WILMINGTON, Del., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont declared a second quarter common stock dividend of 41 cents per share, payable June 12, to stockholders of record May 15. This dividend is the same as what was paid in the first quarter 2009. This is the 419th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company's first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904.
Regular quarterly dividends of $1.12-1/2 per share on the $4.50 series preferred stock and 87-1/2 cents per share on the $3.50 series preferred stock also were declared, both payable July 24, 2009 to stockholders of record July 10, 2009.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont 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 and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
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CONTACT: Anthony Farina of DuPont, +1-302-774-4005,
anthony.r.farina@usa.dupont.com
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