DuPont Reaffirms Full-Year 2007 Earnings Per Share Outlook

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a meeting today with securities analysts and investors, DuPont reaffirmed its outlook for full-year 2007 earnings per share in the range of $3.06 to $3.11 per share in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Full-year 2007 earnings per share on an adjusted basis are expected to be in the range of $3.15 to $3.20, excluding the $0.09 per share charge for significant items in year-to-date results as disclosed in the company's third quarter 2007 10Q.

For the fourth quarter 2007, the company expects strong sales growth outside the United States will continue to exceed the effect of lower demand from U.S. housing and auto markets. The company anticipates pretax operating income to grow substantially from last year's fourth quarter, reflecting continued execution of its growth strategies and productivity initiatives partially offset by higher ingredient costs. Net income growth is expected to be tempered by a much higher base tax rate in the fourth quarter 2007 versus the prior year.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the company's strategy for growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures and financial results are forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "projects," "indicates," and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by DuPont, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. These factors include, but are not limited to changes in the laws, regulations, policies and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and foreign currency exchange rates, of countries in which the company does business; competitive pressures; successful integration of structural changes, including restructuring plans, acquisitions, divestitures and alliances; cost of raw materials, research and development of new products, including regulatory approval and market acceptance; seasonality of sales of agricultural products; and severe weather events that cause business interruptions, including plant and power outages, or disruptions in supplier and customer operations.