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tax amounts in the consolidated balance sheet. As a result of these deficiencies, it is reasonably possible
that internal controls over financial reporting may not have prevented or detected errors from
occurring that could have been material, either individually or in the aggregate.
This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests
applied in our audit of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and
for the year ended September 26, 2008, of the Company and this report does not affect our report on
such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule.
In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness identified above on the achievement
of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over
financial reporting as of September 26, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
as of and for the year ended September 26, 2008, of the Company and our report dated November 19,
2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption of
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
November 19, 2008
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