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The Andersons, Inc. today announced a cash dividend of 6.5 cents per share, payable Jan. 22, 2002, to shareholders of record on Jan. 2, 2002.

The board also authorized the company to repurchase additional common shares. There are approximately 7.2 million common shares outstanding.

This is The Andersons' 21st consecutive quarterly cash dividend since its listing on Nasdaq on Feb. 20, 1996.

The Andersons, Inc. is a respected leader and prominent player in grain merchandising and wholesale fertilizer distribution in the eastern Corn Belt. Its strong position in this basic business has allowed the company to diversify into other agribusiness operations, railcar leasing, turf care product manufacturing and distribution, and general merchandise retailing. The company has been in operation since 1947.

  The Andersons, Inc. is located on the Internet at www.andersonsinc.com .

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SOURCE: The Andersons, Inc.