HUG Hughes Supply

Hughes Supply Declares Cash Dividend of $0.065 Per Share ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Hughes Supply, Inc. (NYSE:HUG) declared a quarterly cash dividend today of $0.065 per share, adjusted from last quarter's dividend of $0.13 per share to account for the two-for-one stock split, which became effective September 22, 2004. The dividend is payable November 15, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 1, 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990803/HUGLOGO ) Hughes Supply, Inc., founded in 1928, is one of the nation's largest diversified wholesale distributors of construction, repair and maintenance- related products, with 493 locations in 38 states. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hughes employs approximately 9,100 associates and generates annual revenues of nearly $4 billion. Hughes is a Fortune 500 company and was named the #2 Most Admired Company in America in the Wholesalers: Diversified Industry segment by Fortune Magazine. For additional information on Hughes, you may visit http://www.hughessupply.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990803/HUGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Hughes Supply, Inc. CONTACT: Arleen Llerandi, Vice President, Investor Relations, Hughes Supply, Inc., +1-407-822-2989 Web site: http://www.hughessupply.com/

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