EXHIBIT99

# **Clorox Earns 51 cents for 28% EPS Growth in SecondQuarter;**

# **ProvidesOutlook for Third and Fourth Quarters**

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 10, 2004– The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) (PSE: CLX) today announcedthat higher volume and net sales contributed solidly to thecompany’s earnings results for the second quarter of fiscalyear 2004, which ended Dec. 31, 2003.

“We faced a challengingcomparison in the second quarter, and we’re pleased with ourperformance,” said President and Chief Executive OfficerJerry Johnston. “Clorox people delivered positive resultsacross the company, including our largest year-over-year volumegrowth since the third quarter of fiscal 2002. They also stayedfocused and executed well to deliver strong bottom-lineperformance.”

Clorox reported second-quarterearnings of $109 million, or 51 cents per diluted share, comparedwith net earnings in the year-ago period of $89 million, or 40cents per diluted share, for an increase of 11 cents per dilutedshare, or 28 percent. Net earnings in the year-ago period reflectan asset-impairment charge for the company’s Argentinabusiness, partially offset by the benefits of an adjustment for thecloseout of trade-promotion programs as the company implemented newsystems. Also impacting base-period net earnings were a gain on aproperty sale and income from the company’s discontinuedoperations in Brazil.

Second-quarter volume grew 4 percentcompared with the year-ago period, reflecting growth in everysegment of the business. Excluding divestitures, volume increased 6percent. Volume growth was driven by new products, increasedshipments of Clorox® liquid bleach, all-time-recordshipments of Glad® trash bags, and recordsecond-quarter shipments of food products, cat litter and charcoal.Second-quarter sales increased 2 percent to $947 million. Excludingdivestitures, sales grew 3 percent compared to the year-agoquarter. The variance between volume and sales growth was due toseveral factors. Clorox faced an unfavorable comparison to theyear-ago quarter due to the closeout of trade-promotion programs.Current-quarter factors also included increased trade-promotionspending to support new products and some unfavorable product mixcaused by a shift to larger sizes as a result of merchandisingevents at key retailers, partially offset by favorable foreignexchange rates.

Gross margin in the second quarterdeclined 300 basis points versus the year-ago quarter to 43.5percent, primarily due to higher raw-material costs, increasedcosts related to the outsourcing of some MatchLight® charcoal production and the impact of highertrade-promotion spending, partially offset by costsavings.

Clorox increased second-quartertrade-promotion spending behind a record number of first-quarterproduct introductions and merchandising behindClorox® liquid bleach. The company also increasedits investment in research and development (R&D) versus theprior year. Clorox’s combined investment in trade-promotionspending, R&D and advertising increased by a double-digitpercent versus the prior-year quarter.

The company’s working capitalposition averaged -1.9 percent of sales. Clorox generated $188million of cash from operations in the second quarter, compared to$199 million in the year-ago period.

During the quarter, Clorox used itsfree cash flow to buy back 1.6 million shares of thecompany’s common stock at a cost of about $73 million, whichincluded $65 million in shares from its major shareholder, HenkelKgaA, through a pre-existing purchase agreement, and $8 millionpurchased on the open market. Since July 2002, Clorox has bought atotal of 16.6 million shares of its stock at a cost of about $720million under the company’s board-authorized stock-repurchaseprogram and ongoing program to offset potential stock optiondilution.

In December 2003, Henkel announcedthat, to fund its intended acquisition of the Dial Corporation, itmight sell some or all of its stake in Clorox. While Clorox remainsauthorized to purchase shares of its common stock under theboard-authorized repurchase program, the company will temporarilyhold off repurchasing additional shares pending a clearerunderstanding of Henkel’s plans. Henkel is required by anagreement to notify Clorox prior to selling any Clorox stock, andto give Clorox an opportunity to negotiate for the repurchase ofany such shares.

