SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 26, 1995
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-815 51-0014090
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000
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Item 5. Other Events
In connection with Debt Securities that may be offered on a delayed
or continuous basis under Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 33-48128
and No. 33-53327, we hereby file the following press release.
Contact: Mike Ricciuto
(302) 774-2883
WILMINGTON, Del., April 26 -- DuPont today declared a second quarter
common stock dividend of 52 cents per share, payable June 12 to stockholders
of record May 15. This dividend represents an increase of 11 percent over the
47 cents paid in the first quarter, or an indicated annualized rate of $2.08
per share.
"The increase in the dividend is in line with our objective of
providing our shareholders with a competitive annual return, and underscores
the board's confidence in the future course of the business," said DuPont
Chairman Edgar S. Woolard Jr.
Regular quarterly dividends of $1.12-1/2 per share on the $4.50
series preferred stock and 87-1/2 cents per share on the $3.50 series
preferred stock also were declared, both payable July 25 to stockholders of
record July 10.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/D. B. Smith
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D. B. Smith
Assistant Controller
April 27, 1995
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