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In 2,424 of the domestic stores and 173 of the Mexico stores at the end of fiscal 2010, the Company had a commercial sales program that provides prompt delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and national repair garages, dealers, service stations, and public sector accounts. The Company also sells the ALLDATA brand automotive diagnostic and repair software through www.alldata.com. Additionally, the Company sells automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products through www.autozone.com, and as part of our commercial sales program, through www.autozonepro.com. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Fiscal Year: </b>The Company’s fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the last Saturday in August. Accordingly, fiscal 2010 represented 52 weeks ended on August 28, 2010, fiscal 2009 represented 52 weeks ended on August 29, 2009, and fiscal 2008 represented 53 weeks ended on August 30, 2008. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Basis of Presentation: </b>The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AutoZone, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Use of Estimates: </b>Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities to prepare these financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Cash Equivalents: </b>Cash equivalents consist of investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. Cash equivalents include proceeds due from credit and debit card transactions with settlement terms of less than 5 days. Credit and debit card receivables included within cash equivalents were $29.6 million at August 28, 2010 and $24.3 million at August 29, 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Marketable Securities: </b>The Company invests a portion of its assets held by the Company’s wholly owned insurance captive in marketable debt securities and classifies them as available-for-sale. The Company includes these securities within the other current assets and other long-term assets captions in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and records the amounts at fair market value, which is determined using quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period. A discussion of marketable securities is included in “Note E — Fair Value Measurements” and “Note F — Marketable Securities”. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Accounts Receivable: </b>Accounts receivable consists of receivables from commercial customers and vendors, and are presented net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts. AutoZone routinely grants credit to certain of its commercial customers. The risk of credit loss in its trade receivables is substantially mitigated by the Company’s credit evaluation process, short collection terms and sales to a large number of customers, as well as the low revenue per transaction for most of its sales. Allowances for potential credit losses are determined based on historical experience and current evaluation of the composition of accounts receivable. Historically, credit losses have been within management’s expectations and the allowances for uncollectible accounts were $1.4 million at August 28, 2010, and $2.5 million at August 29, 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Historically, certain receivables were sold to a third party at a discount for cash with limited recourse. At August 30, 2008, the Company had $55.4 million outstanding under this program. During the second quarter of fiscal 2009, AutoZone terminated its agreement to sell receivables to a third party. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Merchandise Inventories: </b>Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the last-in, first-out method for domestic inventories and the first-in, first out (“FIFO”) method for Mexico inventories. Included in inventory are related purchasing, storage and handling costs. Due to price deflation on the Company’s merchandise purchases, the Company’s domestic inventory balances are effectively maintained under the FIFO method. The Company’s policy is not to write up inventory in excess of replacement cost. The cumulative balance of this unrecorded adjustment, which will be reduced upon experiencing price inflation on our merchandise purchases, was $247.3 million at August 28, 2010, and $223.0 million at August 29, 2009. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Property and Equipment: </b>Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed principally using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: buildings, 40 to 50 years; building improvements, 5 to 15 years; equipment, 3 to 10 years; and leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the asset’s estimated useful life or the remaining lease term, which includes any reasonably assured renewal periods. Depreciation and amortization include amortization of assets under capital lease. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: </b>The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. When such an event occurs, the Company compares the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows of the asset (asset group) with the carrying amounts of the asset. If the undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets, the Company measures the amount of impairment loss as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. No impairment losses were recorded in the three years ended August 28, 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Goodwill: </b>The cost in excess of fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired is recorded as goodwill. Goodwill has not been amortized since fiscal 2001, but an analysis is performed at least annually to compare the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying amount to determine if any impairment exists. The Company performs its annual impairment assessment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, unless circumstances dictate more frequent assessments. No impairment losses were recorded in the three years ended August 28, 2010. Goodwill was $302.6 million as of August 28, 2010, and August 29, 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities: </b>AutoZone is exposed to market risk from, among other things, changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and fuel prices. From time to time, the Company uses various financial instruments to reduce such risks. To date, based upon the Company’s current level of foreign operations, no derivative instruments have been utilized to reduce foreign exchange rate risk. All of the Company’s hedging activities are governed by guidelines that are authorized by AutoZone’s Board of Directors. Further, the Company does not buy or sell financial instruments for trading purposes. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">AutoZone’s financial market risk results primarily from changes in interest rates. At times, AutoZone reduces its exposure to changes in interest rates by entering into various interest rate hedge instruments such as interest rate swap contracts, treasury lock agreements and forward-starting interest rate swaps. All of the Company’s interest rate hedge instruments are designated as cash flow hedges. Refer to “Note H — Derivative Financial Instruments” for additional disclosures regarding the Company’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. Cash flows related to these instruments designated as qualifying hedges are reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows in the same categories as the cash flows from the items being hedged. Accordingly, cash flows relating to the settlement of interest rate derivatives hedging the forecasted issuance of debt have been reflected upon settlement as a component of financing cash flows. The resulting gain or loss from such settlement is deferred to other comprehensive loss and reclassified to interest expense over the term of the underlying debt. This reclassification of the deferred gains and losses impacts the interest expense recognized on the underlying debt that was hedged and is therefore reflected as a component of operating cash flows in periods subsequent to settlement. The periodic settlement of interest rate derivatives hedging outstanding variable rate debt is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense and is therefore reflected as a component of operating cash flows. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Foreign Currency: </b>The Company accounts for its Mexican operations using the Mexican peso as the functional currency and converts its financial statements from Mexican pesos to U.S. dollars. The cumulative loss on currency translation is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and approximated $44.7 million at August 28, 2010, and $45.5 million at August 29, 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Self-Insurance Reserves: </b>The Company retains a significant portion of the risks associated with workers’ compensation, employee health, general, products liability, property and vehicle insurance. Through various methods, which include analyses of historical trends and utilization of actuaries, the Company estimates the costs of these risks. The costs are accrued based upon the aggregate of the liability for reported claims and an estimated liability for claims incurred but not reported. Estimates are based on calculations that consider historical lag and claim development factors. The long-term portions of these liabilities are recorded at our estimate of their net present value. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Deferred Rent: </b>The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the course of the lease term, which includes any reasonably assured renewal periods, beginning on the date the Company takes physical possession of the property (see “Note M — Leases”). Differences between this calculated expense and cash payments are recorded as a liability in accrued expenses and other and other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred rent approximated $67.6 million as of August 28, 2010, and $59.2 million as of August 29, 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Financial Instruments: </b>The Company has financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets and accounts payable. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate fair value because of their short maturities. A discussion of the carrying values and fair values of the Company’s debt is included in “Note I — Financing,” marketable securities is included in “Note F — Marketable Securities,” and derivatives is included in “Note H — Derivative Financial Instruments.” </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Income Taxes: </b>The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Our effective tax rate is based on income by tax jurisdiction, statutory rates, and tax saving initiatives available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step requires us to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. It is inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as the Company must determine the probability of various possible outcomes. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis or when new information becomes available to management. These reevaluations are based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, successfully settled issues under audit, expirations due to statutes, and new audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement could result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an increase to the tax accrual. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company classifies interest related to income tax liabilities as income tax expense, and if applicable, penalties are recognized as a component of income tax expense. The income tax liabilities and accrued interest and penalties that are due within one year of the balance sheet date are presented as accrued expenses and other in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remaining portion of the income tax liabilities and accrued interest and penalties are presented as other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets because payment of cash is not anticipated within one year of the balance sheet date. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Sales and Use Taxes: </b>Governmental authorities assess sales and use taxes on the sale of goods and services. The Company excludes taxes collected from customers in its reported sales results; such amounts are reflected as accrued expenses and other until remitted to the taxing authorities. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Revenue Recognition: </b>The Company recognizes sales at the time the sale is made and the product is delivered to the customer. Revenue from sales are presented net of allowances for estimated sales returns, which are based on historical return rates. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">A portion of the Company’s transactions include the sale of auto parts that contain a core component. The core component represents the recyclable portion of the auto part. Customers are not charged for the core component of the new part if a used core is returned at the point of sale of the new part; otherwise the Company charges customers a specified amount for the core component. The Company refunds that same amount upon the customer returning a used core to the store at a later date. The Company does not recognize sales or cost of sales for the core component of these transactions when a used part is returned or expected to be returned from the customer. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Vendor Allowances and Advertising Costs: </b>The Company receives various payments and allowances from its vendors through a variety of programs and arrangements. Monies received from vendors include rebates, allowances and promotional funds. The amounts to be received are subject to the terms of the vendor agreements, which generally do not state an expiration date, but are subject to ongoing negotiations that may be impacted in the future based on changes in market conditions, vendor marketing strategies and changes in the profitability or sell-through of the related merchandise. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Rebates and other miscellaneous incentives are earned based on purchases or product sales and are accrued ratably over the purchase or sale of the related product. These monies are generally recorded as a reduction of inventories and are recognized as a reduction to cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">For arrangements that provide for reimbursement of specific, incremental, identifiable costs incurred by the Company in selling the vendors’ products, the vendor funds are recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which the specific costs were incurred. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense, net of vendor promotional funds, was $65.5 million in fiscal 2010, $72.1 million in fiscal 2009, and $86.2 million in fiscal 2008. Vendor promotional funds, which reduced advertising expense, amounted to $19.6 million in fiscal 2010, $9.7 million in fiscal 2009, and $2.9 in fiscal 2008. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Cost of Sales and Operating, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: </b>The following illustrates the primary costs classified in each major expense category: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Cost of Sales</i> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Total cost of merchandise sold, including:</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="12%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Freight expenses associated with moving merchandise inventories from the Company’s vendors to the distribution centers and to the retail stores</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="12%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Vendor allowances that are not reimbursements for specific, incremental and identifiable costs</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Costs associated with operating the Company’s supply chain, including payroll and benefit costs, warehouse occupancy costs, transportation costs and depreciation</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Inventory shrinkage</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Operating, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses</i> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Payroll and benefit costs for store and store support employees;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Occupancy costs of store and store support facilities;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Depreciation related to retail and store support assets;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Transportation costs associated with commercial deliveries;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Advertising;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Self insurance costs; and</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Other administrative costs, such as credit card transaction fees, supplies, and travel and lodging</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Warranty Costs: </b>The Company or the vendors supplying its products provides the Company’s customers limited warranties on certain products that range from 30 days to lifetime. In most cases, the Company’s vendors are primarily responsible for warranty claims. Warranty costs relating to merchandise sold under warranty not covered by vendors are estimated and recorded as warranty obligations at the time of sale based on each product’s historical return rate. These obligations, which are often funded by vendor allowances, are recorded as a component of accrued expenses. For vendor allowances that are in excess of the related estimated warranty expense for the vendor’s products, the excess is recorded in inventory and recognized as a reduction to cost of sales as the related inventory is sold. