NAPERVILLE, Ill., Feb. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco (NYSE:NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of 3.5 cents per share payable on April 2, to shareholders of record on March 16.
The Board also established March 8 as the record date for voting of proxies at Nalco's Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be held on April 30 at the Company's global headquarters,1601 West Diehl Road in Naperville, Ill.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's leading water treatment and process improvement company, delivering significant environmental, social and economic performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. More than 11,500 Nalco employees operate in 130 countries supported by a comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In 2009, Nalco achieved sales of more than $3.7 billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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