DuPont declares 2Q dividend at 37 cents per share

Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) DuPont today declared a second quarter common stock dividend of 37 cents per share, payable by June 12 this year.

Announcing this, the company said the dividend is entitled to all the stockholders who were on the office record as on May 15, 2006.

This dividend is the same as what was paid in the first quarter 2006. Further, it claims this is the 407th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company's first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904.

Regular quarterly dividends of USD 1.12-1/2 per share on the USD 4.50 series preferred stock and 87-1/2 cents per share on the USD 3.50 series preferred stock also were declared, both payable July 25, 2006, to stockholders of record July 10, 2006.

DuPont is a scientific company founded in 1802, which puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.

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