MDU Resources Accelerates Qtr. Dividend Payment of $0.1725/Share to Dec. 31st

MDU Resources Group

today announced that the company's board of directors has accelerated the payment date of its previously declared quarterly common stock dividend of 17.25 cents per share to December 31, 2012 from January 1, 2013. The record date for the quarterly dividend remains unchanged at December 13, 2012.