Aug. 27, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) announced today that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share on Pioneer’s outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable October 9, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009.

Pioneer is a large independent oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Dallas, with operations in the United States, South Africa and Tunisia. For more information, visit Pioneer’s website at www.pxd.com.