BellSouth 87th dividend

Bellsouth Corp 26 September 2005 BellSouth Board of Directors Declares 87th Quarterly Dividend For Immediate Release September 26, 2005 ATLANTA - The board of directors of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29 cents per common share. The third-quarter dividend is payable November 1, 2005 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 13, 2005. BellSouth has approximately 1.8 billion shares outstanding in about 700,000 registered shareholder accounts. This is the 87th consecutive quarterly dividend declared by BellSouth. # # # About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider with 51.6 million customers. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and high-speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(R) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at www.bellsouth.com/investor. Investors: For more information contact: BellSouth Investor Relations at 800-241-3419 Media: For more information contact: Brent Fowler, BellSouth brent.fowler@bellsouth.com (404)249-2839 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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