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Mar 19, 2010
February 04, 2010 09:54 am
Sanderson Farms donates $100K to American Red Cross for Haiti relief
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 (fifteen cents) per share payable Feb. 23, 2010, to stockholders of record on Feb. 9, 2010.
The Company also announced that it has made a gift in the amount of $100,000 to the American Red Cross designated for relief efforts in Haiti.
Commenting on the announcement, Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Sanderson Farms, Inc. said “In recent weeks we have witnessed what is clearly the most devastating earthquake in recent history and its destruction to our neighbors in Haiti. Our contribution has been designated to support the emergency relief and recovery efforts to help those people in Haiti affected by this unprecedented disaster.”



