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Directors, officers, employees and subsidiaries. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and even when determined to be effective, can only provide
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2011. In making
this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, we maintained
effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2011.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 30, 2011, has been audited by
Deloitte & Touche, LLP, an independent registered accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report, which is
included herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the
Exchange Act during the thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2011, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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