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Biofrontera AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
Voting rights according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
Leverkusen (pta026/23.02.2018/17:30) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement
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
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5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
19.02.2018
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 | 14.60 | 5.88 | 20.48 | 44,245,862 |
Previous notification | 16,82 | 6,77 | 23,59 |
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
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 | 6,461,843 | 0.00 | 14.60 |
Total: | 6,461,843 | 14.6 |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
Entitlement to the retransfer of shares under a share loan agreement | 2,600,966 | 5.88 | ||
Total: | 2,600,966 | 5.88 |
b.2 Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 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
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 | 14.60 | 5.88 | 20.48 |
9. In case of proxy voting according to § 34 para. 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: +49 (0) 214 87 63 20
e-mail: press@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
other stock exchanges: Nasdaq, USA
[ source: http://www.pressetext.com/news/20180223026 ]