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and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of the Company’s management and directors and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject
to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
September 24, 2010. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of its internal
control over financial reporting. Management reviewed the results of its assessment with the Audit
Committee of our Board of Directors. Based on our assessment and those criteria, management
believes that the Company maintained effective internal controls over financial reporting as of
September 24, 2010.
Our internal control over financial reporting as of September 24, 2010, has been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited and reported
on the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K, and their report is also included
in this Form 10-K.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
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