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<div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Our earnings before taxes decreased 18% when compared to the same quarter in 2009, and our income tax expense decreased by $110,182, to ($68,636) for the 13-week period ended September 25, 2010, from $41,546 for the 13-week period ended September 26, 2009. The significant decline was due to the impact of one-time items booked in the current quarter. The one-time adjustment of ($114,605) includes the release of uncertain tax position reserves from 2006 to 2008 offset by a settlement for the 2007 tax year in the US and Taiwan surtax expense due to the release of reserves. Without one-time items, we would have reported an effective tax rate of 22% and 20% for the 13-weeks and the 39-weeks weeks ended September 25, 2010, respectively, compared to 16% and 18% for the 13-weeks and 39-weeks ended September 26, 2009, respectively. The increase in the adjusted effective tax rate as compared to the same period in 2009 is largely due to an unfavorable mix of income among taxing jurisdictions.</font></div> </div>9.
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