Eastman Board Declares Dividend

KINGSPORT, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2009 – The board of directors of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share on the company’s common stock.

The dividend is payable October 1, 2009, to stockholders of record as of September 14, 2009.

Eastman’s chemicals, fibers and plastics are used as key ingredients in products that people around the world use every day.  Headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, Eastman had 2008 sales of $6.7 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.eastman.com/.