Board of Directors resolves to propose dividend of €0.68 per share to Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

The Board of Directors of Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. (SSB) resolved at today’s meeting to submit a proposal to the combined Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on March 24, 2020, to pay a dividend for fiscal 2019 of €0.68 per share. The previous year’s dividend was €0.57. Under this proposal, the total profit distributed would rise by 19.3% from €52.5 million to €62.7 million.
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