Shareholder Return Performance Graphs

The following graph compares the five-year cumulative total return of P&G’s common stock as compared with the S&P 500 Stock Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, and a composite group comprised of the S&P Household Products Index, the S&P Paper Products Index, the S&P Personal Products Index, the S&P Health Care Index and the S&P Food Index. The composite group is weighted based on P&G’s current fiscal year revenues. The graph assumes $100 was invested on June 30, 2003 and that all dividends were reinvested.

Comparison of five-year cumulative total return

(in dollars) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
P&G 100 124 123 132 149 151
Composite Group 100 128 127 143 175 164
S&P 500 100 119 127 138 166 144
DJIA 100 119 119 133 163 142

P&G has paid dividends without interruption since its incorporation along with the increased dividends each year for the past 52 fiscal years. P&G’s compound annual dividend growth rate has exceeded 9% over the last 52 years.

Dividends per share (split-adjusted)

(in dollars; split-adjusted) 1956 1969 1982 1995 2008
Dividends per Share $0.01 $0.04 $0.13 $0.35 $1.45
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