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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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April
16, 2007
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THE
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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(Exact
name
of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Ohio
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1-434
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31-0411980
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(State
or
other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
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One
Procter
& Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio
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45202
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(Address
of
principal executive offices)
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Zip
Code
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(513)
983-1100
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45202
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Zip
Code
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¨
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR
230.425)
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¨
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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¨
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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¨
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
7.01 REGULATION
FD DISCLOSURE
On
April 16,
2007, The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") announced that its
Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly
dividend from thirty-one cents ($0.31) to thirty-five cents ($0.35)
per share on its Common Stock and on the Series A and Series
B ESOP
Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on
or
after May 15, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business
on April 27, 2007. This represents a 13% increase compared to the
prior quarterly dividend. This 8-K is being furnished pursuant to
Item 7.01, "Regulation FD
Disclosure."
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant
has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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