Allison Transmission Increases Quarterly Dividend and Announces Annual Stockholders Meeting and Record Date

February 26, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) announced today that its board of directors has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend from $0.15 to $0.17 per share on the Company’s common stock. The Company’s board of directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the company’s common stock for the first quarter of 2020. Payment will be made on March 20, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 9.

The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of the board of directors and will be dependent upon Allison Transmission’s financial position, results of operations, available cash, cash flow, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the board of directors.

The company also announced today that its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders will be held on May 6. The record date for the meeting will be March 9.

About Allison Transmission

Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is the world’s largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Allison transmissions are used in a variety of applications including refuse, construction, fire, distribution, bus, motorhomes, defense and energy. Founded in 1915, the company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With a market presence in more than 80 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Hungary and India. Allison also has approximately 1,400 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For more information, visit allisontransmission.com.

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