Voting Rights Announcement
Leverkusen, Germany (pta007/05.03.2018/09:15) - 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:
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
Partial retransfer of shares under a share loan agreement
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
26.02.2018
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 | 20.096 | 0.386 | 20.48 | 44,245,862 |
Previous notification | 14,60 | 5,88 | 20,48 |
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 | 8,891,843 | 0.00 | 20.096 |
Total: | 8,891,843 | 20.096 |
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 | 170,966 | 0.386 | ||
Total: | 170,966 | 0.386 |
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 | 20.10 | 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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