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Merck Proposes Dividend Increase After a Year of Key Strategic Moves

Major highlights of 2014 include offer for Sigma-Aldrich, alliance with Pfizer, integration of AZ Electronic Materials

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Merck completed strategically important moves in 2014 to secure the future growth of the company. At the 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the company proposed to its shareholders a dividend increase of 5 cents or 5.3% to € 1.00 per share.   “We made a promise and we delivered on that promise,” said Karl-Ludwig Kley, chairman of Merck’s Executive Board. “Today we are strongly positioned in our three business sectors Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials, and we are poised for fur...

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