DLP Delta & Pine

SCOTT, Miss., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta and Pine Land Company (NYSE:DLP) ("D&PL"), a leading commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.17 per share. The third quarter dividend will be paid on June 11, 2007 to shareholders of record on May 31, 2007. About Delta and Pine Land Company Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed. Headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, with multiple offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries, D&PL also breeds, produces and markets soybean planting seed. For more information, please refer to the Company's Web site at http://www.deltaandpine.com/. DATASOURCE: Delta and Pine Land Company CONTACT: Media: Jonathan Gasthalter, or Cassandra Bujarski, +1-212-687-8080, or Investors: Tom Jagodinski, all of Delta and Pine Land Company, +1-662-742-4518 Web site: http://www.deltaandpine.com/

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