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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, N.A.
Shareowner Services
PO Box is 64854
St. Paul, MN 55164-0854
SHAREOWNER RELATIONS PHONE NUMBERS
+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 issues press releases and quarterly and annual
financial reports. To receive this information please write the Company
at: Western Union, Investor Relations, 12500 East Belford Avenue
#M23IR, Englewood, CO 80112, call +1-866-405-5012 or visit the “Investor
Relations” section of our website at www.wu.com. A copy of The Western
Union Company 2014 Form 10-K report to the Securities and Exchange
Commission will be furnished to stockholders without charge (except
charges for providing exhibits) upon request to the Company. Analysts
and investors seeking additional 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
at www.wu.com.
SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD
There were 4,073 stockholders of record as of February 13, 2015.
DIVIDENDS
During 2014, the Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends
of $0.125 per common share payable on December 31, 2014, September
30, 2014, June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2014. During 2013, the Board of
Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.125 per common share
payable on December 31, 2013, September 30, 2013, June 28, 2013 and
March 29, 2013. The declaration or authorization and amount of future
dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors and will depend
on our financial condition, earnings, cash generated or made available in
the U.S., capital requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice
and any other factors that the Board of Directors believes are relevant.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Western Union Company
will be held at 505 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017 on
Friday, May 15, 2015 at 8 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.
COMPANY STOCK PERFORMANCE
The following graph shows the five-year comparison of cumulative
total shareholder return, calculated on a dividend reinvested basis,
for (i) our common stock, (ii) the Standard & Poor’s Composite—500
Stock Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), and (iii) the Standard & Poor’s
Composite—500 Financials Index (the “S&P 500 Financials Index”),
an independently prepared index that includes companies in the
financial services industry. Pursuant to rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the comparison assumes $100 was invested
on December 31, 2009 in our common stock and in each of the indices.
Data points on the graph are annual. Historic stock price performance
is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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 website at www.wu.com.
STOCK PRICES
The Western Union Company common stock is traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol “WU”. The high and low closing
prices for our common stock during 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
2014
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
2013
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
High
$17.83
$17.38
$17.81
$18.66
$15.05
$17.23
$19.11
$19.50
Common Stock
Market Price
Low
$15.00
$14.60
$15.97
$15.32
$13.23
$14.24
$16.63
$15.51
CORPORATE
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