Ituran Location and Control Ltd. Announces Distribution of a Dividend

AZOUR, Israel, August 11, 2016

Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (NASDAQ: ITRN) announced that the Board of Directors approved the distribution of a cash dividend in the amount of $0.18 per share, totaling approximately US$ 3.8 million. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of September 21, 2016. The Company will pay the dividend out on October 6, 2016 net of taxes at the rate of 25%.

In its decision to approve the distribution of the cash dividend, the Board of Directors examined whether the Company meets the distribution criteria according to Israeli law. The Board of Directors concluded that the abovementioned distribution will not undermine the Company's ability to keep performing in its current course of business or future plans, and is able to meet its undertakings when due.

Retained earnings as of June 30, 2016, prior to the distribution was US$62.3 million and retained earnings will reach US$58.5 million after the distribution. The Board of Directors emphasized that as of  June 30, 2016, the Company had a cash balance in hand of US$25.4 million (this amount is prior to the payment of a dividend of US$3.6 million which was issued for the first quarter of 2016 and was paid out in July 2016). As of June 30, 2016, the Company's current assets (excluding cash, cash equivalents) were in the sum of US$79.8 million and current liabilities were in the sum of US$48.5 million.

About Ituran 

Ituran provides location-based services, consisting predominantly of stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, as well as wireless communications products used in connection with its location-based services and various other applications. Ituran offers mobile asset location, Stolen Vehicle Recovery, management & control services for vehicles, cargo and personal security. Ituran's subscriber base has been growing significantly since the Company's inception to over 1 million subscribers distributed globally. Established in 1995, Ituran has approximately 1,500 employees worldwide, provides its location based services and has a market leading position in Israel, Brazil, Argentina and the United States.

For more information, please visit Ituran's website, at: http://www.ituran.com