Delta and Pine Land Company (NYSE: DLP), a leading commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.15 per share.  The third quarter dividend will be paid on June 14, 2006 to shareholders of record on May 31, 2006.  

Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed.  Headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, with multiple offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries, D&PL also breeds, produces and markets soybean planting seed.