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   <footnote id="F1">UNDER THE RADIOSHACK CORPORATION UNFUNDED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (REG. No.333-48331), THE DIRECTOR RECEIVED STOCK UNITS UPON
DEFERRAL OF RETAINER AND/OR MEETING FEES  INCLUDING DIVIDENDS REINVESTED IN THESE UNITS.</footnote>
</footnotes>
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2003-10-27
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0000096289
RADIOSHACK CORP
RSH
0001208338
MORTON WILLIAM G JR
304 NEWBURY STREET
SUITE 560
BOSTON
MA
02115
1
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2003-10-27
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COMMON STOCK UNIT
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2003-10-27
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A
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A
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UNDER THE RADIOSHACK CORPORATION UNFUNDED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (REG. No.333-48331), THE DIRECTOR RECEIVED STOCK UNITS UPON
DEFERRAL OF RETAINER AND/OR MEETING FEES  INCLUDING DIVIDENDS REINVESTED IN THESE UNITS.
JOHN P. CLARSON BY POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR WILLIAM G. MORTON,
2003-10-27