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Exhibit 99.1

 

Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG

 

Leverkusen (pta/25.02.2021/17:30) - 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: 

 

Change of breakdown of voting rights

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

 

Legal entity: Maruho Co., Ltd.
City of registered office, country: Osaka, Japan

 

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3

 

Maruho Deutschland GmbH

 

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

 

24.02.2021

 

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   18.75    4.88    23.63    56,717,385 
Previous notification (if applicable)   22.27    5.79    28.06      

 

 
 

 

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    10,634,542    0.00    18.75 
Total:        10,634,542         18.75 

 

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 % 
Right of return from securities loan                   2,765,423    4.88 
         Total:    2,765,423    4.88 

 

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 % 
                             0    0.00 
              Total:    0    0 

 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

 

Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity

 

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)		 
Maruho Co., Ltd.               
Maruho Deutschland GmbH   18.75         23.63 

 

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

 

 
 

 

10. Other useful information

 

Date

25.02.2021

 

 

 

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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 Dusseldorf, Frankfurt; free market in Munich, free market in Stuttgart; open market in Berlin, Tradegate other stock exchanges: Nasdaq