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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
UPS class B common stock on the first or the last day of each quarterly period. Employees purchased 1.8, 1.9,
and 2.0 million shares at average prices of $64.20, $66.64, and $64.54 per share during 2007, 2006, and 2005,
respectively. Compensation cost is measured for the fair value of employees’ purchase rights under our
discounted employee stock purchase plan using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The weighted average assumptions used and the calculated weighted average fair value of employees’
purchase rights granted, are as follows:
2007 2006 2005
Expected dividend yield ............................................... 2.13% 1.79% 1.62%
Risk-free interest rate ................................................. 4.60% 4.59% 2.84%
Expected life in years ................................................. 0.25 0.25 0.25
Expected volatility ................................................... 16.26% 15.92% 15.46%
Weighted average fair value of purchase rights* ............................ $ 9.80 $10.30 $ 9.46
* Includes the 10% discount from the market price.
Expected volatilities are based on the historical price volatility on our publicly-traded class B shares. The
expected dividend yield is based on the recent historical dividend yields for our stock, taking into account
changes in dividend policy. The risk-free interest rate is based on the term structure of interest rates on U.S.
Treasury securities at the time of the option grant. The expected life represents the three month option period
applicable to the purchase rights.
NOTE 12. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
We report our operations in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package operations, International Package
operations, and Supply Chain & Freight operations. Package operations represent our most significant business
and are broken down into regional operations around the world. Regional operations managers are responsible
for both domestic and export operations within their geographic area.
U.S. Domestic Package
Domestic Package operations include the time-definite delivery of letters, documents, and packages
throughout the United States.
International Package
International Package operations include delivery to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide,
including shipments wholly outside the United States, as well as shipments with either origin or distribution
outside the United States. Our International Package reporting segment includes the operations of our Europe,
Asia, and Americas operating segments.
Supply Chain & Freight
Supply Chain & Freight includes our forwarding and logistics operations, UPS Freight, and other
aggregated business units. Our forwarding and logistics business provides services in more than 175 countries
and territories worldwide, and includes supply chain design and management, freight distribution, customs
brokerage, mail and consulting services. UPS Freight offers a variety of LTL and TL services to customers in
North America. Other aggregated business units within this segment include Mail Boxes, Etc. (the franchisor of
Mail Boxes, Etc. and The UPS Store) and UPS Capital.
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