Delphi Board Declares First Quarterly Dividend
10 June 1999
Delphi Board Declares First Quarterly DividendTROY, Mich., June 9 -- The Delphi Automotive Systems Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend on Delphi $0.01 par value common stock of $0.07 per share. The dividend -- Delphi's first -- is payable July 20, 1999 to shareholders of record as of June 21, 1999. "The dividend is in line with what had been indicated in our prospectus and represents our commitment to provide value to our shareholders," said Delphi Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President J.T. Battenberg III. Delphi currently has 565 million shares of common stock outstanding. The company sold 100 million shares of common stock in an initial public offering on February 5, 1999. Former Delphi parent General Motors Corp. distributed 452.6 million Delphi shares to GM shareholders on May 28, 1999, in a tax-free spin-off. The remaining 12.4 million shares of outstanding Delphi $0.01 par value common stock were distributed, also on May 28, 1999, by GM to a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) trust. Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world leader in automotive component and systems technology. Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications -- provide comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has more than 196,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 51 customer centers and sales offices, and 27 technical centers in 36 countries. Regional headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.