1601
West LBJ Freeway
Dallas,
Texas 75234-6034
Celanese
Corporation
Declares
Common and Preferred Share Dividends
DALLAS, July 3, 2008
– Celanese Corporation
(
NYSE:CE
), a global,
integrated chemical company, today declared quarterly dividends of $0.04 per
share on its common stock and $0.265625 per share on its 4.25% convertible
perpetual preferred stock, both payable on August 1, 2008.
The
dividends are payable for the period beginning May 1, 2008 and ending on and
including July 31, 2008 to owners of record as of July 15, 2008.
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Contacts:
Mark
Oberle
Phone: +1
972 443 4464
Telefax:
+1 972 443 8519
Mark.Oberle@celanese.com
As
a global leader in the chemicals industry, Celanese Corporation makes products
essential to everyday living. Our products, found in consumer and industrial
applications, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Net
sales totaled $6.4 billion in 2007, with approximately 70% generated outside of
North America. Known for operational excellence and execution of its
business strategies, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with
innovations and best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the
company employs approximately 8,400 employees worldwide. For more information on
Celanese Corporation, please visit the company's website at
www.celanese.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
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release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include information
concerning the company’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future revenues
or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that
is not historical information. When used in this release, the words
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various assumptions. There can be no assurance that the company will
realize these expectations or that these beliefs will prove correct. There
are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release.
Numerous factors, many of which are beyond the company’s control, could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed as
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the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or
circumstances.