SANOFI-SYNTHELABO'S OFFER FOR AVENTIS - ADJUSTMENT OF OFFER TERMS ON APPROVAL OF AVENTIS DIVIDEND
SANOFI-SYNTHELABO'S OFFER FOR AVENTIS - ADJUSTMENT OF OFFER TERMS ON APPROVAL OF AVENTIS DIVIDEND Paris, France - June 14, 2004 - Sanofi-Synthelabo (PARIS: SAN, NYSE: SNY) announces that at the Aventis (PARIS: AVE, FRANKFURT: AVE.ETR, NYSE: AVE) annual general meeting held on June 11, 2004, the shareholders of Aventis voted to approve Aventis's 2003 dividend in the amount of E0.82 per share, with an ex-dividend date of June 15, 2004 and a payment date of July 15, 2004. As a result, in accordance with the terms of Sanofi-Synthelabo's revised offer for Aventis, the terms of Sanofi-Synthelabo'