2.2.0.25falsefalse0201 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policiestruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
USD ($)
USD ($) / shares
$Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000059440duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0vgr_SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesAbstractvgrfalsenadurationSummary of significant accounting policies.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse| 1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherxbrli:stringItemTypestringSummary of significant accounting policies.falsefalse
3false0us-gaap_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" -->
<!-- Begin Block Tagged Note 1 - us-gaap:SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock-->
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%"><!-- XBRL,ns -->
<!-- xbrl,nx -->
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"></div>
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font></b>
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font></b>
</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"><!-- TABLE 05 -->
<tr>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="97%"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">1.  </font></b>
</td>
<td>
<b><u><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</font></u></b>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(a) <u>Basis
of Presentation</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The consolidated financial statements of Vector Group Ltd. (the
“Company” or “Vector”) include the accounts
of VGR Holding LLC (“VGR Holding”), Liggett Group LLC
(“Liggett”), Vector Tobacco Inc. (“Vector
Tobacco”), Liggett Vector Brands Inc. (“Liggett Vector
Brands”), New Valley LLC (“New Valley”) and other
less significant subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Liggett and Vector Tobacco are engaged in the manufacture and
sale of cigarettes in the United States. New Valley is engaged
in the real estate business and is seeking to acquire additional
operating companies and real estate properties.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2008 and 2009
financial information to conform to the 2010 presentation.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(b) <u>Estimates
and Assumptions</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates subject
to material changes in the near term include restructuring and
impairment charges, inventory valuation, deferred tax assets,
allowance for doubtful accounts, promotional accruals, sales
returns and allowances, actuarial assumptions of pension plans,
the estimated fair value of embedded derivative liabilities,
settlement accruals, restructuring, valuation of investments,
including other than temporary impairments to such investments,
accounting for investments in equity securities, and litigation
and defense costs. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(c) <u>Cash
and Cash Equivalents</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash includes cash
on hand, cash on deposit in banks and cash equivalents,
comprised of short-term investments which have an original
maturity of 90 days or less. Interest on short-term
investments is recognized when earned. The Company places its
cash and cash equivalents with large commercial banks. The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”)
insure these balances, up to $250 and $500, respectively.
Substantially all of the Company’s cash balances at
December 31, 2010 are uninsured.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(d) <u>Financial
Instruments</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted
assets and short-term loans approximate their fair value.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The carrying amounts of short-term debt reported in the
consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value. The fair
value of long-term debt for the years ended December 31,
2010 and 2009 was estimated based on current market quotations.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
As required by authoritative guidance, derivatives embedded
within the Company’s convertible debt are recognized on the
Company’s balance sheet and are stated at estimated fair
value at each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of the
embedded derivatives are reflected quarterly as “Changes in
fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt.”
</div>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak Begin -->
</div>
<!-- END PAGE WIDTH -->
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<div style="margin-left: 0%">
<!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt">
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak End -->
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The estimated fair values for financial instruments presented
herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company
could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different
market assumptions
<font style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</font>
estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the
estimated fair values.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(e) <u>Investment
Securities</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company classifies investments in debt and marketable equity
securities as available for sale. Investments classified as
available for sale are carried at fair value, with net
unrealized gains and losses included as a separate component of
stockholders’ equity. The cost of securities sold is
determined based on average cost. Investments in marketable
equity securities represent less than a 20 percent interest
in the investees and the Company does not exercise significant
influence over such entities.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Gains are recognized when realized in the Company’s
consolidated statements of operations. Losses are recognized as
realized or upon the determination of the occurrence of an
<font style="white-space: nowrap">other-than-temporary</font>
decline in fair value. The Company’s policy is to review
its securities on a periodic basis to evaluate whether any
security has experienced an
<font style="white-space: nowrap">other-than-temporary</font>
decline in fair value. If it is determined that an
<font style="white-space: nowrap">other-than-temporary</font>
decline exists in one of the Company’s marketable
securities, it is the Company’s policy to record an
impairment charge with respect to such investment in the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The
Company recorded a loss related to
<font style="white-space: nowrap">other-than-temporary</font>
declines in the fair value of its marketable equity securities
of $500, $0 and $3,018 for the years ended December 31,
2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(f) <u>Significant
Concentrations of Credit Risk</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and
cash equivalents and trade receivables. The Company places its
