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Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Suspension of Quarterly Dividend

Published 2009-01-16 16:30
By Standard Motor Products, Inc.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, announced that its Board of Directors voted to suspend its quarterly dividend. The next dividend would otherwise have been payable on March 1st.

Mr. Lawrence I. Sills, Standard Motor Products' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We have approximately $45 million outstanding of our original $90 million convertible debentures, due in July 2009. We are exploring various outside financing alternatives to help redeem these, as we concurrently execute a plan in place to retire the balance through internal cash flow. Suspension of the dividend is part of that plan."

SOURCE Standard Motor Products, Inc.



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