PR Newswire
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 7, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox
Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 80
cents per share on the company's common stock, payable May 5, 2017, to stockholders of
record as of the close of business on April 19, 2017.
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
about 8,000 employees worldwide and fiscal year 2016 sales of $5.8 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; and Renew Life®
digestive health products. 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 also has been broadly recognized for its corporate responsibility efforts, most notably receiving two Climate Leadership
Awards for Excellence in 2015 and a Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award in 2016 from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as well as being named to CR Magazine's 2016 Best Corporate Citizens list and included in
the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings. The Clorox Company and its foundations contributed nearly $17
million in combined cash grants, product donations, cause marketing and employee volunteerism in the past year. For more
information, visit TheCloroxCompany.com,
including the Good Growth blog, and follow the company on Twitter at @CloroxCo.
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