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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, 2014, there were
14,021 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 2014 and 2013 are listed below. For information regarding future
dividends on our common stock, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” within MD&A on pages 52 through 57.
2014 2013
Quarter High Low
Dividends
Declared
and Paid High Low
Dividends
Declared
and Paid
First $17.09 $14.28 $.06 $21.10 $15.03 $.06
Second 15.28 13.30 .06 24.20 20.26 .06
Third 14.72 12.59 .06 23.32 19.75 .06
Fourth 12.00 9.11 .06 22.48 16.81 .06
Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return
(1)
Among Avon Products, Inc., The S&P 500 Index and
2014 Peer Group
(2)
0
50
100
150
200
250
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
$ Value
2014
Avon Products, Inc.
S&P 500
Peer Group
The Stock Performance Graph above assumes a $100 investment on December 31, 2009, in Avon’s common stock, the S&P 500 Index and
the Peer Group. 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.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Avon 100.0 95.1 59.4 51.0 61.9 34.4
S&P 500 100.0 115.1 117.5 136.3 180.4 205.1
Peer Group(2) 100.0 108.4 120.8 131.3 164.6 187.7
(1) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends at the closing price at the end of each quarter.
(2) The Peer Group includes The Clorox Company, Colgate – Palmolive Company, Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., Kimberly Clark Corp., The Procter & Gamble
Company and Revlon, Inc.