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PAGE 70
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
DIVIDENDS
In fiscal year 2009, our Board of Directors declared the following dividends:
Declaration Date
Dividend
Per Share Record Date
Total
A
mount
(in millions)
Payment Date
September 19, 2008 $0.13 November 20, 2008 $1,157 December 11, 2008
December 10, 2008 $0.13 February 19, 2009 $1,155 March 12, 2009
March 9, 2009 $0.13 May 21, 2009 $1,158 June 18, 2009
June 10, 2009 $0.13 August 20, 2009 $1,158
(a) September 10, 2009
(a) The dividend declared on June 10, 2009 will be paid after the filing date of this report on Form 10-K and was
included in other current liabilities as of June 30, 2009.
In fiscal year 2008, our Board of Directors declared the following dividends:
Declaration Date
Dividend
Per Share Record Date
Total
A
mount
(in millions)
Payment Date
September 12, 2007 $0.11 November 15, 2007 $1,034 December 13, 2007
December 19, 2007 $0.11 February 21, 2008 $1,023 March 13, 2008
March 17, 2008 $0.11 May 15, 2008 $1,020 June 12, 2008
June 11, 2008 $0.11 August 21, 2008 $ 998
(a) September 11, 2008
(a) The dividend declared on June 11, 2008 was included in other current liabilities as of June 30, 2008.
OTHER
On July 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which provides a financial statement recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Upon adoption, we recognized
a $395 million charge to our beginning retained deficit as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.
On July 1, 2007, we adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-2 (“EITF 06-2”), Accounting for
Sabbatical Leave and Other Similar Benefits Pursuant to FASB Statement No. 43. EITF 06-2 requires companies to
accrue the costs of compensated absences under a sabbatical or similar benefit arrangement over the requisite
service period. Upon adoption, we recognized a $17 million charge to our beginning retained deficit as a cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle.