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DTV.O on Nasdaq

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Malone, John 68 2008 Chairman of the Board
White, Michael 57 2010 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Doyle, Patrick 53 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Pontual, Romulo 49 2004 Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Hunter, Larry 59 2010 Executive Vice President - Legal and Human Resources, General Counsel, Secretary
Churchill, Bruce 51 2005 Executive Vice President; President & CEO of DirecTV Latin America, LLC, President - New Ventures
Palkovic, Michael 51 2007 Executive Vice President - Operations
Murphy, John 40 2007 Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller
Little, J. William 39 2007 Senior Vice President - Business Development, Treasurer
Lund, Peter 68 2000 Director
Boyd, Ralph 52 2003 Director
Austrian, Neil 69 2003 Director
Lee, Charles 69 2003 Director
Saban, Haim 64 2004 Director
Newcomb, Nancy 64 2006 Director
Maffei, Gregory 49 2008 Director
Gould, Paul 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Malone, John Dr. John C. Malone has served as the Chairman of the Board and a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc since February 2008. Dr. Malone has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2006. He has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of Liberty Media LLC from 1990 to May 2006 and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media LLC from August 2005 to February 2006. Dr. Malone served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Tele-Communications, Inc., or TCI, from November 1996 to March 1999, and Chief Executive Officer of TCI from January 1994 to March 1997. Dr. Malone also serves as Chairman of the Board of Liberty Global, Inc., and is a Director of Discovery Communications, Inc., IAC and Expedia, Inc.
White, Michael Mr. Michael White has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of The DIRECTV Group effective January 1, 2010 and also serves as Director. Since joining PepsiCo in 1990 as vice president of planning for Frito-Lay North America (FLNA), Mr. White has held many senior positions there, including CFO of FLNA, executive vice president and CFO of Frito-Lay International, CFO of Pepsi-Cola Company worldwide and CFO of PepsiCo. Prior to PepsiCo, White also held executive positions at Avon Products, Inc., Bain & Company and Arthur Andersen & Co.
Doyle, Patrick Patrick T. Doyle is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of The DIRECTV Group Inc. He was promoted to Executive Vice President of the company in October 2008 and has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 2007 when he was also appointed as Senior Vice President. He served as Treasurer, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company from June 2001 to October 2007. He was appointed Corporate Vice President and Controller in July 2000 and Treasurer in June 2001. Previously, Mr. Doyle served as Vice President, Taxes from October 1996 to July 2000 and was given the additional responsibility of Corporate Development in June 1997.
Pontual, Romulo Romulo Pontual has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of The DIRECTV Group Inc since January 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pontual served as Executive Vice President, Television Platforms at News Corporation since 1996.
Hunter, Larry Larry D. Hunter is the Executive Vice President - Legal, Human Resources and Administration , General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of The DIRECTV Group Inc. and was Interim Chief Executive Officer until January 1, 2010. He has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company since January 2004. He served as Senior Vice President from June 2001 to January 2004 and as General Counsel since December 2002. He was named Associate General Counsel in June 2001 and was named Corporate Vice President in August 1998. Mr. Hunter served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV Japan from 1998 until 2001. Mr. Hunter was assigned responsibility for overseeing the Human Resources and Corporate Communications departments in 2007, and the Administration department in 2008.
Churchill, Bruce Bruce B. Churchill presently serves as the Executive Vice President of The DIRECTV Group Inc, President - New Ventures and as President and Chief Executive Officer of DirecTV Latin America, LLC. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 2004 until March 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Churchill served as President and Chief Operating Officer of STAR from May 2000 to January 2004. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of STAR since 1996. Prior to joining STAR, Mr. Churchill served as Senior Vice President, Finance at Fox Television.
