SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (AMEX:SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202, (the "Company"), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2005 2004 2005 2004
Net sales $601,826 $688,536 $2,688,894 $2,683,980
Net earnings $82,811 $59,915 $266,662 $168,096
Earnings per
common share
Basic $65.65 $47.74 $212.20 $133.94
Diluted $65.65 $47.74 $211.94 $133.94
Weighted average
shares outstanding
Basic 1,261,367 1,255,054 1,256,645 1,255,054
Diluted 1,261,367 1,255,054 1,258,202 1,255,054
Notes to Report of Earnings:
Seaboard Corporation today filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Seaboard has provided access to the Annual Report on Form 10-K on its website at http://www.seaboardcorp.com/Financials.aspx .
The Company today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has declared a dividend of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per share on the common stock of the Company payable March 31, 2006 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 21, 2006. DATASOURCE: Seaboard Corporation CONTACT: Seaboard Corporation, +1-913-676-8800 Web site: http://www.seaboardcorp.com/ http://www.seaboardcorp.com/Financials.aspx
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