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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended March 1, 2003 (“Annual Report”), are incorporated by
reference into Parts I and II. The Annual Report is Exhibit 13.1 to this report.
Portions of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated May 20, 2003, for the regular meeting of shareholders to be held on
June 24, 2003 (“Proxy Statement”), are incorporated by reference into Parts II and III.
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(“Exchange Act”), provide a “safe harbor” for forward–looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information
about their companies. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this annual report are forward–looking
statements and may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend” and
“potential.” Such statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. A variety of factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in such
forward–looking statements, including, among other things, general economic conditions, acquisitions and development of new
businesses, product availability, sales volumes, profit margins, weather, foreign currency fluctuation, availability of suitable real estate
locations, and the impact of labor markets and new product introductions on our overall profitability. Readers should review our
Current Report on Form 8−K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 10, 2003, that describes
additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward−looking
statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10−K.
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