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Shipping and Handling Costs: </b>The Company does not generally charge customers separately for shipping and handling. Substantially all the costs the Company incurs to ship products to our stores are included in cost of sales. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Pre-opening Expenses: </b>Pre-opening expenses, which consist primarily of payroll and occupancy costs, are expensed as incurred. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Earnings per Share: </b>Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average outstanding common shares. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average outstanding common shares adjusted for the effect of common stock equivalents, which are primarily stock options. There were no stock options excluded from the diluted earnings per share computation because they would have been anti-dilutive at August 28, 2010. There were approximately 30,000 shares excluded at August 29, 2009, and approximately 31,000 shares excluded at August 30, 2008. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Share-Based Payments: </b>Share-based payments include stock option grants and certain other transactions under the Company’s stock plans. The Company recognizes compensation expense for its share-based payments based on the fair value of the awards. See “Note B — Share-Based Payments” for further discussion. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Recent Accounting Pronouncements: </b>In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, <i>Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables</i>, which amends Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605 (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, <i>Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables</i>). This ASU addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements to enable vendors to account for deliverables separately rather than as a combined unit. This ASU will be effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into commencing with the Company’s first fiscal quarter beginning August 29, 2010. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2009-13 to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note B — Share-Based Payments</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Total share-based compensation expense (a component of operating, selling, general and administrative expenses) was $19.1 million related to stock options and share purchase plans for fiscal 2010, $19.1 million for fiscal 2009, and $18.4 million for fiscal 2008. As of August 28, 2010, share-based compensation expense for unvested awards not yet recognized in earnings is $16.9 million and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. Tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost are classified as a financing cash inflow. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">AutoZone grants options to purchase common stock to certain of its employees and directors under various plans at prices equal to the market value of the stock on the date of grant. Options have a term of 10 years or 10 years and one day from grant date. Director options generally vest three years from grant date. Employee options generally vest in equal annual installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. Employees and directors generally have 30 days after the service relationship ends, or one year after death, to exercise all vested options. The fair value of each option grant is separately estimated for each vesting date. The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the grant date for the award and each vesting date. The Company has estimated the fair value of all stock option awards as of the date of the grant by applying the Black-Scholes-Merton multiple-option pricing valuation model. The application of this valuation model involves assumptions that are judgmental and highly sensitive in the determination of compensation expense. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The following table presents the weighted average for key assumptions used in determining the fair value of options granted and the related share-based compensation expense: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected price volatility </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">31</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">28</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">24</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Risk-free interest rates </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">1.8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">2.4</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">4.1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Weighted average expected lives in years </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.0</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Forfeiture rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">10</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">10</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">10</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Dividend yield </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The following methodologies were applied in developing the assumptions used in determining the fair value of options granted: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><i>Expected price volatility </i>— This is a measure of the amount by which a price has fluctuated or is expected to fluctuate. The Company uses actual historical changes in the market value of our stock to calculate the volatility assumption as it is management’s belief that this is the best indicator of future volatility. We calculate daily market value changes from the date of grant over a past period representative of the expected life of the options to determine volatility. An increase in the expected volatility will increase compensation expense. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><i>Risk-free interest rate </i>— This is the U.S. Treasury rate for the week of the grant having a term equal to the expected life of the option. An increase in the risk-free interest rate will increase compensation expense. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><i>Expected lives </i>— This is the period of time over which the options granted are expected to remain outstanding and is based on historical experience. Separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. Options granted have a maximum term of ten years or ten years and one day. An increase in the expected life will increase compensation expense. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><i>Forfeiture rate </i>— This is the estimated percentage of options granted that are expected to be forfeited or canceled before becoming fully vested. This estimate is based on historical experience at the time of valuation and reduces expense ratably over the vesting period. An increase in the forfeiture rate will decrease compensation expense. This estimate is evaluated periodically based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from the previous estimate. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><i>Dividend yield </i>— The Company has not made any dividend payments nor does it have plans to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. An increase in the dividend yield will decrease compensation expense. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted was $40.75 during fiscal 2010, $34.06 during fiscal 2009, and $30.28 during fiscal 2008. The intrinsic value of options exercised was $65 million in fiscal 2010, $29 million in fiscal 2009, and $29 million in fiscal 2008. The total fair value of options vested was $21 million in fiscal 2010, $16 million in fiscal 2009 and $18 million in fiscal 2008. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company generally issues new shares when options are exercised. The following table summarizes information about stock option activity for the year ended August 28, 2010: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Remaining</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Contractual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Aggregate</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Number</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Exercise</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Term</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Intrinsic Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>of Shares</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Price</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b><i>( in years)</i></b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b><i>(in thousands)</i></b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Outstanding — August 29, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,095,352</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">98.73</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Granted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">496,580</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">143.49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Exercised </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(683,548</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">79.08</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Canceled </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(34,178</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">116.49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Outstanding — August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,874,206</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">110.93</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.48</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">298,115</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exercisable </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,509,720</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">94.12</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5.08</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">181,970</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected to vest </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,228,037</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">129.53</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.03</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">104,531</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Available for future grants </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,194,942</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Under the AutoZone, Inc. 2003 Director Compensation Plan, a non-employee director may receive no more than one-half of their director fees immediately in cash, and the remainder of the fees must be taken in common stock. The director may elect to receive up to 100% of the fees in stock or defer all or part of the fees in units (“Director Units”) with value equivalent to the value of shares of common stock as of the grant date. At August 28, 2010, the Company has $4.1 million accrued related to 19,228 Director Units issued under the current and prior plans with 76,415 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the current plan. At August 29, 2009, the Company has $2.6 million accrued related to 17,506 Director Units issued under the current and prior plans. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Under the AutoZone, Inc. 2003 Director Stock Option Plan (the “Director Stock Option Plan”), each non-employee director receives an option grant on January 1 of each year, and each new non-employee director receives an option to purchase 3,000 shares upon election to the Board of Directors, plus a portion of the annual directors’ option grant prorated for the portion of the year actually served in office. Under the Director Compensation Program, each non-employee director may choose between two pay options, and the number of stock options a director receives under the Director Stock Option Plan depends on which pay option the director chooses. Directors who elect to be paid only the base retainer receive, on January 1 during their first two years of services as a director, an option to purchase 3,000 shares of AutoZone common stock. After the first two years, such directors receive, on January 1 of each year, an option to purchase 1,500 shares of common stock, and each such director who owns common stock or Director Units worth at least five times the base retainer receive an additional option to purchase 1,500 shares. Directors electing to be paid a supplemental retainer in addition to the base retainer receive, on January 1 during their first two years of service as a director, an option to purchase 2,000 shares of AutoZone common stock. After the first two years, such directors receive an option to purchase 500 shares of common stock, and each such director who owns common stock or Director Units worth at least five times the base retainer receive an additional option to purchase 1,500 shares. These stock option grants are made at the fair market value as of the grant date. At August 28, 2010, there are 137,016 outstanding options with 210,484 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under this plan. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company recognized $1.0 million in expense related to the discount on the selling of shares to employees and executives under various share purchase plans in fiscal 2010, $0.9 million in fiscal 2009 and $0.7 million in fiscal 2008. The employee stock purchase plan, which is qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code, permits all eligible employees to purchase AutoZone’s common stock at 85% of the lower of the market price of the common stock on the first day or last day of each calendar quarter through payroll deductions. Maximum permitted annual purchases are $15,000 per employee or 10 percent of compensation, whichever is less. Under the plan, 26,620 shares were sold to employees in fiscal 2010, 29,147 shares were sold to employees in fiscal 2009, and 36,147 shares were sold to employees in fiscal 2008. The Company repurchased 30,617 shares at fair value in fiscal 2010, 37,190 shares at fair value in fiscal 2009, and 39,235 shares at fair value in fiscal 2008 from employees electing to sell their stock. Issuances of shares under the employee stock purchase plans are netted against repurchases and such repurchases are not included in share repurchases disclosed in “Note K — Stock Repurchase Program.” At August 28, 2010, 293,983 shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance under this plan. Once executives have reached the maximum under the employee stock purchase plan, the Amended and Restated Executive Stock Purchase Plan permits all eligible executives to purchase AutoZone’s common stock up to 25 percent of his or her annual salary and bonus. Purchases under this plan were 1,483 shares in fiscal 2010, 1,705 shares in fiscal 2009, and 1,793 shares in fiscal 2008. At August 28, 2010, 258,056 shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance under this plan. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note C — Accrued Expenses and Other</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Accrued expenses and other consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Medical and casualty insurance claims (current portion) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">60,955</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">65,024</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued compensation, related payroll taxes and benefits </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">134,830</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">121,192</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Property, sales, and other taxes </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">102,364</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">92,065</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">31,091</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">32,448</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued gift cards </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,013</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">16,337</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued sales and warranty returns </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,679</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">12,432</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capital lease obligations </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">21,947</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">16,735</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">44,489</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">25,038</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">432,368</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">381,271</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company retains a significant portion of the insurance risks associated with workers’ compensation, employee health, general, products liability, property and vehicle insurance. A portion of these self-insured losses is managed through a wholly owned insurance captive. The Company maintains certain levels for stop-loss coverage for each self-insured plan in order to limit its liability for large claims. The limits are per claim and are $1.5 million for workers’ compensation and property, $0.5 million for employee health, and $1.0 million for general, products liability, and vehicle. