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On April 2, 2011, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock, $0.10 par value (Class A stock), and Class B
Common Stock, $0.10 par value (Class B stock), held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $5,872,066,221 and $408,715,
respectively. Class B stock is not publicly listed for trade on any exchange or market system. However, Class B stock is convertible
into Class A stock on a share-for-share basis, so the market value was calculated based on the market price of Class A stock.
On October 29, 2011, there were 299,769,152 shares of Class A stock and 70,020,855 shares of Class B stock outstanding.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held February 3, 2012,
are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PAGE
Item 1.
Business
3
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
7
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
12
Item 2.
Properties
12
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
13
Item 4.
Removed and Reserved
13
PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
15
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
17
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
18
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
37
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
39
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
82
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
82
Item 9B.
Other Information
82
PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
83
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
83
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
83
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
84
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
84
PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
84