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ADVA AG Optical Networking (OJ:ADV) ADVA AG Optical Networking / Directors' dealings: Director's Dealings announcement according to §15a WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) Director's Dealings announcement according to §15a WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) processed and transmitted by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------



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EGORA Holding GmbH

Legal person, company or institution closely associated - to a person performing managerial responsibilities

Brian Protiva acts as CEO of ADVA AG Optical Networking; his father Eric Protiva acts as general manager of EGORA Holding GmbH

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ISIN..........................: DE0005103006 Designation...................: ADVA ordinary shares



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Type of transaction...........: Purchase Date..........................: 13.11.2008 Place (stock exchange)........: Xetra Price.........................: ,90 Currency......................: EUR Quantity......................: 21.000 Business volume...............: EUR 18.965,10

EUR 0.90 per share

ADVA AG Optical Networking Campus Martinsried, Fraunhoferstr. 9a Martinsried/Munich 82152 Germany

Index: - CDAX - Prime All Share - TECH All Share - TecDAX Listed: - Amtlicher Markt in Bayerische Börse München - Amtlicher Markt in Börse Berlin - Amtlicher Markt in Börse Düsseldorf - Amtlicher Markt in Börse Stuttgart - Geregelter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse - Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse - Amtlicher Markt in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg - Amtlicher Markt in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover

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ADVA AG Optical Networking Campus Martinsried, Fraunhoferstr. 9a Martinsried/Munich Germany

WKN: 510300; ISIN: DE0005103006 ; Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, TECH All Share, TecDAX; Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Amtlicher Markt in Börse Stuttgart, Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Amtlicher Markt in Bayerische Börse München, Amtlicher Markt in Börse Berlin, Amtlicher Markt in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg, Amtlicher Markt in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover, Amtlicher Markt in Börse Düsseldorf;

ADVA AG Optical Networking

www.advaoptical.com

ISIN: DE0005103006

Stock Identifier: XFRA.ADV