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Cherokee Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.75 Per Share to Be Paid in June 2008
VAN NUYS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-April 30, 2008 - Cherokee Inc. (NASDAQ:CHKE), a leading licensor and global brand management company, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the distribution of a quarterly dividend to shareholders of $0.75 per share. The dividend will be payable on or about June 17, 2008 to shareholders of record on June 1, 2008.
The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of Cherokee's Board of Directors and will be dependent upon Cherokee's financial condition, results of operations, available cash, cash flow, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by Cherokee's Board of Directors.
About Cherokee Inc.
Cherokee Inc., based in Van Nuys, is a marketer, licensor and manager of a variety of brands it owns (Cherokee, Sideout, Carole Little and others) and represents. Currently, Cherokee has licensing agreements in a number of categories, including family apparel, fashion accessories and footwear, as well as home furnishings and recreational products. Premier clients for the Cherokee brand around the world include Target Stores (U.S.), Tesco (U.K., Ireland and certain other European and Asian countries), Zellers (Canada), Pick 'n Pay (South Africa), Fawaz Al Hokair (Middle East), Grupo Pao de Acucar (Brazil), S.A.C.I. Falabella (Chile and Peru), Arvind Mills (India), Shufersal LTD. (Israel), Comercial Mexicana (Mexico) and Grupo Eroski (Spain). Premier clients for Cherokee's Sideout brand include Mervyn's (U.S.) and Shanghai Bolderway (China), and for Cherokee's Carole Little brands include TJX Companies (U.S., Canada and Europe).
Statements included within this news release that are not historical in nature constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, the words "anticipates", "believes", "expects", "may", "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included in this press release (including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding future revenue and net income growth involve known and unknown risk and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties, include, but are not limited to, the effect of national and regional economic conditions, the financial condition of the apparel industry and the retail industry, the overall level of consumer spending, the effect of intense competition in the industry in which the Company operates, adverse changes in licensee or consumer acceptance of products bearing the Company's brands as a result of fashion trends or otherwise, the ability and/or commitment of the Company's licensees to design, manufacture and market Cherokee and Sideout branded products, the Company's dependence on a select group of licensees for most of the Company's revenues, the Company's dependence on its key management personnel, our dividend payments exceed our cash flow from operations and cannot continue at historical levels beyond fiscal year 2009 unless cash flow from operations increases substantially and adverse determinations of claims, liabilities or litigations. A further list and description of these risk, uncertainties and other matters can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Forms 10-K for Fiscal Year 2008, and in its periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K (if any). Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements contained herein because some or all of them may turn out to be wrong. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events and developments.
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