Alcan Inc. Declares Dividend

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Alcan Inc. Declares Dividend

MONTREAL, Canada, October 25 /PRNewswire/ --
Alcan Inc. (NYSE: AL, TSX: AL) today declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents, in U.S. funds, per Common Share, payable on December 20, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2006.

There are currently approximately 376.1 million Common Shares outstanding.

Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) is a leading global materials company, delivering high quality products and services worldwide. With world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminium fabrication, engineered solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging, today's Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs. Alcan is represented by 65,000 employees in 61 countries and regions, and posted revenues of US$20.3 billion in 2005. The Company has featured on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index consecutively since 2003. For more information, please visit: www.alcan.com.

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For further information: Media Contact: Anik Michaud, +1-514-848-8151, media.relations@alcan.com; Investor Contact: Corey Copeland, +1-514-848-8368, investor.relations@alcan.com