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Total Return to Stockholders(1)
From 1/29/89 to 4/30/97
[Line Graph]
Washington Mutual Ahmanson
12/29/89 0.00% 0.00%
3/30/90 -12.24% -6.83%
6/29/90 -6.91% 10.28%
9/28/90 41.82% 27.12%
12/31/90 -32.93% -25.18%
3/29/91 11.51% 3.19%
6/28/91 40.92% 2.92%
9/30/91 101.57% 5.58%
12/31/91 91.26% 1.41%
3/31/92 85.90% -8.42%
6/30/92 124.59% 21.00%
9/30/92 124.60% 15.05%
12/31/92 191.77% 18.31%
3/31/93 177.89% 17.23%
6/30/93 201.33% 9.22%
9/30/93 258.55% 26.31%
12/31/93 220.82% 26.18%
3/31/94 157.66% 9.85%
6/30/94 178.44% 24.31%
9/30/94 177.52% 38.86%
12/30/94 132.29% 8.68%
3/31/95 179.15% 22.77%
6/30/95 230.01% 51.51%
9/29/95 275.10% 76.37%
12/29/95 311.89% 85.70%
3/29/96 327.32% 71.58%
6/28/96 332.52% 92.67%
9/30/96 492.70% 101.54%
12/31/96 534.61% 135.49%
3/31/97 611.13% 164.98%
4/30/97 630.59% 177.73%
WHY WASHINGTON MUTUAL?
BOY, THAT'S A HEAD SCRATCHER.
Just look at the figures.
Since 1990, Washington Mutual has delivered to its stockholders a total
return greater than 600%. That's right, more than 600%.
Take this history of superior long-term performance and combine it with the
fact that Washington Mutual was rated the number one most admired savings
institution in the country by its peers in Fortune(2) magazine, and you get what
you call a "no brainer."
These could be a few of the reasons why Great Western's Board of Directors
chose Washington Mutual to be their merger partner.
[Washington Mutual Logo] Washington Mutual
The friend of the family.
FDIC Insured
1Source: Bloomberg Financial Markets. Return includes reinvestment
of dividends.
2From an article titled "America's Most Admired Companies," Fortune
magazine March 3, 1997. America's Most Admired Companies and
Fortune Magazine are trademarks belonging to Time, Inc.
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