Comcast 2013 Annual Report Download - page 47

Table of Contents
Part II
Item 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
Comcast Class A common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CMCSA and its Class A Special
common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CMCSK. There is no established public trading
market for Comcast’
s Class B common stock. The Class B common stock can be converted, on a share for share basis, into
Class A or Class A Special common stock.
We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors. In
January 2014, our Board of Directors approved a 15% increase in our dividend to $0.90 per share on an annualized basis and
approved our first quarter dividend of $0.225 per share to be paid in April 2014.
Holders of Class A common stock in the aggregate hold 66 /
% of the voting power of our common stock. The number of votes
that each share of Class A common stock has at any given time depends on the number of shares of Class A common stock and
Class B common stock then outstanding. Holders of shares of Class A Special common stock cannot vote in the election of
directors or otherwise, except where class voting is required by law. In that case, shares of Class A Special common stock have the
same number of votes per share as shares of Class A common stock. The Class B common stock has a 33 /
% nondilutable
voting interest, and each share of Class B common stock has 15 votes per share. Mr. Brian L. Roberts beneficially owns all
outstanding shares of Class B common stock. Generally, including as to the election of directors, holders of Class A common stock
and Class B common stock vote as one class except where class voting is required by law.
Record holders as of December 31, 2013, are presented in the table below.
Dividends Declared
2013
2012
Month Declared:
Dividend Per Share
Month Declared:
Dividend Per Share
February
$
0.195
February
$
0.1625
May
$
0.195
May
$
0.1625
July
$
0.195
July
$
0.1625
October (paid in January 2014)
$
0.195
October (paid in January 2013)
$
0.1625
Total
$
0.78
Total $
0.65
Stock Class
Record
Holders
Class A Common Stock
539,922
Class A Special Common Stock
1,584
Class B Common Stock
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