

MS Equity Financing Services (Luxembourg) S.A.

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC

Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC