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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities Market Information
Our common stock is listed on the NYSE and is traded under the symbol “COF.” As of January 31, 2012, there
were 15,242 holders of record of our common stock. The table below presents the high and low closing sales
prices of our common stock as reported by the NYSE and cash dividends per common share declared by us
during each quarter indicated.
Sales Price Cash
DividendsQuarter Ended High Low
2011:
December 31 ................................................... $47.07 $37.75 $0.05
September 30 ................................................... 54.31 37.63 0.05
June 30 ........................................................ 56.21 47.87 0.05
March 31 ...................................................... 52.76 43.68 0.05
2010:
December 31 .................................................... $42.78 $36.55 $0.05
September 30 ................................................... 45.00 37.12 0.05
June 30 ........................................................ 46.73 38.02 0.05
March 31 ....................................................... 43.02 34.63 0.05
Dividend Restrictions
For information regarding our ability to pay dividends, see the discussion under “Item 1. Business—Supervision
and Regulation—Dividends and Transfers of Funds,” “MD&A—Capital Management—Dividend Policy,” and
“Note 13—Regulatory and Capital Adequacy,” which we incorporate herein by reference.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Information relating to compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance is
presented in Part III of this report under “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”
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