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y
• Additional fundin
g
requirements to meet anticipated debt pa
y
ments and capital needs
•T
h
e
i
mpact o
f
acqu
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s
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t
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ons,
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nc
l
u
di
ng our recent acqu
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on o
f
t
h
e Acqu
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re
d
Operat
i
ons, on our
l
eve
l
o
f
indebtedness, debt ratin
g
s, costs and future financial flexibilit
y
Legal and Administrative Proceedings, Regulatory and Accounting Matters
•Un
f
avora
bl
e outcomes
i
n
li
t
i
gat
i
on, governmenta
l
or a
d
m
i
n
i
strat
i
ve procee
di
ngs, or ot
h
er
di
sputes
• Chan
g
es in applicable laws and re
g
ulations that impose additional requirements or restrictions on th
e
o
perat
i
on o
f
our
b
us
i
nesse
s
• The abilit
y
to timel
y
obtain permits, compl
y
with
g
overnment re
g
ulations or make capital expenditures
requ
i
re
d
to ma
i
nta
i
n comp
li
ance w
i
t
h
government regu
l
at
i
on
s
• Chan
g
es in accountin
g
standards that impact our financial statements
O
perating Conditions
•C
h
an
g
es
i
n our
b
us
i
ness p
l
ans, operat
i
ons, resu
l
ts an
d
prospect
s
• Potent
i
a
ld
e
l
ays
i
nt
h
e
d
eve
l
opment, construct
i
on or start-up o
f
p
l
anne
d
pro
j
ects
• Difficulties in developin
g
, maintainin
g
or up
g
radin
g
information technolo
gy
s
y
stem
s
•T
h
e outcome o
f
ne
g
ot
i
at
i
ons w
i
t
h
partners,
g
overnments, supp
li
ers, un
i
ons, or customers
• Property
d
amage or
b
us
i
ness
di
srupt
i
on resu
l
t
i
ng
f
rom severe weat
h
er con
di
t
i
ons an
d
natura
ldi
sasters
t
h
at a
ff
ect t
h
e Compan
y
,
i
ts customers or supp
li
er
s
• Unseasona
bl
ya
d
verse c
li
mat
i
c con
di
t
i
ons t
h
at
i
mpact t
h
e ava
il
a
bili
ty or cost o
f
certa
i
n pro
d
ucts
i
nt
he
g
rocer
y
supp
ly
c
h
a
i
n
I
TEM 7A.
Q
UANTITATIVE AND
Q
UALITATIV
E
DI
S
CLO
S
URE
S
ABOUT MARKET RI
S
K
T
he information called for by Item 7A is found under the heading of “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosur
e
A
b
out Mar
k
et R
i
s
k
”un
d
er Part II, Item 7 o
f
t
hi
s Annua
l
Report on Form 10-K.
I
TEM 8. FINANCIAL
S
TATEMENT
S
AND
S
UPPLEMENTARY DAT
A
T
he information called for b
y
Item 8 is found in a separate section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K on pa
g
es
F-1 through F-54. See “Index of Selected Financial Data and Financial Statements and Schedules” on page F-1.
I
TEM 9. CHANGE
S
IN AND DI
S
AGREEMENT
S
WITH ACCOUNTANT
S
ON ACCOUNTING
A
ND FINANCIAL DI
S
CLO
S
UR
E
Not app
li
ca
bl
e.
I
TEM 9A.
CO
NTR
O
L
S
AND PR
OC
ED
U
RE
S
Disclosure
C
ontrols and Procedure
s
Th
e Company carr
i
e
d
out an eva
l
uat
i
on, un
d
er t
h
e superv
i
s
i
on an
d
w
i
t
h
t
h
e part
i
c
i
pat
i
on o
f
t
h
e Company’
s
mana
g
ement, includin
g
the Compan
y
’s chief executive officer and its chief financial officer, of the effectiveness
o
f the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-1
5
(e
)
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