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Calculate Current Value and Shares Since: July 28, 1980

Investment Date: Original Shares: Original Value: Current Shares: Current Value: Percent Return:
07/28/1980 67 $ 1,000.00 1,858 $146,751.45 14,575.15%

Investment of $ 1,000.00 on 07/28/1980 would yield $146,751.45 today

Adjustments

Date Reason Factor Shares Price Value %
07/28/1980 Initial Investment 67 14.88 $1,000.00 0.00%
10/21/1980 Dividend   0.560 70 15.12 $1,053.76 5.38%
01/20/1981 Dividend   0.560 72 14.76 $1,067.70 6.77%
04/20/1981 Dividend   0.560 75 17.52 $1,307.86 30.79%
07/20/1981 Dividend   0.560 77 16.00 $1,236.20 23.62%
10/20/1981 Dividend   0.600 80 15.00 $1,205.29 20.53%
01/19/1982 Dividend   0.600 83 16.12 $1,343.50 34.35%
04/20/1982 Dividend   0.600 86 18.24 $1,570.20 57.02%
07/20/1982 Dividend   0.600 89 18.00 $1,601.19 60.12%
10/19/1982 Dividend   0.600 92 20.76 $1,900.07 90.01%
01/19/1983 Dividend   0.600 94 21.24 $1,998.92 99.89%
04/19/1983 Dividend   0.640 97 23.00 $2,224.79 122.48%
07/19/1983 Dividend   0.640 100 21.88 $2,178.36 117.84%
10/19/1983 Dividend   0.640 102 24.00 $2,453.14 145.31%
01/19/1984 Dividend   0.640 105 22.12 $2,326.40 132.64%
04/18/1984 Dividend   0.640 108 22.88 $2,473.64 147.36%
07/19/1984 Dividend   0.640 111 22.76 $2,529.86 152.99%
10/19/1984 Dividend   0.640 114 25.64 $2,921.12 192.11%
01/18/1985 Dividend   0.640 117 24.36 $2,848.20 184.82%
04/19/1985 Dividend   0.640 120 25.12 $3,011.89 201.19%
07/19/1985 Dividend   0.640 123 26.88 $3,299.65 229.97%
10/21/1985 Dividend   0.680 126 30.00 $3,766.12 276.61%
01/17/1986 Dividend   0.680 128 30.88 $3,961.96 296.20%
04/21/1986 Dividend   0.680 131 38.12 $4,978.11 397.81%
07/21/1986 Dividend   0.680 133 39.00 $5,181.83 418.18%
10/20/1986 Dividend   0.680 135 37.88 $5,123.37 412.34%
01/20/1987 Dividend   0.680 137 45.24 $6,210.81 521.08%
04/20/1987 Dividend   0.680 139 43.76 $6,100.98 510.10%
07/20/1987 Dividend   0.680 141 49.36 $6,976.53 597.65%
10/20/1987 Dividend   0.360 143 36.00 $5,139.11 413.91%
01/19/1988 Dividend   0.360 144 41.76 $6,012.76 501.28%
04/19/1988 Dividend   0.360 145 39.76 $5,776.63 477.66%
07/19/1988 Dividend   0.360 147 41.24 $6,043.96 504.40%
10/18/1988 Dividend   0.360 148 47.12 $6,976.19 597.62%
10/18/1988 Dividend   0.120 148 47.12 $6,976.19 597.62%
01/19/1989 Dividend   0.360 149 46.12 $6,881.43 588.14%
04/19/1989 Dividend   0.360 150 48.52 $7,293.24 629.32%
07/19/1989 Dividend   0.360 151 53.36 $8,074.88 707.49%
10/19/1989 Dividend   0.440 152 64.00 $9,751.60 875.16%
01/19/1990 Dividend   0.440 153 60.88 $9,343.25 834.33%
