Dell 2003 Annual Report Download - page 16

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Domestic Properties
Dell's principal offices are located in Round Rock, Texas (north of Austin), and its U.S. manufacturing facilities are located in Austin, Texas and Middle
Tennessee.
Dell owns approximately 350 acres of land in Round Rock, Texas, and the on-site buildings. These buildings, comprising Dell's Round Rock Campus, contain
an aggregate of approximately 2.1 million square feet of office and lab space. Dell's sales, marketing, and support staff for the Americas region, as well as the
corporate headquarters and support functions, are located on the Round Rock campus.
Dell also owns approximately 550 acres of land in Austin, Texas referred to as the Parmer Campus. Approximately 2.0 million square feet of office, lab,
manufacturing, and distribution space are located on the campus, including owned office and lab buildings totaling 1.1 million square feet and manufacturing/
distribution facilities totaling 900,000 square feet. Approximately 220,000 square feet of the manufacturing/distribution space is currently leased to an
unrelated third-party.
Dell leases approximately 1.2 million square feet of space in Middle Tennessee. This includes a 360,000 square foot office building leased in Nashville,
Tennessee that houses sales, technical support, and administrative support staff. Also included is a 300,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Lebanon,
Tennessee and a 305,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee. Approximately 215,000 square feet of warehouse/distribution space is
subleased to an unrelated third-party.
In addition to the campuses, Dell also leases approximately 1.5 million square feet of additional space, which is primarily located in Central Texas.
Approximately 460,000 square feet is used for manufacturing and distribution and 195,000 square feet houses remote call center and professional services
sites. The remaining 860,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space, with lease expiration dates ranging from February 2004 to December 2010, has
been taken out of service and has either been subleased or is being marketed for sale or sublease.
International Properties
At January 30, 2004, Dell's non-U.S. facilities consisted of approximately 4.3 million square feet of office and manufacturing space in approximately 41
countries. Approximately 2.4 million square feet of this space is leased property, with lease expiration dates ranging from February 2004 to June 2020. Dell
owns approximately 1.9 million square feet of space.
Dell has manufacturing and office facilities in Eldorado do Sul, Brazil; Limerick, Ireland; Penang, Malaysia; and Xiamen, China. Approximately
100,000 square feet is leased in Eldorado do Sul. Dell has approximately 865,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space in Ireland, the majority of
which is owned by Dell. Dell owns two facilities in Penang, Malaysia totaling 580,000 square feet that combine both office and manufacturing space. Both
facilities are located on land leased from the State Authority of Penang. Approximately 340,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space is owned in
Xiamen, China. Dell also leases approximately 645,000 square feet of office space in Bangalore and Hyderabad, India, where it is expanding its customer
phone support and back-office capabilities. Dell has recently established technical and customer support and related operations in India, Panama, Slovakia,
Morocco, and China as well as design centers in China and Taiwan.
ITEM 3 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Dell is subject to various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Dell's management does not expect that the results in any of
these legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on Dell's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
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