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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANTS’ COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market for Avon’s Common stock
Avon’s Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the AVP ticker symbol. At December 31, 2007, there
were approximately 18,399 record holders of Avon’s Common Stock. We believe that there are many additional shareholders who are not
“shareholders of record” but who beneficially own and vote shares through nominee holders such as brokers and benefit plan trustees. High
and low market prices and dividends per share of Avon’s Common Stock, in dollars, for 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
2007 2006
Quarter High Low
Dividends
Declared
and Paid High Low
Dividends
Declared
and Paid
First $40.13 $32.55 $0.185 $32.43 $26.78 $0.175
Second 41.85 36.13 0.185 33.26 29.53 0.175
Third 40.66 31.95 0.185 33.08 26.16 0.175
Fourth 42.51 35.92 0.185 34.25 28.99 0.175
Stock Performance Graph
Comparison of Five Year Cumulative Total Return(1)
Avon, S&P 500 Index and 2007 Industry Composite(2)
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
$ Value
AVP
S&P 500
Industry Composite
Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2002 in Avon’s common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Industry Composite. The dollar
amounts indicated in the graph above and in the chart below are as of December 31 or the last trading day in the year indicated.
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Avon $100.00 $127.07 $147.79 $111.18 $131.69 $160.69
S&P 500 100.00 128.68 142.69 149.70 173.34 182.87
Industry Composite (2) 100.00 117.11 131.87 137.13 157.35 181.53
(1) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends at the closing price at the end of each quarter.
(2) The Industry Composite includes Alberto-Culver, Clorox, Colgate–Palmolive, Estée Lauder, Kimberly Clark, Procter & Gamble and Revlon.