In conjunction with its audit ofClorox’s tax returns for 1997 through 2000, the InternalRevenue Service (IRS) is auditing the tax returns of an investmentfund in which the company is a limited partner. Based on its auditof the fund, the IRS has recently proposed certain adjustments thatwould reattribute taxable income generated by the partnership toClorox. The amount of potential tax resulting from theseadjustments is approximately $200 million. The company stronglydisagrees with the proposed adjustments and believes its positionis fully supportable and, therefore, intends to vigorously defendthis matter. Assuming this dispute follows the normal course,resolution will probably occur within two years. While it is oftendifficult to predict the final outcome of a disagreement with theIRS, Clorox accrues for tax contingencies as a matter of course.Clorox believes it has appropriately accrued for this dispute. Anytax payment would affect cash flow, but Clorox does not expect theoutcome to have a material impact on its effective tax rate orearnings. See also the company’s Form 10-Q for the periodended Dec. 31, 2003, which can be accessed atwww.shareholder.com/clx/edgar.cfm.

**Second-quarter results bybusiness segment**

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Following is a summary of keysecond-quarter results by segment. All comparisons are with thesecond quarter of fiscal 2003.

Household Products – NorthAmerica
    - 5% volume growth
    - 1% sales growth
    - 2% pretax earningsdecline

New products, includingClorox® Bleach Pen™ gel,Clorox® bathroom cleaners withTeflon®, and Glad® Press ’nSeal™ sealable plastic wrap, drove strong volume growth inthe segment. Also contributing to volume growth were all-timerecord shipments of Glad® trash bags, and increasedshipments of Clorox® disinfecting wipes andClorox® liquid bleach. Partially offsetting thesepositive trends were decreased shipments of Clorox®ReadyMop™ due to competitive activity,Pine-Sol® cleaner due to category softness andGlad® food-storage bags due to competitiveactivity.  Pretax earnings reflect the benefit of the closeoutof trade-promotion programs and a property sale in the year-agoperiod, and the impact of higher raw-material costs andtrade-promotion spending behind new products in the currentquarter. These factors were partially offset by the benefits ofcost savings, reduced advertising and increased volume in thecurrent quarter.****

Specialty Products
    - 4% volume growth, 7% growthexcluding divestitures
    - 0% sales change, 2% growthexcluding divestitures
    - 12% pretax earningsdecline

The segment’s strong volumegrowth was driven by increases in shipments of food products, catlitter and charcoal. Delivering record second-quarter shipmentswere Hidden Valley® bottled salad dressings, K CMasterpiece® barbecue sauces, ScoopAway® scoopable cat litter, andKingsford® and Match Light® charcoal.Turning in all-time record shipments were FreshStep® scoopable and regular cat litters, and ScoopAway® plus crystals cat litter.  Pretaxearnings reflect the impact of costsassociated with the outsourcing of some Match Light®charcoal and unfavorable product mix in the current quarter, andthe impact of the closeout of trade-promotion programs in theyear-ago period, partially offset by the benefit of increasedvolume and cost savings in the current quarter.****

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Household Products – LatinAmerica & Other
    - 5% volume growth
    - 15% sales growth
    - 467% pretax earningsimprovement

Strong volume growth in the segmentwas primarily driven by increased shipments in Venezuela andArgentina due to core brand health and improving, althoughtentative, economic conditions, partially offset by a decline inshipments in Mexico due to competitive activity. The Asia-Pacificregion also contributed to volume growth in the segment, withincreased shipments of laundry and home care products andinsecticides, partially offset by a decline in bags and wraps inAustralia. Sales growth outpaced volume growth due to favorableforeign-exchange rates and price increases.  Pretax earningsreflect favorable foreign exchange rates, cost savings and thebenefit of increased volume in the current quarter, and a favorablecomparison to the year-ago period, in which the company reported a$30 million pretax asset-impairment charge on its Argentinabusiness.

Clorox’s earnings and segmentinformation are reported in accordance with generally acceptedaccounting principles in the United States (GAAP). Percentage andbasis-point changes noted in this news release are calculated basedon nonrounded numbers. The company has posted additional detailsabout its results at www.clorox.com/investors/qr.html.

