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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SVU. As of
April 13, 2012, there were 20,614 stockholders of record.
Common Stock Price
Common Stock Price Range
Dividends Declared
Per Share
2012 2011 2012 2011
Fiscal High Low High Low
First Quarter $11.77 $7.18 $17.89 $11.93 $ 0.0875 $ 0.0875
Second Quarter 9.71 6.40 13.16 9.67 0.0875 0.1750
Third Quarter 8.75 6.26 12.45 8.38 0.0875 —
Fourth Quarter 8.57 6.58 9.87 7.06 0.0875 0.0875
Year 11.77 6.26 17.89 7.06 $ 0.3500 $ 0.3500
Dividend payment dates are on or about the 15th day of March, June, September and December, subject to the
Board of Directors approval.
Company Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth the Company’s purchases of equity securities for the periods indicated:
(in millions, except shares and per share
amounts)
Period (1)
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (2)
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Treasury Stock
Purchase
Program (3)
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the
Treasury Stock
Purchase
Program (3)
First four weeks
December 4, 2011 to December 31, 2011 19,500 $ 7.17 — $ —
Second four weeks
January 1, 2012 to January 28, 2012 835 $ 7.59 — $ —
Third four weeks
January 29, 2012 to February 25, 2012 1,845 $ 6.96 — $ —
Totals 22,180 $ 7.16 — $ —
(1) The reported periods conform to the Company’s fiscal calendar composed of thirteen 28-day periods. The
fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 contains three 28-day periods.
(2) These amounts include the deemed surrender by participants in the Company’s compensatory stock plans of
22,180 shares of previously issued common stock. These are in payment of the purchase price for shares
acquired pursuant to the exercise of stock options and satisfaction of tax obligations arising from such
exercises, as well as from the vesting of restricted stock awards granted under such plans.
(3) On June 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted and announced a new annual share
repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to $70 of the Company’s common stock.
Stock purchases will be made from the cash generated from the settlement of stock options. This annual
authorization program replaced the previously existing share purchase program and expired June 30, 2011.
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