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WESTERN UNION 2006 Annual Report 100
Corporate Headquarters
12500 East Belford Avenue
Englewood, CO 80112
+1-720 - 332-1000
+1- 866 - 405 - 5012
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Stockholders with questions concerning their stock holdings
or dividends, or with address changes should contact:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
161 North Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, MN 55075
+1- 651- 450 - 4064
+1- 800 -560 -1965
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
370 17th Street, Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202
Financial Information and Reports
The company routinely sends out annual stockholder reports
and press releases. To receive this information please write
the company at P.O. Box 6992, Greenwood Village, CO
80155 - 6992, call +1-720 - 332 - 8276 or visit the “Investor
Relations” section of our website at www.westernunion.com.
A copy of the Western Union 2006 Form 10-K report to
the Securities and Exchange Commission will be
furnished to stockholders without charge (except charges
for providing exhibits) upon written request to the company.
Analysts and investors seeking additional investment
information about the company can contact the Investor
Relations Department at +1-720 - 332
- 8276. For more
information about The Western Union Company, please visit
the company on the Internet at www.westernunion.com.
Stockholders of Record
The number of stockholders of record was 4,513 as of
February 14, 2007.
Dividends
The company declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.01
per common share in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Western Union
Company will be held at Sidley Austin LLP on 787 Seventh
Avenue, New York, New York, 10019 on Thursday
May 10, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. local time.
Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names
The Western Union, name, logo and related trademarks
and service marks, owned by Western Union Holdings,
Inc., are registered and/or used in the U.S. and many foreign
countries. All other trademarks, service marks, logos and
trade names referenced in this material are the property
of their respective owners.
Stock Prices
The Western Union Company common stock is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WU.”
The intraday high and low prices for our common stock
during the fourth quarter, when the common stock of our
Company began regular way trading, were as follows:
Common Stock
Market Price
2006 High Low
Fourth Quarter * $24.12 $18.58
* commencing October 2, 2006
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the yearly percentage in
cumulative total stockholders return on our common stock
since the date our “when issued” trading price was first
established on September 20, 2006 with the cumulative
total return over the same period for, (i) the S&P 500 Index,
and (ii) the Index for Standard Industry Classification (“SIC”)
Code 7389 comprised of 80 companies. Pursuant to rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the
comparison assumes $100 was invested on September
20, 2006 in our common stock and in each of the indices
and assumes reinvestment of dividends. Historic stock
price is not indicative of future stock price performance.
Comparison of Cumulative Total Return
Among Western Union Company, S&P 500 Index
and SIC Code 7389 Index (in dollars)
WESTERN UNION
SIC CODE INDEX
S&P 500 INDEX
Assumes $100 invested on September 20, 2006.
Assumes dividend reinvested.
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2006
Corporate Governance
To review the company’s corporate governance guidelines,
board committee charters and codes of business conduct
and ethics, please visit the “Corporate Governance” section
on the “Investor Relations” page of our Web site at
www.westernunion.com.
Certifications
The Company filed certifications of the CEO and
CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 as Exhibits to the Western Union 2006
Form 10-K report filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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