PR
Newswire -- August 18, 2010 NEW
YORK, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New
York-based specialty athletic retailer, announced today that its Board of Directors
declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.15 per
share, which will be payable on October 29, 2010 to shareholders of record on
October 15, 2010.
Foot
Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that operates approximately 3,500
stores in 21 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. Through its Foot
Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports retail
stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channel Footlocker.com/Eastbay/CCS,
the Company is the leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel. Disclosure
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This
report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address
activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will
or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to, such things as future
capital expenditures, expansion, strategic plans, dividend payments, stock repurchases,
growth of the Company's business and operations, including future cash flows,
revenues and earnings, and other such matters are forward-looking statements.
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), pandemics and
similar major health concerns, unseasonable weather, further deterioration of
global financial markets, economic conditions worldwide, further deterioration
of business and economic conditions, 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, the
ability of the Company to execute its business plans and strategic plans effectively
with regard to each of its business units, and risks associated with foreign global
sourcing, including political instability, changes in import regulations, and
disruptions to transportation services and distribution. 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. SOURCE
Foot Locker, Inc. Subject
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