GÖTTINGEN (dpa-AFX) - The pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier Sartorius plans to cut its dividend by almost half following the recent slump in profits. Shareholders are to receive 73 cents per ordinary share and 74 cents per preference share for the 2023 financial year, the DAX-listed company announced in Gottingen on Friday. The Supervisory Board has approved a corresponding proposal by the Management Board. The Annual General Meeting on March 28 must now pass a corresponding resolution. For 2022, Sartorius had distributed 1.43 euros per ordinary share and 1.44 euros per preference share./stw/he