Palkovic, Michael Michael W. Palkovic has served as the Executive Vice President—Operations of The DIRECTV Group Inc since October 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from March 2005 to October 2007. He served as Senior Vice President of the DIRECTV U.S. business from December 2000, was promoted to Executive Vice President in February 2004 and served as the Chief Financial Officer of the DIRECTV U.S. business from July 2001 to October 2007. Mr. Palkovic joined the Company in 1996 and prior to that held various positions at Times Mirror Cable Television.
Murphy, John John F. Murphy has served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of The DIRECTV Group Inc since November 2007. He served as Vice President & General Auditor from October 2004 to November 2007. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Vice President—Finance and Emerging Businesses for Experian Group Ltd. Mr. Murphy was head of internal audit activities at International Rectifier, JDS Uniphase, and Nestle USA.
Little, J. William J. William Little has served as Senior Vice President - Business Development, Treasurer of The DIRECTV Group Inc since June 2007. He served as Vice President Business Development from August 2004 to June 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Little was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch & Co., where he served from 2000 to 2004. Previously, he held various positions at Lazard Fréres and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Lund, Peter Peter A. Lund has served as a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee since 2000. Mr. Lund served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee from December 2003 to February 2006. Mr. Lund is a private investor and media consultant. Mr. Lund served as President and CEO—CBS, Inc., and President and CEO—CBS Television and Cable from October 1995 to June 1997. In a career spanning 20 years at CBS, Mr. Lund held numerous positions, including President—CBS Broadcasting Group, President—CBS Sports, President—CBS Television Stations and President—CBS Television Network. Mr. Lund is a Director of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. and Emmis Communications Corporation.
Boyd, Ralph Ralph F. Boyd Jr. has served as a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc and as a member of the Company's Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003. In February 2009, Mr. Boyd was appointed by the Board as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Since February 2005, Mr. Boyd has served as the Executive Vice President/Community Relations of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, the Chairman or President and CEO of the Freddie Mac Foundation, and a Director of the Home Ownership Funding Corporation I and II, two real estate investment trust affiliates of Freddie Mac. Prior to that, Mr. Boyd was the General Counsel of Freddie Mac from April 2004 to February 2005. From 2003 through March 2004, Mr. Boyd was a senior litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Alston & Bird, LLP. Mr. Boyd was an Assistant Attorney General of the United States for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 until 2003 and a litigation and trial partner with the Boston law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP from 1997 until 2001. Mr. Boyd also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Boston U.S. Attorney's Office from 1991 until 1997. From January 2004 to November 2006, he was the U.S. Member of the Geneva-based Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, a United Nations Treaty body. He currently serves as a Trustee, Audit Committee Chair and member of the Investment Committee of the National Housing Partnership Foundation.
Austrian, Neil Neil R. Austrian has served as a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc and as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003. Since February 2008, Mr. Austrian has also served on the Compensation Committee and in February 2009, Mr. Austrian was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee. Mr. Austrian is a private investor. He served as the interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot, Inc. from October 2004 until March 2005 and continues to serve as a Director and a member of the finance committee. Mr. Austrian served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Football League from 1991 until 1999. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. from 1987 until 1991.
Lee, Charles Charles R. Lee has served as a Director and a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of The DIRECTV Group Inc since December 2003 and Chair of the Compensation Committee since February 2006. From April 2002 to December 2003, Mr. Lee served as the non-executive Chairman of Verizon Communications, Inc., or Verizon. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Lee served as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Verizon. Previously, Mr. Lee served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GTE Corporation. Mr. Lee is also a Director of The Procter & Gamble Company, United Technologies Corporation, United States Steel Corporation and Marathon Oil Corporation. Mr. Lee is a Trustee Emeritus and Presidential Councilor of Cornell University. He serves on the Board of Overseers for The Weill Cornell Medical College and is a member of the Business Council.
