Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) 8-K Oil-Dri Announces First Quarter Results

  Exhibit 99.2   News Release Release:  Immediate                                                                                       Contact:    Ronda J. Williams 312-706-3232   Oil-Dri Board of Directors Declares Dividends   CHICAGO – December 9, 2008 – The Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.14 per share of the Company’s Common Stock and $0.105 per share of the Company’s Class B Stock.   The dividends will be payable on March 6, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2009.  The Company has paid cash dividends continuously since 1974.   ###   Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading supplier of specialty sorbent products for industrial, automotive, agricultural, horticultural and specialty markets and the world’s largest manufacturer of cat litter.