BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.375 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on September 15, 2009, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 1, 2009. The ex-dividend date is August 28, 2009. This is the 339th consecutive quarter that Kellogg Company has paid a dividend to owners of common stock since 1925.

About Kellogg Company

With 2008 sales of nearly $13 billion, Kellogg Company is the world's leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks, frozen waffles, and veggie foods. The Company's brands include Kellogg's(r), Keebler(r), Pop-Tarts(r), Eggo(r), Cheez-It(r), Nutri-Grain(r), Rice Krispies(r), BearNaked(r), Morningstar Farms(r), Famous Amos(r), Special K(r), All-Bran(r), Frosted Mini-Wheats(r), Club(r) and Kashi(r). Kellogg products are manufactured in 19 countries and marketed in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information, visit Kellogg's web site at http://www.kelloggcompany.com.

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