The Company's stock is traded on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol ABS. The high and low stock prices by quarter were as follows:

FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH YEAR

HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
 2002 $ 35.49   $ 26.88   $ 35.49   $ 26.51   $ 28.66   $ 22.14   $ 26.40   $ 18.85   $ 35.48   $ 18.85
 2001 $ 34.05 $ 27.00 $ 33.72 $ 27.30 $ 36.99 $ 29.25 $ 35.59 $ 28.26 $ 36.99 $ 27.00
 2000 $ 34.94 $ 23.06 $ 39.25 $ 30.00 $ 31.50 $ 20.06 $ 28.88 $ 21.00 $ 39.25 $ 20.06

In March 2003, the Board of Directors maintained the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share, for an effective annual rate of $0.76 per share. The quarterly rate will be paid on May 10, 2003, to shareholders of record on April 15, 2003. Dividend history is as follows:


FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
 YEAR
 2002
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.76
 2001
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.76
 2000
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.19
$ 0.76

Top 10 Shareholders as of January 30, 2003



SHARES HELD PERCENT OF
HOLDER
(millions) OUTSTANDING

Capital Research and Management Company 45.5 12.2% 
Markus Stiftung 29.2 7.8% 
Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc. 20.9 5.6% 
J. A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Inc. 19.7 5.3% 
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. 13.0 3.5% 
Barclays Global Investors 11.6 3.1% 
Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc. 10.8 2.9% 
State Street Global Advisors 9.7 2.6% 
Vanguard Group, Inc. 6.4 1.7% 
Alscott Limited Partnership 1 6.0 1.6% 

Outstanding Shares 372.1

Top Institutional Shareholder information provided by Thomson Financial Corporate Group.

Markus Stiftung, J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Inc. and Alscott Limited Partnership 1 information provided by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.