Atlantic Richfield - Dividend Declaration

RNS No 1786b
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
26th January 1998
 
 
   ARCO DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ON THREE CLASSES OF STOCK
 
 
   Los Angeles, January 26 - ARCO's Board of Directors (NYSE: ARC) today
declared regular quarterly dividends on three classes of the company's stock.
 
   A dividend of 71.25 cents a share was declared on Common Stock payable
March 13 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 13.
 
   A dividend of 75 cents a share was declared on $3.00 Cumulative Convertible
Preference Stock payable March 20 to stockholders of record at the close of
business on February 13.
 
   A dividend of 70 cents a share was declared on $2.80 Cumulative Convertible
Preference Stock payable March 20 to stockholders of record at the close of
business on February 13.
 
Note to Editors:
For a menu of ARCO's news releases or to retrieve a specific release,
visit our Website at http://www.arco.com on the Internet
 
Contact: Albert Greenstein of ARCO, tel California 001-213-486-3384 Web site:
http://www.arco.com
 
 
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