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Russell Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend ATLANTA, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Russell Corporation (NYSE:RML) has declared its regular quarterly dividend of $.04 per common share, payable February 28, 2005, to shareholders of record on February 14, 2005. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030630/RMLCORPLOGO ) This represents the 167th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the Company. About Russell Corporation Russell Corporation is a leading branded athletic and sporting goods company with over a century of success in marketing athletic uniforms, apparel and equipment for a wide variety of sports, outdoor and fitness activities. The Company's major brands include Russell Athletic(R), JERZEES(R), Spalding(R), and Brooks(R). The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RML and its website address is http://www.russellcorp.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030630/RMLCORPLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Russell Corporation CONTACT: Financial, Roger Holliday, +1-678-742-8181, or Media, Nancy Young, +1-678-742-8118, both of Russell Corporation Web site: http://www.russellcorp.com/

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