MP Beteiligungs-GmbH Increases Stake in BRAIN Biotech AG

• Block transaction recently successfully closed
• MP Beteiligungs-GmbH has increased its holding throughout 2022
• Long-term supporter of the development of BRAIN Biotech AG

Zwingenberg, November 17, 2022 – BRAIN Biotech AG was informed by its anchor investor MP Beteiligungs-GmbH, Kaiserslautern, that MP Beteiligungs-GmbH now holds approximately 45 percent of the total share capital in BRAIN Biotech AG. The shareholding of MP Beteiligungs-GmbH in BRAIN Biotech AG has been continuously expanded over the course of the year through acquisitions in the open market. Due to the completion of a recent major block transaction, the total shareholding has grown to approximately 45%. MP Beteiligungs-GmbH intends to continue to accompany the development of BRAIN Biotech AG on the capital market in the long-term and considers the currently weak capital market environment for the BRAIN Biotech AG share price as a good investment opportunity.

Adriaan Moelker, CEO BRAIN Biotech, states: "We are very pleased with the continued vote of confidence from our anchor investor MP Beteiligungs-GmbH. BRAIN Biotech is developing very positively, both operationally as well as strategically. We are well on track to achieve our goals for this year and the medium term."

About BRAIN

BRAIN Biotech AG (“BRAIN”) is a leading European specialist in industrial biotechnology with a focus on nutrition, health and the environment. As a technology and solution provider, the company supports the biologization of industry with biobased products and processes. From contract research and development with industrial partners to the development of own disruptive incubator projects and customized enzyme products: BRAIN's broad, innovative biotech know-how and its agile teams are the key to success.

The German BRAIN Biotech AG is the parent company of the international BRAIN Group, which distributes B2B specialty products, including enzymes and bioactive natural products. The BRAIN Group has its own fermentation or production facilities in continental Europe, the UK and the USA, which complete the value chain within the Group with the associated biotechnological production know-how.

As a participant in the United Nations Global Compact, BRAIN Biotech AG is committed to aligning its strategies and activities with the universal principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, and to actively promote common social goals. Our products and services directly target at least five of the UN SDGs.

Since its IPO in 2016, BRAIN Biotech AG has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0005203947 / WKN 520394).

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Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current views, expectations and assumptions of the management of BRAIN Biotech AG and are based on information currently available to management.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of BRAIN Biotech AG and the BRAIN Group and developments concerning BRAIN Biotech AG and the BRAIN Group may therefore differ materially from the expectations and assumptions expressed herein due to various factors. These factors include, in particular, changes in the general economic situation and the competitive situation. In addition, developments on the financial markets and exchange rate fluctuations, as well as national and international legislative changes, particularly with regard to tax regulations, and other factors may have an impact on the future results and developments of BRAIN Biotech AG.

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