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Specialty chemical maker�DuPont� (NYSE: DD  ) �announced today that its board of directors has approved a 4.7% increase in its quarterly cash dividend�from�$0.43 per share to�$0.45 per share.

The payout represents the 435th�consecutive quarterly dividend since DuPont first began paying a dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904. The new, higher payment�will be made on June 12 to stockholders of record as of May 15.

Quarterly dividends of�$1.125�per share on the�$4.50�series preferred stock and $0.875�cents�per share on the�$3.50�series preferred stock also were declared, both payable�July 25�to stockholders of record�July 10.

"Increasing the dividend reflects DuPont's confidence in our global growth strategy, strong balance sheet and solid track record of market-driven science," DuPont Chief Financial Officer�Nicholas C. Fanandakis was quoted as saying. "We will continue to deliver shareholder value through ongoing innovation, productivity and new business opportunities."

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