The Marcus Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Company Press Release
June 29, 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 August 15, 2000, to shareholders of record July 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 August 15, to shareholders of record July 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 171 Baymont Inns & Suites in 30 states, and a total of seven Woodfield Suites in Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Ohio and Texas; 485 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 and one hotel in Minnesota; and 27 KFC and 3 KFC/Taco Bell 2-in-1 restaurants in Wisconsin. For more information, visit the company's website at www.marcuscorp.com.


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