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Einbeck, September 27, 2023

• Net sales rise by 18% to €1.82 (1.54) billion on the back of organic growth
• Sharp improvement in key indicators for operating income: EBITDA: +26% to €318.2 (252.5) million, EBIT: +44% to €222.8 (155.4) million; earnings per share: +18% to €3.85 (3.27)
• Free cash flow increases to €44.5 (9.5) million
• Dividend* raised to €0.90 (0.80) per share

*Proposed dividend

Wageningen, 25 September, 2023: KWS has joined forces with StartLife, Europe’s longest-running accelerator for agrifoodtech startups, to advance its innovation approach and collaborate with startups.

Einbeck, July 05, 2023: KWS welcomes the publication of the Commission legislative proposals on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) and Plant Reproductive Material (PRM).

Einbeck, June 12, 2023: Seed specialist KWS and the Berlin-based start up VF Nutrition GmbH, better known under the brand name vly, are entering a multiyear development partnership. The two companies are working together to advance the development of foods based on pea protein.

Einbeck, May 11, 2023

• Sales after nine months up by 25% – high growth dynamics in all product segments
• Operating result (EBIT) grows disproportionately by around 40%
• Net sales growth now expected at the upper end of the previous range (13 to 15%), EBIT forecast raised (see announcement of May 3, 2023)

Einbeck, May 10, 2023: The European Green Deal and the European Farm-to-Fork strategy set clear objectives for sustainable agriculture in Europe — including the goal to reduce harmful greenhouse gases. With this in mind, KWS commissioned a sustainability study to investigate the ecological footprint of various cereal species. The result: Per ton of crop yield, hybrid rye produces about 70 kilograms of CO2 — that is, about 20 percent less than, for example, wheat or barley. Cultivating hybrid rye can thus make an important contribution to achieving Europe’s sustainability goals.