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in the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Mr. Marengi earned a
bachelor's degree in Public Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree in Management from the
University of Southern California.
Rosendo G. Parra — Mr. Parra joined the Company in August 1993 and serves as Senior Vice President, Home and Small Business
Group. In that position, he shares responsibility with Mr. Bell for all related product development, manufacturing, sales, marketing
and customer-service activities for the Company's Home and Small Business Group. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Parra held
various sales and general management positions with GRiD Systems Corporation, including Regional Sales Director and Vice
President and General Manager of the PC Strategic Business Unit. Before his association with GRiD, Mr. Parra spent nine years in
various sales and management positions for the business products division of Tandy Corporation. Mr. Parra earned a bachelor's degree
in Marketing from the University of Maryland.
James M. Schneider — Mr. Schneider is the Company's Chief Financial Officer and also serves as the Company's Chief Accounting
Officer. Mr. Schneider joined the Company in September 1996 as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, was named Senior
Vice President in September 1998 and Chief Financial Officer in March 2000. For three years prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Schneider was with MCI Communications Corporation, last serving as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance. For 19 years
prior to joining MCI, Mr. Schneider was associated with Price Waterhouse LLP, serving as a partner for 10 years. Mr. Schneider holds
a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a
member of the board of directors of General Communications, Inc.
ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES
At February 2, 2001, the Company owned or leased a total of approximately ten million square feet of office, manufacturing and
warehouse space worldwide, approximately seven million square feet of which is located in the U.S. and the remainder located in
various international areas.
The Company believes that it can readily obtain appropriate additional space as may be required at competitive rates by extending
expiring leases or finding alternative space.
Domestic Properties
The Company's principal executive offices are located in Austin, Texas and U.S. manufacturing facilities are located in Central Texas
and Middle Tennessee.
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The Company owns 360 acres of land in Round Rock, Texas (north of Austin), on which are located several office buildings
completed since August 1994 that contain an aggregate of approximately 2.2 million square feet of office space. This includes
approximately 900,000 square feet of owned office buildings and 1.3 million square feet of leased office space. These buildings,
comprising the Company's Round Rock Campus, house the Company's sales, marketing and support staff for the Americas region.
The Company leases 570 acres of land in Austin, Texas referred to as the Parmer Campus. Approximately 1.3 million square feet of
office and manufacturing space are located on the campus, including two leased office buildings totaling 700,000 square feet and two
300,000-square-foot manufacturing facilities. Additional office space totaling 420,000 square feet and a 300,000 square foot
manufacturing plant are currently under construction on the campus.
The Company leases approximately 2.0 million square feet of office and manufacturing space at various locations throughout Austin,
Texas. These buildings house manufacturing, research and development and support staff and the Company's executive headquarters
and administrative support functions.
The Company also leases approximately 1.3 million square feet of space in Middle Tennessee. This includes a 300,000 square foot
manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee and 520,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in Nashville,
Tennessee. A 360,000 square foot office building is leased in Nashville, Tennessee and additional office space totaling approximately
70,000 square feet is leased in various locations throughout Nashville. The office space houses the sales and manufacturing support
staff.
International Properties
At February 2, 2001, the Company's international facilities consisted of approximately three million square feet of office and
manufacturing space in 33 countries. Approximately one million square feet of this space is leased property, with lease expiration
dates ranging from March 2001 to December 2013.
The Company owns approximately two million square feet of space. The owned space includes two facilities in Penang, Malaysia
totaling 460,000 square feet that combine both office and manufacturing space. Both facilities are located on land leased from the
State Authority of Penang. Also included are approximately one million square feet of manufacturing and office space in Ireland, a