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###### **Outlook**

For the third quarter, Cloroxexpects low-to-mid single-digit volume growth compared with theyear-ago quarter, and sales growth within the company’slong-term target of 3 to 5 percent. Clorox expects earnings perdiluted share in the range of 55 cents to 57 cents.

For the fourth quarter, Cloroxexpects mid-single-digit volume growth compared to the year-agoquarter, with sales growing slightly faster than volume. Volume andsales are expected to benefit from new product introductions,including a Tilex®product,several food items and new scents of Clorox®liquid bleach. The company expects earnings per dilutedshare in the range of 82 cents to 85 cents.

For fiscal 2004, Clorox expectsvolume and sales growth in the range of 3 to 5 percent. Consistentwith its long-term growth goals, Clorox continues to expectdouble-digit earnings-per-diluted-share growth. The company nowexpects earnings from $2.48 to $2.53 per diluted share, which iswithin the previously communicated guidance.

###### **Today’sWebcast**

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Today at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time(1:30 p.m. Eastern time), Clorox will host a live audio webcast ofa discussion with the investment community regarding thecompany’s second-quarter results. The webcast can be accessedat www.clorox.com/investors. Following a live discussion, a replayof the webcast will be archived for one week on the company’sWeb site.

###### **The CloroxCompany**

The Clorox Company is a leadingmanufacturer and marketer of consumer products with fiscal year2003 revenues of $4.1 billion. Clorox markets some of consumers'most trusted and recognized brand names, including its namesakebleach and cleaning products, Armor All® andSTP® auto care products, Fresh Step®and Scoop Away® cat litters,Kingsford® charcoal briquets, HiddenValley® and K C Masterpiece®dressings and sauces, Brita® water-filtrationsystems, and Glad® bags, wraps and containers. With8,900 employees worldwide, the company manufactures products in 25countries and markets them in more than 100 countries. Clorox iscommitted to making a positive difference in the communities whereits employees work and live. Founded in 1980, The Clorox CompanyFoundation has awarded cash grants totaling more than $55 millionto nonprofit organizations, schools and colleges; and in fiscal2003 alone made product donations valued at $5 million. For moreinformation about Clorox, visit www.clorox.com.

###### **Forward-LookingStatements**

Except for historical information,matters discussed above, including statements about future volume,sales and earnings growth, profitability, costs, cost savings orexpectations, are forward-looking statements based on management'sestimates, assumptions and projections. Important factors thatcould cause results to differ materially from management’sexpectations are described in "Forward-Looking Statements and RiskFactors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of FinancialCondition and Results of Operation" in the company's SEC Form 10-Kfor the year ended June 30, 2003, as updated from time to time inthe company's SEC filings.  Thosefactors include, but are not limited to, general economicand marketplace conditions and events, competitors’ actions,the company's costs, the effects on cash flow of tax payments, thesuccess of information systems design and implementation, theability to manage and realize the benefits of joint ventures andother cooperative relationships, risks inherent in litigation andinternational operations, the success of new products, theintegration of acquisitions, and environmental, regulatory andintellectual property matters.

###### **Contacts**

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Kathryn Caulfield – MediaRelations (510) 271-7209

