Maumee, Ohio-The Andersons Inc. on Dec. 19 announced a first quarter 2009 cash dividend of 8.5 cents ($0.085) payable Jan. 23, 2009, to shareholders of record on Jan. 2, 2009. This is The Andersons’ 49th consecutive quarterly cash dividend since its listing on the Nasdaq on Feb. 20, 1996. There are approximately 18.1 million common shares outstanding.