Oil-Dri Board of Directors Declares Dividends

CHICAGO, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/13/11 -- The Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.17 per share of the Company's Common Stock and $0.1275 per share of the Company's Class B Stock.

The dividends will be payable on March 9, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2012. The Company has paid cash dividends continuously since 1974.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading supplier of specialty sorbent products for industrial, automotive, agricultural, horticultural and specialty markets and the world's largest manufacturer of cat litter.

Source: Oil-Dri Corporation of America