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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The information contained in the following report of the Company’s audit committee is not considered to be
“soliciting material,” “filed” or incorporated by reference in any past or future filing by the Company under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 unless and only to the extent that the Company specifically
incorporates it by reference.
The Audit Committee hereby reports as follows:
1. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the year ended
February 2, 2013 with the Company’s management and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm (“PwC”).
2. The Audit Committee has also discussed with PwC the matters required to be discussed by the Statement
on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU Section 380), as
adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) in Rule 3200T regarding
Communication with Audit Committees.”
3. The Audit Committee also has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from PwC
required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding PwC’s
communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with PwC its
independence from the Company.
4. Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to our board
of directors that the financial statements referred to above be included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2013 for filing with the SEC.
Respectfully submitted by the members of the Audit Committee of the board of directors for the fiscal year
ended February 2, 2013.
Mark Demilio Thomas Mottola
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