Affimed Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Shares

Heidelberg, Germany, November 8, 2019 – Affimed N.V. (“Affimed” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AFMD), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, today announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering of 12,000,000 of its common shares at a public offering price of $2.50 per common share. In addition, Affimed has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 common shares at the public offering price less underwriting discounts. After deducting the underwriting discounts, the net proceeds of the public offering are expected to be approximately $28.2 million. The offering is expected to close on or about November 13, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.

Jefferies LLC and SVB Leerink LLC are acting as joint book-running managers and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. as co-managers of the offering. A shelf registration statement relating to these securities filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) was declared effective by the SEC on November 7, 2018. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering have been filed with the SEC and are available at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will be filed with the SEC. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained by contacting Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at [phone], or by email at [e-mail], or SVB Leerink LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, by telephone at [phone], ext. 6132, or by email at [e-mail].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Affimed N.V.

Affimed (Nasdaq: AFMD) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer. Affimed’s fit-for-purpose ROCK® platform allows innate cell engagers to be designed for specific patient populations. The Company is developing single and combination therapies to treat hematologic and solid tumors.

Forward-looking Statements

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Affimed Investor and Media Contact

Gregory Gin, Head of Investor RelationsE-Mail: [e-mail]