SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD), today announced that on November 5, 2018, its Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.45 per share, payable on December 17, 2018 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2018.

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The Company employs trained professionals in 177 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.

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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Jeffrey S. Musser, 206-674-3433

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Bradley S. Powell, 206-674-3412

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Geoffrey Buscher, 206-892-4510

Director - Investor Relations

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