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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the reliability
of our financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 28,
2012. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. Based on that
assessment, our management concluded that, as of January 28, 2012, our internal control over financial reporting is
effective based on those criteria.
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial
statements included in this Annual Report issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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