Steve Austenfeld – InvestorRelations (510) 271-2270

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| Condensed ConsolidatedStatements of Earnings (Unaudited)      |
| In millions, except shareand per-share amounts                |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |
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|                                                               |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                    | 12/31/03                                                                              |               | 12/31/02                                                                              |               | 12/31/03                                                                              |  | 12/31/02 |
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| Net sales                                                     | $947                                                                                                          |                                                                                                    | $926                                                                                  |               | $1,995                                                                                |               | $1,973                                                                                |
| Cost of productssold                                          |          535                                                     |                                                                                                    |          496                             |               |       1,126                                                  |               |       1,040                                             |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |  |  |
| Gross profit                                                  |          412                                                     |                                                                                                    |          430                             |               |          869                             |               |          933                             |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |  |  |
| Selling and administrativeexpenses                            |           129                                                    |                                                                                                    |          131                             |               |          251                             |               |          247                             |
| Advertisingcosts                                              |            88                                          |                                                                                                    |          104                             |               |          194                             |               |          214                             |
| Research and developmentcosts                                 |            20                                          |                                                                                                    |            18                  |               |            39                  |               |            33                  |
| Restructuring and assetimpairment costs                       |                 -   |                                                                                                    |            30                  |               |             -   |               |            33                  |
| Interestexpense                                               |              7                               |                                                                                                    |               8 |               |            13                  |               |            16                  |
| Other (income) expense,net                                    |             (2)                                   |                                                                                                    |             (3)           |               |              1       |               |               3 |
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| Earnings from continuingoperations before income taxes        |          170                                                     |                                                                                                    |          142                             |               |          371                             |               |          387                             |
| Income taxes                                                  |            59                                          |                                                                                                    |            55                  |               |          130                             |               |          142                             |
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| Earnings from continuingoperations                            |          111                                                     |                                                                                                    |            87                  |               |          241                             |               |          245                             |
| Earnings (losses) fromdiscontinued operations, net of tax (1) |             (2)                                   |                                                                                                    |               2 |               |             (3)           |               |           (11)                      |
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| Net earnings                                                  | $109                                                                                                          |                                                                                                    | $89                                                                                   |               | $238                                                                                  |               | $234                                                                                  |
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| Net earnings (losses) percommon share                         |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |
|                                                               | Basic                                                                                                         |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |  |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               | Continuingoperations                                                                               | $0.53                                                                                 |               | $0.40                                                                                 |               | $1.14                                                                                 |  | $1.11 |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               | Discontinuedoperations                                                                             | (0.01)                                                                                |               | 0.01                                                                                  |               | (0.01)                                                                                |  | (0.05) |
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|                                                               |                                                                                                               | Basic net earnings percommon share                                                                 | $0.52                                                                                 |               | $0.41                                                                                 |               | $1.13                                                                                 |  | $1.06 |
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|                                                               | Diluted                                                                                                       |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |  |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               | Continuingoperations                                                                               | $0.52                                                                                 |               | $0.39                                                                                 |               | $1.13                                                                                 |  | $1.10 |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               | Discontinuedoperations                                                                             | (0.01)                                                                                |               | 0.01                                                                                  |               | (0.02)                                                                                |  | (0.05) |
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|                                                               |                                                                                                               | Diluted net earnings percommon share                                                               | $0.51                                                                                 |               | $0.40                                                                                 |               | $1.11                                                                                 |  | $1.05 |
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| Weighted average commonshares outstanding (in thousands)      |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |               |                                                                                       |
|                                                               | Basic                                                                                                         |  210,500                                                                                      |                                                                                       |  218,334 |                                                                                       |  211,577 |                                                                                       |  220,108 |
|                                                               | Diluted                                                                                                       |  212,959                                                                                      |                                                                                       |  220,782 |                                                                                       |  213,924 |                                                                                       |  222,497 |
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| (1)                                                           | Net of tax benefits of$1and $1 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2003 andDecember 31, 2002;      |                                                                                                    |                                                                                       |
|                                                               |                                                                                                               | and $2 and $7 for thesix-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002,respectively. |                                                                                       |               |

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# **Reconciliation Schedule(Unaudited)**

In millions

**Second Quarter NetSales****(1)**
|                                       | ThreeMonths Ended Dec. 31, 2003 | ThreeMonths Ended Dec. 31, 2002 |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                       | Total Sales(GAAP)               | Sales ofDivested Businesses     | SalesExcluding Divested Businesses | Total Sales(GAAP) | Sales ofDivested Businesses | SalesExcluding Divested Businesses |
| Household Products-NorthAmerica       | $549                            | $0                              | $549 | $545 | ($0) | $545 |
| SpecialtyProducts                     | 265                             | 0                               | 265 | 265 | (6) | 259 |
| Household Products-LatinAmerica/Other | 133                             | 0                               | 133 | 116 | (1) | 115 |
| Total Company                         | $947                            | $0                              | $947 | $926 | ($7) | $919 |

**(1)**These tablesprovide a quantitative reconciliation of the differences betweenfinancial measures that are not presented in accordance withGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States(GAAP) and those calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.Management believes that the presentation of a comparison ofhistorical sales excluding divested operations (a non-GAAPfinancial measure) with sales in the current quarter (a GAAPmeasure) provides useful information to investors about currenttrends in the ongoing business. Management does not use thisnon-GAAP measure for any other purpose.

