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SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)
Minimum lease obligations, excluding taxes, insurance and other expenses payable directly by us, for leases
in effect as of February 2, 2008, were as follows:
millions
Minimum Lease
Commitments
Capital Operating
As of February 2, 2008
2008 .................................................... $ 143 $ 834
2009 .................................................... 135 751
2010 .................................................... 131 649
2011 .................................................... 126 566
2012 .................................................... 122 478
Later years ............................................... 668 3,654
Total minimum lease payments(1) ............................. 1,325 6,932
Less—minimum sublease income ............................. (315)
Net minimum lease payments ................................ $6,617
Less:
Estimated executory costs ............................... (165)
Interest at a weighted average rate of 7.9% .................. (411)
Capital lease obligations .................................... 749
Less current portion of capital lease obligations .................. (64)
Long-term capital lease obligations ............................ $ 685
(1) Sears Canada: Total operating minimum lease payments of $578 million.
NOTE 17—RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE
Our Board of Directors has delegated authority to direct investment of our surplus cash to Edward S.
Lampert, subject to various limitations that have been or may be from time to time adopted by the Board of
Directors and/or the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Lampert is Chairman of our Board of
Directors and Finance Committee and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ESL. Neither Mr. Lampert
nor ESL will receive compensation for any such investment activities undertaken on our behalf. ESL beneficially
owned 49.6% of our outstanding common stock as of February 2, 2008.
Further, to clarify the expectations that the Board of Directors has with respect to the investment of our
surplus cash, the Board has renounced, in accordance with Delaware law, any interest or expectancy of the
Company associated with any investment opportunities in securities that may come to the attention of
Mr. Lampert or any employee, officer, director or advisor to ESL and its affiliated investment entities who also
serves as an officer or director of the Company (each, a “Covered Party”) other than (a) investment opportunities
that come to such Covered Party’s attention directly and exclusively in such Covered Party’s capacity as a
director, officer or employee of the Company, (b) control investments in companies in the mass merchandising,
retailing, commercial appliance distribution, product protection agreements, residential and commercial product
installation and repair services and automotive repair and maintenance industries and (c) investment
opportunities in companies or assets with a significant role in our retailing business, including investment in real
estate currently leased by the Company or in suppliers for which the Company is a substantial customer
representing over 10% of such companies’ revenues, but excluding investments of ESL as of May 23, 2005.
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