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This excerpt taken from the DTV DEF 14A filed Apr 20, 2009.

Stockholder Communications with the Board

        Stockholders wishing to communicate with the directors may send a letter by regular or express mail addressed to the Corporate Secretary, The DIRECTV Group, Inc., M/S A108, 2230 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245, Attention: Board of Directors. The Corporate Secretary will deliver all correspondence sent to that address to the directors on a quarterly basis, unless management determines in an individual case that it should be sent more promptly. All correspondence to directors may also be forwarded within the Company to an appropriate subject matter expert for review. Stockholder concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are immediately brought to the attention of the Company's internal audit function and handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters which include an anonymous toll-free hotline (1-800-860-4031).

        Special procedures have been established for stockholders and other interested parties wishing to communicate directly with Mr. Austrian as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as the presiding director of the independent directors or to the independent directors as a group. Such communications should be sent as provided above and addressed to the attention of Jan Williamson who has been appointed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to act as agent for this purpose. The Company will adhere to the following procedures:

    (1)
    Upon receipt, the agent shall consult with the General Counsel to determine if the communication should be directed to the Company's Ethics Officer for disposition in accordance with the Company's Procedure for Handling Ethics Complaints, or Ethics Procedure, or should be provided to the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for disposition as provided below.

    (2)
    Based on the outcome of the above, the agent shall:

      Provide the communication to the Company's Ethics Officer for processing in accordance with the Ethics Procedure and notify Mr. Austrian that she has done so; or

      Provide the actual communication, or a summary thereof (as approved by the General Counsel), to Mr. Austrian.

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    (3)
    Following receipt of any communication or summary, Mr. Austrian, in consultation with the General Counsel or independent legal counsel, as he deems appropriate, will determine whether the communication or summary shall be given to all non-management directors and whether such material or other information will be given to management directors.

    (4)
    In any case, the agent shall retain copies of all such communications and make such communications available to non-management directors, or to management directors, as directed by Mr. Austrian.
This excerpt taken from the DTV DEF 14A filed Apr 21, 2008.

Stockholder Communications with the Board

        Stockholders wishing to communicate with the directors may send a letter by regular or express mail addressed to the Corporate Secretary, The DIRECTV Group, Inc., M/S A108, 2230 E. Imperial

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Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245, Attention: Board of Directors. The Corporate Secretary will deliver all correspondence sent to that address to the directors on a quarterly basis, unless management determines in an individual case that it should be sent more promptly. All correspondence to directors may also be forwarded within the Company to an appropriate subject matter expert for review. Stockholder concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are immediately brought to the attention of the Company's internal audit function and handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters which include an anonymous toll-free hotline (1-800-860-4031).

        Special procedures have been established for stockholders and other interested parties wishing to communicate directly with Mr. Austrian as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as the presiding director of the independent directors or to the independent directors as a group. Such communications should be sent as provided above and addressed to the attention of Jan Williamson who has been appointed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to act as agent for this purpose. The Company will adhere to the following procedures:

    (1)
    Upon receipt, the agent shall consult with the General Counsel to determine if the communication should be directed to the Company's Ethics Officer for disposition in accordance with the Company's Procedure for Handling Ethics Complaints, or Ethics Procedure, or should be provided to the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for disposition as provided below.

    (2)
    Based on the outcome of the above, the agent shall:

    Provide the communication to the Company's Ethics Officer for processing in accordance with the Ethics Procedure and notify Mr. Austrian that she has done so; or

    Provide the actual communication, or a summary thereof (as approved by the General Counsel), to Mr. Austrian.

    (3)
    Following receipt of any communication or summary, Mr. Austrian, in consultation with the General Counsel or independent legal counsel, as he deems appropriate, will determine whether the communication or summary shall be given to all non-management directors and whether such material or other information will be given to management directors.

    (4)
    In any case, the agent shall retain copies of all such communications and make such communications available to non-management directors, or to management directors, as directed by Mr. Austrian.
This excerpt taken from the DTV DEF 14A filed Apr 27, 2007.

Stockholder Communications with the Board

        Stockholders wishing to communicate with the directors may send a letter by regular or express mail addressed to the Corporate Secretary, The DIRECTV Group, Inc., M/S A108, 2230 E. Imperial

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Highway, El Segundo, California 90245, Attention: Board of Directors. All correspondence sent to that address will be delivered to the directors on a quarterly basis, unless management determines in an individual case that it should be sent more promptly. All correspondence to directors may also be forwarded within the Company to an appropriate subject matter expert for review. Stockholder concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are immediately brought to the attention of the Company's internal audit function and handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters which include an anonymous toll-free hotline (1-800-860-4031).

        Special procedures have been established for stockholders and other interested parties wishing to communicate directly with Mr. Austrian as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as the presiding director of the independent directors or to the independent directors as a group. Such communications should be sent as provided above and addressed to the attention of Jan Williamson who has been appointed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to act as agent for this purpose. The Company will adhere to the following procedures:

    (1)
    Upon receipt, the agent shall consult with the General Counsel to determine if the communication should be directed to the Company's Ethics Officer for disposition in accordance with the Company's Procedure for Handling Ethics Complaints or Ethics Procedure, or should be provided to the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for disposition as provided below.

    (2)
    Based on the outcome of the above, the agent shall:

    Provide the communication to the Company's Ethics Officer for processing in accordance with the Ethics Procedure and notify Mr. Austrian that she has done so; or

    Provide the actual communication, or a summary thereof (as approved by the General Counsel), to Mr. Austrian.

    (3)
    Following receipt of any communication or summary, Mr. Austrian, in consultation with the General Counsel or independent legal counsel, as he deems appropriate, will determine whether the communication or summary shall be given to all non-management directors and whether such material or other information will be given to management directors.

    (4)
    In any case, the agent shall retain copies of all such communications and make such communications available to non-management directors, or to management directors, as directed by Mr. Austrian.

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