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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
As disclosed in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2009, the Company
changed its independent registered public accountants effective for the fiscal year ended January 30,
2010. There were no disagreements or reportable events related to the change in accountants.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). The Company’s management, with the participation of our
CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as
of the end of the fiscal year covered by this annual report, and based on that evaluation, the
Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and
with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, we conducted an evaluation
of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework,
our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
January 29, 2011.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited our
Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and has issued a
report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 29, 2011. Their
report appears as part of the ‘‘Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’’ on page F-2
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
fiscal quarter ended January 29, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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