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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of common shares as of December 31, 2008 by each
beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the common shares outstanding known by the Company. No
beneficial owner owns more than five percent (5%) of the 63/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Common Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Percent of
Common Shares
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. .................... 18,041,915 (a) 7.8%
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
GAMCO Investors, Inc. and affiliates ................ 14,315,154 (b) 6.3%
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
Marathon Asset Management LLP .................. 15,995,058 (c) 6.9%
One Bryant Park 38th floor
New York, NY 10036
The Vanguard Group, Inc. ......................... 13,261,849 (d) 5.8%
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Wells Fargo & Company .......................... 16,617,937 (e) 7.2%
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94163
(a) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on February 6, 2009 by Barclays Global Investors, N.A., as of
December 31, 2008, Barclays Global Investors, N.A. had sole voting power for 6,846,720 common shares
and sole dispositive power for 7,834,843 common shares, Barclays Global Fund Advisors had sole voting
power for 8,746,355 common shares and sole dispositive power for 10,045,556 common shares and Barclays
Global Investors, Ltd., had sole dispositive power for 161,516 common shares.
(b) As reported on Schedule 13D/A filed on March 9, 2009 by GAMCO Investors, Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC has
sole voting and dispositive power for 5,773,805 common shares, GAMCO Asset Management Inc. has sole
voting power for 8,166,349 common shares and sole dispositive power for 8,496,349 common shares, MJG
Associates, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power for 30,000 common shares, Gabelli Securities, Inc. has
sole voting and dispositive power for 3,000 common shares and Mario J. Gabelli has sole voting and
dispositive power for 12,000 common shares. The amounts reported on Schedule 13D/A include a number of
shares with respect to which Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. have the right to
beneficial ownership upon the conversion of the Company’s 6
3
⁄ 4 % Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares.
(c) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed on January 12, 2009 by Marathon Asset Management LLP, as of
December 31, 2008, Marathon Asset Management LLP had shared voting power for 11,343,871 common
shares and shared dispositive power for 15,995,058 common shares with Marathon Asset Management
(Services) Ltd., M.A.M. Investments Ltd., William James Arah, Jeremy John Hosking and Neil Mark Ostrer.
(d) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 2009 by The Vanguard Group Inc., as of December 31,
2008, The Vanguard Group Inc. had sole voting power for 301,649 common shares and sole dispositive
power for 13,261,849 common shares.
(e) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed on January 22, 2009 by Wells Fargo & Company, as of December 31,
2008, Wells Fargo & Company had sole voting power for 15,648,007 common shares, sole dispositive power
for 16,342,536 common shares and shared dispositive power for 45,481 common shares.
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