AIXTRON SE provided earnings guidance for the year 2021. For the financial year 2021, Management expects a strong upturn in business development. Based on the current corporate structure, the assessment of the order situation and the budget rate of 1.25 USD/EUR, it anticipates significant growth in order intake volume to between EUR 340 million and 380 EUR million. Revenues are also expected to increase significantly to EUR 320 million to EUR 360 million. In particular, the Executive Board expects demand for equipment for the manufacture of energy-efficient power components made of gallium nitride to make further increase in the contribution to sales compared with the previous year. The Executive Board has set itself the goal of ensuring continued high profitability in 2021 with a gross margin of around 40% and an EBIT margin of around 16% of sales. The expectations for 2021 fully include the results of the APEVA Group including all necessary investments and remain subject to the COVID 19 pandemic not having a significant impact on the development of the business.