DPL Inc. Declares Quarterly Preferred Dividends.

DAYTON, Ohio -- (NYSE:DPL) The Board of Directors of The Dayton Power & Light Company declared quarterly dividends on The Dayton Power & Light Company preferred stocks as follows:

E[acute accent]$0.9375 per share on the 3.75% Series A, Cumulative

E[acute accent]$0.9375 per share on the 3.75% Series B, Cumulative

E[acute accent]$0.975 per share on the 3.90% Series C, Cumulative

E[acute accent]The preferred dividends are payable September 1, 2006 to holders of record on August 15, 2006.

E[acute accent]About DPL

E[acute accent]DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) is a regional electric energy and utility company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L); DPL Energy, LLC (DPLE); and DPL Energy Resources, Inc. (DPLER). DP&L, a regulated electric utility, provides service to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio; DPLE engages in the operation of merchant peaking generation facilities; and DPLER is a competitive retail electric supplier in Ohio, selling to major industrial and commercial customers. DPL, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates approximately 4,400 megawatts of generation capacity, of which 2,800 megawatts are low cost coal-fired units and 1,600 megawatts are natural gas and diesel peaking units. Further information can be found at www.dplinc.com.