Sears Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
The board of directors of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share on Sears outstanding common shares, scheduled to be paid on April 1, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2005.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a leading broadline retailer providing merchandise and related services. With revenues in 2004 of $36.1 billion, Sears offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more than 2,300 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the U.S. and Canada, which includes approximately 870 full-line and 1,100 specialty stores in the U.S. Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty catalogs. Sears is the only retailer where consumers can find each of the Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End brands together -- among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. The company is the largest provider of product repair services with more than 14 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit Sears' website at .
SOURCE: Sears, Roebuck and Co.
CONTACT: MEDIA, Edgar P. McDougal, +1-847-286-9669, or INVESTOR,
Scott A. Bohaboy, +1-847-286-7419, both of Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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