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<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>12.</b></font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES</b></font></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">At January 31, 2010,
the Company was contingently liable for approximately
$434 million under outstanding letters of credit and open
accounts issued for certain business transactions, including
insurance programs, trade contracts and construction contracts. The
Company’s letters of credit are primarily performance-based
and are not based on changes in variable components, a liability or
an equity security of the other party.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 8px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On January 27, 2010,
the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles in California
approved the Company’s settlement with the plaintiffs in five
lawsuits containing multiple class-action allegations that the
Company failed to provide meal breaks. The complaints were filed by
current and former hourly associates from the first quarter of 2004
through the fourth quarter of 2008. The disposition of this matter
is now complete. As previously disclosed, the Company established a
reserve for this settlement in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.
The settlement did not have a material effect on the
Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.</font></p>
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</div>12.
COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES
At January 31, 2010,
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