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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of Sysco Corporation (“Sysco”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting for the company. Sysco’s internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent
limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement
preparation and presentation.
Sysco’s management assessed the effectiveness of Sysco’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2009. In making this
assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework. Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of June 27, 2009, Sysco’s internal control over financial reporting was
effective based on those criteria.
Ernst & Young LLP has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of Sysco’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2009.
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