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Leverkusen (pta001/06.01.2023/08:25) - Biofrontera AG (ISIN: DE0006046113), an international biopharmaceutical company, announces that the regional court of Cologne ruled on December 9, 2022 that the resolutions of its then Executive Board and its then Supervisory Board of October 1 and 27, 2021, regarding the initial public offering (IPO) by issuing shares and warrants of its former wholly owned subsidiary Biofrontera Inc. as notified in an ad hoc announcement of November 2, 2021, are unlawful.
The court found that the mandatory prior approval of the IPO by issuing shares and warrants by the General Shareholder's Meeting of the Company had unlawfully not been obtained. In its reasoning the court states: "In the present case, the defendant [ Biofrontera AG ] initiated a colossal loss of control with regard to its subsidiary BINC [ Biofrontera Inc. ] by allowing third-party investors to acquire a majority interest in the subsidiary by waiving the exercise of the parent company's subscription rights when the IPO was approved." Furthermore, the court concludes that "the loss of control [ of Biofrontera Inc. ] inevitably results in significant asset losses for the defendant [ Biofrontera AG ] and its shareholders". The court ruling is not definitive yet.
The IPO remains unaffected by the court ruling.
As all former Executive Board and Supervisory Board members involved in the resolutions left the Company, third party notices were delivered to former Executive Board members Mr. Lübbert and Mr. Lutter as well as to former Supervisory Board members Mr. Granzer, Mr. Baumann, Mr. Borer, Mr. Eyring, Mr. Weber and Ms. Ruhwedel concerning potential indemnification claims against them.
About Biofrontera
Biofrontera AG is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and sale of dermatological drugs and medical cosmetics. The Leverkusen-based company develops and markets innovative products for the treatment, protection and care of the skin. Its key products include Ameluz®, a prescription drug for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer and its precursors. Ameluz® has been marketed in the EU since 2012 and in the USA since May 2016. In Europe, the company also markets the Belixos® dermocosmetic series, a specialty care product for damaged skin. Biofrontera is one of a few German pharmaceutical company to receive a centralized European and a US approval for a drug developed in-house. The Biofrontera Group was founded in 1997 and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard). www.biofrontera.com
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emitter: Biofrontera AG
address: Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen
country: Germany
contact person: Investor Relations
phone: +49 (0) 214 87 63 20
e-mail: ir@biofrontera.com
website: www.biofrontera.com
ISIN(s): DE0006046113 (share)
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