Alcan Inc.

Alcan Inc. Declares Dividend

MONTREAL, Canada, April 27 /PRNewswire/ --
Alcan Inc. (NYSE: AL, TSX: AL) today declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents, in U.S. funds, per Common Share, payable on June 20, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 19, 2006.

There are currently approximately 374.4 million Common Shares outstanding.

Alcan (NYSE: AL, TSX: AL) is a leading global materials company, delivering high quality products, engineered solutions and services worldwide. With world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminum fabrication, engineered solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging, today's Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs. Alcan has 65,000 employees in 59 countries and regions, posted revenues of US$20.3 billion in 2005 and was selected as a Super-Sector Leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information, please visit: www.alcan.com.

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