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Lamar Advertising Co. (LAMR)At 1:00PM ET: 28.34  Down 0.85 (2.91%)  
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Lamar Advertising Co.
5551 Corporate Boulevard
Suite 2-A
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
United States - Map
Phone: 225-926-1000
Fax: 225-926-1005
Web Site: http://www.lamar.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Marketing Services
Full Time Employees:3,200

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Lamar Advertising Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides outdoor advertising services in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company offers outdoor advertising displays, such as billboards, including bulletins, posters, and digital billboards; logo signs; and transit advertising displays. It provides its advertising services to restaurants, retailers, automotive, real estate, health care, gaming, service, hotel and motel, telecommunication, and amusement industries, including entertainment and sports. As of December 31, 2008, the company owned and operated approximately 159,000 billboard advertising displays in 44 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico; approximately 1,100 digital billboard advertising displays in 38 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico; approximately 100,000 logo advertising displays in 19 states and the province of Ontario, Canada; and approximately 29,000 transit advertising displays in 17 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Lamar Advertising Co.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 3.8% of S&P 400 companies and 43.1% of Media companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Kevin P. Reilly Jr., 54
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 868.00K $ 0
    Mr. Keith A. Istre , 56
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
    $ 558.00K $ 0
    Mr. Sean E. Reilly , 47
    Chief Operating Officer, VP of Mergers & Acquisitions and Pres of Outdoor Division
    $ 620.00K $ 0
    Mr. John Miller ,
    VP of National Sales
    N/A N/A
    Mr. James R. McIlwain ,
    Sec.
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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