Newell Rubbermaid Declares Cash Dividend on its Common Stock
FREEPORT, Ill., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The directors of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL; CHX) announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's Common Stock of $.21 cents per share. On an annual basis, this is an indicated rate of $.84 cents. The dividend is payable June 6, 2000 to common stockholders of record on May 22, 2000.
Based in Freeport, Illinois, Newell Rubbermaid Inc. is a multi-national manufacturer and marketer of high-volume, long life cycle, branded, consumer products sold to volume purchasers for everyday use in the home or office, with 1999 sales of $6.4 billion. Newell Rubbermaid products are sold through a variety of retail and wholesale distribution channels in the following business segments: Plastic Storage & Organization, including Rubbermaid(R) and Curver(R) home products, Goody(R) hair accessories and Rubbermaid Commercial Products(TM); Food Preparation, Cooking and Serving, including Mirro(R) and Calphalon(R) cookware, Anchor Hocking(R) and Pyrex(R) (Europe) glassware; Infant/Juvenile Care and Play, including Little Tikes(R), Graco(R) and Century(R); Home Decor, including Levolor(R), Kirsch(R), Gardinia(R) and Newell Window Furnishings(TM) and Intercraft(R), Burnes(R), Panodia(R), Albadecor(R), and Holson(R) picture frames and photo albums; Hardware and Tools, including Amerock(R), EZ Paintr(R), BernzOmatic(R), Bulldog(R) and Lee Rowan(R); and Office Products, including Sanford(R), Berol(R), Sharpie(R), Rotring(R) and Reynolds(R) markers and writing instruments and Rolodex(R) and Eldon(R) office storage and organization products.
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SOURCE: Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
CONTACT: Ross A. Porter, Jr., Newell Rubbermaid Vice President-Investor Relations, 815-381-8150, or fax, 815-381-8155 |
