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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated May 18, 2006 (to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within
120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year-end of February 25, 2006), for the regular meeting of shareholders tobe held on
June 21, 2006 (Proxy Statement), are incorporated by reference into Part III.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Section 27A of the Securities Actof 1933,as amended,and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (Exchange Act), provide a“safe harbor” forforward-lookingstatements to encourage companies to provide
prospective information about their companies. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this
Annual Report onForm 10-K are forward-looking statements and may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,”
“expect,”“anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend” and “potential.” Such statements reflect our current view with respect to
future events and aresubject to certain risks,uncertaintiesand assumptions. Avariety offactors could causeour future
results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Readers should review
Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of important factorsthat couldcause future
results to differ materially fromthose contemplated by the forward-lookingstatements made in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. In addition, general economicconditions, acquisitions and development of new businesses, product availability,
sales volumes, profit margins, weather, foreign currency fluctuation, availability of suitable real estate locations, our ability to
react to a disaster recovery situation, andthe impact of labor markets and new product introductions on our overall
profitability, among other things, could cause our future results to differ materially from those projected in any such forward-
looking statements.