Dell 2005 Annual Report Download - page 19

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ITEM 1B — UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES
As of February 3, 2006, Dell owned or leased a total of approximately 14.8 million square feet of office, manufacturing, and warehouse space worldwide,
approximately 8.6 million square feet of which is located in the U.S. and the remainder located in other countries. Dell believes its properties are adequate for
its current needs and that it can readily meet its requirements for additional space at competitive rates by extending expiring leases or by finding alternative
space.
Americas Properties
Dell's principal offices in Dell's Americas region are located in Round Rock, Texas (north of Austin), and its U.S. manufacturing facilities are located in
Austin, Texas; Lebanon, Tennessee; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina which support both Dell's U.S. Consumer and Americas Business regions.
Dell owns approximately 340 acres of land in Round Rock, Texas, on which are located six office 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 2.2 million square feet of office, lab,
manufacturing, and distribution space are located on the campus, including office and lab buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet and manufacturing/
distribution facilities totaling 900,000 square feet.
Dell owns approximately 1.1 million square feet of space in Nashville and Lebanon, Tennessee. This includes a 559,000 square foot office building in
Nashville, Tennessee that houses sales, technical support, and administrative support; a 300,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee;
and a 303,000 square foot distribution manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee.
In addition to the campuses, Dell also leases approximately 3.3 million square feet of additional space, in various locations within the Americas region.
Approximately 1.6 million square feet is used for manufacturing and distribution with the remaining 1.7 million square feet used for office and lab buildings,
customer-contact centers and professional service sites.
Dell has established technical and customer support and related operations in Canada, Panama City, Panama and San Salvador, El Salvador as well as a design
center in Brazil.
In fiscal 2006, Dell completed construction of a new 750,000 square feet manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In addition, Dell will
complete construction of a 120,000 square feet facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on approximately 56 acres that will be fully operational in early fiscal
2007.
EMEA Properties
Dell's principal offices in Dell's EMEA region are located in Bracknell, England, and its manufacturing facilities are located in Limerick, Ireland.
As of February 3, 2006, properties located in Dell's EMEA region consisted of approximately 2.3 million square feet of office and manufacturing space in
approximately 28 countries. These countries include Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Approximately 1.3 million square feet of this space is
leased property, with lease expiration dates ranging from February 2006 to June
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