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note D — Income Taxes</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The provision for income tax expense consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Current: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Federal </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">397,062</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">303,929</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">285,516</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">State </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34,155</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">26,450</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20,516</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">431,217</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">330,379</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">306,032</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Federal </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,831</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">46,809</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,997</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">State </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,192</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(491</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,754</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(9,023</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">46,318</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">59,751</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income tax expense </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">422,194</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">376,697</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">365,783</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate of 35% to income before income taxes is as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Federal tax at statutory U.S. income tax rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">35.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">35.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">35.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">State income taxes, net </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">1.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">1.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">1.8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(0.2</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(0.2</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(0.5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Effective tax rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">36.4</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">36.4</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">36.3</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred tax assets: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Domestic net operating loss and credit carryforwards </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">25,781</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">23,119</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Foreign net operating loss and credit carryforwards </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,369</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Insurance reserves </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20,400</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,769</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued benefits </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">50,991</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">32,976</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Pension </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34,965</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">26,273</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34,764</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">35,836</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Total deferred tax assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">166,901</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">134,342</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Less: Valuation allowances </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(7,085</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(7,116</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">159,816</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">127,226</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred tax liabilities: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Property and equipment </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(35,714</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(36,472</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Inventory </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(205,000</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(192,715</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(19,850</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(14,840</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(260,564</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(244,027</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net deferred tax liability </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(100,748</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(116,801</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Deferred taxes are not provided for temporary differences of approximately $91.1 million at August 28, 2010, and $47.1 million of August 29, 2009, representing earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries that are intended to be permanently reinvested. Computation of the potential deferred tax liability associated with these undistributed earnings and other basis differences is not practicable. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">At August 28, 2010, and August 29, 2009, the Company had deferred tax assets of $8.2 million and $8.4 million from federal tax operating losses (“NOLs”) of $23.4 million and $24.0 million, and deferred tax assets of $1.6 million and $1.3 million from state tax NOLs of $35.5 million and $24.6 million, respectively. At August 28, 2010, the Company had no deferred tax assets from Non-U.S. NOLs. At August 29, 2009, the Company had deferred tax assets of $1.3 million from Non-U.S. NOLs of $3.3 million. The federal and state NOLs expire between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2025. At August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009, the Company had a valuation allowance of $6.8 million and $6.8 million, respectively, for certain federal and state NOLs resulting primarily from annual statutory usage limitations. At August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009, the Company had deferred tax assets of $16.0 million and $13.5 million, respectively, for federal, state, and Non-U.S. income tax credit carryforwards. Certain tax credit carryforwards have no expiration date and others will expire in fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2030. At August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009, the Company had a valuation allowance of $0.3 million and $0.3 million for credits subject to such expiration periods, respectively. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">ASC Topic 740 (formerly FASB Statement No. 109, <i>Accounting for Income Taxes</i>, and FASB Interpretation No. 48, <i>Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109</i>) prescribes a recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements and provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition issues. The adoption of portions of ASC Topic 740 resulted in a decrease to the beginning balance of retained earnings of $26.9 million during fiscal 2008. Including this cumulative effect amount, the liability recorded for total unrecognized tax benefits upon adoption at August 26, 2007, was $49.2 million. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Beginning balance </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">44,192</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">40,759</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Additions based on tax positions related to the current year </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">16,802</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,511</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Additions for tax positions of prior years </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,125</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,567</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Reductions for tax positions of prior years </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(6,390</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,679</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Reductions due to settlements </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(16,354</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,519</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Reductions due to statue of limitations </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,821</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,447</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ending balance </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">38,554</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">44,192</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Included in the August 28, 2010, balance is $16.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would reduce the Company’s effective tax rate. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company accrues interest on unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Penalties, if incurred, would be recognized as a component of income tax expense. The Company had $7.9 million and $12.4 million accrued for the payment of interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits at August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009, respectively. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The major jurisdictions where the Company files income tax returns are the U.S. and Mexico. With few exceptions, tax returns filed for tax years 2006 through 2009 remain open and subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. The Company is typically engaged in various tax examinations at any given time, both by U.S. federal and state taxing jurisdictions and Mexican tax authorities. As of August 28, 2010, the Company estimates that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by approximately $23.1 million over the next twelve months as a result of tax audit closings, settlements, and the expiration of statutes to examine such returns in various jurisdictions. While the Company believes that it has adequately accrued for possible audit adjustments, the final resolution of these examinations cannot be determined at this time and could result in final settlements that differ from current estimates. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note E — Fair Value Measurements</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Effective August 31, 2008, the Company adopted ASC Topic 820 (formerly FASB Statement No. 157, <i>Fair Value Measurements) </i>which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and expands disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. This standard defines fair value as the price received to transfer an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value by creating a hierarchy of valuation inputs used to measure fair value, and although it does not require additional fair value measurements, it applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><b>Level 1 inputs </b>— unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. An active market for the asset or liability is one in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide ongoing pricing information. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><b>Level 2 inputs </b>— inputs other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rate curves and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, credit risk and default rates. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><b>Level 3 inputs </b>— unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 28, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other current assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,307</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">4,996</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">16,303</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other long-term assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">47,725</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,673</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">56,398</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued expenses and other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,979</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,979</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">59,032</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">23,648</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">82,680</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 29, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other current assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,915</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,915</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other long-term assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">58,123</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">58,123</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">70,038</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">70,038</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">At August 28, 2010, the fair value measurement amounts for assets and liabilities recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet consisted of short-term marketable securities of $16.3 million, which are included within other current assets, long-term marketable securities of $56.4 million, which are included in other long-term assets, and cash flow hedging instruments of $10.0 million, which are included within accrued expenses and other. The Company’s marketable securities are typically valued at the closing price in the principal active market as of the last business day of the quarter or through the use of other market inputs relating to the securities, including benchmark yields and reported trades. Reference “Note H — Derivative Financial Instruments” for further information on how the Company’s cash flow hedges are valued. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The fair value of the Company’s debt is disclosed in “Note I — Financing” and the fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets are disclosed in “Note L — Pension and Savings Plans”. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note F — Marketable Securities</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company’s basis for determining the cost of a security sold is the “Specific Identification Model”. Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 28, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Amortized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Cost</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Basis</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Gains</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Corporate securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">28,707</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">490</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">29,196</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Government bonds </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,560</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">283</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,843</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Mortgage-backed securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,603</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">192</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,795</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Asset-backed securities and other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,831</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">47</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(11</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,867</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">71,701</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,012</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(12</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">72,701</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 29, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Amortized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Cost</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Basis</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Gains</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Losses</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Corporate securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">28,302</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">654</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">28,951</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Government bonds </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,199</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">283</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,482</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Mortgage-backed securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,772</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">366</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(119</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">15,019</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Asset-backed securities and other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,589</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">207</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(210</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,586</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">68,862</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,510</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(334</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">70,038</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The debt securities held at August 28, 2010, had effective maturities ranging from less than one year to approximately 3 years. The Company did not realize any material gains or losses on its marketable securities during fiscal 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company holds two securities that are in an unrealized loss position of approximately $12 thousand at August 28, 2010. