LINCOLNSHIRE, IL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) (“Camping World” or the “Company”), the nation’s largest outdoor and RV company, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 12.5% increase in the Company’s regular quarterly dividend from $0.08 per share to $0.09 per share, or $0.04 per share on an annualized basis.
Additionally, the Board of Directors approved a 9.29% increase in the quarterly special dividend paid to holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock from $0.0732 per share to $0.08 per share, or $0.0272 per share on an annualized basis. The quarterly special dividend represents a portion of excess tax distributions made by CWGS Enterprises, LLC to the Company.
Marcus Lemonis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, “This dividend increase is a reflection of our strong financial and cash, our performance position and the continued confidence in our abilities to generate long-term profitable growth and return capital to our shareholders.”
About Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Camping World Holdings, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, is the leading outdoor and camping retailer, offering an extensive assortment of recreational vehicles for sale, RV and camping gear, RV maintenance and repair, other outdoor and active sports products, and the industry’s broadest and deepest range of services, protection plans, products and resources. Since the Company’s founding in 1966, Camping World has grown to become one of the most well-known destinations for everything RV, with more than 145 RV centric locations in 36 states and a comprehensive e-commerce platform.
For more information, visit www.CampingWorld.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The declaration of cash dividends in the future are subject to the final determination and discretion each quarter of Camping World’s Board of Directors based on its consideration of a number of various factors, including the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, level of indebtedness, anticipated capital requirements, contractual restrictions, restrictions in its debt agreements, restrictions under applicable law, its business prospects and other factors that Camping World’s Board of Directors may deem relevant. For these reasons, as well as others, there can be no assurance that dividends in the future will be equal or similar to the amount described in this press release or that the Board of Directors will not decide to suspend or discontinue the payment of cash dividends in the future.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning Camping World and other matters. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘expects,’’ ‘‘plans,’’ ‘‘anticipates,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘intends,’’ ‘‘targets,’’ ‘‘projects,’’ ‘‘contemplates,’’ ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘estimates,’’ ‘‘predicts,’’ ‘‘potential’’ or ‘‘continue’’ or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that affect our business, including those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our public announcements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts
For Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Media Outlets:
Karen Porter
PR-CWGS@campingworld.com
or
Investors:
John Rouleau
John.Rouleau@CampingWorld.com
