A device for distributing material in granules or in filaments (1), which comprises two mutually opposite shoulders (3) that support at least one cage (5) that can rotate about its own axis and is connected to motor means (7), the cage (5) being defined by a pair of mutually opposite plates (9) that are mounted so that they can rotate on a respective one of the shoulders (3) and by a plurality of longitudinal bars (11) fixed to the peripheral region of the plates (9) the plates are rigidly connected to each other exclusively by way of the bars (11) and without a central shaft the bars (11) comprise a quadrangular tubular profiled member the tubular profiled members constitute the supporting structure of the cage (5).