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments until recovery of fair value or maturity, and does not deem the investments to be impaired on an other than temporary basis. In evaluating whether the securities are deemed to be impaired on an other than temporary basis, the Company considers factors such as the duration and severity of the loss position, the credit worthiness of the investee, the term to maturity and our intent and ability to hold the investments until maturity or until recovery of fair value. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note G — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes certain adjustments to pension liabilities, foreign currency translation adjustments, certain activity for interest rate swaps that qualify as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="28%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Unrealized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Loss (Gain)</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Net Loss</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Reclassification</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Pension</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Foreign</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>on</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>(Gain) on</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>of Net Gains on</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Liability</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Currency</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Marketable</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Outstanding</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Derivatives into</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Other</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Adjustments,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Translation</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Securities,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Derivatives,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Earnings, net of</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Comprehensive</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b><i>(in thousands)</i></b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>net of taxes</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Adjustments</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>net of taxes</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>net of taxes</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>taxes</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Loss</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at August 30, 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">4,270</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,798</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(186</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,744</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(4,491</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">4,135</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fiscal 2009 activity </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">46,945</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">43,655</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(568</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,744</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">612</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">87,900</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at August 29, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,215</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">45,453</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(754</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,879</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">92,035</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fiscal 2010 activity </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,144</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(705</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">104</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,278</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">612</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,433</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">59,359</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">44,748</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(650</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,278</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(3,267</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">106,468</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The fiscal 2009 pension adjustment of $46.9 million reflects actuarial losses not yet reflected in the periodic pension cost caused primarily by the significant losses on pension assets in fiscal 2009. The foreign currency translation adjustment of $43.7 million during fiscal 2009 was attributable to the weakening of the Mexican Peso against the US Dollar, which as of August 29, 2009, had decreased by approximately 30% when compared to August 30, 2008. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note H — Derivative Financial Instruments</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Cash Flow Hedges</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company periodically uses derivatives to hedge exposures to interest rates. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes. For transactions that meet the hedge accounting criteria, the Company formally designates and documents the instrument as a hedge at inception and quarterly thereafter assesses the hedges to ensure they are effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the underlying exposures. Derivatives are recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value, determined using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. In accordance with ASC Topic 815 (formerly FASB Statement No. 133, <i>Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities </i>and FASB Statement No. 161, <i>Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities</i>), the effective portion of a financial instrument’s change in fair value is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss for derivatives that quality as cash flow hedges and any ineffective portion of an instrument’s change in fair value is recognized in earnings. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">At August 28, 2010, the Company held two forward starting swaps, each with a notional amount of $150 million. These agreements, which expire in November 2010, are cash flow hedges used to hedge the exposure to variability in future cash flows resulting from changes in variable interest rates relating to anticipated debt transactions. The fixed rates of the hedges are 3.15% and 3.13% and are benchmarked based on the 3-month London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). It is expected that upon settlement of the agreements, the realized gain or loss will be deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified to interest expense over the life of the underlying debt. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">At August 28, 2010, the Company had $6.3 million, net of tax, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to net unrealized losses associated with these derivatives. For the fiscal year ended August 28, 2010, the Company’s forward starting swaps were determined to be highly effective, and no ineffective portion was recognized in earnings. The fair values of the interest rate hedge instruments at August 28, 2010 was a liability of $10.0 million recorded within the accrued expenses and other caption in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During 2009, the Company was party to an interest rate swap agreement related to its $300 million term floating rate loan, which bore interest based on the three month LIBOR and matured in December 2009. Under this agreement, which was accounted for as a cash flow hedge, the interest rate on the term loan was effectively fixed for its entire term at 4.4% and effectiveness was measured each reporting period. During August 2009, the Company elected to prepay, without penalty, the entire $300 million term loan. The outstanding liability associated with the interest rate swap totaled $3.6 million, and was immediately expensed in earnings upon termination. The Company recognized $5.9 million as increases to interest expense during 2009 related to payments associated with the interest rate swap agreement prior to its termination. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">At August 28, 2010, the Company had $3.3 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to net realized gains associated with terminated interest derivatives, which were designated as hedges. Net gains are amortized into earnings over the remaining life of the associated debt. For the fiscal years ended August 28, 2010, and August 29, 2009, the Company reclassified $612 thousand of net gains from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense in each year. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Derivatives not designated as Hedging Instruments</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company is dependent upon diesel fuel to operate its vehicles used in the Company’s distribution network to deliver parts to its stores and unleaded fuel for delivery of parts from its stores to its commercial customers or other stores. Fuel is not a material component of the Company’s operating costs; however, the Company attempts to secure fuel at the lowest possible cost and to reduce volatility in its operating costs. Because unleaded and diesel fuel include transportation costs and taxes, there are limited opportunities to hedge this exposure directly. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company had no fuel hedges during fiscal 2010. During fiscal year 2009, the Company used a derivative financial instrument based on the Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygen Blending index to economically hedge the commodity cost associated with its unleaded fuel. The fuel swap did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and was executed to economically hedge a portion of unleaded fuel purchases. The notional amount of the contract was 2.5 million gallons and terminated August 31, 2009. The loss on the fuel contract for fiscal 2009 was $2.3 million. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note I — Financing</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.75% Senior Notes due November 2010, effective interest rate of 4.17% </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">199,300</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">199,300</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5.875% Senior Notes due October 2012, effective interest rate of 6.33% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">300,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">300,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.375% Senior Notes due June 2013, effective interest rate of 5.65% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">200,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">200,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">6.5% Senior Notes due January 2014, effective interest rate of 6.63% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5.75% Senior Notes due January 2015, effective interest rate of 5.89% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5.5% Senior Notes due November 2015, effective interest rate of 4.86% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">300,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">300,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">6.95% Senior Notes due June 2016, effective interest rate of 7.09% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">200,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">200,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">7.125% Senior Notes due August 2018, effective interest rate of 7.28% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">250,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">250,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 0.4% at August 28, 2010, and 0.5% at August 29, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">433,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">277,600</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,882,300</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,726,900</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As of August 28, 2010, the commercial paper borrowings and the 4.75% Senior Notes due November 2010 mature in the next twelve months but are classified as long-term in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, as the Company has the ability and intent to refinance them on a long-term basis. Specifically, excluding the effect of commercial paper borrowings, the Company had $792.4 million of availability under its $800 million revolving credit facility, expiring in July 2012 that would allow it to replace these short-term obligations with long-term financing. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In addition to the long-term debt discussed above, the Company had $26.2 million of short-term borrowings that are scheduled to mature in the next twelve months as of August 28, 2010. The short-term borrowings are unsecured, peso denominated borrowings and accrue interest at 5.69% as of August 28, 2010. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In July 2009, the Company terminated its $1.0 billion revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to expire in fiscal 2010, and replaced it with an $800 million revolving credit facility. This credit facility is available to primarily support commercial paper borrowings, letters of credit and other short-term unsecured bank loans. This facility expires in July 2012, may be increased to $1.0 billion at AutoZone’s election and subject to bank credit capacity and approval, may include up to $200 million in letters of credit, and may include up to $100 million in capital leases each fiscal year. After reducing the available balance by commercial paper borrowings and certain outstanding letters of credit, the Company had $331.1 million in available capacity under this facility at August 28, 2010. Under the revolving credit facility, the Company may borrow funds consisting of Eurodollar loans or base rate loans. Interest accrues on Eurodollar loans at a defined Eurodollar rate (defined as LIBOR) plus the applicable percentage, which could range from 150 basis points to 450 basis points, depending upon the senior unsecured (non-credit enhanced) long-term debt rating of the Company. Interest accrues on base rate loans at the prime rate. The Company also has the option to borrow funds under the terms of a swingline loan subfacility. The credit facility expires in 2012. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The revolving credit agreement requires that the Company’s consolidated interest coverage ratio as of the last day of each quarter shall be no less than 2.50:1. This ratio is defined as the ratio of (i) consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and rents to (ii) consolidated interest expense plus consolidated rents. The Company’s consolidated interest coverage ratio as of August 28, 2010 was 4.27:1. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In June 2010, the Company entered into a letter of credit facility that allows the Company to request the participating bank to issue letters of credit on the Company’s behalf up to an aggregate amount of $100 million. The letter of credit facility is in addition to the letters of credit that may be issued under the revolving credit facility. As of August 28, 2010, the Company has $100.0 million in letters of credit outstanding under the letter of credit facility, which expires in June 2013. