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McKESSON CORPORATION
12
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities and Stock Price Performance Graph
(a) Market Information: The principal market on which the Company’s common stock is traded is the New York
Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). High and low prices for the common stock by quarter are included in Financial
Note 23, “Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited),” to the consolidated financial statements appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b) Holders: The number of record holders of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2009 was approximately
9,200.
(c) Dividends: Dividend information is included in Financial Note 23, “Quarterly Financial Information
(Unaudited),” to the consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
In April 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) approved a change in the Company’s dividend
policy by increasing the amount of the Company’s quarterly dividend from six cents to twelve cents per share,
applicable to ensuing quarterly dividend declarations until further action by the Board. The Company
anticipates that it will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. However, the payment and amount
of future dividends remain within the discretion of the Board and will depend upon the Company’s future
earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors.
(d) Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans: Information relating to this item is
provided under Part III, Item 12, to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(e) Share Repurchase Plans: The following table provides information on the Company’s share repurchases during
the fourth quarter of 2009:
Share Repurchases (1)
(In millions, except price per share)
Total
Number of Shares
Purchased (2) (3)
Average Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
As Part of Publicly
Announced
Program
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the
Programs
January 1, 2009 – January 31, 2009 - $ - - $ 980
February 1, 2009 – February 28, 2009 1 44.66 1 944
March 1, 2009 – March 31, 2009 3 39.25 3 830
Total 4 40.41 4 830
(1) This table does not include shares tendered to satisfy the exercise price in connection with cashless exercises of employee
stock options or shares tendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with employee equity awards.
(2) All of the shares purchases were part of the publicly announced programs.
(3) The number of shares purchased reflects rounding adjustments.
In April 2008, the Board approved a plan to repurchase $1.0 billion of the Company’s common stock of which
$830 million remained available as of March 31, 2009. Stock repurchases may be made from time to time in open
market or private transactions.
In July 2008, the Board authorized the retirement of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be
repurchased from time to time pursuant to its stock repurchase program. During the second quarter of 2009, we
repurchased 4 million shares for $204 million and all of these shares were formally retired by the Company. The
retired shares constitute authorized but unissued shares.