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NEWS BRIEFS The H-D share price was $32.76 as this edition went to press (2/25/20), having been $34.84 a month prior and $37.19 at the start of the year. Its 12-month high was $41.04 (April 2019), with a 12-month low of $30.39 (August 2019 - immediately following a MY2020 announcement that included the availability of the LiveWire). Harley has approved a cash dividend of $0.38 per share for the first quarter of 2020 on Feb. 19, 2020. This represents an increase of +1.3% from its fourth quarter 2019 dividend of $0.375 per share. The dividend is payable March 20, 2020 to the shareholders of record of the company's common stock as of March 5, 2020. The board has also authorized the company to repurchase up to an additional 10 million shares of Harley- Davidson, Inc. common stock. This authorization is in addition to the existing share repurchase authorization approved in February 2018. As of the end of 2019, 8.2 million shares remained on that share repurchase authorization. The championship round of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show series staged on the final weekend of the 2019/2020 IMS tour (Chicago, February 9) saw Jordan Dickinson (Union Speed & Style, Monticello, MN) crowned Ultimate Builder with 'SourKraut', the 1947 Knucklehead with which he scooped 8th place in the 2018 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building at INTERMOT Customized in Cologne, Germany. Full report in the next AMD Magazine edition. As at the start of February 2020, it is rumored that Harley's distribution center in Belgium had not received a single container of Harley PG&A since December 2019. For some time, AMD Magazine had been receiving reports from authorized dealers in Europe that DMS issues were preventing them ordering or successfully receiving their PG&A orders - even of service items and replacement parts. It would appear that the problem was systemic, affecting logistics as well as dealer front ends. 8 Harley-Davidson sales revenue and production data… 4th quarter 2019 Income statements in $1,000s (except share) THREE MONTHS ENDED Net sales revenue Gross profit Total operating income Net income Diluted earnings per common share NINE MONTHS ENDED 2019 Q4 2018 Q4 2019 Q4 2018 Q4 $874,095 $220,639 $12,395 $13,496 $955,633 $263,577 $3,743 $495 $4,572,678 $1,342,880 $555,608 $423,635 $4,968,646 $1,616,850 $713,523 $531,451 $0.09 $ - $2.68 $3.19 $666,287 $129,266 $57,187 $12,537 $738,167 $142,168 $58,444 $7,623 $3,538,269 $713,400 $237,566 $47,526 $3,882,963 $754,663 $241,964 $50,380 NET SALES REVENUE H-D Motorcycles Parts & Accessories General Merchandise Other MOTORCYCLE SHIPMENT DATA United States Exports Total H-D NOTE: H-D MOTORCYLE SHIPMENT DATA IS NOT THE SAME AS RETAIL REGISTRATIONS 22,845 17,609 40,454 24,376 19,113 43,489 PRODUCT MIX 2019 Q4 2018 Q4 2019 Q4 2018 Q4 Touring Cruiser Sportster/ Street Total 15,147 16,685 8,622 40,454 2019 Q4 17,817 16,578 9,094 43,489 2018 Q4 91,018 76,052 46,869 213,939 2019 Q4 101,942 78,529 48,194 228,665 2018 Q4 20,204 1,159 7,187 7,691 2,513 38,754 20,849 1,350 7,353 7,244 2,515 39,311 125,960 8,946 44,086 29,513 9,768 218,273 132,868 9,690 46,602 28,724 10,167 228,051 RETAIL SALES OF H-D MOTORCYCLES: United States Canada EMEA Region Asia Pacific Region Latin America Region Total <<< Continued from page 64 Davidson. This year we will broaden the reach of our brand and build more committed riders as we enter new and growing segments in motorcycling and eBicycles; more and easier access to two-wheeled freedom on a Harley is well underway," said Levatich. International retail sales were up slightly in the fourth quarter behind continued growth in emerging markets. Full-year international retail sales finished down -3.0%, full-year 601+ cc Europe market share was 8.9%. "Rumored to be likely to start shipping in November 2020" AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - MARCH 2020 124,326 89,613 213,939 132,433 96,232 228,665 Former Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich has date-stamped when the first financial results of the much vaunted strategic plan will be seen when quoted as saying that "in 2019, we took important steps toward returning to significant growth in 2021." Revenue from the Motorcycles and Related Products (Motorcycles) segment was down in the fourth quarter and on a full-year basis. On a discretionary basis, Harley repurchased 2.2 million shares of its common stock during the quarter for $78.7 million, and 8.2 million shares for $286.7 million on a full-year basis. For the full year 2020, the company says it expects Motorcycles segment revenue of approximately $4.53 to $4.66 billion. www.AMDchampionship.com