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Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="2%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">24. </font></b> </td> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data</font></b> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 10pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 1%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Unaudited summarized financial data by quarter for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 is presented in the table below. The Company’s unaudited quarterly results of operations are affected, significantly in some periods, by our business acquisitions. See Note 4. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">  <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="68%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="3%" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="3%" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="3%" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="3%" align="left"> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>First<br /> </b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>Second<br /> </b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>Third<br /> </b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>Fourth<br /> </b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Quarter</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Quarter</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Quarter</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Quarter</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>(in millions, except per share data)</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td>  </td> </tr>  <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> <b>2010</b> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Sales </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   3,624 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   3,966 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   3,835 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   4,255 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Operating income </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 410 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 442 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 437 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 461 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Net income attributable to L-3 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 221 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 228 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 238 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 268 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Basic EPS<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.89 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.97 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2.08 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2.38 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Diluted EPS<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.87 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.95 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2.07 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2.37 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> <b>2009</b> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Sales </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,636 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,929 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,842 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,208 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Operating income </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 376 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 417 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 418 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 446 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Net income attributable to L-3 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 199 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 225 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 250 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 227 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Basic EPS<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.66 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.91 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2.13 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.94 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt"> Diluted EPS<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.66 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.90 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2.12 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1.93 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; 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