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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FDO. At October 2,
2009, there were approximately 2,690 holders of record of our common stock. The accompanying tables give the
high and low sales prices of our common stock and the dividends declared per share for each quarter of fiscal
2009 and fiscal 2008. We expect that dividends will continue to be declared quarterly for the foreseeable future.
Market Prices and Dividends
2009 High Low Dividend
First Quarter ......................................................... $32.50 $19.70 $.12 1/2
Second Quarter ....................................................... 29.47 21.79 .13 1/2
Third Quarter ........................................................ 35.00 26.06 .13 1/2
Fourth Quarter ....................................................... 32.97 27.50 .13 1/2
2008 High Low Dividend
First Quarter ......................................................... $30.00 $21.03 $.11 1/2
Second Quarter ....................................................... 23.86 14.62 .12 1/2
Third Quarter ........................................................ 22.60 18.00 .12 1/2
Fourth Quarter ....................................................... 26.62 18.43 .12 1/2
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of shares of our common stock made
during the quarter ended August 29, 2009, by us, on our behalf or by any “affiliated purchaser” as defined by
Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs(1)
Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs(1)(2)
June (5/31/09-7/4/09) .................. — $ — — 3,383,828
July (7/5/09-8/1/09) ................... 570,500 30.56 570,500 2,455,249
August (8/2/09-8/29/09) ................ 492,300 30.83 492,300 2,019,798
Total ........................... 1,062,800 $30.68 1,062,800 2,019,798
(1) On November 5, 2007, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $150
million of our outstanding common stock from time to time as market conditions warrant. As of August 29,
2009, there was $62.0 million remaining under this authorization.
(2) Includes amounts converted to shares using the closing stock price as of the end of the fiscal month.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
This information will be included in our proxy statement to be filed for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held in January 2010, under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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