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Stock Performance
Lowe’s Quarterly Stock Price Range and Cash Dividend Payment*
Fiscal 1998 Fiscal 1997 Fiscal 1996
High Low Dividend High Low Dividend High Low Dividend
1st Quarter $36 7/32 $25 7/8 $.028 $20 1/8 $16 3/16 $.028 $18 1/8 $14 11/16 $.025
2nd Quarter 45 1/8 33 7/8 .030 19 15/16 16 27/32 .028 19 1/2 14 5/16 .025
3rd Quarter 42 1/4 24 15/16 .030 22 5/32 16 31/32 .028 21 21/32 16 3/16 .025
4th Quarter $58 5/16 $34 7/16 $.030 $25 25/32 $20 25/32 $.028 $21 3/4 $15 13/16 $.028
Monthly Stock Price and Trading Volume*
Fiscal 1998 Fiscal 1997
Shares Shares
High Low Traded High Low Traded
February $30 1/8 $25 7/8 24,347,800 $18 15/16 $16 3/16 34,123,600
March 36 7/32 30 1/2 36,818,800 20 1/8 18 1/8 22,085,600
April 35 1/2 32 9/16 35,141,200 19 15/16 18 1/16 21,258,600
May 39 19/32 33 7/8 34,402,600 19 3/4 18 7/16 20.809,400
June 42 5/8 38 31/32 32,207,700 19 15/16 18 1/16 30,774,600
July 45 1/8 36 9/16 37,209,900 19 19/32 16 27/32 58,571,600
August 42 1/4 35 28,258,800 18 31/32 16 31/32 41,402,400
September 38 1/8 29 7/8 37,658,800 20 5/32 17 11/32 32,319,800
October 34 7/8 24 15/16 40,442,900 22 5/32 18 21/32 34,707,600
November 43 9/16 34 7/16 28,081,900 24 1/2 20 25/32 26,879,000
December 51 11/16 42 3/8 29,097,100 24 9/16 22 3/8 19,869,400
January $58 5/16 $50 5/8 32,430,300 $25 25/32 $21 19/32 28,205,400
* Adjusted for 2-for-1 stock split to shareholders of record on June 12, 1998, as applicable.
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Sources: The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg 33