temporary cash in money market securities (investment grade or
better) with what management believes are high credit quality
financial institutions.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Liggett’s customers are primarily candy and tobacco
distributors, the military and large grocery, drug and
convenience store chains. No single retail customer represented
more than 10% of Liggett’s revenues in 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables
are generally limited due to the large number of customers,
located primarily throughout the United States, comprising
Liggett’s customer base. Ongoing credit evaluations of
customers’ financial condition are performed and,
generally, no collateral is required. Liggett maintains reserves
for potential credit losses and such losses, in the aggregate,
have generally not exceeded management’s expectations.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(g) <u>Accounts
Receivable</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Accounts receivable-trade are recorded at their net realizable
value.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The allowance for doubtful accounts and cash discounts was $239
and $354 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(h) <u>Inventories</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Tobacco inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market
and are determined primarily by the
<font style="white-space: nowrap">last-in,</font>
first-out (LIFO) method at Liggett and Vector Tobacco. Although
portions of leaf tobacco inventories may not be used or sold
within one year because of the time required for aging, they are
included in current assets, which is common practice in the
industry. It is not practicable to determine the amount that
will not be used or sold within one year.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(i) <u>Restricted
Assets</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Current restricted assets of $2,661 and $3,138 at
December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, consist primarily
of certificates of deposits and supersedeas bonds. Long-term
restricted assets of $8,694 and $4,835 at December 31,
2010 and 2009, respectively, consist primarily of certificates
of deposit which collateralize letters of credit, supersedeas
bonds and deposits on long-term debt. The certificates of
deposit mature at various dates from February 2011 to January
2012.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(j) <u>Property,
Plant and Equipment</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Property,
plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets,
which are 20 to 30 years for buildings and 3 to
10 years for machinery and equipment.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as
incurred. The costs of major renewals and betterments are
capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of
property, plant and equipment are removed from the accounts upon
retirement or other disposition and any resulting gain or loss
is reflected in operations.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(k) <u>Investment
in Non-Consolidated Real Estate Businesses</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
In accounting for its investment in non-consolidated real estate
businesses, the Company identified its participation in Variable
Interest Entities (“VIE”), which are defined as
entities in which the equity investors have not provided enough
equity to finance its activities or the equity investors
(1) cannot directly or indirectly make decisions about the
entity’s activities through their voting rights or similar
rights; (2) do not have the obligation to absorb the
expected losses of the entity; (3) do not have the right to
receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or
(4) have voting rights that are not proportionate to their
economic interests and the entity’s activities involve or
are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately
small voting interest.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
New Valley accounts for its interest in Douglas Elliman Realty
LLC on the equity method because the entity neither meets the
definition of a VIE nor is New Valley the entity’s primary
beneficiary, as defined in authoritative guidance.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
New Valley Oaktree Chelsea Eleven LLC, Sesto Holdings S.r.l. and
Fifty Third-Five meet the definition of a VIE, New Valley is not
the primary beneficiary of these entities, as defined in
authoritative guidance. In August 2010, New Valley became the
primary beneficiary of Aberdeen Townhomes LLC, and as a result,
the consolidated financial statements of the Company now include
the account balances of Aberdeen Townhomes LLC as of
December 31, 2010.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(l) <u>Intangible
Assets</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment annually or
whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of the intangible assets may not be
fully recoverable. Indefinite life intangible assets as of
December 31, 2010 and 2009, consisted of $107,511. This
intangible asset relates to the exemption of The Medallion
Company (“Medallion”), acquired in April 2002, under
the Master Settlement Agreement, which states payments under the
MSA continue in perpetuity. As a result, the Company believes it
will realize the benefit of the exemption for the foreseeable
future.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Other intangible assets, included in other assets, consisting of
trademarks and patent rights, are amortized using the
straight-line method over
<font style="white-space: nowrap">10-12 years</font>
and had no net book value at December 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(m) <u>Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment annually or
whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully
recoverable. The Company performs undiscounted operating cash
flow analyses to determine if impairment exists. If impairment
is determined to exist,
any related impairment loss is calculated based on fair value of
the asset on the basis of discounted cash flow. Impairment
losses on assets to be disposed of, if any, are based on the
estimated proceeds to be received, less costs of disposal.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(n) <u>Pension,
Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits
Plans</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The cost of providing retiree pension benefits, health care and
life insurance benefits is actuarially determined and accrued
over the service period of the active employee group. The
Company recognizes the funded status of each defined benefit
pension plan, retiree health care and other postretirement
benefit plans and postemployment benefit plans on the balance
sheet. The Company changed its measurement date for the funded
status of the plans from September 30 to December 31 in 2008.