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During August 2009, the Company elected to prepay, without penalty, a $300 million bank term loan entered in December 2004, and subsequently amended. The term loan facility provided for a term loan, which consisted of, at the Company’s election, base rate loans, Eurodollar loans or a combination thereof. The entire unpaid principal amount of the term loan would be due and payable in full on December 23, 2009, when the facility was scheduled to terminate. Interest accrued on base rate loans at a base rate per annum equal to the higher of the prime rate or the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%. The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement on December 29, 2004, to effectively fix, based on current debt ratings, the interest rate of the term loan at 4.4%. The outstanding liability associated with the interest rate swap totaled $3.6 million, and was expensed in operating, selling, general and administrative expenses upon termination of the hedge in fiscal 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">On July 2, 2009, the Company issued $500 million in 5.75% Senior Notes due 2015 under the Company’s shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2008 (the “Shelf Registration”). In addition, on August 4, 2008, the Company issued $500 million in 6.50% Senior Notes due 2014 and $250 million in 7.125% Senior Notes due 2018 under the Shelf Registration. The Shelf Registration allows the Company to sell an indeterminate amount in debt securities to fund general corporate purposes, including repaying, redeeming or repurchasing outstanding debt and for working capital, capital expenditures, new store openings, stock repurchases and acquisitions. In fiscal 2009, the Company used the proceeds from the issuance of debt to repay outstanding commercial paper indebtedness, to prepay our $300 million term loan in August 2009 and for general corporate purposes. Proceeds from the debt issuance in fiscal 2008 were used to repay outstanding commercial paper indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The 5.75% Senior Notes issued in July, 2009, and the 6.50% and 7.125% Senior Notes issued during August 2008 (collectively, the “Notes”), are subject to an interest rate adjustment if the debt ratings assigned to the Notes are downgraded. They also contain a provision that repayment of the Notes may be accelerated if AutoZone experiences a change in control (as defined in the agreements). The Company’s borrowings under the Company’s other senior notes arrangements contain minimal covenants, primarily restrictions on liens. Under the Company’s revolving credit facility, covenants include limitations on total indebtedness, restrictions on liens, a minimum coverage ratio and a change of control provision that may require acceleration of the repayment obligations under certain circumstances. All of the repayment obligations under the Company’s borrowing arrangements may be accelerated and come due prior to the scheduled payment date if covenants are breached or an event of default occurs. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As of August 28, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its borrowing arrangements. All of the Company’s debt is unsecured. Scheduled maturities of long-term debt are as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="86%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Scheduled</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Maturities</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">632,300</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thereafter </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">750,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,882,300</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The fair value of the Company’s debt was estimated at $3.182 billion as of August 28, 2010, and $2.853 billion as of August 29, 2009, based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates available to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. Such fair value is greater than the carrying value of debt by $273.5 million and $126.5 million at August 28, 2010 and August 29, 2009, respectively. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note J — Interest Expense</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Net interest expense consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest expense </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">162,628</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">147,504</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">121,843</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest income </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,626</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,887</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,785</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capitalized interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,093</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,301</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,313</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">158,909</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">142,316</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">116,745</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note K — Stock Repurchase Program</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During 1998, the Company announced a program permitting the Company to repurchase a portion of its outstanding shares not to exceed a dollar maximum established by the Company’s Board of Directors. The program was last amended on June 15, 2010 to increase the repurchase authorization to $8.9 billion from $8.4 billion. From January 1998 to August 28, 2010, the Company has repurchased a total of 121.7 million shares at an aggregate cost of $8.7 billion. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The following table summarizes our share repurchase activity for the following fiscal years: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amount </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,123,655</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,300,002</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">849,196</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Shares </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,376</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,313</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,802</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">On September 28, 2010, the Board of Directors voted to increase the authorization by $500 million to raise the cumulative share repurchase authorization from $8.9 billion to $9.4 billion. From August 29, 2010 to October 25, 2010, the Company repurchased approximately 800 thousand shares for $185.9 million. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note L — Pension and Savings Plans</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Prior to January 1, 2003, substantially all full-time employees were covered by a defined benefit pension plan. The benefits under the plan were based on years of service and the employee’s highest consecutive five-year average compensation. On January 1, 2003, the plan was frozen. Accordingly, pension plan participants will earn no new benefits under the plan formula and no new participants will join the pension plan. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">On January 1, 2003, the Company’s supplemental defined benefit pension plan for certain highly compensated employees was also frozen. Accordingly, plan participants will earn no new benefits under the plan formula and no new participants will join the pension plan. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">ASC Topic 715 (formerly SFAS No. 158, <i>Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)</i>) requires plan sponsors of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans to recognize the funded status of their postretirement benefit plans in the statement of financial position, measure the fair value of plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the fiscal year-end statement of financial position, and provide additional disclosures. The Company adopted the recognition and disclosure provisions of ASC Topic 715 on August 25, 2007 and adopted the measurement provisions of the standard on August 31, 2008. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company has recognized the unfunded status of the defined pension plans in its Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represents the difference between the fair value of pension plan assets and the projected benefit obligations of its defined benefit pension plans. The net unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service costs are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. These amounts will be subsequently recognized as net periodic pension expense pursuant to the Company’s historical accounting policy for amortizing such amounts. Further, actuarial gains and losses that arise in subsequent periods and are not recognized as net periodic pension expense in the same periods will be recognized as a component of other comprehensive income. Those amounts will be subsequently recognized as a component of net periodic pension expense on the same basis as the amounts previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company’s investment strategy for pension plan assets is to utilize a diversified mix of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios to earn a long-term investment return that meets the Company’s pension plan obligations. The pension plan assets are invested primarily in listed securities, and the pension plans hold only a minimal investment in AutoZone common stock that is entirely at the discretion of third-party pension fund investment managers. The Company’s largest holding classes, U.S. equities and fixed income bonds, are each invested with multiple managers, each holding diversified portfolios with complementary styles and holdings. Accordingly, the Company does not have any significant concentrations of risk in particular securities, issuers, sectors, industries or geographic regions. Alternative investment strategies, including private real estate, are in the process of being liquidated and constitute less than 10% of the pension plan assets. The Company’s investment managers are prohibited from using derivatives for speculative purposes and are not permitted to use derivatives to leverage a portfolio. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for investments measured at fair value: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>U.S., international, emerging, and high yield equities — </i>These investments are commingled funds and are valued using the net asset values, which are determined by valuing investments at the closing price or last trade reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded. These investments are subject to annual audits. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Alternative investments — </i>This category represents a hedge fund of funds made up of 17 different hedge fund managers diversified over 9 different hedge strategies. The fair value of the hedge fund of funds is determined using valuations provided by the third party administrator for each of the underlying funds. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Real estate — </i>The valuation of these investments requires significant judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, the inherent lack of liquidity and the long-term nature of such assets. These investments are valued based upon recommendations of our investment manager incorporating factors such as contributions and distributions, market transactions, and market comparables. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Fixed income securities — </i>The fair values of corporate, U.S. government securities and other fixed income securities are estimated by using bid evaluation pricing models or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Cash and cash equivalents — </i>These investments include cash equivalents valued using exchange rates provided by an industry pricing vendor and commingled funds valued using the net asset value. These investments also include cash. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The fair values of investments by level and asset category and the weighted-average asset allocations of the Company’s pension plans at the measurement date are presented in the following table: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="28%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="24" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 28, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Asset Allocation</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value Hierarchy</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Actual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Target</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">U.S. equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">33,445</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">28.5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">35.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">33,445</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">International equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,049</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20.5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">25.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,049</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Emerging equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,431</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,431</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">High yield equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,604</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,604</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Alternative investments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,348</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3.7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,348</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Real estate </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,348</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,348</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed income securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,131</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,131</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash and cash equivalents </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,887</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,887</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">117,243</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">105,547</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,696</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="28%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="24" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 29, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Asset Allocation</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value Hierarchy</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Actual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Target</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">U.S. equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">20,321</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">17.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">22.5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">20,321</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">International equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">41,959</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">36.4</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">28.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">28,678</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">13,281</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Emerging equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,765</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,765</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">High yield equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Alternative investments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">27,314</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">23.7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">30.5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">27,314</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Real estate </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,457</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,457</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed income securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash and cash equivalents </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,497</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,497</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">115,313</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">65,261</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">13,281</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">36,771</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The change in fair value of Level 3 assets that use significant unobservable inputs is presented in the following table: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="86%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Assets</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Beginning balance — August 29, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">36,771</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Actual return on plan assets: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Assets held at August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">367</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Assets sold during the year </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,446</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Sales and settlements </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(26,888</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ending balance — August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,696</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The following table sets forth the plans’ funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">185,590</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">156,674</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,315</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,647</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Actuarial