Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

MUSCATINE, Iowa, March 15 -- The Board of Directors of Bandag, Incorporated today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.33 per share on the Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company payable April 20, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 28, 2005.

Bandag, Incorporated manufactures retreading materials and equipment for its worldwide network of approximately 1,000 franchised dealers that produce and market retread tires and provide tire management services. Bandag's traditional business serves end-users through a wide variety of products offered by dealers, ranging from tire retreading and repairing to tire management systems outsourcing for commercial truck fleets. TDS sells and services new and retread tires. In addition, Bandag has an 87.5% interest in Speedco, Inc., a provider of on-highway truck lubrication and routine tire services to commercial truck owner-operators and fleets.