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Cardinal Health Board Raises Quarterly Dividend

DUBLIN, Ohio, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) today increased the company's dividend by 25 percent to $0.025 per common share, payable July 15, 2001, to shareholders of record on July 1, 2001. This is the company's 67th consecutive regular quarterly dividend.

Cardinal Health's shares split three-for-two last month and the dividend increase is on the post-split shares. Cardinal currently has approximately 445.8 million shares outstanding.

Cardinal Health, Inc. ( http://www.cardinal.com ) is a leading provider of products and services supporting the health-care industry. Cardinal Health companies develop, manufacture, package and market products for patient care; develop drug-delivery technologies; distribute pharmaceuticals, medical- surgical and laboratory supplies; and offer consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. The company employs more than 45,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenues of more than $38 billion.

CONTACT: Investors, Stephen T. Fischbach, 614-757-7067, or Media, Geoffrey D. Fenton, 614-757-7871, both of Cardinal Health, Inc./