Bob Ulrich Pleased Quotations

Sales in December were above plan at each of our divisions, ... We are pleased with our overall results for the holiday season.

On balance, we are pleased with our third-quarter results, ... And we believe our strategies position us well to deliver reasonable growth in earnings per share in the fourth quarter.

We are pleased with our performance during this year's holiday season and remain comfortable with our outlook for the year overall.

We are pleased with our first-quarter results, particularly in view of the strength of last year's performance, ... We remain comfortable that we are well-positioned to meet near-term economic and competitive challenges, and deliver reasonable growth in earnings per share for the full year.

We are pleased with our 2005 performance and optimistic that we will continue to deliver profitable market share gains throughout 2006.

We are extremely pleased with our overall results for fiscal 2001, particularly the strength of our fourth quarter,