DuPont reported that first quarter 2003 earnings, before special items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, were up 11 percent, at $0.61 per share compared with
first quarter 2002 earnings of $0.55.
First quarter 2003 income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles was $564 million, or $0.56 per share, compared
with $479 million, or $0.48 per share, for the first quarter 2002.