Exhibit 99.1
Biofrontera AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
Leverkusen, Germany (pta/22.12.2020/17:00) - 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:
Voluntary group notification due to threshold contact of a subsidiary
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Natural person (first name, surname): Wilhelm K. T. Zours
Date of birth: 1961-07-28
4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3 DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft, SPARTA AG, Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
21.12.2020
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 | 29.78 | 0.00 | 29.78 | 47,747,515 | ||||||||||||
Previous notification (if applicable) | 29.74 | 0.00 | 29.74 |
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 | 14,218,773 | 0.00 | 29.78 | ||||
Total: | 14,218,773 | 29.78 |
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 |
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) | |||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Strawtec Group AG | ||||||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- ABC Beteiligungen AG | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Heidelberger Beteiligungsholding AG | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- SPARTA AG | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- MARNA Beteiligungen AG | ||||||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Altech Advanced Materials AG | ||||||||||||
- Wilhelm K. T. Zours | ||||||||||||
- DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft | ||||||||||||
- Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft | 29.77 | 29.77 | ||||||||||
- Ming Le Sports AG |
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
DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft, SPARTA AG, Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG, Prisma Equity AG, ABC Beteiligungen AG and Heidelberger Beteiligungsholding AG signed a voting pool agreement on January 28, 2020. Prisma Equity AG resigned from this pool agreement as of December 21, 2020.
Date
22.12.2020