Aubagne, February 19, 2015 - At yesterday's meeting, the Board of Directors of Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. resolved to submit a proposal to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (AGM) on April 7, 2015, to pay a dividend of €1.30 per share for fiscal 2014, up from €1.20 a year earlier. The total profit distributed would rise from €18.4 million to €20.0 million.

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