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Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 2007 Annual Report
79
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE CERTIFICATIONS
The certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have been included as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the 2007 Form 10-K,
as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, in 2007, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provided to the New York Stock Exchange the annual
Chief Executive Officer certification regarding the Company’s compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance listing standards.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges (symbol: NWL). As of January 31, 2008, there were 16,444 stockholders
of record. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape (as published
in The Wall Street Journal) for the calendar periods indicated:
2007 2006
Quarters High Low High Low
First $32.00 $28.66 $26.35 $23.25
Second 32.19 28.80 28.63 24.35
Third 29.88 24.22 29.25 24.04
Fourth 29.50 24.69 29.98 27.75
The Company has paid regular cash dividends on its common stock since 1947. The quarterly cash dividend has been $0.21 per share since February 1,
2000. The Company currently expects that comparable cash dividends will continue to be paid to holders of the Company’s common stock in the future.
However, the payment of dividends to holders of the Company’s common stock remains at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon
many factors, including the Company’s financial condition, earnings, legal requirements and other factors the Board of Directors deems relevant.