(See Note 9.)
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(o) <u>Stock
Options</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company accounts for employee stock compensation plans by
measuring compensation cost for share-based payments at fair
value. In September 2010, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer delivered 51,941 shares of common stock in payment
of income and payroll taxes in connection with the vesting of
restricted shares. In September 2009, the Company’s
Chairman delivered 2,226,503 shares of common stock in
payment of the exercise price in connection with the exercise of
an employee stock option for 3,379,948 shares. In November
2009, four executive officers of the Company delivered
897,194 shares of common stock in payment of the exercise
price and income and payroll taxes in connection with the
exercise of employee stock options for 1,188,668 shares. In
June 2008, the Company’s Chairman delivered
1,516,925 shares of common stock in payment of the exercise
price in connection with the exercise of an employee stock
option for 4,275,845 shares. The Company immediately
cancelled the shares delivered in these transactions.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(p) <u>Income
Taxes</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company follows authoritative guidance for accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes which requires an entity to
recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when
it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained
upon examination. If the tax position meets the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the tax effect is
recognized at the largest amount of the benefit that is greater
than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The
guidance requires that a liability created for unrecognized
deferred tax benefits shall be presented as a liability and not
combined with deferred tax liabilities or assets.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method
and records deferred taxes for the impact of temporary
differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities
recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts
recognized for tax purposes as well as tax credit carryforwards
and loss carryforwards. These deferred taxes are measured by
applying currently enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance
reduces deferred tax assets when it is deemed more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not
be realized. A current tax provision is recorded for income
taxes currently payable.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(q) <u>Distributions
and Dividends on Common Stock</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company records distributions on its common stock as
dividends in its consolidated statement of stockholders’
equity to the extent of retained earnings. Any amounts exceeding
retained earnings are recorded as a reduction to additional
<font style="white-space: nowrap">paid-in-capital.</font>
The Company’s stock dividends are recorded as stock splits
and given retroactive effect to earnings per share for all years
presented.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(r) <u>Revenue
Recognition</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<i>Sales:</i>  Revenues from sales are recognized upon
the shipment of finished goods when title and risk of loss have
passed to the customer, there is persuasive evidence of an
arrangement, the sale price is determinable and
collectibility is reasonably assured. The Company provides an
allowance for expected sales returns, net of any related
inventory cost recoveries. Certain sales incentives, including
buydowns, are classified as reductions of net sales. The
Company’s accounting policy is to include federal excise
taxes in revenues and cost of goods sold. Such revenues and cost
of goods sold totaled $538,328, $377,771 and $168,170 for the
years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Since the Company’s primary line of business is tobacco,
the Company’s financial position and its results of
operations and cash flows have been and could continue to be
materially adversely affected by significant unit sales volume
declines, litigation and defense costs, increased tobacco costs
or reductions in the selling price of cigarettes in the near
term.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<i>Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs:</i>  Shipping
and handling fees related to sales transactions are neither
billed to customers nor recorded as revenue. Shipping and
handling costs, which were $5,323 in 2010, $4,059 in 2009 and
$4,509 in 2008 are recorded as operating, selling,
administrative and general expenses.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(s) <u>Advertising
and Research and Development</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Advertising costs, which are expensed as incurred and included
within operating, selling, administration and general expenses,
were $2,970, $3,159 and $3,282 for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and
included within operating, selling, administration and general
expenses, and were $1,582, $2,533 and $3,988 for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(t) <u>Earnings
Per Share</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Information concerning the Company’s common stock has been
adjusted to give effect to the 5% stock dividends paid to
Company stockholders on September 29, 2010, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The dividends were recorded at par value of $357
in 2010, $333 in 2009 and $314 in 2008 since the Company did not
have retained earnings in each of the aforementioned years. In
connection with the 5% stock dividends, the Company increased
the number of shares subject to outstanding stock options by 5%
and reduced the exercise prices accordingly.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
For purposes of calculating basic EPS, earnings available to
common stockholders for the period are reduced by the contingent
interest and the non-cash interest expense associated with the
discounts created by the beneficial conversion features and
embedded derivatives related to the Company’s convertible
debt issued. The convertible debt issued by the Company are
participating securities due to the contingent interest feature
and had no impact on EPS for the years ended December 31,
2010, 2009 and 2008 as the dividends on the common stock reduced
earnings available to common stockholders so there were no
unallocated earnings.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
As discussed in Note 11, the Company has stock option
awards which provide for common stock dividend equivalents at
the same rate as paid on the common stock with respect to the
shares underlying the unexercised portion of the options. These
outstanding options represent participating securities under
authoritative guidance. The Company recognizes payments of the
dividend equivalent rights ($2,480, net of taxes of $0, $4,342,
net of taxes of $1,725, and $4,865, net of taxes of $2,144, for
the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008,
respectively) on these options as reductions in additional
paid-in capital on the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet. As a result, in its calculation of basic EPS for the
years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively,
the Company has adjusted its net income for the effect of these
participating securities as follows:
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
<td width="71%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</tr>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net income
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
