Resolutions of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Sartorius Stedim Biotech

Aubagne, April 5, 2016 – At today's Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (AGM) of Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. in Aubagne, France, shareholders approved the Board of Directors' proposals by a large majority. The AGM thus passed the resolution to pay dividends of €2.00 net per share for fiscal 2015, up from €1.30 a year earlier. The total profit distributed will therefore rise by 53.9% from €20.0 million to €30.7 million.Moreover, the AGM approved the proposal of the Board of Directors to split by 6 the par value of each of the Company's shares (stock split). As a result, shareholders will receive 6 new shares in exchange for each share currently held in Sartorius Stedim Biotech. This share split operation will be executed by early May without any additional costs or formalities for the shareholders and will have no impact on their rights. The stock split follows the significant increase in the share price over the past two years.

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