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© 2009 Western Union Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
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
+1-800-468-9716
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
12500
East Belford Avenue, Englewood,
CO 80112
; call
+1-866-405-5012;
or visit
the “Investor Relations” section of our website at www.westernunion.com.
A copy of the Western Union 2008 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
+1-866-405-5012
. 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 4,727 as of February 13, 2009.
Dividends
The company declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.04 per common
share in both the fourth quarter of 2008 and 2007.
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Western Union Company
will be held at the Grand Hyatt, 1750 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado,
80202 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 11:00 a.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 high and low prices for our
common stock during 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
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
178
companies. Pursuant to rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, 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)
Assumes $100 invested on September 20, 2006
Assumes dividends reinvested
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2008
Corporate Governance
To review the company’s corporate governance guidelines, board com-
mittee charters and codes of business conduct and ethics, please visit
the “Corporate Governance” section on the “Investor Relations” page of
our website 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
2008
Form
10-K
report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, and submitted to the New York Stock Exchange the CEO’s
annual certification regarding compliance with the
NYSE
’s corporate
governance listing standards.
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Western Union SIC Code Index S&P 500 Index
Common Stock
Market Price
High Low
2008
First Quarter $24.31 $18.56
Second Quarter 26.15 19.86
Third Quarter 28.62 22.90
Fourth Quarter 24.64 10.48
2007
First Quarter $23.56 $20.74
Second Quarter 23.76 20.20
Third Quarter 21.69 17.96
Fourth Quarter 24.83 18.33