54,084
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
24,806
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
60,504
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Income attributable to participating securities
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(1,146
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(956
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(2,783
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net income available to common stockholders
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
52,938
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
23,850
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
57,721
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</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>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak Begin -->
</div>
<!-- END PAGE WIDTH -->
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<div style="margin-left: 0%">
<!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt">
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak End -->
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common
stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares
outstanding, which includes vested restricted stock.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Diluted EPS includes the dilutive effect of stock options,
unvested restricted stock grants and convertible securities.
Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to
common stockholders by the diluted weighted-average number of
shares outstanding, which includes dilutive non-vested
restricted stock grants, stock options and convertible
securities.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Basic and diluted EPS were calculated using the following shares
for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
<td width="62%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="8%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="8%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
<td width="8%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</tr>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
74,330,955
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
72,989,289
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
71,093,920
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Plus incremental shares related to stock options and warrants
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
362,904
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
69,748
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
790,732
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Plus incremental shares related to convertible debt
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
6,530,696
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
74,693,899
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
73,059,037
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
78,415,348
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</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; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The following stock options, non-vested restricted stock and
shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible debt were
outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009
and 2008 but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS
because the exercise prices of the options and the per share
expense associated with the restricted stock were greater than
the average market price of the common shares during the
respective periods, and the impact of common shares issuable
under the convertible debt were anti-dilutive to EPS.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
<td width="58%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="10%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="10%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
<td width="8%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</tr>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Year Ended December 31,</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Number of stock options
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
158,411
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,710,914
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
567,496
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average exercise price
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
24.54
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
14.91
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
17.43
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average shares of non-vested restricted stock
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
166,872
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
73,438
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average expense per share
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
15.50
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
15.99
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average number of shares issuable upon conversion of
debt
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
17,143,180
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
15,765,854
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
7,727,448
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Weighted-average conversion price
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
15.61
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
16.06
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
14.48
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</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; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Diluted EPS are calculated by dividing income by the weighted
average common shares outstanding plus dilutive common stock
equivalents. The Company’s convertible debt was
anti-dilutive in 2009 and 2010. As a result of the dilutive
nature in 2008 of the Company’s 3.875% variable interest
senior convertible debentures due 2026, the Company adjusted its
net income for the effect of these convertible securities for
purposes of calculating diluted EPS as follows:
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
<td width="71%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</tr>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Year Ended December 31,</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net income
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
54,084
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
24,806
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
60,504
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Income attributable to 3.875% variable interest senior
convertible debentures due 2026
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(962
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Income attributable to participating securities
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(1,146
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(971
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(2,783
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net income for diluted EPS
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
52,938
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
23,835
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
56,759
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</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>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak Begin -->
</div>
<!-- END PAGE WIDTH -->
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<div style="margin-left: 0%">
<!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt">
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak End -->
