CINCINNATI, April 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company announced that its Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from forty cents ($0.40) to forty-four cents ($0.44) per share on its Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the company, payable on or after May 15, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 24, 2009. This represents a 10% increase compared to the prior quarterly dividend.
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The company has been paying dividends without interruption since incorporation in 1890. This is the 53rd consecutive fiscal year that P&G has increased dividends.
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The Procter & Gamble Company
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