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37
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our Class A common stock made by us for the period
from January 1, 2006 through February 22, 2007.
Period
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
(a)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum Approximate
Dollar Value of Shares
that May Yet be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs (b)
(In thousands, except share data)
January 1 - January 31, 2006.............. 342,445 27.22$ 342,445 628,167$
February 1 - February 28, 2006.......... 86,737 27.17$ 86,737 625,811$
March 1, 2006 - February 22, 2007.... - -$ - 625,811$
Total................................................... 429,182 27.21$ 429,182 625,811$
(a) During the period from January 1, 2006 through February 22, 2007 all purchases were made pursuant to the
program discussed below in open market transactions.
(b) Our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $1.0 billion of our Class A Common Stock on August
9, 2004. Prior to 2006, we purchased a total of 13.2 million shares for a total of $362.5 million. During the
fourth quarter of 2006, our Board of Directors approved extending this repurchase program to expire on the
earlier of December 31, 2007 or when an aggregate amount of $1.0 billion of stock has been purchased.
Purchases under our repurchase program may be made through open market purchases, privately negotiated
transactions, or Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, subject to market conditions and other factors. We may elect not
to purchase the maximum amount of shares allowable under this program and we may also enter into
additional share repurchase programs authorized by our Board of Directors.
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data as of and for each of the five years ended December 31, 2006 have been
derived from, and are qualified by reference to our Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain prior year amounts
have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. See further discussion under Item 7. –
“Explanation of Key Metrics and Other Items.” This data should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated
Financial Statements and related Notes thereto for the three years ended December 31, 2006, and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this report.