Notification in accordance with section 26 paragraph 1 WpHG

We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 21 paragraph 1
of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) on October 15, 2014:

Notification pursuant to section 21 paragraph 1 WpHG 1. Listed company: ADVA Optical Networking SE
Maerzenquelle 1-3, 98617 Meiningen-Dreissigacker, Germany 2. Notifier: DNB Asset Management AS, Oslo, Norway 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold (s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: October 14, 2014 6. Voting rights: Total amount: 5.46% (2623126 voting rights) Held indirectly: 5.46% (2623126 voting rights) attributable to the notifier pursuant to section 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 no 6 WpHG.

ADVA Optical Networking SE
Maerzenquelle 1-3, 98617 Meiningen-Dreissigacker, Germany
t +49 3693 450 0, f +49 3963 450 499
investor-relations@advaoptical.com, www.advaoptical.com
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