PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INCREASES DIVIDEND AND SHARE REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION
Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG) has announced a 6.4% increase in its dividend, raising it by $0.03 to $0.50 per share. This increase is attributed to the company's robust cash flow of $381 million from operations in Q1 2022. The new dividend will be payable on June 1, 2022. Additionally, the share repurchase authorization has been raised to $250 million, enabling further shareholder value enhancement following the repurchase of 1.9 million shares for $184.1 million earlier this year.
- Dividend increased by 6.4% to $0.50 per share, enhancing shareholder returns.
- Strong cash flow of $381 million from operations in Q1 2022 supports dividend increase.
- Share repurchase authorization raised to $250 million, indicating confidence in stock value.
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Dividend Increased by Three Cents to
Share Repurchase Authorization Increased to
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG), a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company's dividend by
The dividend is payable June 1, 2022, to shareholders of record on May 23, 2022.
Additionally, the Board of Directors increased the Company's share repurchase authorization to
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: PAG) headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers. PAG operates dealerships principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Japan and is one of the largest retailers of commercial trucks in North America for Freightliner. PAG also distributes and retails commercial vehicles, diesel and gas engines, power systems and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, PAG owns
Statements in this press release may involve forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements regarding Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s financial performance, acquisitions, and growth plans. Actual results may vary materially because of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the duration, severity, and resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, government mandated restrictions on our business in light of COVID-19 or otherwise, economic and geo-political conditions generally, conditions in the credit markets, inflation, changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, changes in tariff rates, changes in the distribution model in our international operations via agency or other means, adverse conditions affecting a particular manufacturer, including the adverse impact to the vehicle and parts supply chain due to limited vehicle availability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the shortage of automotive semiconductor chips or other components, natural disasters, recall or other disruptions that interrupt the supply of vehicles or parts to us, changes in consumer credit availability, the outcome of legal and administrative matters, and other factors over which management has limited control. These forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with additional information about Penske Automotive Group's business, markets, conditions, and other uncertainties, which could affect Penske Automotive Group's future performance. These risks and uncertainties are addressed in Penske Automotive Group's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). This press release speaks only as of its date, and Penske Automotive Group disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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