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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market for Avon’s Common Stock
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the AVP ticker symbol. At December 31, 2011, there were
approximately 15,974 holders of record of our 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 our common stock, in dollars, for 2011 and 2010 are listed below. For information
regarding future dividends on our common stock, see the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section within MD&A on pages 38 through 41.
2011 2010
Quarter High Low
Dividends
Declared
and Paid High Low
Dividends
Declared
and Paid
First $30.14 $26.16 $.23 $34.14 $29.21 $.22
Second 30.91 27.22 .23 34.76 25.73 .22
Third 28.90 19.60 .23 32.87 26.46 .22
Fourth 23.85 16.09 .23 35.49 28.56 .22
Stock Performance Graph
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
Among Avon Products, Inc., The S&P 500 Index and
2011 Industry Composite
(1)
(2)
0
50
100
150
200
250
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
$ Value
2011
Avon Products, Inc.
S&P 500
Industry Composite
Assumed $100 invested on December 31, 2006, 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.
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Avon 100.0 122.0 76.0 102.7 97.7 61.1
S&P 500 100.0 105.5 66.5 84.1 96.7 98.8
Industry Composite(2) 100.0 115.4 99.0 106.7 115.7 128.9
(1) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends at the closing price at the end of each quarter.
(2) The Industry Composite includes Clorox, Colgate–Palmolive, Estée Lauder, Kimberly Clark, Procter & Gamble and Revlon.
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