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On March 29, 2014 , 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 $11,778,761,908 and $466,236 , 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 25, 2014 , there were 305,656,663 shares of Class A stock and 70,010,805 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 January 30, 2015 , are
incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business
2
Item 1A. Risk Factors
7
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
14
Item 2. Properties
15
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
16
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
17
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
19
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
21
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
23
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
42
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
44
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
95
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
95
Item 9B. Other Information
95
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
96
Item 11. Executive Compensation
96
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
96
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
96
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
96
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
97