OLDSMAR, Fla., May 08, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (NYSE American LLC Symbol: CCEL) (“Cryo-Cell”), the world’s first private cord blood bank to separate and store stem cells in 1992, announced today that, as a result of the current economic environment and other capital allocation alternatives, its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a reduced, quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock to be paid to its shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 21, 2025. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 30, 2025. The Board of Directors will continue to evaluate the Company’s dividend policy on a regular basis and may change such policy at any time. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid.
About Cryo-Cell International, Inc.
Founded in 1989, Cryo-Cell International, Inc. is the world’s first private cord blood bank. More than 500,000 parents from 87 countries have entrusted Cryo-Cell International with their baby’s cord blood and cord tissue stem cells. In addition to its private bank, Cryo-Cell International has a public banking program in partnership with Duke University. Cryo-Cell’s public bank has provided cord blood for more than 600 transplantations and operates cord blood donation sites in prominent hospitals such as Cedars–Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Cryo-Cell’s facility is FDA registered, cGMP-/cGTP-compliant and licensed in all states requiring licensure. Besides being AABB accredited as a cord blood facility, Cryo-Cell was also the first U.S. (for private use only) cord blood bank to receive FACT accreditation for adhering to the most stringent cord blood quality standards set by any internationally recognized, independent accrediting organization. Cryo-Cell has the exclusive rights to PrepaCyte-CB, the industry’s most advanced cord blood processing technology.
Cryo-Cell’s mission is to provide the premier cord blood and cord tissue cryopreservation services, to develop, manufacture and administer cellular therapies to significantly improve the lives of patients worldwide and to offer the highest quality and most cost effective biostorage solutions available.
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