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Table of Contents
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) and changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report, our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are effective.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company
(as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)). Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of April 29, 2016. Our internal control over financial reporting
as of April 29, 2016, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm who
has also audited our consolidated financial statements, as stated in their report in the section entitled “Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm,” which expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting as of April 29, 2016, which is included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Company's most recently
completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control
over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.