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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="86%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Three Months</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>March 31, 2011</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Restricted stock and stock units outstanding as of
January 1, 2011
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,878,022</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Granted
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">223,161</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Converted Allegheny restricted stock
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">645,197</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exercised
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(422,031</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Forfeited
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(37,182</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Restricted stock and stock units outstanding as of
March 31, 2011
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,287,167</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Number of</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Exercise</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Stock Option Activities</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Shares</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Price</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock options outstanding as of January 1, 2011 (all exercisable)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,889,066</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">35.18</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options granted
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">662,122</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">37.75</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Converted Allegheny options
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,805,811</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">41.75</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options exercised
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(182,422</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">29.56</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options forfeited/expired
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(6,670</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">69.36</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2011
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,167,907</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">37.96</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">(4,505,785 options exercisable)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="58%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Remaining</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Shares Under</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Contractual</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Exercise Prices</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Options</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Exercise Price</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Life in Years</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$20.02 – $30.74
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,305,563</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">26.72</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2.01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$30.89 – $40.93
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,378,866</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">37.22</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4.79</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$42.72 – $51.82
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">37,233</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">44.40</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.24</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$53.06 – $62.97
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">54,559</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">56.15</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3.27</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$64.52 – $71.82
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">54,778</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">68.52</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.09</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$73.39 – $80.47
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">327,570</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">80.19</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6.01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">$81.19 – $89.59
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9,338</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">83.51</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.92</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5,167,907</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">37.96</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4.07</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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