Nash-Finch Company (Nasdaq: NAFC), a Minneapolis-based food distributor,
announced today that on July 23, 2009 its board of directors has
declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share of
common stock. The dividend is payable September 4, 2009 to shareholders
of record at the close of business on August 21, 2009. It is the
Company’s 332nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. There are
12,841,406 shares of common stock outstanding.
Nash-Finch is a Fortune 500 company and one of the leading food
distribution companies in the United States. Nash-Finch's core business,
food distribution, serves independent retailers and military
commissaries in 36 states, the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba,
Puerto Rico, the Azores and Egypt. The Company also owns and operates a
base of retail stores, primarily supermarkets under the Econofoods®,
Family Thrift Center®, AVANZA®, Family Fresh Market® and Sun Mart® trade
names. Further information is available on the Company's website, www.nashfinch.com.