International Speedway Increases Annual Dividend
02 May 2008 - 12:53AM
PR Newswire (US)
~Shareholders Unanimously Approve Slate of Directors~ DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Speedway
Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA)(OTC:ISCB) (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC")
today announced an increase in its annual dividend and the election
of four members to its Board of Directors. ISC declared an annual
dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on June 30, 2008, to common
stockholders of record on May 30, 2008, marking the 35th
consecutive year that the Company has paid a dividend to its
shareholders. ISC paid an annual dividend of $0.10 per share in
2007. Separately, at the annual meeting of ISC shareholders, the
following members of ISC's Board of Directors were re-elected to a
three-year term: James C. France, 63; Brian Z. France, 45; Raymond
K. Mason, Jr., 52; and, Lloyd E. Reuss, 71. International Speedway
Corporation is a leading promoter of motorsports activities,
currently promoting more than 100 racing events annually as well as
numerous other motorsports-related activities. The Company owns
and/or operates 13 of the nation's major motorsports entertainment
facilities, including Daytona International Speedway(R) in Florida
(home of the Daytona 500(R)); Talladega Superspeedway(R) in
Alabama; Michigan International Speedway(R) located outside
Detroit; Richmond International Raceway(R) in Virginia; Auto Club
Speedway of Southern California(SM) near Los Angeles; Kansas
Speedway(R) in Kansas City, Kansas; Phoenix International
Raceway(R) in Arizona; Chicagoland Speedway(R) and Route 66
Raceway(SM) near Chicago, Illinois; Homestead-Miami Speedway(SM) in
Florida; Martinsville Speedway(R) in Virginia; Darlington
Raceway(R) in South Carolina; and Watkins Glen International(R) in
New York. In addition, ISC is a limited partner with Group Motorise
International in the organization and promotion of certain events
at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. ISC DECLARES
ANNUAL DIVIDEND The Company also owns and operates MRN(R) Radio,
the nation's largest independent sport radio network; the Daytona
500 Experience(SM), the "Ultimate Motorsports Attraction" in
Daytona Beach, Florida, the official attraction of NASCAR(R); and
Americrown Service Corporation, a subsidiary that provides catering
services, food and beverage concessions, and produces and markets
motorsports-related merchandise. In addition, ISC has an indirect
50 percent interest in a business called Motorsports Authentics(R),
which markets and distributes motorsports-related merchandise
licensed by certain competitors in NASCAR racing. For more
information, visit the Company's Web site at
http://www.iscmotorsports.com/. Statements made in this release
that express the Company's or management's beliefs or expectations
and which are not historical facts or which are applied
prospectively are forward-looking statements. It is important to
note that the Company's actual results could differ materially from
those contained in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The Company's results could be impacted by risk factors, including,
but not limited to, weather surrounding racing events, government
regulations, economic conditions, consumer and corporate spending,
military actions, air travel and national or local catastrophic
events. Additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the
Company's SEC filings including, but not limited to, the 10-K and
subsequent 10-Qs. Copies of those filings are available from the
Company and the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to
release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements
that may be needed to reflect events or circumstances after the
date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute
an admission by International Speedway or any other person that the
events or circumstances described in such statement are material.
DATASOURCE: International Speedway Corporation CONTACT: Wes Harris,
Senior Director, Corporate and Investor Communications,
International Speedway Corporation, +1-386-947-6465 Web site:
http://www.iscmotorsports.com/
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