04/19/1990 Dividend   0.440 155 56.64 $8,760.06 776.01%
07/19/1990 Dividend   0.440 156 71.88 $11,185.16 1,018.52%
10/19/1990 Dividend   0.440 157 66.24 $10,375.99 937.60%
01/18/1991 Dividend   0.440 158 72.00 $11,347.18 1,034.72%
04/19/1991 Dividend   0.520 159 82.64 $13,105.99 1,210.60%
05/16/1991 Stock Split   317 37.76 $11,976.82 1,097.68%
07/19/1991 Dividend   0.260 319 39.50 $12,611.19 1,161.12%
10/21/1991 Dividend   0.260 321 41.62 $13,371.05 1,237.11%
01/21/1992 Dividend   0.260 323 46.88 $15,144.44 1,414.44%
04/21/1992 Dividend   0.260 325 49.26 $15,997.28 1,499.73%
07/21/1992 Dividend   0.320 327 52.50 $17,153.40 1,615.34%
10/20/1992 Dividend   0.320 329 58.76 $19,303.29 1,830.33%
01/19/1993 Dividend   0.320 330 56.00 $18,501.72 1,750.17%
04/20/1993 Dividend   0.320 332 58.88 $19,558.96 1,855.90%
07/20/1993 Dividend   0.360 334 53.26 $17,811.68 1,681.17%
10/19/1993 Dividend   0.360 337 56.62 $19,055.76 1,805.58%
01/19/1994 Dividend   0.360 339 59.38 $20,105.81 1,910.58%
04/19/1994 Dividend   0.360 341 56.38 $19,211.91 1,821.19%
07/19/1994 Dividend   0.420 344 52.12 $17,903.40 1,690.34%
10/19/1994 Dividend   0.420 346 60.62 $20,967.45 1,996.75%
01/19/1995 Dividend   0.420 348 58.62 $20,420.96 1,942.10%
04/19/1995 Dividend   0.420 350 69.26 $24,273.84 2,327.38%
07/21/1995 Dividend   0.480 353 67.00 $23,650.00 2,265.00%
10/23/1995 Dividend   0.480 355 70.26 $24,970.16 2,397.02%
01/23/1996 Dividend   0.480 358 72.12 $25,801.79 2,480.18%
04/23/1996 Dividend   0.480 360 76.62 $27,583.45 2,658.35%
07/23/1996 Dividend   0.480 362 81.88 $29,649.86 2,864.99%
10/23/1996 Dividend   0.480 364 90.38 $32,901.65 3,190.17%
01/23/1997 Dividend   0.480 366 95.12 $34,801.92 3,380.19%
04/23/1997 Dividend   0.560 368 108.00 $39,719.26 3,871.93%
05/16/1997 Stock Split   736 56.00 $41,190.34 4,019.03%
07/23/1997 Dividend   0.280 738 75.19 $55,511.34 5,451.13%
10/23/1997 Dividend   0.280 741 72.25 $53,547.52 5,254.75%
01/23/1998 Dividend   0.280 744 69.06 $51,390.79 5,039.08%
04/23/1998 Dividend   0.280 746 89.31 $66,668.13 6,566.81%
07/23/1998 Dividend   0.280 749 96.94 $72,572.78 7,157.28%
10/23/1998 Dividend   0.280 751 86.69 $65,108.88 6,410.89%
01/22/1999 Dividend   0.280 754 75.25 $56,727.11 5,572.71%
04/22/1999 Dividend   0.280 756 98.81 $74,698.87 7,369.89%
07/01/1999 Stock Split   1,512 48.69 $73,614.03 7,261.40%
07/22/1999 Dividend   0.158 1,517 50.94 $77,254.09 7,625.41%
10/22/1999 Dividend   0.158 1,521 57.00 $86,687.62 8,568.76%
01/24/2000 Dividend   0.158 1,525 60.69 $92,535.24 9,153.52%
04/24/2000 Dividend   0.158 1,529 58.63 $89,630.53 8,863.05%
07/24/2000 Dividend   0.158 1,533 56.00 $85,858.02 8,485.80%
