PTA-PVR

Biofrontera AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG

Voting rights according to article 21-26 WpHG

Leverkusen, Germany (pta016/02.05.2016/10:00) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement according to §§ 21 ff WpHG

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer: Biofrontera AG, Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany

2. Reason for notification: Change of Total Voting Rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name: Maruho Co., Ltd. City and country of registered office: Osaka 531-0071, 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 26.04.2016

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 of issuer Resulting situation , 14,72 , 0,00 , 14,72 , 30.347.813 Previous notification , 18,95 , , ,

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN , absolute direct (§ 21 WpHG) , absolute indirect (§ 22 WpHG) , in % direct (§ 21 WpHG) , in % indirect (§ 22 WpHG) DE0006046113 , 0 , 4.467.143 , 0,00 , 14,72 Total: , , 4.467.143 , , 14,72

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument , Maturity / Expiration , Exercise or conversion period , Voting Rights Absolute , Voting Rights in % , , Total: , ,

b.2 Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 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

Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity Name , % of voting rights if 3% or higher , % of voting rights through instruments if 5% or higher , Total of both if 5% or higher Maruho Co., Ltd. , , , Maruho Deutschland GmbH , 14,72 , ,

9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Other useful information

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emitter: Biofrontera AG address: Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen country: Germany contact person: Investor & public relations phone: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] 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

[ source: http://www.pressetext.com/news/20160502016 ]