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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The following Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and supplementary data are included as pages F-1 through F-34 at
the end of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
Index
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as other key members of the Company's
management, of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
report. Based on that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, to provide reasonable assurance
that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company routinely enhances its information systems by either upgrading its current systems or
implementing new systems. No change occurred in the Company's internal controls concerning financial reporting during the quarter
ended July 31, 2004 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over
financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Directors of the Registrant
The information set forth under the headings "Election of Directors," "Code of Ethics" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated
herein by reference.
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