World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today declared the
Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A
shares of common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon
family have waived $0.12 per share of the dividends. As a result, all
Class A and Class B shares owned by the McMahon family will instead
receive dividends in the amount of $0.24 per share. The record date for
the dividend will be March 15, 2010, and the payment date will be March
25, 2010.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded company (NYSE:
WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in
global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses
that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global
audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly, PG content across all of
its platforms including television programming, pay-per-view, digital
media and publishing. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145
countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes
worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices
in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto and
Sydney.
Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. can be
found at corporate.wwe.com.
If you have additional questions, please contact WWE Investor Relations
via e-mail at investor.relations@wwecorp.com.
Trademarks: All WWE programming,
talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks,
copyrights and logos are the exclusive property of World Wrestling
Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos
and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This
news release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which
are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and
uncertainties include the conditions of the markets for live events,
broadcast television, cable television, pay-per-view, Internet,
entertainment, professional sports, and licensed merchandise; acceptance
of the Company’s brands, media and merchandise within those markets;
uncertainties relating to litigation; risks associated with producing
live events both domestically and internationally; uncertainties
associated with international markets; risks relating to maintaining and
renewing key agreements, including television distribution agreements;
and other risks and factors set forth from time to time in Company
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results
could differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. In
addition to these risks and uncertainties, our dividend is based on a
number of factors, including our liquidity and historical and projected
cash flow, strategic plan, our financial results and condition,
contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and such
other factors as our board of directors may consider relevant.