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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000080424-04-000114
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040714
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040714

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000080424
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SOAP, DETERGENT, CLEANING PREPARATIONS, PERFUMES, COSMETICS [2840]
		IRS NUMBER:				310411980
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00434
		FILM NUMBER:		04913903

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLZ
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5139831100
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)                   July 14, 2004



                          THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    OHIO                                1-434                    31-0411980
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission              (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                 File Number)             Identification No.)


ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI, OHIO                           45202
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(Address of principal executiveoffices)                              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (513) 983-1100
                                                   -----------------------------


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On July 14, 2004, The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") issued a
news release announcing that the Company declared a quarterly dividend of
twenty-five cents ($.25) per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A ESOP
Convertible Class A Preferred Stock, payable on or after August 16, 2004 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on July 23, 2004. The Company is
furnishing this 8-K pursuant to Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure".


                                    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.

                                       THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY


                                       BY:/S/LINDA D. ROHRER
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Linda D. Rohrer, Assistant Secretary
                                          July 14, 2004



                                    EXHIBITS

99. News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated July 14, 2004.


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                                                    THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
NEWS RELEASE                                        One P&G Plaza
                                                    Cincinnati, OH 45202


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                       P&G DECLARES COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND
                       ----------------------------------

         CINCINNATI, July 13, 2004 - The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)
declared a quarterly dividend of twenty-five cents ($ .25) per share on the
Common Stock and on the Series A ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock,
payable on or after August 16, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of
business on July 23, 2004. P&G has been paying dividends without interruption
since incorporation in 1890.

ABOUT P&G

         Two billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around
the world. The company has one of the largest and strongest portfolios of
trusted, quality brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R),
Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Bounty(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R),
Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Actonel(R), Olay(R) and Clairol Nice `n
Easy(R). The P&G community consists of nearly 98,000 employees working in almost
80 countries worldwide. Please visit HTTP://WWW.PG.COM for the latest news and
in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

                                      # # #

P&G CONTACTS:
Corporate Media Center
+1-866-PROCTER +1-866-776-2837

Thomas Tippl - Investor Relations
+1-513-983-2414


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