DGAP-Ad hoc: SYGNIS AG

DGAP-Adhoc: SYGNIS AG announces subscription price for new shares in a capital increase to finance the acquisition of Expedeon Holdings Ltd.

SYGNIS AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase

24.06.2016 21:30

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SYGNIS AG announces subscription price for new shares in a capital increase to finance the acquisition of Expedeon Holdings Ltd.

- Subscription price set at EUR 1.10

- Subscription period is expected to start on the 29th of June 2016, subject to approval of the prospectus

Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany, 24 June 2016 - SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today set, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, the subscription price for the announced cash capital increase to finance the acquisition of Expedeon Holdings Ltd. at EUR 1.10 per new share.

As announced in the Company's ad hoc announcement on 9 May 2016 and in order to finance the acquisition of Expedeon Holdings Ltd., SYGNIS will increase its share capital by up to EUR 20,538,089.00 from EUR 16,803,891.00 up to EUR 37,341,980.00 by issuing up to 20,538,089 new shares by way of a rights offering. Any new shares not subscribed by SYGNIS or Expedeon shareholders will be offered to qualified investors in a private placement at EUR 1.10 per new share. Expected proceeds from the capital increase will be used for transaction-related expenses, including EUR 1.7 million cash payments to Expedeon shareholders, one-off integration costs and financing of the working capital. The subscription period is expected to start on the 29th of June 2016, subject to approval of the prospectus.

The subscription offer as well as the prospectus once approved will be published on the website of SYGNIS AG www.sygnis.com/investors.

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For further information please contact:

SYGNIS AG MC Services AG Pilar de la Huerta Raimund Gabriel CEO/CFO Managing Partner Phone: +34 91 192 36 50 Phone: +49 89 210228 30 Email: pdelahuerta@sygnis.com Email: raimund.gabriel@mc-services.eu



About SYGNIS AG: www.sygnis.com SYGNIS, headquartered in Germany and Spain, specializes in the development and commercialization of innovative products for DNA amplification and sequencing. Based on its proprietary technologies, SYGNIS has developed a commercial product portfolio addressing key challenges in the fast-growing fields of molecular biology and next-generation sequencing applications. Key products include the TruePrime(TM) product line and SensiPhi(R), licensed to a leading industry partner, for whole genome DNA amplification and sequencing, as well as the SunScript(TM) Reverse Transcriptase product family to convert genetic information from RNA molecules back to DNA. SYGNIS AG is listed on the German Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard segment (Ticker: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03).

### This document is not a securities prospectus and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of SYGNIS AG in the Federal Republic of Germany nor under any other jurisdiction, in particular not where such kind of offer or solicitation is prohibited or lacks the required permission. Potential investors in securities of SYGNIS AG are asked to familiarize themselves with and to observe the respective restrictions.

A decision to invest in the securities of SYGNIS AG should only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus detailing the public offering of securities of SYGNIS AG in the Federal Republic of Germany, which, subject to the approval of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is anticipated to be published under www.sygnis.com/investors.

The information in this document may not be disseminated outside the Federal Republic of Germany in particular not in the United States, to U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933) or to publications with a general circulation in the United States with the exception of such disclosures or announcements outside the Federal Republic of Germany which have to be made under the respective mandatory law. Any person who fails to comply with these restrictions may violate the securities laws of certain jurisdictions, in particular of the United States. Securities in SYGNIS AG are not publicly offered outside the Federal Republic of Germany.

Some statements included in this ad hoc announcement, relating neither to proven financial results nor other historical data, should be viewed as forward-looking, i.e. not definite. Such statements are mainly predictions of future results, trends, plans or goals. These statements should not be considered to be total guarantees since, given their very nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors as a consequence of which the actual results, plans and goals of SYGNIS AG may deviate greatly from the established conclusions or implied predictions contained in such statements. SYGNIS does not undertake to publicly update or revise these statements in light of new information or future results or for any other reason. ###

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: SYGNIS AG Waldhofer Str. 104 69123 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49 (0) 6221 3540 125 Fax: +49 (0) 6221 3540 127 E-mail: investors@sygnis.com Internet: www.sygnis.com ISIN: DE000A1RFM03 WKN: A1RFM0 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------