OAKLAND, Calif., May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox
Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that its board of directors has
declared a quarterly dividend of 96
cents per share on the company's common stock, payable
Aug. 17, 2018, to stockholders of
record as of the close of business on Aug.
1, 2018. This reflects the company's 14 percent dividend
increase that was announced in February ahead of the
typical May announcement timing, due to the benefits of tax
reform.
Total annual dividends paid to Clorox shareholders have
increased each year since 1977.
The Clorox Company
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) is a leading
multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and
professional products with approximately 8,700 employees worldwide
and fiscal year 2017 sales of $6 billion. Clorox markets some
of the most trusted and recognized consumer brand names, including
its namesake bleach and cleaning products;
Pine-Sol® cleaners; Liquid
Plumr® clog removers; Poett® home
care products; Fresh Step® cat litter;
Glad® bags, wraps and containers;
Kingsford® charcoal; Hidden
Valley® dressings and sauces;
Brita® water-filtration products; Burt's
Bees® natural personal care products;
RenewLife® digestive health products; and Rainbow
Light®, Natural Vitality®,
Neocell® and Stop Aging Now® dietary
supplements. The company also markets brands for professional
services, including Clorox Healthcare® and Clorox
Commercial Solutions®. More than 80 percent of the
company's sales are generated from brands that hold the No.
1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories.
Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, a
community of global leaders committed to sustainability. The
company has been broadly recognized for its corporate
responsibility efforts, most notably being named to the Drucker
Institute's 2017 Management Top 250 list, The Just 100: America's
Top Corporate Citizens list, CR Magazine's 2018 Best Corporate
Citizens list and the first sector-neutral Bloomberg Gender
Equality Index in 2018. In support of its communities, The Clorox
Company and its foundations contributed
about $11 million in combined cash grants,
product donations and cause marketing in fiscal
year 2017. For more information, visit TheCloroxCompany.com,
including the Good Growth blog, and follow the company on
Twitter at @CloroxCo.
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