P&G

                                                    THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
NEWS RELEASE                                        One P&G Plaza
                                                    Cincinnati, OH 45202


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                       P&G DECLARES COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND
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     CINCINNATI, Jan. 10, 2006 - Today the Board of Directors of The Procter &
Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declared a quarterly dividend of twenty-eight cents
($0.28) per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP
Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after Feb. 15,
2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 20, 2006.

     The company has been paying dividends without interruption since
incorporation in 1890.

ABOUT P&G
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     Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the
world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality,
leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R),
Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Mach3(R), Bounty(R), Dawn(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R),
Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Oral-B(R), Actonel(R),
Duracell(R), Olay(R), Head & Shoulders(R), Wella, Gillette(R), and Braun. The
P&G community consists of almost 140,000 employees working in over 80 countries
worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth
information about P&G and its brands.

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P&G MEDIA CONTACTS:
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In the US:  1-866-PROCTER or 1-866-776-2837
International: +1-513-945-9087


P&G INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
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Chris Peterson - 513-983-2414