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• Announcements of new or planned products by us, our competitors, or our customers
• Gain or loss of a significant customer
• Inquiries by the SEC, NASDAQ, law enforcement, or other regulatory bodies
• Acts of terrorism, the threat of war, and other crises or emergency situations
• Economic slowdowns or the perception of an oncoming economic slowdown in any of the major markets in
which we operate
The stock market in general, and the market prices of stocks of technology companies in particular, have
experienced extreme price volatility that has adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the market
price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to our business or operating results.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
There are currently no unresolved issues with respect to any Commission staff’s written comments that were
received at least 180 days before the end of our fiscal year to which this report relates and that relate to our periodic
or current reports under the Exchange Act.
Item 2. Properties
Our properties consist primarily of owned and leased office facilities for sales, research and development,
administrative, customer service, and technical support personnel. Our corporate headquarters is located in
Mountain View, California in a 667,000 square foot facility, of which 592,000 square feet is owned and
75,000 square feet is leased. We also lease an additional 83,000 square feet in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our leased facilities are occupied under leases that expire at various times through 2029. The following table
presents the approximate square footage of our facilities as of April 2, 2010 (in thousands):
Location Owned Leased
Approximate Total Square
Footage
(1)
Americas ................................................. 1,721 1,378
Europe, Middle East, and Africa ................................ 285 688
Asia Pacific/Japan .......................................... — 1,355
Total .................................................. 2,006 3,421
(1)
Included in the total square footage above are vacant, available-for-lease properties totaling approximately
253,000 square feet, and certain properties currently held-for-sale totaling approximately 251,000 square feet.
Total square footage excludes approximately 180,000 square feet relating to facilities subleased to third parties.
We believe that our existing facilities are adequate for our current needs and that the productive capacity of our
facilities is substantially utilized, except for assets held for sale.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to this Item may be found under the heading “Litigation Contingencies” in Note 9 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this annual report which information is incorporated into this
Item 3 by reference.
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
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