Allstate Announces Quarterly Dividend

NORTHBROOK, IL--Feb. 22, 2011: The Allstate Corporation today announced a quarterly dividend of 21 cents on each outstanding share of the Corporation's common stock, payable in cash on April 1, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2011.

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