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Dividends (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Dividends

Summary of the quarterly and special dividends paid to stockholders

The following is a summary of the quarterly and special dividends paid to stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	February 19, 2013				May 17, 2013				June 10, 2013				August 19, 2013				Total Dividends  Paid in 2013
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Dividend type	Special				Quarterly				Special				Quarterly
Amount paid to IEP	$	391.6			$	53.4			$	462.8			$	53.4			$	961.2
Amounts paid to public stockholders	86.0				11.7				101.6				11.7				211.0
Total amount paid	$	477.6			$	65.1			$	564.4			$	65.1			$	1,172.2
Per common share	$	5.50			$	0.75			$	6.50			$	0.75			$	13.50
Shares outstanding	86.8				86.8				86.8				86.8

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