"A Man's Best Friend" company action yields less bonus xp than advertised

[Alhanelem]

Time: Friday, November 8, 7:08pm EST
Frequency: Always
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Alhanalem Amidatelion
NPC name: (Chocobo's name)
Monster name: Any
Class/level: Summoner/50 (Chocobo: Attacker)
Party or solo: Party (1 player + chocobo)
Race: Roegadyn
In-game time: anytime
Area and coordinates: Eastern La Noscea (29,19)

Steps:

1. Summon chocobo
2. Defeat experience-yielding enemies
3. Chocobo gains only +4% EXP (according to the XP gain message), rather than the stated +5%.
4. As an additional side-note, Chocobos are unable to gain XP chain bonuses when the player is at the level cap, further limiting possible bonus XP.

Connection Specs

• Type of internet connection/provider: Time Warner Cable of Maine 15Mbps down/1.1Mbps up
• Modem maker/model number: Motorola SURFboard SB6121