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Illinois during the first quarter of fiscal 2010. As of February 28, 2009, the Company owned or leased
under operating leases the following warehouse properties in or near the following cities:
Owned/Leased
Location Approx. Sq. Ft. Facility
Baltimore, Maryland ......................... 981,000 sq. ft. Leased
Chicago, Illinois ............................ 514,000 sq. ft. Owned
Columbus, Ohio ............................ 527,000 sq. ft. Leased
Fort Worth, Texas ........................... 460,000 sq. ft. Owned
Ontario, California .......................... 747,000 sq. ft. Leased
Savannah, Georgia .......................... 784,000 sq. ft. Leased
Tacoma, Washington ......................... 451,000 sq. ft. Leased
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
The Company is a party to various legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of its
business. The Company believes that the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse
effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s security holders during the fourth
quarter of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year.
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Prices of Common Stock
The following table shows the high and low closing sale prices of the Company’s common stock on
the New York Stock Exchange (the ‘‘NYSE’’), as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting
system for each quarter of fiscal 2009 and 2008.
Market Price
Fiscal 2009 High Low
First quarter ............................ $8.18 $4.91
Second quarter ........................... 7.10 3.14
Third quarter ............................ 4.75 0.38
Fourth quarter ........................... 0.69 0.21
Fiscal 2008 High Low
First quarter ............................ $8.00 $6.48
Second quarter ........................... 8.93 5.84
Third quarter ............................ 6.52 3.67
Fourth quarter ........................... 6.93 3.28
Number of Holders of Record
The Company’s common stock is traded on the NYSE. As of April 30, 2009, there were
approximately 10,000 shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock. Please see Item 1A for
discussion regarding the risks surrounding the Company’s common stock.
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