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Segment Information(Unaudited)

In millions
|                                        | NetSales                                                                        |  | Earnings(Losses) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes                 |
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|                                        | ThreeMonths Ended                                                               |  | %                                                                               |  | ThreeMonths Ended |  | % |
|                                        | 12/31/2003                                                                      |  | 12/31/2002                                                                      |  | Change(1) |  | 12/31/2003 |  | 12/31/2002 |  | Change(1) |
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| Household Products-NorthAmerica        | $549                                                                            |  | $545                                                                            |  | 1% |  | $146 |  | $149 |  | -2% |
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| SpecialtyProducts                      | 265                                                                             |  | 265                                                                             |  | 0% |  | 89 |  | 101 |  | -12% |
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| HouseholdProducts-Latin

America/Other | 133                                                                             |  | 116                                                                             |  | 15% |  |            33 |  |            (9) |  | 467% |
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| Corporate                              |              - |  |              - |  |          -   |  |           (98) |  |          (99) |  | 1% |
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| Total Company                          | $947                                                                            |  | $926                                                                            |  | 2% |  | $170 |  | $142 |  | 20% |

(1) Percentages based onnumbers that were not rounded.

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**The CloroxCompany**

**Supplemental Balance Sheet andCash Flow Information – Preliminary*(unaudited)**

**For the quarter ended December31,2003              **

# **Working Capital (WC)Update**

|                     | **Q2 ’04**

**($ million)** | **Q2 ’03**

**($ million)** | **Change**
**($ million)** | **Days**

**’04** | **Days**

**’03** | **Change** |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
| Receivables, net    | 345                               | 327                               | +18                        | 34                      | 34                      | 0 days     |
| Inventories         | 305                               | 274                               | +31                        | 49                      | 47                      | +2 days    |
| Accounts payable    | 235                               | 260                               | -25                        | 41                      | 47                      | -6 days    |
| Accrued liabilities | 522                               | 460                               | +62                        |                         |                         |            |
| Total WC(1)         | -77                               | -91                               | +14                        |                         |                         |            |
| Avg WC% Netsales(2) | -1.9%                             | -2.0%                             | +0.1 pts                   |                         |                         |            |
    - Receivables were higher due toincreased volume.
    - Inventory was higher due tonormalization of charcoal inventory levels.
    - Accounts payable decreased due toprior year outstanding invoices associated with Delta Phase Iimplementation costs.
    - Accrued liabilities increased asa result of higher tax-related and other accruals.

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### **Depreciation and amortizationwas $48 million**

#### **Cash provided byoperations**

    - Preliminary net cash provided byoperations was $188 million, 20 percent of net sales and 6 percentbelow the year-ago quarter.

### **Capital expenditures were $44million**

    - $32 million related toinfrastructure improvements, cost savings and newproducts.
    - $12 million for process andsystems implementation (“Project Delta”).

#### **Sharerepurchases**

    - This quarter the companyrepurchased a total of about 1.6 million shares at a cost of $73million.

*Preliminary estimates. Finalnumbers will be published in our Form 10-Q.

(1)Current assets minus current liabilitiesexcluding cash and short term debt.

(2)Based on a two points average working capitaldivided by annualized net sales *(current quarter Net sales x4).*

