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Table of Contents
PART II
ITEM 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Price Range of Common Stock
Our class A common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "V" since March 19, 2008. At September 30, 2010, the
Company had 380 stockholders of record of its class A common stock. The following table sets forth the intra-day high and low sale prices for our class A
common stock in each of our last eight fiscal quarters:
2010 High Low
First Quarter $ 89.69 $ 66.54
Second Quarter 93.63 80.54
Third Quarter 97.19 68.29
Fourth Quarter 77.80 64.90
2009 High Low
First Quarter $ 62.11 $ 43.54
Second Quarter 57.98 41.78
Third Quarter 71.24 53.63
Fourth Quarter 74.99 58.00
There is currently no established public trading market for our class B or class C common stock. There were approximately 1,727 and 1,558 holders of
record of our class B common stock and class C common stock, respectively, as of September 30, 2010.
Dividend Declaration and Policy
During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we paid the following quarterly cash dividends per share of our class A common stock
(determined in the case of class B and C common stock, on an as-converted basis) to all holders of record of our class A, B and C common stock.
2010
Dividend Per
Share
First Quarter $ 0.125
Second Quarter 0.125
Third Quarter 0.125
Fourth Quarter 0.125
2009
Dividend Per
Share
First Quarter $ 0.105
Second Quarter 0.105
Third Quarter 0.105
Fourth Quarter 0.105
In addition, on October 20, 2010, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of class A common stock (determined in
the case of class B and C common stock, on an as-converted basis) payable on December 7, 2010 to holders of record as of November 19, 2010 of our class
A, B and C common stock.
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