Board of Directors resolves to propose dividend of €0.57 per share to Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

The Board of Directors of Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. (SSB) resolved at its most recent meeting to submit a proposal to the combined Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on March 26, 2019, to pay a dividend for fiscal 2018 of €0.57 per share. The previous year’s dividend was €0.46. Under this proposal, the total profit distributed would rise by 23.9% from €42.4 million to €52.5 million.

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