PRESS RELEASE : BB Biotech AG publishes its 2020 annual report

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BB Biotech AG publishes its 2020 annual report 
2021-02-19 / 07:00 
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Media release as of February 19, 2021 
Annual report of BB Biotech AG as of December 31, 2020 
BB Biotech AG publishes its 2020 annual report 
BB Biotech AG published its annual report for fiscal year 2020 today. Besides the audited consolidated financial 
statements, the annual report contains detailed information on the biotechnology sector, BB Biotech's positioning, the 
investment areas covered by its portfolio and the companies it is invested in. 
BB Biotech performed well in a volatile market environment. For the full year, total share return was 19.3% in CHF and 
18.1% in EUR and the portfolio performance was 24.3% in CHF, and 24.8% in EUR. The consolidated and audited full year 
2020 data showed a net gain of CHF 691 mn compared to a net gain of CHF 677 mn for 2019. 
As already announced on January 22, 2021, BB Biotech will propose a dividend of CHF 3.60 per share at the upcoming 
Annual General Meeting, which represents a yield of 5% based on the volume-weighted average price of BB Biotech shares 
in December 2020. This marks a continuation of the dividend policy of the previous years. 
BB Biotech's annual report 2020 is available under report.bbbiotech.ch/2020/en resp. www.bbbiotech.com. 
For further information: 
Investor Relations 
Bellevue Asset Management AG, Seestrasse 16, 8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland, tel. [phone] 
Dr. Silvia Siegfried-Schanz, [e-mail] 
Maria-Grazia Iten-Alderuccio, [e-mail] 
Claude Mikkelsen, [e-mail] 
Media Relations 
Bellevue Asset Management AG, Seestrasse 16, 8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland, tel. [phone] 
Tanja Chicherio, [e-mail] 
TE Communications AG, St. Leonhard-Strasse 45, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland, tel. [phone] 
Thomas Egger, [e-mail] 
www.bbbiotech.com 
Company profile 
BB Biotech AG is an investment company domiciled in Schaffhausen/Switzerland and listed on the stock exchanges in 
Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Since 1993, the company has invested in innovative drug development companies that are 
mainly located in the US and Western Europe. BB Biotech is one of the leading investors in this sector. BB Biotech 
builds on the long-standing experience of its distinguished Board of Directors and on the fundamental analysis of the 
experienced Investment Management Team of Bellevue Asset Management AG when making its investment decisions. 
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Language:     English 
Company:      BB BIOTECH AG 
              Schwertstrasse 6 
              8200 Schaffhausen 
              Switzerland 
Phone:        [phone] 
E-mail:       [e-mail] 
Internet:     www.bbbiotech.ch 
ISIN:         CH0038389992 
WKN:          A0NFN3 
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Mailand, SIX 
EQS News ID:  1169464 
 
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