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December 29, 2013, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) were effective at the reasonable assurance level
to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Annual Report on Form 10-K was
(i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
regulations and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter ended December 29, 2013 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for
establishing and maintaining a comprehensive system of internal control over financial reporting to
provide reasonable assurance of the proper authorization of transactions, the safeguarding of assets and
the reliability of financial records. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable
assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of
published financial statements. The system of internal control over financial reporting provides for
appropriate division of responsibility and is documented by written policies and procedures that are
communicated to employees. The framework upon which management relied in evaluating the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting was set forth in Internal Controls — Integrated
Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992
framework).
Based on the results of our evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over
financial reporting was effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 29, 2013.
However, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in our business or other conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with our policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our independent registered public accounting firm has audited the financial statements included in
Item 8 of this report and has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting
which is included at page F-3.
Inherent Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control
system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter ended December 29,
2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
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