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Sears Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

The board of directors of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share on Sears outstanding common shares, scheduled to be paid on April 1, 2003 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2003.

Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a broadline retailer with significant service and credit businesses. In 2002, the company's annual revenue was more than $41 billion. The company offers its wide range of apparel, home and automotive products and services to families in the U.S. through Sears stores nationwide, including approximately 870 full-line stores. Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through its Web site, www.sears.com . In June 2002, Sears acquired Lands' End, a direct merchant of traditionally styled, classic Lands' End clothing offered to customers around the world through regular mailings of its specialty catalogs and online at www.landsend.com .

SOURCE: Sears, Roebuck and Co.

CONTACT: Media, Peggy A. Palter of Sears, Roebuck and Co.,
+1-847-286-8361

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