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(u) <u>Comprehensive
Income</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
Other comprehensive income is a component of stockholders’
equity and includes such items as the unrealized gains and
losses on investment securities available for sale, forward
contracts and minimum pension liability adjustments. Total
comprehensive income was as follows:
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
<td width="69%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="6%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="5%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
<td width="6%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</tr>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Year Ended December 31,</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net income
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
54,084
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
24,806
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
60,504
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available
for sale:
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Change in net unrealized gains (losses), net of income taxes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
27,607
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4,097
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(14,047
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized (gains) losses reclassified into net income, net
of income taxes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(11,921
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,784
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available
for sale, net of income taxes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
15,686
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4,097
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(12,263
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Change in net unrealized gains (losses), net of income taxes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
669
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(674
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized losses reclassified into net income, net of
income taxes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
275
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized gains (losses) on long-term investments accounted
for under the equity method
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
669
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(399
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net change in forward contracts
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
42
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
34
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
35
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net change in pension-related amounts, net of income taxes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,938
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
6,232
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(30,989
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Comprehensive income
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
73,419
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
35,169
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
16,888
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</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; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),
net of income taxes, were as follows:
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
<td width="59%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="9%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
<td width="9%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
<td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
<td width="9%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</tr>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>December 31,<br />
</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>December 31,<br />
</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>December 31,<br />
</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2008</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized gains on investment securities available for
sale, net of income taxes of $14,591, $4,238 and $1,456,
respectively
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
21,887
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
6,201
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,104
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net unrealized gains on long-term investment accounted for under
the equity method, net of income taxes of $446, $0 and $0,
respectively
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
669
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" 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="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
—
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Forward contracts adjustment, net of income taxes of $140, $170
and $195, respectively
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(206
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(248
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(282
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Pension-related amounts, net of income taxes of $11,929, $13,513
and $17,408, respectively
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(17,894
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(20,832
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(27,064
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4,456
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(14,879
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(25,242
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</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: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(v) <u>Fair
Value of Derivatives Embedded within Convertible
Debt</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company has estimated the fair market value of the embedded
derivatives based principally on the results of a valuation
model. The estimated fair value of the derivatives embedded
within the convertible debt is based principally on the present
value of future dividend payments expected to be received by the
convertible debt holders over the term of the debt. The discount
rate applied to the future cash flows is estimated based on a
spread in the yield of the Company’s debt when compared to
risk-free securities with the same duration; thus, a readily
determinable fair market value of the embedded derivatives is
not available. The valuation model assumes future
dividend payments by the Company and utilizes interest rates and
credit spreads for secured to unsecured debt, unsecured to
subordinated debt and subordinated debt to preferred stock to
determine the fair value of the derivatives embedded within the
convertible debt. The valuation also considers other items,
including current and future dividends and the volatility of
Vector’s stock price. At December 31, 2010, the range of
estimated fair market values of the Company’s embedded
derivatives was between $138,701 and $144,391. The Company
recorded the fair market value of its embedded derivatives at
the midpoint of the inputs at $141,492 as of December 31,
2010. At December 31, 2009, the range of estimated fair market
values of the Company’s embedded derivatives was between
$149,982 and $156,172. The Company recorded the fair market
value of its embedded derivatives at the midpoint of the inputs
at $153,016 as of December 31, 2009. The estimated fair
market value of the Company’s embedded derivatives could
change significantly based on future market conditions. (See
Note 7.)