losses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,986</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">23,637</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4,355</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,368</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefit obligations at end of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">211,536</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">185,590</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Change in Plan Assets:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">115,313</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">160,898</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Actual return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,273</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(40,235</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Employer contributions </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">12</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4,355</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,368</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fair value of plan assets at end of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">117,243</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">115,313</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Amount Recognized in the Statement of Financial Position:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Current liabilities </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(12</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(17</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Long-term liabilities </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(94,281</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(70,260</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net amount recognized </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(94,293</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(70,277</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Amount Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and not yet reflected in Net Periodic Benefit Cost:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net actuarial loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(94,293</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(70,277</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accumulated other comprehensive loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(94,293</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(70,277</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Amount Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and not yet reflected in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and expected to be amortized in next year’s Net Periodic Benefit Cost:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net actuarial loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(10,252</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(8,354</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amount recognized </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(10,252</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(8,354</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Net periodic benefit expense (income) consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,315</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,647</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">9,962</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(9,045</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(12,683</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(13,036</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">99</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Recognized net actuarial losses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,135</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">73</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">97</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net periodic benefit expense (income) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,405</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(1,903</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(2,878</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The actuarial assumptions used in determining the projected benefit obligation include the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><i> </i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Weighted average discount rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.25</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.24</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.90</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">8.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">8.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">8.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As the plan benefits are frozen, increases in future compensation levels no longer impact the calculation and there is no service cost. The discount rate is determined as of the measurement date and is based on the calculated yield of a portfolio of high-grade corporate bonds with cash flows that generally match the Company’s expected benefit payments in future years. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on the historical relationships between the investment classes and the capital markets, updated for current conditions. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company makes annual contributions in amounts at least equal to the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Company contributed approximately $12 thousand to the plans in fiscal 2010, $18 thousand to the plans in fiscal 2009 and $1.3 million to the plans in fiscal 2008. The Company expects to contribute approximately $3 million to the plan in fiscal 2011; however, a change to the expected cash funding may be impacted by a change in interest rates or a change in the actual or expected return on plan assets. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Based on current assumptions about future events, benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows for each of the following fiscal years. Actual benefit payments may vary significantly from the following estimates: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="86%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Benefit</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Payments</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,907</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,581</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,281</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,910</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,544</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2016 – 2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">52,047</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company has a 401(k) plan that covers all domestic employees who meet the plan’s participation requirements. The plan features include Company matching contributions, immediate 100% vesting of Company contributions and a savings option up to 25% of qualified earnings. The Company makes matching contributions, per pay period, up to a specified percentage of employees’ contributions as approved by the Board of Directors. The Company made matching contributions to employee accounts in connection with the 401(k) plan of $11.7 million in fiscal 2010, $11.0 million in fiscal 2009 and $10.8 million in fiscal 2008. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note M — Leases</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company leases some of its retail stores, distribution centers, facilities, land and equipment, including vehicles. Most of these leases are operating leases and include renewal options, at the Company’s election, and some include options to purchase and provisions for percentage rent based on sales. Rental expense was $195.6 million in fiscal 2010, $181.3 million in fiscal 2009, and $165.1 million in fiscal 2008. Percentage rentals were insignificant. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company has a fleet of vehicles used for delivery to its commercial customers and travel for members of field management. The majority of these vehicles are held under capital lease. At August 28, 2010, the Company had capital lease assets of $85.8 million, net of accumulated amortization of $20.4 million, and capital lease obligations of $88.3 million, of which $21.9 million is classified as accrued expenses and other as it represents the current portion of these obligations. At August 29, 2009, the Company had capital lease assets of $53.9 million, net of accumulated amortization of $25.4 million, and capital lease obligations of $54.8 million, of which $16.7 million was classified as accrued expenses and other. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company records rent for all operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including any reasonably assured renewal periods and the period of time prior to the lease term that the Company is in possession of the leased space for the purpose of installing leasehold improvements. Differences between recorded rent expense and cash payments are recorded as a liability in accrued expenses and other and other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred rent approximated $67.6 million on August 28, 2010, and $59.5 million on August 29, 2009. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases and capital leases were as follows at the end of fiscal 2010: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Operating</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Capital</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Leases</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Leases</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">196,291</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">21,947</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">187,085</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,013</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">170,858</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20,819</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">151,287</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">16,971</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">133,549</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,995</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thereafter </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">900,977</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total minimum payments required </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,740,047</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">92,745</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 0px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Less: Interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4,465</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Present value of minimum capital lease payments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">88,280</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In connection with the Company’s December 2001 sale of the TruckPro business, the Company subleased some properties to the purchaser for an initial term of not less than 20 years. The Company’s remaining aggregate rental obligation at August 28, 2010 of $20.5 million is included in the above table, but the obligation is entirely offset by the sublease rental agreement. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note N — Commitments and Contingencies</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Construction commitments, primarily for new stores, totaled approximately $15.8 million at August 28, 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company had $107.6 million in outstanding standby letters of credit and $23.7 million in surety bonds as of August 28, 2010, which all have expiration periods of less than one year. A substantial portion of the outstanding standby letters of credit (which are primarily renewed on an annual basis) and surety bonds are used to cover reimbursement obligations to our workers’ compensation carriers. There are no additional contingent liabilities associated with these instruments as the underlying liabilities are already reflected in the consolidated balance sheet. The standby letters of credit and surety bonds arrangements have automatic renewal clauses. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note O — Litigation</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">AutoZone, Inc. is a defendant in a lawsuit entitled “Coalition for a Level Playing Field, L.L.C., et al., v. AutoZone, Inc. et al.,” filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in October 2004. The case was filed by more than 200 plaintiffs, which are principally automotive aftermarket warehouse distributors and jobbers, against a number of defendants, including automotive aftermarket retailers and aftermarket automotive parts manufacturers. In the amended complaint, the plaintiffs allege, <i>inter alia</i>, that some or all of the automotive aftermarket retailer defendants have knowingly received, in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act (the “Act”), from various of the manufacturer defendants benefits such as volume discounts, rebates, early buy allowances and other allowances, fees, inventory without payment, sham advertising and promotional payments, a share in the manufacturers’ profits, benefits of pay on scan purchases, implementation of radio frequency identification technology, and excessive payments for services purportedly performed for the manufacturers. Additionally, a subset of plaintiffs alleges a claim of fraud against the automotive aftermarket retailer defendants based on discovery issues in a prior litigation involving similar claims under the Act. In the prior litigation, the discovery dispute, as well as the underlying claims, was decided in favor of AutoZone and the other automotive aftermarket retailer defendants who proceeded to trial, pursuant to a unanimous jury verdict which was affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In the current litigation, plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages (including statutory trebling), attorneys’ fees, and a permanent injunction prohibiting the aftermarket retailer defendants from inducing and/or knowingly receiving discriminatory prices from any of the aftermarket manufacturer defendants and from opening up any further stores to compete with plaintiffs as long as defendants allegedly continue to violate the Act. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In an order dated September 7, 2010 and issued on September 16, 2010, the court granted motions to dismiss all claims against AutoZone and its co-defendant competitors and suppliers.  Based on the record in the prior litigation, the court dismissed with prejudice all overlapping claims – that is, those covering the same time periods covered by the prior litigation and brought by the judgment plaintiffs in the prior litigation. The court also dismissed with prejudice the plaintiffs’ attempt to revisit discovery disputes from the prior litigation.  Further, with respect to the other claims under the Act, the Court found that the factual statements contained in the complaint fall short of what would be necessary to support a plausible inference of unlawful price discrimination.  Finally, the court held that the AutoZone pay-on-scan program is a difference in non-price terms that are not governed by the Act.  The court ordered the case closed, but also stated that “in an abundance of caution the Court [was] defer[ring] decision on whether to grant leave to amend to allow plaintiff an opportunity to propose curative amendments.” Without moving for leave to amend their complaint for a third time, four plaintiffs filed a Third Amended and Supplemental Complaint (the “Third Amended Complaint”) on October 18, 2010. The Third Amended Complaint repeats and expands certain allegations from previous complaints, asserting two claims under the Act, but states that all other plaintiffs have withdrawn their claims, and that, <i>inter alia</i>, Chief Auto Parts, Inc. has been dismissed as a defendant.  The court set no specific procedure for further response or motion by the defendants.  The Company anticipates that the defendants, including AutoZone, will request that the court reject the Third Amended Complaint and/or will seek to have it dismissed. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company believes this suit to be without merit and is vigorously defending against it. The Company is unable to estimate a loss or possible range of loss. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company currently, and from time to time, is involved in various other legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of its business. Although the amount of liability that may result from these other proceedings cannot be ascertained, the Company does not currently believe that, in the aggregate, these matters will result in liabilities material to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. </div> </div>

