BETHESDA, Md. - The Board of Directors of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) today declared a quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per share on USEC’s common stock. The dividend is payable December 15, 1999 to shareholders of record on November 26, 1999. The Board’s action came after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier in the day.

USEC Inc. is the world leader in the sale of uranium fuel enrichment services for commercial nuclear power plants. A global energy company, USEC has its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and operates production plants in Kentucky and Ohio.

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