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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
The principal market for trading in shares of our common stock is the NASDAQ Global Select Market in
the United States. Our common stock is also listed in the U.K. on the London Stock Exchange. As of
February 14, 2012, there were 116 record holders of our common stock. The following table sets forth the
reported high and low price per share of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the
periods indicated:
Price Per Share
High Low
2010
First Quarter ................................................................. $17.46 $14.03
Second Quarter ............................................................... 19.00 14.80
Third Quarter ................................................................. 23.06 16.55
Fourth Quarter ................................................................ 27.58 23.27
2011
First Quarter ................................................................. 28.27 24.14
Second Quarter ............................................................... 32.62 27.33
Third Quarter ................................................................. 30.57 20.93
Fourth Quarter ................................................................ 27.89 20.66
2012
First Quarter (through February 14, 2012) .......................................... 25.93 21.50
Dividends
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, we paid the following dividends:
Board Declaration Date
Per
Share Record Date Payment Date Total Amount
(in millions)
Year ended December 31, 2010:
March 2, 2010 ........................ $0.04 March 12, 2010 March 22, 2010 £8.8
May 27, 2010 ......................... 0.04 June 11, 2010 June 21, 2010 9.0
July 23, 2010 ......................... 0.04 September 13, 2010 September 23, 2010 8.2
November 23, 2010 .................... 0.04 December 13, 2010 December 23, 2010 8.1
Year ended December 31, 2011:
March 4, 2011 ........................ $0.04 March 14, 2011 March 24, 2011 £8.0
May 16, 2011 ......................... 0.04 June 13, 2011 June 23, 2011 7.8
August 31, 2011 ....................... 0.04 September 12, 2011 September 22, 2011 7.9
November 15, 2011 .................... 0.04 December 12, 2011 December 22, 2011 7.4
The Board of Directors also approved a dividend of $0.04 per share on February 17, 2012.
Future payments of regular quarterly dividends by us are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will
be subject to our future needs and uses of cash, which could include investments in operations, the repayment of
debt, and stock repurchase programs. In addition, the terms of our and our subsidiaries’ existing and future
indebtedness and the laws of jurisdictions under which those subsidiaries are organized limit the payment of
dividends, loan repayments and other distributions to us under many circumstances.
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