Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) 8-K Oil-Dri Board of Directors Declares Dividends

Exhibit 99.1

  News Release   News Announcement   CONTACT Ronda J. Williams, Investor Relations Oil-Dri Corporation of America 312/706-3232; ronda.williams@oildri.com   Oil-Dri Board of Directors Declares Dividends   CHICAGO, IL – (October 18, 2011) – The Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.17 per share of the Company’s Common Stock and $0.1275 per share of the Company’s Class B Stock.   The dividends will be payable on December 2, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2011.  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.