Amid A New Era, Novartis AG Starts To Shed Assets Assembled By Ex-Chairman

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A strong majority of Novartis shareholders today followed the Board of Directors' recommendations for all proposed resolutions at the Group's Annual General Meeting. A total of 2,123 shareholders were present at the meeting held in Basel, representing approximately 1.67 billion shares or 61.8% of the more than 2.7 billion issued shares of Novartis. Shareholders approved the seventeenth consecutive dividend increase per share since the creation of Novartis in 1996, with an increase of 7% to CHF 2.45 for 2013. The dividend payment of CHF 2.45 per share for 2013 compared to CHF 2.30 in 2012, represents a payout ratio of approximately 74% of net income from continuing operations.

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