Science Company DuPont announced a third quarter common stock dividend of 37 cents per share, payable September 12, to stockholders of record August 15.
This dividend is the same as what was paid in the second quarter 2005. This is the 404th 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 Oct. 25, 2005, to stockholders of record Oct. 7, 2005.
Chemical major DuPont, established 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, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.