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United States (cont.) Canada (cont.) Germany
Utah .................. 10 Quebec ................ 50 Baden-Wurttemberg ........ 3
Vermont ............... 7 Saskatchewan ............ 5 Bayern ................. 4
Virginia ................ 30 Prince Edward Island ....... 2 Bremen ................ 2
Washington ............. 26 Hamburg ............... 9
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Washington DC ........... 2 Hessen ................ 6
West Virginia ............ 5 United Kingdom Niedersachsen ............ 8
Wisconsin ............... 11 Anglia ................. 4 Nordrhein-Westpfalen ...... 19
Borders ................ 1 Sachsen ................ 1
1,088 Central ................ 20 Schleswig-Holstein ......... 4
Canada Granada ............... 9 56
Alberta ................ 22 HTV.................. 8
British Columbia .......... 28 London ................ 11 Netherlands ............. 37
Manitoba ............... 6 Meridien ............... 11 Portugal ................ 12
New Brunswick ........... 5 Tyne-Trees .............. 3
Newfoundland ........... 3 West Country ............ 5
Nova Scotia ............. 9 Yorkshire ............... 11
Ontario ................ 82 83
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
United States (cont.) Canada
United States
Minnesota ................ 1 Alberta .................. 1
California ................. 4 New Jersey ................ 1 British Columbia ............ 1
Colorado ................. 1 New York ................ 2 Ontario .................. 2
Connecticut ............... 2 North Carolina ............. 1
Florida .................. 3 4
Ohio .................... 1
Georgia .................. 2 United Kingdom
Oregon .................. 1
Illinois ................... 2 Pensnett .................. 1
Pennsylvania ............... 2
Indiana .................. 1 Daventry ................. 1
South Carolina ............. 1
Kansas ................... 1 Doncaster ................ 1
Texas .................... 2
Maryland ................. 1 Washington ............... 1
Massachusetts .............. 1 3
31 Belgium—Tongeren .......... 1
Most of the existing facilities are leased by us with initial lease terms expiring on dates between 2003 and 2020. In
most instances, we have renewal options at increased rents. Leases for 192 of the existing stores provide for contingent
rent based upon sales.
Our Framingham, Massachusetts corporate office is owned by us and consists of approximately 650,000 square feet.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are not a party to nor are any of our properties subject to any material pending legal proceedings other than
routine litigation incidental to our business.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matter was submitted to a vote of our security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002.
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ‘‘SPLS’’.
At March 3, 2003, the number of holders of record of our common stock was 8,140.
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