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10 • May 23, 2016 • Powersports Business FINANCIAL www.PowersportsBusiness.com and CEO, Payment Solutions, Synchrony Financial. "The availability of financing is important to consumers, and we're pleased to work with Suzuki to offer that added value to their customers." A 2014 study commissioned by Syn- chrony Financial of powersports customers explores the path to purchase and shows that, while value is important, the majority of shoppers choose a brand based on quality and trust. Conducted by a third party, the Synchrony Financial 2014 Powersports Con- sumer Study explores the customer path to purchase and surveyed consumers who had either made, or planned to make, a $500+ purchase of a motorcycle, all-terrain or util- ity terrain vehicle, or personal watercraft within six months. The study also confirmed the importance of financing, with 76 percent of survey respondents who have used dealer financing saying it helps make large pur- chases more affordable, and 52 percent say- ing they would not have made the purchase, or gone to another retailer, had financing not been available. "Synchrony Financial is committed to helping us provide our customers with a great experience by offering flexible and conve- nient payment options," said Chris Coons, Sales and Operations Manager, Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. "Synchrony understands our business, knows what motivates our shoppers and is a valued partner in helping us grow our business." PSB POWERSPORTS BUSINESS STOCKS Stock Price Price Percent 52-Week Company Ticker 4/29/16 4/8/16 Change High Low Arctic Cat, Inc. ACAT $16.63 $15.10 10.1% $36.00 $8.90 ARI Network Services, Inc. ARIS $4.13 $4.39 -5.9% $4.82 $2.74 Assurant, Inc. AIZ $84.57 $77.91 8.5% $87.20 $61.20 Brunswick Corp. BC $48.03 $46.37 3.6% $55.76 $36.05 CDK Global CDK $47.57 $46.97 1.3% $57.89 $39.67 General Electric Co. GE $30.75 $30.79 -0.1% $32.05 $19.37 Harley-Davidson, Inc. HOG $47.83 $44.62 7.2% $60.67 $36.36 Honda Motor Corp. ADR HMC $26.96 $26.40 2.1% $35.99 $24.56 Polaris Industries, Inc. PII $97.88 $94.32 3.8% $156.35 $67.80 TCF Financial Corporation TCB $13.64 $11.86 15.0% $17.29 $10.37 Stock Price Price Percent 52-Week Company Ticker 4/29/16 4/8/16 Change High Low ArvinMeritor ARM $8.50 $7.67 10.8% $14.62 $5.69 Bridgestone Corp. ADR BRDCY $19.24 $18.15 6.0% $20.97 $15.83 Carlisle Companies CSL $101.90 $99.02 2.9% $105.79 $75.17 Cooper Tire & Rubber CTB $34.54 $36.10 -4.3% $43.40 $31.18 Dover Corporation DOV $65.70 $62.91 4.4% $78.21 $50.91 Intl. Speedway Corp. Cl. A ISCA $33.49 $34.60 -3.2% $38.27 $28.96 Deere & Company DE $84.11 $76.31 10.2% $98.23 $70.16 MarineMax, Inc. HZO $19.01 $16.75 13.5% $26.10 $13.56 Spy Inc. XSPY $0.11 $0.11 0.0% $0.90 $0.02 Speedway Motorsports, Inc. TRK $17.52 $18.43 -4.9% $24.06 $17.39 Universal Technical Institute UTI $3.95 $3.99 -1.0% $9.69 $2.81 POWERSPORTS BUSINESS INDEX COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL STOCKS OF INTEREST Source: Wells Fargo Securities LLC Stock Price Price Percent 52-Week Company Ticker 4/29/16 4/8/16 Change High Low BMW AG BMW-ETR 80.50 € 74.30 € 8.3% 110.00 € 66.00 € BRP, Inc. DOO-TSE $19.95 $19.24 3.7% $29.80 $13.87 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 7012-TKS 316 ¥ 287 ¥ 10.1% 641 ¥ 269 ¥ KTM Powersports AG KTM-WBO 122.50 € 122.60 € -0.1% 130.00 € 99.69 € Michelin ML-PAR 91.15 € 88.29 € 3.2% 103.90 € 77.40 € NGK Sparkplug 5334-TKS 2251 ¥ 1918 ¥ 17.4% 3900 ¥ 1835 ¥ Suzuki Motor 7269-TKS 3075 ¥ 2940 ¥ 4.6% 4781 ¥ 2663 ¥ Yamaha Motor 7272-TKS 1851 ¥ 1663 ¥ 11.3% 3245 ¥ 1581 ¥ Yokohama Rubber 5101-TKS 1880 ¥ 1730 ¥ 8.7% 2904 ¥ 1465 ¥ DOMESTIC STOCKS OF INTEREST FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE 4/29/16 1 Month Ago 6 Months Ago Year Ago Annual Price Price %Change Price %Change Price %Change High Low Australian Dollar 1.31 1.32 0.8% 1.31 0.1% 1.24 -5.3% 1.23 1.46 British Pound 0.68 0.70 2.7% 0.68 0.2% 0.65 -5.2% 0.63 0.72 Canadian Dollar 1.25 1.32 5.1% 1.25 0.2% 1.20 -4.5% 1.20 1.46 Euro 0.87 0.89 2.4% 0.87 -0.3% 0.90 2.7% 0.86 0.95 Indian Rupee 66.33 66.49 0.2% 66.39 0.1% 63.32 -4.5% 63.32 68.72 Indonesian Rupiah 13,188 13,398 1.6% 13,179 -0.1% 12,940 -1.9% 12,940 14,698 Japanese Yen 107.00 113.40 6.0% 106.40 -0.6% 118.96 11.2% 107.00 125.64 Malaysian Ringget 3.91 4.00 2.4% 3.91 0.0% 3.56 -8.9% 3.56 4.46 Phillipine Peso 46.89 46.38 -1.1% 46.97 0.2% 44.32 -5.5% 44.32 47.99 Singapore Dollar 1.34 1.37 1.7% 1.34 -0.1% 1.32 -2.0% 1.32 1.44 South Korean Won 1,139.40 1,163.85 2.1% 1,137.75 -0.1% 1,068.60 -6.2% 1,068.60 1,238.85 Taiwan Dollar 32.25 32.61 1.1% 32.25 0.0% 30.49 -5.5% 30.43 33.76 Thailand Bhat 34.93 35.44 1.5% 34.93 0.0% 32.83 -6.0% 32.83 36.58 Note: A positive percent change reflects a weakening of the U.S. dollar and a strengthening of the foreign currency. Source: Wells Fargo Securities LLC SYNCHRONY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9