At virtual Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders granted discharge to the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board and approved the boards’ proposals by a large majority.
GÖTTINGEN, Germany, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At today’s virtual Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders granted discharge to the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board and approved the boards’ proposals by a large majority. They passed the resolution to pay dividends of 0.71 euros per preference share and 0.70 euros per ordinary share. The total amount disbursed will be 48.2 million euros. Prior-year dividends were 0.36 euros per preference share and 0.35 euros per ordinary share.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the future development of the Sartorius Group. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Sartorius assumes no liability for updating such statements in light of new information or future events. This is a translation of the original German-language earnings release. Sartorius shall not assume any liability for the correctness of this translation. The original German earnings release is the legally binding version.
Presentation and further information on the 2021 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting
https://www.sartorius.com/shareholders-meeting
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| April 21, 2021 | Publication of first-quarter figures (January to March 2021) |
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| October 20, 2021 | Publication of nine-month figures (January to September 2021) |
A profile of Sartorius
The Sartorius Group is a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry. With innovative laboratory instruments and consumables, the Group’s Lab Products & Services Division concentrates on serving the needs of laboratories performing research and quality control at pharma and biopharma companies and those of academic research institutes. The Bioprocess Solutions Division with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions helps customers to manufacture biotech medications and vaccines safely and efficiently. The Group has been annually growing by double digits on average and has been regularly expanding its portfolio by acquisitions complementary technologies. In fiscal 2020, the company earned sales revenue of some 2.34 billion euros. At the end of 2020, nearly 11,000 people were employed at the Group’s approximately 60 manufacturing and sales sites, serving customers around the globe.
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Petra Kirchhoff
Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
+49 (0)551.308.1686
petra.kirchhoff@sartorius.com
https://www.sartorius.com/en
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