P&G Declares a 7% Dividend Increase

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P&G Declares a 7% Dividend Increase

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYS: PG) announced that its Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.562 to $0.6015 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, 2013 to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on April 26, 2013, and to Series A and Series B Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on April 26, 2013. This represents a 7% increase compared to the prior quarterly dividend.

P&G has been paying a dividend for 123 consecutive years since its incorporation in 1890. This marks the 57th consecutive year that the Company has increased the dividend.


About Procter & Gamble

P&G serves approximately 4.6 billion people around the world with its brands. The Company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Fairy®, Gain®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun®, Fusion®, Ace®, Febreze®, Ambi Pur®, SK-II®, and Vicks®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 75 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.



P&G Media Contacts:
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P&G Investor Relations Contact:
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