Exhibit 99.1
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AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY -
-RELEASE
Contact:
George Shadid,
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
816-584-5621
gshadid@aipc.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY
AUTHORIZES DIVIDEND PAYMENT
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KANSAS CITY, MO, February 3, 2005 -- American Italian Pasta Company (NYSE: PLB)
announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized the payment
on March 8, 2005, of a quarterly dividend of 18.75 cents per share, to
shareholders of record as of February 22, 2005.
Founded in 1988 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, American Italian Pasta
Company is the largest producer and marketer of dry pasta in North America.
