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The following table sets forth certain information about persons we know, based solely on inspection of 13G
filings made with the SEC, to be beneficial owners of five percent or more of the Common Stock as of
February 25, 2009:
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial Ownership
Name or Group of Beneficial Owners
Number of
Shares
Percentage Owned
(%)
FMRLLC ........................................................ 33,481,422 14.64%
Edward C. Johnson III (1)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Wellington Management Company, LLP (2) .............................. 17,557,688 7.68%
75 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
BlackRock, Inc., LLP (3) ............................................. 13,320,837 5.82%
40 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022
ClearBridge Advisors, LLC (4) ......................................... 12,973,295 5.67%
620 8th Avenue
New York, New York 10018
(1) Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed jointly by FMR LLC and Mr. Johnson on February 16, 2010 with the
SEC on behalf of themselves and entities controlled by them. Fidelity Management & Research Company, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, is the beneficial owner of 27,578,089 shares as a result of acting as
an investment advisor to various investment companies. Members of Mr. Johnson’s family are the
predominant owners of FMR LLC and Mr. Johnson serves as the chairman of FMR LLC. Mr. Johnson and
FMR LLC have the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 33,481,422 shares and the sole power
to vote or direct the vote of 5,801,493 shares of Common Stock.
(2) Based on the Schedule 13G filed by Wellington Management Company, LLP on February 12, 2010 with the
SEC. Wellington Management, in its capacity as investment adviser, may be deemed to beneficially own
17,557,688 shares of Common Stock, which are held of record by clients of Wellington Management.
(3) Based on the Schedule 13G filed by BlackRock, Inc., LLP on January 29, 2010 with the SEC on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries listed on Exhibit A to such Schedule 13G.
(4) Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed by ClearBridge Advisors, LLC on February 12, 2010 with the SEC.
ClearBridge Advisors, LLC has sole voting power over 9,856,410 shares and sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of 12,973,295 shares.
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