CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declared a quarterly dividend of fifty-six point two cents ($0.562) per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after November 15, 2012, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on October 19, 2012, and to Series A and Series B Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on October 19, 2012.

P&G has been paying a dividend for 122 consecutive years since its incorporation in 1890 and has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years.