EANS-Adhoc: SYGNIS Pharma AG / SYGNIS announces Management Board changes

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)/C.E.O. Interviews 25.03.2013

SYGNIS announces Management Board changes

Heidelberg, March 25, 2013 - SYGNIS Pharma AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03, Prime Standard), today announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Management Board, Peter Willinger will be stepping down effective 31 March 2013 for personal reasons. He is leaving the company by mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board. Pilar de la Huerta, the company's CEO since 2012 and a former senior manager and CFO at Zeltia, S.A., the largest Spanish quoted biotech company, will now hold both positions, CFO and CEO.

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SYGNIS Pharma AG Pilar de la Huerta CEO/CFO Tel: +34-918063089 Email: pdelahuerta@sygnis.es

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