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Cardinal Health Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per common share, payable October 15, 2001, to shareholders of record on October 1, 2001. This is the company's 68th consecutive regular quarterly dividend. Cardinal currently has approximately 449.3 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.

SOURCE Cardinal Health, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Contact, Stephen T. Fischbach, +1-614-757-7067, or Media Contact, Geoffrey D. Fenton, +1-614-757-7871, both of Cardinal Health, Inc./