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The Social Chain AG: BaFin approves securities prospectus for admission of shares for trading in the regulated market of the stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main

Berlin, 11 November 2021 - The Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht ("BaFin") today approved the securities prospectus of The Social Chain AG (WKN: A1YC99, ISIN: DE000A1YC996, Ticker: PU11) ("TSC") for the purpose of admission of all issued shares of TSC including all shares which so far were traded in the open market of the stock exchange in Düsseldorf, to the regulated market of the stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main, with simultaneous admission to the sub-segment of the regulated market with additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard).

Furthermore, the securities prospectus addresses the admission of 2,855,000 new shares, which shall be issued to the shareholders of the DS Holding GmbH by way of a capital increase in kind in return for a transfer of a part of the shares in the DS Holding GmbH.

TSC expects notice of approval by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the course of today.

Begin of trading of the shares of TSC (first trading day) in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange is expected tomorrow, 12 November 2021.

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