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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: inherit;">On May 6, 2010, the Company distributed 100% of its interest in one of its consolidated subsidiaries, Commerce Technologies, Inc. ("Commerce"), to Liberty. The transfer was recorded at book value and the Company recognized no gain or loss on the transaction and is included in Contribution received from (dividend paid to) Liberty and other in the consolidated statements of equity. At the time of the transfer, the net book value of Commerce consisted of the following components (in millions):</font>
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