N E W S R E
L EA S E
Contact: Peter
D. Brown
Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
Foot Locker, Inc.
(212)720-4254
FOOT
LOCKER, INC. DOUBLES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO $0.06 PER SHARE
NEW
YORK, NY, November 19, 2003 – Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based
specialty athletic retailer, today reported that its Board of Directors
declared a quarterly cash dividend on
the Company’s common stock of $0.06 per share, which will be payable January 30, 2004
to shareholders of record on
January 16, 2004. This dividend
represents a 100% increase over the Company’s previous quarterly per share
amount.
Foot
Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that operates approximately 3,600
stores in 16 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. Through its Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker,
Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports retail stores, as well as its
direct-to-customer channel Footlocker.com/Eastbay, the Company is the leading
provider of athletic footwear and apparel.
Disclosure Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s current views
of future events and financial performance.
These forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and
factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the effects of currency fluctuations, customer demand,
fashion trends, competitive market forces, uncertainties related to the effect
of competitive products and pricing, customer acceptance of the Company’s
merchandise mix and retail locations, the Company’s reliance on a few key
vendors for a majority of its merchandise purchases (including a significant
portion from one key vendor), unseasonable weather, risks associated with
foreign global sourcing, including political instability, changes in import
regulations and the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome, economic
conditions worldwide, any changes in business, political and economic
conditions due to the threat of future terrorist activities in the United
States or in other parts of the world and related U.S. military action
overseas, and the ability of the Company to execute its business plans
effectively with regard to each of its business units, including its plans for
the marquee and launch footwear component of its business. Any changes in such assumptions or factors
could produce significantly different results.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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