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Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The following portions of the Proxy Statement are incorporated herein by reference:
• information under the caption ‘‘Corporate Governance—Compensation and Benefits Committee—Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation’’;
• information included under the caption ‘‘Compensation of Executive Officers’’; and
• information included under the caption ‘‘Compensation of Directors.’’
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
Information concerning the market for our common shares and our shareholders, and certain information concerning equity
compensation plans, can be found in Part II, Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Price and dividend information
concerning our common shares may be found in Note 28 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information set forth under the heading ‘‘Performance Graph’’ contained on page 19
of our 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference. The information included under the caption
‘‘Ownership of Our Common Shares’’ in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information under the captions ‘‘Corporate Governance—Director Independence,’’ ‘‘Corporate Governance—Categorical
Standards of Director Independence,’’ ‘‘Corporate Governance—Independence of Committee Members’’ and ‘‘Certain
Transactions’’ in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information set forth under the heading ‘‘Items to be Voted on by Shareholders—Item 2—Ratification of Audit
Committee’s Selection of Independent Registered Public Accountants—Independent Registered Public Accountant Fees’’;
‘‘—Services to Associated Organizations’’; and ‘‘—Policy on Pre-Approval of Services Provided by Independent Registered
Public Accountants,’’ in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) 1. Financial Statements:
The information required herein has been provided in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. Financial schedules required to be filed by Item 8 of this form, and by Item 15(b):
Schedule I—Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only)
All other financial schedules are not required under the related instructions, or are inapplicable and therefore have
been omitted.
3. Exhibits:
The list of exhibits required to be filed as exhibits to this report are listed on pages E-1 through E-2 hereof under
‘‘Exhibit Index,’’ which is incorporated herein by reference.
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