The Marcus Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Company Press Release

January 13, 2000
MILWAUKEE, WI -- Directors of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS) yesterday declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.055 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid February 15, 2000, to shareholders of record January 25, 2000.

The Board of Directors also declared a dividend of $0.05 per share on the Class B common stock. The dividend on the Class B common stock, which is not publicly traded, also will be paid February 15, to shareholders of record January 25.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., The Marcus Corporation is comprised of four divisions: limited-service lodging, movie theatres, hotels/resorts and restaurants. The company operates or franchises 170 Baymont Inns & Suites in 30 states, and a total of seven Woodfield Suites in Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Ohio and Texas; 450 movie screens in Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota, and one family entertainment center in Wisconsin; three hotels and a resort in Wisconsin, one hotel and a resort in California, one hotel in Minnesota and one resort in Michigan; and 27 KFC and 3 KFC/Taco Bell 2-in-1 restaurants in Wisconsin.

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The Marcus Corporation
Thomas F. Kissinger, 414/905-1390