KWS divests stakes in North American joint ventures (AgReliant Genetics) and enters into licensing agreements

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN DE0007074007) Einbeck, June 27, 2025 – KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA ("KWS") has today entered into an agreement to sell its 50% stakes in the North American joint ventures AGRELIANT GENETICS INC. (Canada) and AGRELIANT GENETICS LLC. (USA), collectively "AgReliant", to GDM based in Buenos Aires, Argentina ("GDM"). Through licensing agreements, KWS also sells the rights to corn breeding material from joint breeding with its joint venture partner (Limagrain Group) as well as rights to selected European corn breeding material of the KWS Group for use in North America (collectively "Transaction").

Upon completion of the transaction, the KWS Group would divest all its operational business activities in North America in the corn sector, thereby continuing the strategic alignment of its product portfolio towards long-term profitable growth and entrepreneurial independence. In the future, KWS will primarily focus on the profitable European corn business.

The Transaction volume for the sale of KWS' shares in AgReliant is in the low three-digit million range (USD) and for the licensing agreements in the mid double-digit million range (USD). The agreements provide for purchase price payments in several installments over five years, with a significant portion of the purchase price due immediately. Further details of the Transaction and the exact amounts of the purchase prices remain confidential.

The sale of KWS' shares in AgReliant will initially result in an impairment of the corresponding carrying amount in the expected low double-digit million (EUR) range in the KWS Group's financial result for the current fiscal year 2024/2025. Upon the effective date of the licensing agreements at the closing of the Transaction, KWS expects a significantly positive one-time gain in the aforementioned magnitude in the operating result of the KWS Group for the fiscal year 2025/2026 (beginning July 1, 2025). The annual forecasts of the KWS Group for the current fiscal year remain unchanged and are not affected by the Transaction.

The Transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2025.

AgReliant was founded in 2000 by Limagrain and KWS. AgReliant specializes in the research, production, and sale of seeds, offering high-performance corn and soybean varieties in North America.

GDM is a global group dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of intellectual property products in plant genetics for row crops. GDM operates in 15 countries and has a team of about 3,400 employees.

Notifying person:

Peter Vogt
Head of Investor Relations
Tel. +49-30 816914490
investor.relations@kws.com
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
www.kws.com