Biofrontera AG: Biofrontera published joint opinion to the tender offer of Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG

Biofrontera published joint opinion to the tender offer of Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG

Leverkusen, Germany, June 11, 2018 - Biofrontera AG (NASDAQ: BFRA; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: B8F) an international biopharmaceutical company, today published the joint opinion of management and supervisory board of Biofrontera AG on the tender offer of Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG, Frankfurt am Main, to shareholders of Biofrontera AG announced on May 28, 2018. The statement can be viewed on the Internet on the company's website at http://www.biofrontera.com under the heading "Investors" under "Acquisition Offer of Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG". https://www.biofrontera.com/de/Erwerbsangebot.html

Employees of Biofrontera AG, Biofrontera Pharma GmbH and Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH have drawn up a separate statement to the acquisition offer by Deutsche Balaton Biotech AG pursuant to § 27 para. 2 WpÜG (German Securities Takeover Act), which is also available at the above mentioned website.

The Management Board and the Supervisory Board in their joint opinion as well as the employees in their own statement recommend to not accept the offer.

In addition, a non-binding English translation of the joint opinion was published at https://www.biofrontera.com/en/Tender_Offer.html.

Copies of the statements are available at Biofrontera AG, Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany, Tel. +49 (0)214-87632-0 (order by fax to +49(0)214-87632-90 or by e-mail to ir@biofrontera.com).

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About Biofrontera:

Biofrontera AG is an international biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of a platform of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dermatological conditions and diseases caused primarily by exposure to sunlight that results in sun damage to the skin. Biofrontera's approved products focus on the treatment in the U.S. and Europe of actinic keratoses, which are skin lesions that can sometimes lead to skin cancer, as well as the treatment of certain forms of basal cell carcinoma in the European Union. American Depositary Shares representing Biofrontera's ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "BFRA", and Biofrontera's ordinary shares are listed in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (B8F, ISIN: DE0006046113). Information is also available at www.biofrontera.com.

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