CINCINNATI, Oct. 13, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company declared a quarterly dividend of forty-four cents ($0.44) per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after November 16, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 23, 2009.

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The company has been paying dividends without interruption since incorporation in 1890.

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