<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note P — Segment Reporting</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company’s two operating segments (Domestic Auto Parts and Mexico) have been aggregated as one reportable segment: Auto Parts Stores. The criteria the Company used to identify the reportable segment are primarily the nature of the products the Company sells and the operating results that are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about the resources to be allocated to the business units and to assess performance. The accounting policies of the Company’s reportable segment are the same as those described in Note A. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Auto Parts Stores segment is a retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories through the Company’s 4,627 stores in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-automotive products. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The “Other” category reflects business activities that are not separately reportable, including ALLDATA which produces, sells and maintains diagnostic and repair information software used in the automotive repair industry, and e-Commerce, which includes direct sales to customers through www.autozone.com. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company evaluates its reportable segment primarily on the basis of net sales and segment profit, which is defined as gross profit. During fiscal 2009, the Company reassessed and revised its reportable segment to exclude ALLDATA and e-Commerce from the newly designated Auto Parts Stores reporting segment. Previously, these immaterial business activities had been combined with Auto Parts Stores. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The following table shows segment results for the following fiscal years: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Net Sales:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Auto Parts Stores </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">7,213,753</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,671,939</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,383,697</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">148,865</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">144,885</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">139,009</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">7,362,618</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,816,824</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,522,706</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Segment Profit:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Auto Parts Stores </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3,591,464</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3,296,777</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3,153,703</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">120,280</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">119,672</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">114,358</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Gross profit </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,711,744</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,416,449</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,268,061</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,392,330</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,240,387</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,143,927</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest expense, net </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(158,909</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(142,316</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(116,745</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income before income taxes </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,160,505</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,033,746</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,007,389</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Segment Assets:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Auto Parts Stores </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,531,955</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,279,454</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,239,782</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">39,639</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">38,951</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">17,330</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,571,594</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,318,405</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,257,112</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Capital Expenditures:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Auto Parts Stores </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">307,725</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">260,448</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">238,631</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,675</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,799</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,963</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">315,400</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">272,247</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">243,594</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Sales by Product Grouping:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Failure </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3,145,528</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,816,126</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,707,296</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Maintenance items </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,792,610</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,655,113</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,462,923</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Discretionary </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,275,615</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,200,700</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,213,478</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Auto Parts Stores net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">7,213,753</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,671,939</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,383,697</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Quarterly Summary </b><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><b>(1)</b></sup><br /> (Unaudited) </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Sixteen</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Twelve Weeks Ended</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Weeks Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i> </i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>November 21,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>February 13,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>May 8,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands, except per share data)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><b>(2)</b></sup></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,589,244</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,506,225</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,821,990</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,445,159</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Gross profit </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">799,924</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">753,736</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">923,121</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,234,963</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating profit </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">260,428</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">230,381</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">355,865</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">472,740</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income before income taxes </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">224,088</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">194,072</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">319,032</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">423,313</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">143,300</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">123,333</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">202,745</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">268,933</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Basic earnings per share </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.86</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.19</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5.77</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted earnings per share </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.82</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.46</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.12</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5.66</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Sixteen</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Twelve Weeks Ended</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Weeks Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i> </i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>November 22,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>February 14,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>May 9,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands, except per share data)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><b>(2)</b></sup></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,478,292</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,447,877</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,658,160</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,232,494</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Gross profit </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">741,191</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">719,298</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">832,907</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,123,053</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating profit </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">238,539</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">214,696</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">305,232</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">417,596</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income before income taxes </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">207,373</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">182,789</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">273,750</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">369,834</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">131,371</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">115,864</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">173,689</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">236,126</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Basic earnings per share </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.25</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.05</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3.18</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.49</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted earnings per share </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.23</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.03</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3.13</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.43</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr style="font-size: 10pt"> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="96%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(1)</i></td> <td> </td> <td><i>The sum of quarterly amounts may not equal the annual amounts reported due to rounding and due to per share amounts being computed independently for each quarter while the full year is based on the annual weighted average shares outstanding.</i></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 3pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(2)</i></td> <td> </td> <td><i>The fourth quarter for fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 are based on a 16-week period. All other quarters presented are based on a 12-week period.</i></td> </tr> </table> </div>

<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Vendor Allowances and Advertising Costs: </b>The Company receives various payments and allowances from its vendors through a variety of programs and arrangements. Monies received from vendors include rebates, allowances and promotional funds. The amounts to be received are subject to the terms of the vendor agreements, which generally do not state an expiration date, but are subject to ongoing negotiations that may be impacted in the future based on changes in market conditions, vendor marketing strategies and changes in the profitability or sell-through of the related merchandise. </div>    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Rebates and other miscellaneous incentives are earned based on purchases or product sales and are accrued ratably over the purchase or sale of the related product. These monies are generally recorded as a reduction of inventories and are recognized as a reduction to cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">For arrangements that provide for reimbursement of specific, incremental, identifiable costs incurred by the Company in selling the vendors’ products, the vendor funds are recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which the specific costs were incurred. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense, net of vendor promotional funds, was $65.5 million in fiscal 2010, $72.1 million in fiscal 2009, and $86.2 million in fiscal 2008. Vendor promotional funds, which reduced advertising expense, amounted to $19.6 million in fiscal 2010, $9.7 million in fiscal 2009, and $2.9 in fiscal 2008. </div> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Cost of Sales and Operating, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: </b>The following illustrates the primary costs classified in each major expense category: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Cost of Sales</i> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Total cost of merchandise sold, including:</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="12%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Freight expenses associated with moving merchandise inventories from the Company’s vendors to the distribution centers and to the retail stores</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="12%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Vendor allowances that are not reimbursements for specific, incremental and identifiable costs</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Costs associated with operating the Company’s supply chain, including payroll and benefit costs, warehouse occupancy costs, transportation costs and depreciation</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Inventory shrinkage</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><i>Operating, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses</i> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Payroll and benefit costs for store and store support employees;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Occupancy costs of store and store support facilities;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Depreciation related to retail and store support assets;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Transportation costs associated with commercial deliveries;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Advertising;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Self insurance costs; and</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 10pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Other administrative costs, such as credit card transaction fees, supplies, and travel and lodging</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Warranty Costs: </b>The Company or the vendors supplying its products provides the Company’s customers limited warranties on certain products that range from 30 days to lifetime. In most cases, the Company’s vendors are primarily responsible for warranty claims. Warranty costs relating to merchandise sold under warranty not covered by vendors are estimated and recorded as warranty obligations at the time of sale based on each product’s historical return rate. These obligations, which are often funded by vendor allowances, are recorded as a component of accrued expenses. For vendor allowances that are in excess of the related estimated warranty expense for the vendor’s products, the excess is recorded in inventory and recognized as a reduction to cost of sales as the related inventory is sold. </div> </div>

<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Recent Accounting Pronouncements: </b>In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, <i>Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables</i>, which amends Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605 (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, <i>Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables</i>). This ASU addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements to enable vendors to account for deliverables separately rather than as a combined unit. This ASU will be effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into commencing with the Company’s first fiscal quarter beginning August 29, 2010. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2009-13 to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. </div> </div>

<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">ASC Topic 715 (formerly SFAS No. 158, <i>Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)</i>) requires plan sponsors of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans to recognize the funded status of their postretirement benefit plans in the statement of financial position, measure the fair value of plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the fiscal year-end statement of financial position, and provide additional disclosures. The Company adopted the recognition and disclosure provisions of ASC Topic 715 on August 25, 2007 and adopted the measurement provisions of the standard on August 31, 2008. </div> </div>