Saban, Haim Haim Saban has served as a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc since December 2004 and serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Saban has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc. since 2003 and as Chairman and CEO of Saban Music Group, Inc. since 2001. Mr. Saban is also a member of the Board of Directors of Television Francaise 1. Mr. Saban is Chairman of the Board of Univision and Chairman of the Board of Broadcast Media Partners, Inc., which owns a controlling interest in Univision, since April 2007. Mr. Saban previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Family Worldwide from 1997 to 2001.
Newcomb, Nancy Nancy S. Newcomb has served as a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc and a member of the Audit Committee since February 2006. Since April, 2008, Ms. Newcomb has also served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Newcomb served as a senior corporate officer, risk management, of Citigroup from May 1998 until April 2004. She served as a customer group executive of Citicorp (the predecessor corporation) from December 1995 to April 1998, as a division executive, Latin America, from September 1993 to December 1995 and as the principal financial officer responsible for liquidity, funding and capital management from January 1988 to August 1993. Ms. Newcomb currently serves as a Director of Moody's Corporation and Sysco Corporation. Ms. Newcomb is also a member of the Governing Council of the Van Leer Group Foundation, the Netherlands.
Maffei, Gregory Gregory B. Maffei has served as a Director of The DIRECTV Group Inc since February 2008. Mr. Maffei has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2006, Chief Executive Officer and President of Liberty Media LLC since February 2006 and a Director of Liberty Media LLC from November 2005 to May 2006. Mr. Maffei served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation from June 2005 until November 2005. Mr. Maffei served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 360networks Corporation from January 2000 until June 2005. Previously, Mr. Maffei was Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Expedia, Inc. Mr. Maffei serves as a Director of Electronic Arts, Inc. and Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
Gould, Paul

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Malone, John --
White, Michael --
Doyle, Patrick 1,688,290
Pontual, Romulo 2,016,500
Hunter, Larry 3,138,650
Churchill, Bruce 3,943,000
Palkovic, Michael 2,986,980
Murphy, John --
Little, J. William --
Lund, Peter --
Boyd, Ralph --
Austrian, Neil --
Lee, Charles --
Saban, Haim --
Newcomb, Nancy --
Maffei, Gregory --
Gould, Paul --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Malone, John 0 0
White, Michael 0 0
Doyle, Patrick 660,865 2,366,421
Pontual, Romulo 0 0
Hunter, Larry 752,302 467,507
Churchill, Bruce 0 0
Palkovic, Michael 167,000 230,580
Murphy, John 0 0
Little, J. William 0 0
Lund, Peter 0 0
Boyd, Ralph 0 0
Austrian, Neil 0 0
Lee, Charles 0 0
Saban, Haim 0 0
Newcomb, Nancy 0 0
Maffei, Gregory 0 0
Gould, Paul 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
MAFFEI GREGORY B 25,000 $15.50
MAFFEI GREGORY B 15,684 $33.75
MAFFEI GREGORY B 9,316 $33.75
MAFFEI GREGORY B 15,810 $33.87
MAFFEI GREGORY B 25,000 $15.50
MAFFEI GREGORY B 9,190 $33.87
MAFFEI GREGORY B 737,547 $33.82
MAFFEI GREGORY B 1,100,187 $14.90
MAFFEI GREGORY B 362,640 $33.82
MALONE JOHN C 200,000 $0.00
MURPHY JOHN FRANCIS 123 $32.66
WHITE MICHAEL D 100,000 $31.89
PONTUAL ROMULO 28,897 $31.71
PALKOVIC MICHAEL W 24,000 $20.45
PALKOVIC MICHAEL W 19,382 $32.00
PALKOVIC MICHAEL W 32,000 $27.37
HUNTER LARRY D 75,000 $20.45
PALKOVIC MICHAEL W 2,468 $32.00
HUNTER LARRY D 14,528 $32.10
PALKOVIC MICHAEL W 4,618 $32.00
PALKOVIC MICHAEL W 29,532 $32.00
HUNTER LARRY D 60,472 $32.10
CAREY CHASE 100,000 $31.53
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