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| **Business Unit**                                 |        |          | **% Change vs.Prior Year** |          | **Major drivers of change -Q2** |
|                                                   |   | **FY03** |                            | **FY04** | ** **                      |        |
|                                                   |   | **Q1**   | **Q2**                     | **Q3**   | **Q4**                          | **FY** |         | **Q1**     | **Q2** |        |
| ** **                                        |        |          |                       |          |                            |   |    |            |   |   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| Laundry Care                                      |        |          | 3%                         | -4%      | -3%                             | 1%     | 0%      |            | 2%     | 14%    |  | *Clorox BleachPen*launch and highermerchandising support for *Clorox* liquid bleach.                                                                       |
| Home Care                                         |        |          | 20%                        | 11%      | -3%                             | -1%    | 6%      |            | -2%    | -1%    |  | Competitive activity against*Clorox ReadyMop* and category softness for *Pine-Sol*,offset by new products and strong *Clorox* disinfecting wipesshipments. |
| Water Filtration                                  |        |          | 11%                        | 4%       | 14%                             | 0%     | 8%      |            | -13%   | -2%    |  | Comparison against strong year-agomerchandising activities offset by faucet mount growth anddistribution gains.                                            |
| Bags & Wraps                                  |        |          | -1%                        | 6%       | 5%                              | 11%    | 5%      |            | 11%    | 9%     |  | *Glad Press 'nSeal*launch and record*Glad* trash bag shipments behind distribution gains andmerchandising activities.                                      |
| **Total Household Products -North America**       |        |          | **7%**                     | **3%**   | **-2%**                         | **2%** | **2%**  |            | **1%** | **5%** |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| *Household, excludingdivestitures*                |        |          | *9%*                       | *5%*     | *0%*                            | *2%*   | *4%*    |            | *1%*   | *5%*   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
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| Seasonal Products                                 |        |          | 0%                         | -9%      | 5%                              | 1%     | 1%      |            | 5%     | 6%     |  | Record charcoal shipments behindincreased distribution and merchandising support.                                                                          |
| *Seasonal, excludingdivestitures*                 |        |          | *8%*                       | *5%*     | *10%*                           | *2%*   | *6%*    |            | *8%*   | *8%*   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| Cat Litter                                        |        |          | -3%                        | 3%       | 2%                              | 1%     | 1%      |            | 6%     | 5%     |  | Record shipments of *FreshStep* and *Scoop Away* litter brands driven by distributiongains and merchandising support.                                      |
| *Cat Litter, excludingdivestitures*               |        |          | *-2%*                      | *7%*     | *13%*                           | *10%*  | *7%*    |            | *17%*  | *13%*  |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| Auto Care                                         |        |          | 0%                         | -1%      | 7%                              | -3%    | 1%      |            | -11%   | -5%    |  | Competitive activity anddiscontinuation of private label in the performance category,partially offset by increased *Armor All*shipments.                   |
| Dressings & Sauces                            |        |          | 15%                        | 12%      | 7%                              | 16%    | 12%     |            | 15%    | 10%    |  | Record shipments of *HiddenValley* bottled salad dressing and *K C Masterpiece*barbecue sauce behind successful merchandising and advertisingsupport.      |
| **Total SpecialtyProducts**                       |        |          | **2%**                     | **2%**   | **5%**                          | **3%** | **3%**  |            | **4%** | **4%** |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| *Specialty, excludingdivestitures*                |        |          | *4%*                       | *6%*     | *9%*                            | *5%*   | *6%*    |            | *7%*   | *7%*   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
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| **Total Household Products -Latin America/Other** |        |          | **-7%**                    | **-9%**  | **-4%**                         | **3%** | **-4%** |            | **4%** | **5%** |  | More stable political and economicenvironment in Latin America and distribution gains and marketexpansion in Asia Pacific.                                 |
| *LatAm/Other, excludingdivestitures*              |        |          | *-6%*                      | *-8%*    | *-4%*                           | *4%*   | *-3%*   |            | *5%*   | *5%*   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
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| **Total Clorox**                                  |        |          | **3%**                     | **1%**   | **0%**                          | **2%** | **2%**  | ** ** | **2%** | **4%** |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| *Total, excludingdivestitures*                    |        | * * | *5%*                       | *3%*     | *2%*                            | *4%*   | *4%*    | * *   | *3%*   | *6%*   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
| *Total North America, excl.divestitures*          |        | * * | *7%*                       | *5%*     | *3%*                            | *3%*   | *5%*    | * *   | *3%*   | *6%*   |  |                                                                                                                                                            |
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