ATLANTA, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
(NYSE: NWL) today announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.21 per share on the company's common stock. On an annual basis, this is an
indicated rate of $0.84. The dividend is payable September 7, 2005, to common
stockholders of record at the close of business on August 22, 2005.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical in nature
constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
relate to information or assumptions about dividends. Actual results could
differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, our dependence on the strength of retail economies in
various parts of the world; competition with numerous other manufacturers and
distributors of consumer products; major retailers' strong bargaining power;
changes in the prices of raw materials used by the company; our ability to
develop innovative new products and to develop, maintain and strengthen our
end-user brands; our ability to improve productivity and streamline
operations; our ability to integrate previously acquired businesses; the risks
inherent in our foreign operations and those factors listed in the company's
2005 second quarter Form 10-Q, including Exhibit 99.1 thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Newell Rubbermaid
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. is a global marketer of consumer and commercial
products with 2004 sales of $6.5 billion and a powerful brand family including
Sharpie(R), Paper Mate(R), Parker(R), Waterman(R), Rubbermaid(R),
Calphalon(R), Little Tikes(R), Graco(R), Levolor(R), BernzOmatic(R), VISE-
GRIP(R), IRWIN(R) and LENOX(R). The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.,
and has over 31,000 employees worldwide.
http://www.newellrubbermaid.com
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CONTACT:
Jesse Herron, Vice President, Investor
Relations, +1-770-407-3994, or fax, +1-770-407-3983, or Cari
Davidson, Manager, Public Relations, +1-770-407-3994, or fax,
+1-770-407-3983, both of Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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