Action to the NYSE: Action Performance Companies, today announced it will transfer its stock listing to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) effective February 20, 2002, and will trade under its new ticker symbol, ATN. Action Performance Chairman, President, and CEO Fred W. Wagenhals will initiate trading by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange that morning. Action Performance has been listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol ACTN since its initial public offering in 1993. In 2001 the company’s stock rose from $2.38 to $30.61 per share to become the fifth highest gainer on NASDAQ, and recently closed over $40 per share. The move will be celebrated by festivities outside the stock exchange on February 20, 2002. The Dale Earnhardt Legendary Trackside Trailer and a racecar driven by Dale Earnhardt will be on display for visitors. The trackside trailer from which Action Performance sold Dale Earnhardt memorabilia has become a living tribute to “the Intimidator.” Race fans have paid tribute to Dale’s memory by writing words of remembrance and prayers on the side of the trailer. Components of the racecar on display, including the engine, were part of the actual racecar Dale Earnhardt drove to victory at Atlanta during the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup race. Although the driver’s-side half of the body shell has been cutaway to reveal the car’s inner workings, the racecar remains completely functional. Additionally, Wagenhals will be joined in the celebration by NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace, three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and NASCAR FOX Sports analyst Darrell Waltrip, six-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Team Owner Richard Childress, and 11 time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force.(Action Performance PR)(2-11-2002)
