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date 3 September 6, 2022

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new high-tech factory in Dresden

Jenoptik is investing over 70 million euros in new and modern production

for micro-optics and sensors.
With the groundbreaking ceremony on September 6, 2022, construction work on the Jenoptik
Group’s new high-tech factory (Fab) began in the presence of Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael
Kretschmer and Mayor Stephan Kühn, Dresden’s Deputy for Urban Development, Construction, Transport
and Real Estate Dresden Airport Park. The two of them broke ground together with Jenoptik board members
Stefan Traeger and Hans-Dieter Schumacher as well as other representatives of the photonics group. In the
afternoon, the company invites its currently around 60 employees* at the site together with their families to the
summer party on the construction site.

“Dresden will become a main location for our micro-optics activities. We made a conscious decision to go
to one of the most important locations for the semiconductor industry in Germany and Europe, where many
global companies and research institutes in the industry are based,” says Stefan Traeger, CEO of JENOPTIK
AG.

Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer: “The new construction of Jenoptik's clean room factory in Dresden
is a strong signal and makes an important contribution to the technological advancement of microchip
production. The settlement of Jenoptik once again proves the attraction of Silicon Saxony and shows how
important an existing good local network is in order to attract new companies to the location. I am pleased
that Jenoptik is convinced of this semiconductor ecosystem, which is unique in Europe, and I am sure that
all partners at the site will benefit from this settlement.”

“The state capital of Dresden is proud to have been supporting such an innovative and globally active East
German group in its growth for years. The new Jenoptik Fab shows that Dresden offers an ecosystem with
excellent research facilities, highly qualified specialists and strong partners, in which high-tech companies are
constantly developing,” says Dresden Mayor Dirk Hilbert on the Jenoptik investment.

Extremely demanding construction and manufacturing environment

Jenoptik is investing more than 70 million euros in the new high-tech factory with a total of 11,000
square meters of net usable space, including 2,000 square meters for clean room production. The start of
production is planned for early 2025. In the new high-tech fab, micro-optics and sensors are manufactured,
which are mainly used in systems for semiconductor lithography. Production takes place in the two clean
room classes ISO 5 and 3, which also meet the highest requirements for freedom from vibration and
temperature stability. Comprehensive vibration monitoring is also in place during the construction of the fab
so as not to disturb the production processes of the neighboring companies in the business park.

JENOPTIK AG | Carl-Zeiß-Strasse 1 | 07743 Jena | Germany | Phone: +49 3641 65-0 | www.jenoptik.de | Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Matthias Wierlacher
Executive Board: Dr. Stefan Traeger (Chairman), Hans-Dieter Schumacher | Company headquarters: Jena | Commercial register: AG Jena HRB 200146
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High environmental standards taken into account

In addition to precise production conditions, the high-tech factory also meets high environmental
standards: Jenoptik strives to meet the currently most comprehensive and strictest building criteria in
terms of sustainability with the "KfW 40 Standard" and the "LEED Gold Standard Certification". In order
to achieve this, comprehensive, environmentally friendly measures are planned, such as a photovoltaic
system, recycled materials during construction, a highly efficient building envelope including greening, cold
and heat recovery and intelligent control technology.

Photonics as a growth driver

Jenoptik has been active at the Dresden location since 2007 and currently has more than 60
employees there. With the new production facility, Jenoptik will bundle production in Dresden, which
is currently spread over several smaller external locations. The photonics group is thus creating 60
additional high-quality jobs and increasing the number of employees on site to a total of more than 120
employees. In addition to Dresden, Jenoptik also manufactures its high-precision and micro-optics at the
Thuringian sites in Jena and Triptis (polymer optics), in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, and in Jupiter (Florida) and
Huntsville (Alabama), USA. In the Advanced Photonic Solutions division, around 2,300 employees work on
photonic technologies for the success of future industries.

Optics & sensors for the semiconductor equipment industry and other sectors such as medical technology
& life sciences or IT infrastructure & communication are key growth drivers for Jenoptik. As a photonics
group, Jenoptik is concentrating on the expansion of these business areas, from which around 75 percent
of the targeted EUR 1.2 billion in sales should come in 2025. “We invest both in acquiring companies –
as our most recent acquisitions show – and in organic growth, for example by expanding our own
infrastructure. The high-tech factory in Dresden is the largest single investment in recent Jenoptik history,”
says CFO Hans-Dieter Schumacher.

With the new fab, Jenoptik is meeting the rapidly increasing demand for photonics solutions.
Industry experts predict that the semiconductor equipment industry - the main buyers of products from the
new fab - will continue to grow in the coming years.

Focus on high demand for micro-optics

An important area of application for micro-optics is the semiconductor equipment industry. For
example, the micro-optical sensors enable the exact positioning of the wafers during the lithographic
processes for chip production. Areas of application are in both DUV and EUV lithography. Micro-optics
and micro-optical sensors are characterized by the highest precision in the smallest space and a very flat
design. They direct the light using micro- and nanostructures and – unlike classic optics – are manufactured
using a lithography process similar to semiconductor production. In addition to chip production, they are
used in other, primarily technological, manufacturing processes that require highly precise and/or very
flexible positioning of light for process steps, for example in laser material processing, or quality assurance,
for example in inspection processes. The very light and small individual components, often only a few
micrometers in size, can be combined into miniaturized scanning and switching systems with a wide range
of flexible applications.

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Figures, data and facts about the Fab

timeline
- Land purchase: May 2021
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Groundbreaking: September 2022
- Topping-out ceremony: mid-2023
- Interior work: 2nd half of 2024 - Start of
production/opening: early 2025

Area use & distribution - Property

area: 24,000 sqm, o dav. approx. 60% of
the sqm for current construction projects or dav. approx. 40%
of the sqm for later development and expansion options
- Total net area including all technical and ancillary areas: approx. 11,000 square meters net or
dav. Clean room/production area: approx. 2,000 sqm or dav. Logistics areas: approx.
800 sqm or dav. Technical areas (for building technology and media supply): approx.
4,000 square meters or dav. Office space: approx. 1,500 sqm or dav. Meeting area, showroom and
reception area: approx. 500 sqm

Project & Partners

- Planning: RSE Architekten Ingenieure GmbH, Stuttgart
- General and TGA planning: CRC Clean Room Consulting GmbH, Freiburg
- Construction: Individual assignment of trades

Information about the Fab: www.jenoptik.de/hightech-fab-dresden

Images from the event are available in the Jenoptik image database in the Events gallery or with this direct link.

About Jenoptik

Optical technologies are the basis of our business: Jenoptik is a global photonics group and active in the two divisions Advanced
Photonic Solutions and Smart Mobility Solutions. The non-photonic activities, which are geared in particular to the automotive
market, are managed as independent brands under the Non Photonic Portfolio Companies. Our key markets include above all
the semiconductor equipment industry, medical technology, automotive and mechanical engineering as well as transport.

Around 4,300 employees work in the Jenoptik Group worldwide, with headquarters in Jena (Germany). JENOPTIK AG
is listed on the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt and is included in the SDax and TecDax. In the 2021 financial year,
Jenoptik generated sales of EUR 750.7 million with its continued operations
Euro.

Contact

Leslie Iltgen
Vice President Investor Relations & Communications
Phone: +49 3641 65-2291 Email:
leslie.iltgen@jenoptik.com

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