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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol FDO. At September 29, 2012, there were
2,688 holders of record of our common stock. The accompanying tables give the high and low sales prices of our
common stock and the dividends declared per share for each quarter of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011. In fiscal
2012, dividends were paid in each quarter and we expect that dividends will continue to be declared quarterly for
the foreseeable future.
Market Prices and Dividends
2012 High Low
Dividends
Declared
Dividends
Paid
First Quarter ................................................ $60.53 $47.99 .18 .18
Second Quarter .............................................. 59.99 53.03 .21 .18
Third Quarter ............................................... 70.00 53.42 .21 .21
Fourth Quarter(1) ............................................. 74.73 61.67 — .21
2011 High Low
Dividends
Declared
Dividends
Paid
First Quarter ................................................ $51.13 $42.15 .15 1/2 .15 1/2
Second Quarter .............................................. 55.62 41.31 .18 .15 1/2
Third Quarter ............................................... 56.92 48.95 .18 .18
Fourth Quarter .............................................. 56.25 44.42 .18 .18
(1) On September 4, 2012, subsequent to the end of fiscal 2012, the Board of Directors declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.21 per share, payable Monday, October 15,
2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, September 14, 2012.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of shares of our common stock made
during the quarter ended August 25, 2012, by us, on our behalf or by any “affiliated purchaser” as defined by
Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Exchange Act.
Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs(1)
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs(1)(2)
June (5/27/12-6/30/12) ............. — $ — — 3,696,518
July (7/1/12-7/28/12) .............. 783,469 66.59 783,469 2,905,240
August (7/29/12-8/25/12) ........... 725,995 65.88 725,995 2,337,523
Total ....................... 1,509,464 $66.25 1,509,464 2,337,523
(1) On September 26, 2011, we announced that the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $250
million of our outstanding common stock. There was $145.7 million remaining under this authorization as
of August 25, 2012.
(2) Remaining dollar amounts are converted to shares using the closing stock price as of the end of the fiscal
month.
See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for more information
regarding share repurchases.
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