With regard to the comment that Suzuki have not shares in AC, I like to point out that remark is absolutely wrong. Below is an attachment of an excerpt from Arctic Cat's Industrial Relations Dept. So, unless some one can come up with more recent information to state otherwise, and in full view of the knowledge that Suzuki and AC are still working together, I'd say that their relationship is very much alive and well.
Arctic Cat Inc. (ticker: ACAT, exchange: NASDAQ Stock Exchange (.O)) News Release - 15-Sep-2003
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Arctic Cat Repurchases Stock from Suzuki Motor Corporation
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003--Arctic Cat Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAT) today announced that it has repurchased 843,000 shares of Class B stock from Suzuki Motor Corporation, or 4 percent of Arctic Cat's total outstanding shares. The buyback brings Suzuki's ownership to just under 32 percent, or 6.7 million shares, of Arctic Cat's common stock.
"Due to our active stock repurchase program, Suzuki's percent ownership of our shares has grown over time," said Christopher Twomey, chairman and chief executive officer of Arctic Cat. "The repurchase returns Suzuki to the level it owned when it first acquired the shares. It also allows Arctic Cat to repurchase a large block of shares without adversely impacting the current level of publicly traded shares."
Since 1996, Arctic Cat has repurchased more than eight million shares under three share repurchase plans. The company also provides a 6 cent quarterly dividend to shareholders.