WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the
Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for all Class A
and B shares of common stock. The record date for the dividend will be
June 15, 2012, and the payment date will be June 25, 2012.
WWE,
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 entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view,
digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in
more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600
million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford,
Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Mumbai,
Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com
and corporate.wwe.com.
For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
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, logos
and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries.
All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their
respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press
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, without limitation, risks relating to maintaining
and renewing key agreements, including television and pay-per-view
programming distribution agreements; the need for continually developing
creative and entertaining programming; the continued importance of key
performers and the services of Vincent McMahon; the conditions of the
markets in which we compete and acceptance of the Company's brands,
media and merchandise within those markets; our exposure to bad debt
risk; uncertainties relating to regulatory and litigation matters; risks
resulting from the highly competitive nature of our markets;
uncertainties associated with international markets; the importance of
protecting our intellectual property and complying with the intellectual
property rights of others; risks associated with producing and
travelling to and from our large live events, both domestically and
internationally; the risk of accidents or injuries during our physically
demanding events; risks relating to our film business; risks relating to
increasing content production for distribution on various platforms,
including the potential creation of a WWE Network; risks relating to our
computer systems and online operations; risks relating to the large
number of shares of common stock controlled by members of the McMahon
family and the possibility of the sale of their stock by the McMahons or
the perception of the possibility of such sales; the relatively small
public float of our stock; 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, our dividend is dependent on a
number of factors, including, among other things, our liquidity and
historical and projected cash flow, strategic plan (including
alternative uses of capital), our financial results and condition,
contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends, general
economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our Board
of Directors may consider relevant.
