NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.06 per common share, payable March 3, 2014, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2014.

On an annualized basis, the indicated dividend rate would be $.24 per share, unchanged from the 2013 rate.

Avon, the company for women, is a leading global beauty company, with $10 billion in annual revenue. As one of the world's largest direct sellers, Avon is sold through more than 6 million active independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon products are available in over 100 countries, and the product line includes color cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, fashion and home products, featuring such well-recognized brand names as Avon Color, ANEW, Skin-So-Soft, Advance Techniques, and mark. Learn more about Avon and its products at www.avoncompany.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Statements in this release that are not historical facts or information may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "would" and similar expressions, or the negative of those expressions, may identify forward-looking statements. They include, among other things, statements regarding our indicated dividend rate, costs, cash flow and uses of cash, anticipated or expected results, and future financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's reasonable current assumptions, expectations, plans and forecasts regarding the Company's current or future results and future business and economic conditions more generally. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievement of Avon to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from management's expectations. Such factors include, among others, the following:


    --  our ability to improve our financial and operational performance and
        execute fully our global business strategy, including our ability to
        implement the key initiatives of, and realize the projected benefits (in
        the amounts and time schedules we expect) from, our stabilization
        strategies, cost savings initiatives, multi-year restructuring programs
        and other initiatives, product mix and pricing strategies, enterprise
        resource planning, customer service initiatives, sales and operation
        planning process, outsourcing strategies, Internet platform and
        technology strategies, marketing and advertising strategies, information
        technology and related system enhancements and cash management, tax,
        foreign currency hedging and risk management strategies, and any plans
        to invest these projected benefits ahead of future growth;
    --  the possibility of business disruption in connection with our
        stabilization strategies, cost savings initiatives, multi-year
        restructuring programs, or other initiatives;
    --  our ability to reverse declining revenue, margins and net income,
        particularly in North America, and to achieve profitable growth,
        particularly in our largest markets such as Brazil and developing and
        emerging markets such as Mexico and Russia;
    --  our ability to improve working capital and effectively manage doubtful
        accounts and inventory and implement initiatives to reduce inventory
        levels, including the potential impact on cash flows and obsolescence;
    --  our ability to reverse declines in Active Representatives, to implement
        our sales Leadership program globally, to generate Representative
        activity, to increase the number of consumers served per Representative
        and their engagement online, to enhance branding and the Representative
        and consumer experience and increase Representative productivity through
        field activation programs and technology tools and enablers, to invest
        in the direct-selling channel, and to compete with other direct-selling
        organizations to recruit, retain and service Representatives and to
        continue to innovate the direct-selling model;
    --  general economic and business conditions in our markets, including
        social, economic and political uncertainties in the international
        markets in our portfolio;
    --  the effect of economic factors, including inflation and fluctuations in
        interest rates and currency exchange rates, as well as the designation
        of Venezuela as a highly inflationary economy and the devaluation of its
        currency, foreign exchange restrictions, particularly currency
        restrictions in Venezuela and Argentina, and the potential effect of
        such factors on our business, results of operations and financial
        condition;
    --  any developments in or consequences of investigations and compliance
        reviews, and any litigation related thereto, including the ongoing
        investigations and compliance reviews of FCPA and related United States
        ("U.S.") and foreign law matters in China and additional countries, as
        well as any disruption or adverse consequences resulting from such
        investigations, reviews, related actions or litigation, including our
        ability to reach a settlement with the SEC and the DOJ with regard to
        the ongoing FCPA investigations or, if we are able to reach a
        settlement, the timing or terms of such settlement, or if we are unable
        to reach a settlement, the outcome of any subsequent litigation with the
        government which could have a material adverse effect;
    --  a general economic downturn, a recession globally or in one or more of
        our geographic regions, or sudden disruption in business conditions, and
        the ability of our broad-based geographic portfolio to withstand an
        economic downturn, recession, cost inflation, commodity cost pressures,
        economic or political instability, competitive or other market pressures
        or conditions;
    --  the effect of political, legal, tax and regulatory risks imposed on us
        in the U.S. and abroad, our operations or our Representatives, including
        foreign exchange or other restrictions, adoption, interpretation and
        enforcement of foreign laws, including in jurisdictions such as Brazil,
        Russia, Venezuela and Argentina, and any changes thereto, as well as
        reviews and investigations by government regulators that have occurred
        or may occur from time to time, including, for example, local regulatory
        scrutiny in China;
    --  the impact of changes in tax rates on the value of our deferred tax
        assets, and declining earnings, including the amount of any domestic
        source loss and the type, jurisdiction and timing of any foreign source
        income, on our ability to realize foreign tax credits in the U.S.;
    --  competitive uncertainties in our markets, including competition from
        companies in the cosmetics, fragrances, skincare and toiletries
        industry, some of which are larger than we are and have greater
        resources;
    --  the impact of the typically seasonal nature of our business, adverse
        effect of rising energy, commodity and raw material prices, changes in
        market trends, purchasing habits of our consumers and changes in
        consumer preferences, particularly given the global nature of our
        business and the conduct of our business in primarily one channel;
    --  our ability to attract and retain key personnel;
    --  other sudden disruption in business operations beyond our control as a
        result of events such as acts of terrorism or war, natural disasters,
        pandemic situations, large-scale power outages and similar events;
    --  key information technology systems, process or site outages and
        disruptions;
    --  the risk of product or ingredient shortages resulting from our
        concentration of sourcing in fewer suppliers;
    --  the impact of any significant restructuring charges or significant legal
        or regulatory settlements on our ability to comply with certain
        covenants in our debt instruments;
    --  any changes to our credit ratings and the impact of such changes on our
        financing costs, rates, terms, debt service obligations and access to
        lending sources;
    --  the impact of our indebtedness, our access to cash and financing, and
        our ability to secure financing or financing at attractive rates;
    --  the impact of possible pension funding obligations, increased pension
        expense and any changes in pension regulations or interpretations
        thereof on our cash flow and results of operations;
    --  our ability to successfully identify new business opportunities,
        strategic alliances and strategic alternatives and identify and analyze
        acquisition candidates, secure financing on favorable terms and
        negotiate and consummate acquisitions, as well as to successfully
        integrate or manage any acquired business;
    --  disruption in our supply chain or manufacturing and distribution
        operations;
    --  the quality, safety and efficacy of our products;
    --  the success of our research and development activities;
    --  our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; and
    --  the risk of an adverse outcome in any material pending and future
        litigations or with respect to the legal status of Representatives.


Additional information identifying such factors is contained in Item 1A of our 2012 Form 10-K, as updated by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, and other reports and documents we file with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

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