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(w) <u>Capital
and Credit Markets</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company has performed additional assessments to determine
the impact, if any, of market developments, on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements. The
Company’s additional assessments have included a review of
access to liquidity in the capital and credit markets,
counterparty creditworthiness, value of the Company’s
investments (including long-term investments, mortgage
receivable and employee benefit plans) and macroeconomic
conditions. The volatility in capital and credit markets may
create additional risks in the upcoming months and possibly
years and the Company will continue to perform additional
assessments to determine the impact, if any, on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements. Thus, future
impairment charges may occur.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates its investments to
determine whether an impairment has occurred. If so, the Company
also makes a determination of whether such impairment is
considered temporary or
<font style="white-space: nowrap">other-than-temporary.</font>
The Company believes that the assessment of temporary or
other-than-temporary impairment is facts and circumstances
driven. However, among the matters that are considered in making
such a determination are the period of time the investment has
remained below its cost or carrying value, the likelihood of
recovery given the reason for the decrease in market value and
the Company’s original expected holding period of the
investment.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(x) <u>Contingencies</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company records Liggett’s product liability legal
expenses and other litigation costs as operating, selling,
general and administrative expenses as those costs are incurred.
As discussed in Note 12, legal proceedings covering a wide
range of matters are pending or threatened in various
jurisdictions against Liggett and the Company.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
The Company and its subsidiaries record provisions in their
consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when
they determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the
amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. At the present time,
while it is reasonably possible that an unfavorable outcome in a
case may occur, except as disclosed in Note 12,
(i) management has concluded that it is not probable that a
loss has been incurred in any of the pending tobacco-related
cases; (ii) management is unable to estimate the possible
loss or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable
outcome in any of the pending tobacco-related cases; and
(iii) accordingly, management has not provided any amounts
in the consolidated financial statements for unfavorable
outcomes, if any. Legal defense costs are expensed as incurred.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(y) <u>New
Accounting Pronouncements</u>:</font></i></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the
“FASB”) issued an amendment to the accounting and
disclosure requirements for transfers of financial assets. The
guidance requires additional disclosures for transfers of
financial assets and changes the requirements for derecognizing
financial assets. The Company adopted this guidance for interim
and annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2010.
The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
</div>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak Begin -->
</div>
<!-- END PAGE WIDTH -->
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<div style="margin-left: 0%">
<!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH -->
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt">
</div>
<div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<b>
<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
</font>
</b>
</div>
<!-- XBRL Pagebreak End -->
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting and
disclosure requirements for the consolidation of variable
interest entities. The amended guidance eliminates exceptions to
consolidating qualifying special purpose entities, contains new
criteria for determining the primary beneficiary, and increases
the frequency of required reassessments to determine whether a
company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest
entity. This guidance also contains a new requirement that any
term, transaction, or arrangement that does not have a
substantive effect on an entity’s status as a variable
interest entity, a company’s power over a variable interest
entity, or a company’s obligation to absorb losses or its
right to receive benefits of an entity must be disregarded. The
elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept and
its consolidation exception means more entities will be subject
to consolidation assessments and reassessments. The Company
adopted this guidance for interim and annual reporting periods
beginning on January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance
did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent">
In January 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance intended
to improve disclosure about fair value measurements. The
guidance requires entities to disclose significant transfers in
and out of fair value hierarchy levels and the reasons for the
transfers and to present information about purchases, sales,
issuances, and settlements separately in the reconciliation of
fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3). Additionally, the guidance clarifies that a
reporting entity should provide fair value measurements for each
class of assets and liabilities and disclose the inputs and
valuation techniques used for fair value measurements using
significant other observable inputs (Level 2) and
significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). This guidance is
effective for interim and annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2009 except for the disclosure about
purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the Level 3
reconciliation, which will be effective for interim and annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company
adopted this authoritative guidance, with the exception of the
disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in
the Level 3 reconciliation. The adoption of this guidance
did not impact the Company’s 2010 consolidated financial
statements. The remaining disclosures will be added to the
Company’s future filings when applicable.
</div>
</div>
<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" -->
<!-- Begin Block Tagged Notefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis element may be used to describe all significant accounting policies of the reporting entity.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
-Number 22
-Paragraph 8
falsefalse
12Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue