HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KMG Chemicals, Inc. (KMGB), a global provider of specialty chemicals in carefully focused markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per common share. The dividend is payable on January 6, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2011. As of December 6, 2011, there were approximately 11.3 million KMGB common shares outstanding.

About KMG

KMG Chemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces and distributes specialty chemicals to carefully focused markets. The Company grows by acquiring and optimizing stable chemical product lines and businesses with established production processes. Its current operations are focused on the wood treatment, electronic, and agricultural chemical markets. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.kmgchemicals.com.

The information in this news release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including statements as to the future performance of the company. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, product development acceptance, the impact of competitive services and pricing and general economic risks and uncertainties.

KMG Chemicals, Inc.
John V. Sobchak, 713-600-3814
Chief Financial Officer
JSobchak@kmgchemicals.com
www.kmgchemicals.com
or
Investor Relations Counsel:
The Equity Group Inc.
Devin Sullivan, 212-836-9608
DSullivan@equityny.com

Source: KMG Chemicals, Inc.