Exhibit 99.1
Rights Offering to Holders of
BioNTech SE
American Depositary Shares
July 28, 2020
To: Holders of American Depositary Shares
representing ordinary shares of BioNTech SE
BioNTech SE (the “Company”) is offering (the “Rights Offering”) to (i) holders of its ordinary shares (the “ordinary shares”), rights to subscribe for new ordinary shares (the “ordinary share rights”), and (ii) holders of American Depositary Shares representing its ordinary shares (“ADSs”), rights to subscribe for new ADSs (the “ADS rights”). The Rights Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form F-1 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the prospectus, dated July 23, 2020 (the “Prospectus”). The Prospectus is available by contacting the information agent, Georgeson LLC, at the address below or by visiting the EDGAR system of the SEC at its website at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
The Prospectus is being made available to you as a holder of ADSs. Accordingly, please find the attached ADS Subscription Form for ADS rights, which must be completed by you if you would like to exercise your ADS rights pursuant to the terms of the Rights Offering and subject to the conditions set forth in the accompanying Prospectus. We urge you to read the Prospectus and the ADS Subscription Form carefully before exercising your ADS rights.
The Company has made arrangements with The Bank of New York Mellon, as ADS rights agent, to make available the ADS rights to holders of ADSs as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on July 24, 2020 (the “ADS record date”) upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus. Your prompt attention is requested, as the ADS subscription period expires at 12:01 a.m. (New York City time) on August 14, 2020 (the “ADS rights expiration date”).
Questions regarding the issuance of the ADS rights and the offer to subscribe for new ADSs should be directed to the information agent, Georgeson LLC, phone number 1-888-219-8320 (U.S.) or 1-781-575-2137 (international) toll-free.
ADS RIGHTS NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO 12:01 A.M. (NEW YORK CITY TIME) ON AUGUST 14, 2020 WILL BECOME VOID AND WILL HAVE NO FURTHER VALUE.
Your prompt action is requested if you intend to participate in the Rights Offering. As described in the Prospectus, to exercise your Rights, you must properly complete and duly execute the ADS Subscription Form and forward it, together with payment in full of the aggregate subscription price for all of the ADSs for which you have subscribed pursuant to the ADS rights, to the ADS rights agent.
For a complete description of the terms and conditions of the offering and the procedures for exercise of your ADS rights, please refer to the Prospectus. None of the terms hereof are intended to contradict or supersede the terms of the Prospectus. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Prospectus and the terms hereof, the terms of the Prospectus will govern. Any terms used but not defined herein will have the meaning given to such terms in the Prospectus.
Exercise of ADS Rights
You will receive one ADS right for every ADS you hold on the ADS record date. 31 ADS rights will entitle you to subscribe for one new ADS at $93.00 per new ADS. Fractional ADS rights will not be issued, ADS rights can be exercised only for a whole number of new ADSs. To validly subscribe for new ADSs, you will need to pay to the ADS rights agent $93.00 for each new ADS you wish to subscribe for.
