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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Except for the information required by this item with respect to our executive officers included in Item 1
of Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Code of Ethics, the information required by this
Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion in “Proposals Submitted for Shareholder Vote—
Proposal 1—Election of Directors,” “Board of Directors Information,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance,” and “Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board of Directors” of our definitive
proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders.
Code of Ethics
The Company’s Directors’ Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, Auditing
Complaint Procedure, Professional Conduct Policy for Attorneys, and the Code of Conduct are available
without charge through the “Corporate Governance” portion of the company’s web site,
www.westernunion.com, or by writing to the attention of: Investor Relations, The Western Union Company,
12500 East Belford Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80112. In the event of an amendment to, or a waiver from,
the Company’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, the Company intends to post such information on
its website, www.westernunion.com.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion in
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation of Directors,” and
“Compensation and Benefits Committee Report” of our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 annual
meeting of stockholders; provided that the Compensation and Benefits Committee Report shall not be deemed
filed in this Form 10-K.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion in “Stock
Beneficially Owned by Directors, Executive Officers and Our Largest Stockholders,” and “Equity
Compensation Plan Information” of our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of
stockholders.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion of
“Corporate Governance—Independence of Directors” of our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 annual
meeting of stockholders.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to the discussion in
“Proposal 2—Ratification of Selection of Auditors” of our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 annual
meeting of stockholders.
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