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KWS renews syndicated credit facility

Einbeck, 2025-01-28

- Volume of EUR 200 million with a term of five years - Consideration of sustainability indicators - Loan agreement without financial covenants

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KWS defends innovation in sugarbeet

Einbeck, 2025-01-10

Due to legal complaints driven by United Beet Seeds BV, KWS takes a clear position on intellectual property related to its CR+® trait in sugarbeet.

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KWS Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

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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Experiments at the state finals of Jugend forscht junior

KWS: Science you can touch

Einbeck, 2024-12-01

KWS lives its enthusiasm for Life Science every day. The leading company in plant breeding and seed production has been committed to sustainable agricultural solutions for almost 170 years. This is implemented worldwide in over 70 countries, while there is a clear commitment to the Einbeck location and its local roots.

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Forecast for fiscal year 2024/2025 confirmed

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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Resource-efficient feed in poultry farming / (c) Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TiHo)

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

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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The artist Maria Trezinski in conversation with exhibition visitors

“Mad About You”: The Interplay of Attraction and Aversion in the Works of Maria Trezinski at the NEWCOMER KWS Art Lounge

Einbeck, 2024-10-10

Maria Trezinski’s paintings draw from the world of animals and nature. She shifts scale and often dissects her subjects – fighting roosters, fire salamanders, beetle larvae, bugs, or morels – like scientific specimens.

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Pupils experimenting creatively with colors

Dabbing, wiping, scratching – pupils experiment in the NEWCOMER KWS Art Lounge

Einbeck, 2024-10-07

Class 5d of the Rainald-von-Dassel School explored the current art exhibition “Dance of Colors” in the KWS Art Lounge on September 24. Inspired by the impressive works of art, the pupils then took to paper and paint themselves. As a special highlight, a short workshop was part of the school curriculum today.

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KWS closes strong fiscal year 2023/2024 and increases dividend

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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Minister Cem Özdemir hands over the funding decision for the new research project

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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Conference call & webcast for analysts and investors on the FY 2023/2024 financial results

Einbeck, 2024-09-18

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA will publish its results for fiscal year 2023/2024 on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. (CEST) on the KWS website www.kws.com

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