EQS-Adhoc
SARTORIUS AG: Sartorius launches placement of up to 200 million euros of treasury preference shares through accelerated bookbuilding
- Sartorius launches placement of up to 200 million euros of treasury preference shares through accelerated bookbuilding.
- The Placement Preference Shares will be offered exclusively to institutional investors.
- The net proceeds will be used to accelerate debt deleveraging and strengthen strategic flexibility.
EQS-Ad-hoc: SARTORIUS AG / Key word(s): Transaction in Own Shares Disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR) |
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Göttingen, February 6, 2024
Sartorius launches placement of up to 200 million euros of treasury preference shares through accelerated bookbuilding
Treasury Share Placement
Today, the Executive Board of Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft (“Sartorius” or the “Issuer”), with the consent of the Supervisory Board of Sartorius, resolved on the placement of preference shares (the “Placement Preference Shares”) currently held in treasury in an amount of up to 200 million euros with the exclusion of existing shareholders’ subscription rights in accordance with the authorization granted by the annual general meeting of Sartorius held on April 9, 2015 under agenda item 6 and the statutory requirements of Section 186 para. 3 sentence 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) (the “Treasury Share Placement”). The Placement Preference Shares will carry full dividend rights as of January 1, 2023.