<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Remaining</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Contractual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Aggregate</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Number</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Exercise</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Term</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Intrinsic Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>of Shares</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Price</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b><i>( in years)</i></b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b><i>(in thousands)</i></b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Outstanding — August 29, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,095,352</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">98.73</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Granted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">496,580</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">143.49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Exercised </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(683,548</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">79.08</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Canceled </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(34,178</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">116.49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Outstanding — August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,874,206</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">110.93</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.48</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">298,115</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exercisable </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,509,720</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">94.12</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5.08</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">181,970</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected to vest </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,228,037</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">129.53</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.03</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">104,531</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Available for future grants </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,194,942</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>

<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="86%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Scheduled</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Maturities</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">632,300</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">500,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thereafter </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">750,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,882,300</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest expense </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">162,628</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">147,504</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">121,843</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest income </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(2,626</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,887</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,785</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capitalized interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,093</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,301</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,313</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">158,909</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">142,316</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">116,745</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amount </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,123,655</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,300,002</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">849,196</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Shares </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,376</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,313</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,802</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="28%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="24" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 28, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Asset Allocation</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value Hierarchy</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Actual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Target</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">U.S. equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">33,445</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">28.5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">35.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">33,445</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">International equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,049</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20.5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">25.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,049</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Emerging equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,431</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,431</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">High yield equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,604</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,604</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Alternative investments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,348</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3.7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,348</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Real estate </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,348</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,348</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed income securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,131</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,131</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash and cash equivalents </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,887</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,887</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">117,243</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">105,547</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,696</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="28%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="24" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>August 29, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Fair</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Asset Allocation</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value Hierarchy</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Actual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Target</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">U.S. equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">20,321</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">17.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">22.5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">20,321</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">International equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">41,959</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">36.4</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">28.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">28,678</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">13,281</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Emerging equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,765</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,765</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">High yield equities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Alternative investments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">27,314</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">23.7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">30.5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">27,314</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Real estate </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,457</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,457</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed income securities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash and cash equivalents </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,497</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,497</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">115,313</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">65,261</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">13,281</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">36,771</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="86%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Level 3</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Assets</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Beginning balance — August 29, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">36,771</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Actual return on plan assets: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Assets held at August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">367</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Assets sold during the year </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,446</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Sales and settlements </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(26,888</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ending balance — August 28, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,696</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">185,590</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">156,674</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,315</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,647</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Actuarial losses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,986</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">23,637</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4,355</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,368</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefit obligations at end of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">211,536</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">185,590</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Change in Plan Assets:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">115,313</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">160,898</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Actual return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,273</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(40,235</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Employer contributions </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">12</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4,355</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5,368</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fair value of plan assets at end of year </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">117,243</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">115,313</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Amount Recognized in the Statement of Financial Position:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Current liabilities </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(12</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(17</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Long-term liabilities </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(94,281</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(70,260</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net amount recognized </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(94,293</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(70,277</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Amount Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and not yet reflected in Net Periodic Benefit Cost:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net actuarial loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(94,293</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(70,277</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accumulated other comprehensive loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(94,293</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(70,277</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Amount Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and not yet reflected in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and expected to be amortized in next year’s Net Periodic Benefit Cost:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net actuarial loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(10,252</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(8,354</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amount recognized </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(10,252</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(8,354</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,315</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,647</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">9,962</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(9,045</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(12,683</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(13,036</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">99</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Recognized net actuarial losses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,135</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">73</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">97</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net periodic benefit expense (income) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,405</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(1,903</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(2,878</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="58%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Year Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 28,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 29,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>August 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><i> </i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Weighted average discount rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.25</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.24</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.90</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">8.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">8.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">8.00</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="86%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Benefit</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Payments</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,907</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,581</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,281</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,910</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,544</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2016 – 2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">52,047</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>   <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Operating</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Capital</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Leases</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Leases</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">196,291</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">21,947</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">187,085</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24,013</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">170,858</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20,819</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">151,287</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">16,971</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">133,549</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,995</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thereafter </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">900,977</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total minimum payments required </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,740,047</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">92,745</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 0px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Less: Interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(4,465</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Present value of minimum capital lease payments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">88,280</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; 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