The DirecTV Group (DTV)

Note 9: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

        We recognized an expense for other post retirement benefits of $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006, $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2005,

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$1.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $0.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

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.

Note 8: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

        We recognized an expense (benefit) for other post retirement benefits of $0.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2006 and $(0.2) million during the three month ended June 30, 2005. We recognized expense for other post retirement benefits of $0.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and $0.2 million during the six month ended June 30, 2005.

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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Note 8: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

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.

Note 7: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

        The settlement costs recognized during the first quarter of 2005 are attributable to benefits paid to participants of the contributory plan who recently retired. The settlement costs and contractual termination benefit costs recognized during the first quarter of 2004 are attributable to benefits provided to participants of the contributory plan who were terminated as part of headcount reductions following the completion of the News Corporation transactions. See Note 10 for additional information.

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.