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<td width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>9.</b></td>
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<td><u><b>SEGMENT INFORMATION</b></u></td>
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<td>The Company’s significant business segments for the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010 were Tobacco and Real Estate. The Tobacco
segment consists of the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and the
research related to reduced risk products. The Real Estate segment
includes the Company’s investments in consolidated and non-consolidated real estate businesses. The accounting policies of
the segments are the same as those described in the summary of
significant accounting policies.</td>
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<td>Financial information for the Company’s operations before taxes for
the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 follows:</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Real</td>
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<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Corporate</td>
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<td> </td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Estate</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">and Other</td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Revenues
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">260,378</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">260,378</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income (loss)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">36,425</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">157</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(5,106</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">31,476</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Equity income on non-consolidated
real estate businesses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,904</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,904</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Identifiable assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">446,473</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">104,872</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">373,216</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">924,561</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,998</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">80</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">581</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,659</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capital expenditures
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,626</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">33</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,661</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Three months ended March 31, 2010
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Revenues
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">222,087</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">222,087</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income (loss)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">34,932</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">282</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(4,196</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">31,018</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Equity income on non-consolidated
real estate businesses
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,571</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4,571</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Identifiable assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">406,691</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">65,297</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">271,092</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">743,080</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,073</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">68</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">579</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2,720</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capital expenditures
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,445</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">321</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">29</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3,795</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"> (1)</sup> </td>
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<td>Includes investments accounted for under the equity method of
accounting of $90,863 and $51,809 as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.</td>
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