10/24/2000 Dividend   0.158 1,538 53.05 $81,576.62 8,057.66%
01/24/2001 Dividend   0.158 1,542 58.10 $89,584.35 8,858.44%
04/24/2001 Dividend   0.158 1,547 52.40 $81,038.37 8,003.84%
07/24/2001 Dividend   0.180 1,552 54.15 $84,023.18 8,302.32%
10/24/2001 Dividend   0.180 1,556 58.49 $91,036.75 9,003.68%
01/23/2002 Dividend   0.180 1,561 56.30 $87,908.28 8,690.83%
04/24/2002 Dividend   0.180 1,567 55.32 $86,659.15 8,565.92%
07/24/2002 Dividend   0.180 1,572 49.99 $78,591.64 7,759.16%
10/23/2002 Dividend   0.180 1,577 56.60 $89,266.52 8,826.65%
01/30/2003 Dividend   0.180 1,583 49.62 $78,541.92 7,754.19%
04/23/2003 Dividend   0.240 1,589 57.42 $91,268.18 9,026.82%
07/23/2003 Dividend   0.240 1,596 56.28 $89,837.65 8,883.77%
10/22/2003 Dividend   0.240 1,603 57.76 $92,583.22 9,158.32%
01/22/2004 Dividend   0.240 1,610 51.24 $82,517.04 8,151.70%
04/22/2004 Dividend   0.240 1,617 56.42 $91,245.42 9,024.54%
07/22/2004 Dividend   0.240 1,624 53.85 $87,477.22 8,647.72%
10/21/2004 Dividend   0.240 1,633 45.85 $74,871.40 7,387.14%
01/24/2005 Dividend   0.240 1,641 49.26 $80,831.72 7,983.17%
04/22/2005 Dividend   0.290 1,650 51.38 $84,786.34 8,378.63%
07/22/2005 Dividend   0.290 1,659 51.98 $86,255.00 8,525.50%
10/24/2005 Dividend   0.290 1,669 52.50 $87,599.11 8,659.91%
01/24/2006 Dividend   0.290 1,678 53.75 $90,168.68 8,916.87%
04/20/2006 Dividend   0.320 1,687 56.94 $96,056.90 9,505.69%
07/24/2006 Dividend   0.320 1,696 62.09 $105,284.71 10,428.47%
10/20/2006 Dividend   0.320 1,705 60.74 $103,538.16 10,253.82%
01/24/2007 Dividend   0.320 1,713 66.49 $113,885.16 11,288.52%
04/20/2007 Dividend   0.360 1,722 67.29 $115,872.02 11,487.20%
07/19/2007 Dividend   0.360 1,731 68.50 $118,575.53 11,757.55%
10/24/2007 Dividend   0.360 1,739 73.73 $128,251.99 12,725.20%
01/23/2008 Dividend   0.360 1,748 75.38 $131,748.34 13,074.83%
04/22/2008 Dividend   0.400 1,757 76.54 $134,474.89 13,347.49%
07/22/2008 Dividend   0.400 1,767 70.09 $123,845.51 12,284.55%
10/22/2008 Dividend   0.400 1,779 58.82 $104,638.77 10,363.88%
01/22/2009 Dividend   0.400 1,790 62.57 $112,021.47 11,102.15%
04/22/2009 Dividend   0.440 1,804 59.23 $106,829.49 10,582.95%
07/22/2009 Dividend   0.440 1,814 73.44 $133,252.79 13,225.28%
10/22/2009 Dividend   0.440 1,825 79.38 $144,828.94 14,382.89%
01/21/2010 Dividend   0.440 1,835 79.07 $145,066.13 14,406.61%
04/22/2010 Dividend   0.530 1,846 83.98 $155,046.66 15,404.67%
07/22/2010 Dividend   0.530 1,858 82.57 $153,421.97 15,242.20%
07/30/2010 Current Investment 1,858 78.98 $146,751.45 14,575.15%

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