The DirecTV Group (DTV)

Employer Contributions

        During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we contributed $35.0 million to our qualified pension plan and $10.7 million to our nonqualified pension plans. We expect to contribute approximately $20.0 million to our qualified pension plan and $3.0 million to our nonqualified pension plans in the remainder of 2006.

Employer Contributions

        During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we contributed $35.0 million to our qualified pension plan and $7.9 million to our nonqualified pension plan. We expect to contribute approximately $20.0 million to our qualified pension plan and $7.9 million to our nonqualified pension plans in the remainder of 2006.

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Employer Contributions

        During the three months ended March 31, 2006, we contributed $4.5 million to our nonqualified pension plan. We expect to contribute approximately $65.0 million to our qualified pension plan and $12.4 million to our nonqualified pension plans in the remainder of 2006.

Employer Contributions

        During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we contributed $68.7 million to our qualified pension plan and $17.7 million to our nonqualified pension plans and expect to contribute an additional $6.2 million to the nonqualified pension plan in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Employer Contributions

        In July 2005, we decided to increase our previously disclosed contribution to our qualified plans to $68.7 million, and we now expect to contribute $21.4 million to the nonqualified pension plans in 2005. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we contributed $14.4 million to our nonqualified pension plans. In July, we funded the $68.7 million contribution to our qualified pension plan and expect to fund the remaining $7.0 million contribution to the nonqualified pension plan during the second half of 2005.

Employer Contributions

        We previously disclosed in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 that we expected to contribute approximately $14.5 million and $34.8 million to our qualified and nonqualified pension plans, respectively, in 2005. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we contributed $10.7 million to our nonqualified pension plan. At a minimum, we expect to contribute

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approximately $14.5 million and $24.1 million to our qualified and nonqualified pension plans, respectively, in the remainder of 2005.