BioAmber Announces Trading On Toronto Stock Exchange Market Commencing On May 3, 2017 - Special Warrant Automatically Exercised

MONTREAL, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - BioAmber Inc. ("BioAmber" or the "Company") (NYSE: BIOA & TSX: BIOA) is pleased to announce that its common stock ("Common Shares") will begin trading on the TSX under the symbol "BIOA" beginning May 3, 2017. . The CUSIP number will be 09072Q106, the same CUSIP as the Common Shares currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").

BioAmber's previously issued special warrant (the "Special Warrant") was automatically exercised, on April 28, 2017, for 2,224,199 Common Shares (the "Underlying Shares") following the issuance of a receipt for its final prospectus qualifying the Underlying Shares by the British Columbia Securities Commission.

The Special Warrant was issued in a private placement on December 30, 2016, at a price of US$4.00 per Underlying Share issuable upon the exercise of the Special Warrant, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of US$8,896,796. The proceeds were placed in escrow and were released to the Company concurrently with the automatic exercise of the Special Warrant.

About BioAmber

BioAmber (NYSE: BIOA & TSX: BIOA) is a renewable materials company. Its innovative technology platform combines biotechnology and catalysis to convert renewable feedstock into building block materials that are used in a wide variety of everyday products including plastics, paints, textiles, food additives and personal care products. For more information visit www.bio-amber.com.

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SOURCE BioAmber Inc.