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repurchase approximately 28.6 million shares at an average price of $59.30 per share. During 2012, we paid an aggregate of
$2.4 billion, including transaction costs, to repurchase approximately 49.6 million shares at an average price of $49.14 per
share. All repurchased shares have been retired.
Payment of Dividends: We paid cash dividends to holders of our common stock of $318 million in 2014, $292 million in
2013, and $270 million in 2012.
Credit Facilities
As of December 31, 2014, we had a $2.1 billion unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility (the “2014 Motorola
Solutions Credit Agreement”) scheduled to mature on May 29, 2019 which replaced the previous $1.5 billion unsecured
syndicated revolving credit facility (the “2011 Motorola Solutions Credit Agreement”). We must comply with certain customary
covenants, including maximum leverage ratio as defined in the 2014 Motorola Solutions Credit Agreement. We are no longer
subject to a minimum interest coverage covenant under the new facility. We were in compliance with our financial covenants as
of December 31, 2014. We did not borrow under the 2011 Motorola Solutions Credit Agreement or the 2014 Motorola Solutions
Credit Agreement during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.
As of December 31, 2014, we had a letter of credit sub-limit of $450 million under the 2014 Motorola Solutions Credit
Agreement. No letters of credit were issued under the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2014.
Contractual Obligations and Other Purchase Commitments
Summarized in the table below are our obligations and commitments to make future payments under long-term debt
obligations, lease obligations, purchase obligations and tax obligations as of December 31, 2014.
Payments Due by Period
(in millions) Total 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Uncertain
Timeframe Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations $ 3,456 $ 4 $ 5 $ 5 $ 6 $ 11 $ — $ 3,425
Lease obligations 454 68 56 45 35 33 — 217
Purchase obligations* 40 23 14 3 — — — —
Tax obligations 96 25 — — — — 71
Total contractual obligations $ 4,046 $ 120 $ 75 $ 53 $ 41 $ 44 $ 71 $ 3,642
*Amounts included represent firm, non-cancelable commitments.
Lease Obligations: We lease certain office, factory and warehouse space, land, information technology and other
equipment, principally under non-cancelable operating leases. Our future minimum lease obligations, net of minimum sublease
rentals, totaled $454 million. Rental expense, net of sublease income, was $62 million in 2014, $51 million in 2013, and $45
million in 2012.
Purchase Obligations: During the normal course of business, in order to manage manufacturing lead times and help
ensure adequate component supply, we enter into agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers that either allow them
to procure inventory based upon criteria as defined by us or establish the parameters defining our requirements. In addition, we
have entered into software license agreements which are firm commitments and are not cancelable. As of December 31, 2014,
we had entered into firm, noncancelable, and unconditional commitments under such arrangements through 2017. The total
payments expected to be made under these agreements are $40 million, of which $38 million relate to take or pay obligations
from arrangements with suppliers for the sourcing of inventory supplies and materials and $2 million relate to information
technology software and services arrangements. We do not anticipate the cancellation of any of our take or pay agreements in
the future and estimate that purchases from these suppliers will exceed the minimum obligations during the agreement periods.
Tax Obligations: We have approximately $96 million of unrecognized income tax benefits relating to multiple tax
jurisdictions and tax years. Based on the potential outcome of our global tax examinations, or the expiration of the statute of
limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits will change within the next twelve
months. The associated net tax impact on the effective tax rate, exclusive of valuation allowance changes, is estimated to be in
the range of a $50 million tax charge to a $50 million tax benefit, with cash payments not expected to exceed $25 million.
Commitments Under Other Long-Term Agreements: We have entered into certain long-term agreements to purchase
software, components, supplies and materials from suppliers which are not "take or pay" in nature. Most of the agreements
extend for periods of one to three years (three to five years for software). Generally, these agreements do not obligate us to
make any purchases, and many permit us to terminate the agreement with advance notice (usually ranging from 60 to 180
days). If we were to terminate these agreements, we generally would be liable for certain termination charges, typically based on
work performed and supplier on-hand inventory and raw materials attributable to canceled orders. Our liability would only arise in
the event we terminate the agreements for reasons other than “cause.”
We outsource certain corporate functions, such as benefit administration and information technology-related services, the
longest of which is expected to expire in 2019. Our remaining payments under these contracts are approximately $319 million
over the remaining life of the contracts; however, these contracts can be terminated. Termination would result in a penalty