Performance

Investment Returns

Return on Net Asset Value at December 31, 2009

*Annualized

Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown above. The calculation assumes the shareholder was in the highest federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains. They do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns reflect the reduced tax rates on qualified dividend income. Past performance - whether before or after taxes - does not indicate how the Corporation will perform in the future.

Dividends & Capital Gains

Annual Rate of Distribution

* The dividend yield is the total income dividends during the year divided by the average daily market price of the Corporation's Common Stock.

** The annual rate of distribution is the total dividends and capital gain distributions during the year divided by the average daily market price of the Corporation's Common Stock.

Year-End Distribution

The year-end capital gain distribution and income dividend, payable December 28, 2009, to stockholders of record as of November 18, 2009, is $1.04 per share and consists of the following:

1. a capital gains distribution of $0.98 per share from net capital gains realized during 2009, comprised of $0.14 short-term and $0.84 long-term capital gain; and 


2. an income dividend of $0.06 per share from 2009 net investment income.

The payable date for the distribution is December 28, 2009, the record date is November 20, 2009, and the ex-dividend date is November 18, 2009. Both payments are payable in stock or cash at the option of each stockholder.

This marks the 58th consecutive year in which the Corporation has paid out capital gains to its stockholders and the 75th consecutive year of paying dividends to its stockholders.

With this distribution, total distributions by the Corporation for 2009 will be $1.40, including distributions made prior to today’s announcement of $0.36 per share, which consisted of $0.31 from investment income and $0.05 from long-term capital gain. The annual distribution rate paid to stockholders by the Corporation for 2009 will be approximately 6.7%, calculated by dividing the total dividends and capital gains distributed during the year by the average daily market price of the Corporation’s Common Stock.

For comparison, in 2008, the Corporation paid total distributions of $2.99, consisting of $0.38 in dividends and $2.61 in capital gains, and representing an annual distribution rate of 8.9%.

Download the Important Notice for further details on the year-end distribution and your options for receiving the distribution.