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KWS Annual Shareholders’ Meeting approves dividend of €1.00 and elects Dr. Hagen Duenbostel to the Supervisory Board

Einbeck, 2024-12-05

At today's Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the shareholders of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE0007074007) approved the management's proposed resolutions on all items on the agenda with a clear majority. The dividend payout for fiscal year 2023/2024 will rise to €1.00 (0.90) per share with a payout ratio of 25.2% (23.4%).

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KWS publishes results for the first quarter 2024/2025 and confirms forecast

Einbeck, 2024-11-12

Strong sales growth of 18% due to early sales - Key earnings figures improved (negative due to business seasonality) - One-time gain of €110 million from divestment of corn and sorghum business in South America - Net debt significantly decreased by around €500 million year-on-year Forecast for the 2024/2025 financial year confirmed

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KWS as co-initiator: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture funds project on the benefits of resource-efficient feed in poultry farming

Einbeck, 2024-11-07

6-R, a project funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), has demonstrated the positive effects of high rye content in compound feed concepts for pigs. Now the BMEL has given the green light for another research project: FUETURE will evaluate the benefits of resource-efficient animal feed in poultry farming.

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Future KWS Executive Board team is finalized – Dr. Jörn Andreas and Sebastian Talg appointed

Einbeck, 2024-11-05

Seed specialist KWS is announcing two new Executive Board members to complete and rejuvenate the management team as from 2025. KWS is thus setting the course for the company’s continuous and future-oriented development. In 2025, both Eva Kienle (at the end of January) and Dr. Peter Hofmann (at the end of September) will leave the Executive Board of the company as planned.

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KWS closes strong fiscal year 2023/2024 and increases dividend

Einbeck, 2024-09-26

Significant increase in key figures*: Net Sales: +12% to €1.68 (1.50) billion; EBITDA: +39% to €388.1 (278.8) million; EBIT: +55% to €302.0 (195.1) million; Earnings per share: +46% to €5.58 (3.82). Dividend proposal: increase to €1.00 (0.90) per share. Sale of corn business in South America strengthens KWS' financial power. CFO Eva Kienle to leave KWS in January 2025 * related to continuing operations

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New KWS research project – Cem Özdemir presents grant approval

Einbeck, 2024-09-23

The formal presentation of the grant approval by Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, marks the official start of a research project for the development of sustainable baking wheat varieties. KWS is the only industrial partner to be part of a high-profile project team.

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About KWS

KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees* in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around EUR1.68 billion in fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for over 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugarbeet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To achieve this goal, the company invested more than EUR 300 million in research and development in the past fiscal year.

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