Special Meeting of Stockholders Adjourned to May 18, 2018

MONTREAL, May 1, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - BioAmber Inc. (OTCPK: BIOA) announced today that its Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for and convened on April 27^th, 2018 (the "Special Meeting"), was adjourned, with the adjournment itself being the only business conducted at the meeting.

The adjournment is to allow for the solicitation of additional votes in favour of the proposals contained in the proxy statement that BioAmber filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2018, as amended on April 16, 2018, (i) to increase its authorized shares of common stock from 250,000,000 to 1,000,000,000, and (ii) to approve a reverse stock split at a ratio of not less than fifty-to-one and not more than three-hundred-to-one, such ratio and the implementation and timing of such reverse stock split to be determined in the discretion of its Board of directors, it being understood that upon such implementation of the reverse stock split, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced proportionally based on the reverse stock split ratio.

The special meeting will reconvene at 10:00 am, local time, on May 18^th, 2018, at the company's offices located at 1250 Rene Levesque West, Suite 4310, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

During the period of adjournment, BioAmber will continue to solicit proxies from its stockholders with respect to the proposals set forth in the proxy statement.

Stockholders who have not already done so are encouraged to vote.

Stockholders who have already voted do not need to recast their votes unless they wish to change their votes.

No changes have been made in the proposals to be voted on by stockholders at the Special Meeting. The Company's proxy statement and any other materials filed by the Company with the SEC remain unchanged and can be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Stockholders who need assistance in voting their shares or have questions are encouraged to contact BioAmber's proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (Bob Marese or John Bryan – 800-322-2885).

About BioAmber
BioAmber (OTCPK: 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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