| 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: Ministry of Finance on behalf of the State of Norway | City and country of registered office (if applicable): Oslo, Norway |
| 4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. Norges Bank |
| 5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached: 26.09.2016 |
| 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 | 3.07% | 0.04% | 3.11% | 49,444,834 |
| Previous notification (if applicable) | 2.995% | 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 | 1,516,519 | % | 3.07% | |
| % | % | |||
| Total | 1,516,519 | 3.07% | ||
| 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 % |
| Shares on loan (right to recall) | n/a | at any time | 20,304 | 0.04% |
| % | ||||
| % | ||||
| Total | 20,304 | 0.04% | ||
| 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 % |
| % | |||||
| % | |||||
| % | |||||
| Total | % | ||||
| 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): 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.). X 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) |
| State of Norway | % | % | % |
| Norges Bank | 3.07% | % | % |
| % | % | % | |
| % | % | % | |
| 9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG Date of general meeting: Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights) |