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Section 16 Insider Trades

Date Filer Title Filing Type Shares Traded Price Total Held
Aug 31, 2011 Senior VP & CFO Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 100 $39.10 17,486
Aug 31, 2011 Senior VP & CFO Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 200 $39.11 17,286
Aug 31, 2011 Senior VP & CFO Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 700 $39.13 16,586
Aug 31, 2011 Senior VP & CFO Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 38 $39.15 16,548
Aug 31, 2011 Senior VP & CFO Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 4,413 -- --
Aug 31, 2011 Senior VP & CFO Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 2,207 -- --
Aug 23, 2011 Director Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 23,554
Aug 22, 2011 Sr VP Mktg, Reg. & Pub Affairs Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 6,904
Aug 22, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 800 $36.70 7,495
Aug 22, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 2,000 $36.65 5,495
Aug 22, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 1,000 $36.20 4,495
Aug 22, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 1,200 $36.15 3,295
Aug 22, 2011 V.P. & Corporate Treasurer Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 6,087
Aug 19, 2011 Sr VP Mktg, Reg. & Pub Affairs Form 4 Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 824 -- 8,764
Aug 19, 2011 Sr VP Mktg, Reg. & Pub Affairs Form 4 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 269 $36.37 8,494
Aug 19, 2011 V.P. & Corporate Treasurer Form 4 Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 481 -- 4,493
Aug 19, 2011 V.P. & Corporate Treasurer Form 4 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 157 $36.37 4,336
Aug 04, 2011 Director Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 23,554
Aug 03, 2011 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 6,000 $37.76 14,295
Aug 03, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 3,000 $40.00 11,295
Aug 03, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 3,000 $40.25 8,295
Aug 03, 2011 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 6,000 -- 7,905
Jun 07, 2011 Director Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 23,554
Jun 06, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 1,000 $38.80 12,295
Jun 06, 2011 Director Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 1,000 $38.70 11,295

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