Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Announces Regular Fourth Quarter Dividend

ITASCA, Ill., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of thirty two cents($.32)
per share on the Common Stock of the Company, payable on January 15, 2009 to
Shareholders of Record as of December 31, 2008.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk
management services firm, is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations
in 14 countries and does business in over 100 countries around the world
through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants. Gallagher is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AJG.
SOURCE Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Investor Relations, Marsha J. Akin of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.,
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