Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
Leverkusen, Germany (pta020/12.01.2023/13:05) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement
Voting Rights Announcement
1. Details of issuer:
| Name: | Biofrontera AG |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 391200D6GFSVFGFQTL13 |
| Street: | Hemmelrather Weg 201 |
| Postal code: | 51377 |
| City: | Leverkusen, Germany |
2. Reason for notification:
Proxies pursuant to Section 34 (3) WpHG
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V.
City of registered office, country: Düsseldorf, Germany
4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
09.01.2023
6. Total positions
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.) | % of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) | Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.) | Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | |
| New | 5.06 | 0.00 | 5.06 | 63,807,058 |
| Previous notification (if applicable) | 4.40 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN | Absolute direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) | Absolute indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) | In % direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) | In % indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
| DE0006046113 | 0 | 3,227,952 | 0.00 | 5.06 |
| Total: | 3,227,952 | 5.06 |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
| Type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
| 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total: | 0 | 0.00 |
b.2 Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
| Type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical transaction | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % | |
| n/a | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| Total: | 0 | 0.00 |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting: 09.01.2023
Holding total positions (6.) after general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both | |
| 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
10. Other useful information
Date
11.01.2023
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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)
stock exchanges: regulated market in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf; free market in Stuttgart, free market in Munich; open market in Berlin, Tradegate