In addition to its $1 million corporate cash contribution announced Aug. 30, DuPont has established the DuPont Hurricane Katrina Fund to channel financial donations from employees, retirees and others to communities near DuPont sites that have been impacted by the storm.

DuPont will contribute an amount equal to the total contributions to the DuPont Hurricane Katrina Fund, up to $1 million. The supplemental company contribution will apply to personal donations made through the end of 2005.

The fund is being administered by the Delaware Community Foundation. Information on how to contribute is available at www.dupont.com.

"With nearly 58,000 employees and over 100,000 retirees worldwide, we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of care and concern for our colleagues and neighbors in the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina," said Willie C. Martin, president – U.S. Region. "The DuPont Katrina Fund is a way to channel that support into the communities where our sites are located and where our employees, retirees and neighbors reside."

Allocations will be based on recommendations from DuPont site leaders in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

DuPont has five facilities that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina: DeLisle and Pascagoula, Miss.; Pontchartrain and Burnside, La.; and Mobile, Ala.

All 1,300 DuPont employees at the impacted sites have been accounted for and are safe.

The bulk of DuPont's $1 million corporate cash contribution announced on Aug. 30 has been given to the American Red Cross in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, with priority to the communities in greatest need. Another portion was given to the Salvation Army, which has deployed hundreds of food stations throughout the region – each capable of serving 5,000 meals a day. The balance of the DuPont contribution will be used for ongoing recovery efforts in DuPont site communities.

DuPont also is contributing DuPont products to assist in relief and recovery efforts.

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09/09/05