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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Price Range of Common Stock
Our Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MA”. The
following table sets forth the intra-day high and low sale prices for our Class A common stock for the four
quarterly periods in each of 2010 and 2009, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange. At February 16, 2011,
the Company had 46 stockholders of record for its Class A common stock. We believe that the number of
beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of record holders, because a large portion of our
Class A common stock is held in “street name” by brokers.
2010 High Low
First Quarter ............................................. $269.88 $216.43
Second Quarter ........................................... 269.22 193.76
Third Quarter ............................................. 226.30 191.00
Fourth Quarter ............................................ 260.72 215.00
2009 High Low
First Quarter ............................................. $171.41 $117.06
Second Quarter ........................................... 188.77 149.34
Third Quarter ............................................. 225.83 158.57
Fourth Quarter ............................................ 259.00 196.95
There is currently no established public trading market for our Class B common stock. There were
approximately 535 holders of record of our Class B common stock as of February 16, 2011.
Dividend Declaration and Policy
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we paid the following quarterly cash dividends per
share on our Class A common stock and Class B Common stock:
2010
Dividend per
Share
First Quarter .................................................... $0.15
Second Quarter .................................................. 0.15
Third Quarter .................................................... 0.15
Fourth Quarter ................................................... 0.15
2009
Dividend per
Share
First Quarter .................................................... $0.15
Second Quarter .................................................. 0.15
Third Quarter .................................................... 0.15
Fourth Quarter ................................................... 0.15
In addition, on February 9, 2011, we paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.15 per share on our Class A
common stock and Class B common stock for the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2011. Also, on
February 8, 2011, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on
May 9, 2011 to holders of record on April 8, 2011, of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock for
the second quarter of the year ending December 31, 2011.
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