Avantor® Declares Dividend on Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:  AVTR), a leading global provider of mission critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies & applied materials industries, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend to holders of its 6.250% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of $0.78 per share at a rate per share of 1.560%, payable on November 15, 2019 to holders of record on November 1, 2019.

About Avantor Avantor® is a leading global provider of mission critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. We operate in more than 30 countries and deliver an extensive portfolio of products and services. We set science in motion to create a better world.

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Media Contact Allison HosakSenior Vice President, Global CommunicationsAvantor+1 610.573.2661[email protected]

Investor Relations Contact Helen O'DonnellManaging Director Solebury Trout+1 203.428.3213 [email protected]

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