MWV Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Published on Monday, 23 January 2012 13:19 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

RICHMOND, Va.-( Business Wire )-

MeadWestvaco Corporation’s (NYSE: MWV) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 cents per common share. The payment of the dividend will be made on March 1, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of February 2, 2012.

About MWV

MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV), provides packaging solutions to many of the world’s most-admired brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, home and garden, and tobacco industries. The company's businesses also include Consumer & Office Products, Specialty Chemicals, and the Community Development and Land Management Group, which sustainably manages the company’s land holdings to support its operations, and to provide for conservation, recreation and development opportunities. With 17,500 employees worldwide, MWV operates in 30 countries and serves customers in more than 100 nations. MWV manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for eight consecutive years. For more information, please visit www.mwv.com.

MeadWestvaco CorporationMedia ContactTucker McNeil, +1 804-444-6397mediainquiries@mwv.comorInvestor RelationsJason Thompson, +1 804-444-2556