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DGAP-News: KWS' Annual Shareholders' Meeting adopts higher dividend

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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The shareholders of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE0007074007) approved the resolutions proposed by management for all items on the agenda by a clear majority at today's virtual Annual Shareholders' Meeting.

Key Points: 
  • The shareholders of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE0007074007) approved the resolutions proposed by management for all items on the agenda by a clear majority at today's virtual Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
  • The dividend for fiscal 2020/2021 has been increased to 0.80 (previous year: 0.70) a share.
  • The previously announced, multi-stage generational change in the company's Executive and Supervisory Board was initiated at this year's Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
  • In view of this strong performance, the Annual Shareholders' Meeting endorsed the proposal from the Executive Board and Supervisory Board to pay a higher dividend of 0.80 (0.70).

DGAP-News: Generational change at KWS

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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At this year's Annual Shareholders' Meeting, seed specialist KWS will be initiating a generational change to be implemented in several steps.

Key Points: 
  • At this year's Annual Shareholders' Meeting, seed specialist KWS will be initiating a generational change to be implemented in several steps.
  • Andreas J. Bchting (74), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and general partner KWS SE, will resign from his position as scheduled at the end of his period in office in December 2022.
  • Overview of the intended changes in the Executive Board and areas of responsibility:
    - End of 2021: Lon Broers will leave the KWS Executive Board as scheduled.
  • * All figures excluding the shares of the equity-accounted companies AGRELIANT GENETICS LLC., AGRELIANT GENETICS INC. and KENFENG - KWS SEEDS CO., LTD.