Corn Products International, Inc. Raises Quarterly Dividend by 20 Percent
December 09 2003 - 4:58PM
PR Newswire (US)
Corn Products International, Inc. Raises Quarterly Dividend by 20
Percent WESTCHESTER, Ill., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The
board of directors of Corn Products International, Inc. today
declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on the Company's
common stock. The dividend is payable January 23, 2004, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2004.
"We are pleased to announce this increase in our dividend, which is
the result of earnings growth, continued strong improvements in
cash generation, and confidence in our future," said Sam Scott,
chairman, president and chief executive officer. The Company last
raised the dividend in 1999, from $0.08 to $0.10 per share. As of
November 30, the Company had approximately 36.2 million shares
outstanding. Corn Products International, Inc. is one of the
world's largest corn refiners and a major supplier of high-quality
food ingredients and industrial products derived from the wet
milling and processing of corn and other starch- based materials.
The Company is the number-one worldwide producer of dextrose and a
leading regional producer of starch, high fructose corn syrup and
glucose. In 2002, the Company recorded net sales of $1.9 billion
with operations in 18 countries at 37 plants, including wholly
owned businesses, affiliates and alliances. Headquartered in
Westchester, Ill., it was founded in 1906. The Company is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPO. Additional
information can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.cornproducts.com/ . This press release contains or may
contain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's
financial position, business and future earnings and prospects, in
addition to other statements using words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and other similar
expressions. These statements contain certain inherent risks and
uncertainties. Although we believe our expectations reflected in
these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, stockholders are cautioned that no assurance can be
given that our expectations will prove correct. Actual results and
developments may differ materially from the expectations conveyed
in these statements, based on various factors, including
fluctuations in worldwide commodities markets and the associated
risks of hedging against such fluctuations; fluctuations in
aggregate industry supply and market demand; general political,
economic, business, market and weather conditions in the various
geographic regions and countries in which we manufacture and sell
our products, including fluctuations in the value of local
currencies, energy costs and availability and changes in regulatory
controls regarding quotas, tariffs, taxes and biotechnology issues;
increased competitive and/or customer pressure in the corn-refining
industry; the outbreak or continuation of hostilities; stock market
fluctuation and volatility; and the resolution of the current
uncertainties relating to the Mexican HFCS tax. Our forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we
do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the
statement. If we do update or correct one or more of these
statements, investors and others should not conclude that we will
make additional updates or corrections. For a further description
of risk factors, see the Company's most recently filed Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q or 8-K.
DATASOURCE: Corn Products International, Inc. CONTACT: Investor,
Richard M. Vandervoort, +1-708-551-2595, or Media, Mark Lindley,
+1-708-551-2602, both of Corn Products International Web site:
http://www.cornproducts.com/
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