Sanderson Farms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 (seventeen cents) per share payable August 20, 2013, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2013.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. is engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh and frozen chicken and other prepared food items.  Its shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SAFM.

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