Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
Biofrontera AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
Leverkusen, Germany (pta006/03.01.2024/09:00 UTC+1) - 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
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
acting in concert
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Natural person
(first name, surname):
Koichi Takagi
Date of birth:
03.08.1954
4. Names of shareholders holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Maruho Deutschland GmbH
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
29.12.2023
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 | 29.54 | 0.00 | 29.54 | 63,807,058 |
| Previous notification (if applicable) | 21.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 |
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 | 18,850,981 | 0.00 | 29.54 |
| Total: | 18,850,981 | 29.54 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: |
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.).
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: N/A
Holding total positions (6.) after general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | % |
10. Other useful information
Date
02.01.2024
(end)
| Emitter: |
Biofrontera AG Hemmelrather Weg 201 51377 Leverkusen Germany |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 Exchange(s): | Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt; Free Market in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate |