Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 85 cents per common share, payable September 29, 2023 to shareholders of record on September 8, 2023.

The quarterly cash dividend amount of 85 cents per share maintains the higher level set nine months ago, which marked the company’s 60^th consecutive year of increased regular cash dividends. Lancaster Colony is one of only 13 U.S. companies with 60 straight years of regular cash dividend increases.

CEO David A. Ciesinski said, “The dividend reflects the company’s continued strong financial position and will be the 241^st consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid by the company since September 1963.”

The company also announced that its Board of Directors has set the date and time for the annual meeting of shareholders to be 1:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. This year’s annual meeting will be a virtual-only format via live webcast and shareholders will be able to participate, vote and submit questions during the virtual meeting. The record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting is Monday, September 11, 2023. Shareholders of record will receive additional details and instructions for meeting participation in the proxy materials that will be made available to them in October. Access to the live webcast of the shareholder meeting will also be available through the company’s website, www.lancastercolony.com.

Common shares currently outstanding are approximately 27,528,000.

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels.

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• changes in our cash flow or use of cash in various business activities; and
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