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Environmental Matters
Our discussion of environmental matters is presented under the caption ‘‘Environmental’’ in
‘‘Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations’’
of this Form 10-K. In addition, certain environmental matters are discussed under ‘‘Item 3. Legal
Proceedings’’ of this Form 10-K.
Capital Investment
Information concerning our capital expenditures is presented under the caption ‘‘Investment
Activities’’ and in the table entitled ‘‘2008 Capital Investment by Segment’’ in ‘‘Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations’’ of this
Form 10-K.
Acquisitions and Divestitures
We engage in acquisition and divestiture discussions with other companies and make
acquisitions and divestitures from time to time. It is our policy to review our operations periodically
and to dispose of assets that do not meet our criteria for return on investment.
Geographic Areas
Our discussion of financial information by geographic area is presented in Note 15. ‘‘Segment
Information’’, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in ‘‘Item 8. Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data’’ of this Form 10-K.
Identification of Executive Officers
Information with respect to our executive officers is set forth in ‘‘Item 10. Directors and
Executive Officers of the Registrant’’ of this Form 10-K.
Employees
On December 27, 2008, we had approximately 33,000 employees, including approximately
11,000 part-time employees.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not
historical or current facts, including statements about our expectations, anticipated financial results
and future business prospects, are forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements
by our use of words such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘anticipate’’ and
other similar expressions. You can find examples of these statements throughout this report,
including ‘‘Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations’’ of this Form 10-K. We cannot guarantee that our actual results will be consistent with
the forward-looking statements we make in this report. We have listed below some of the inherent
risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those we project.
We do not assume an obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
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