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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>9. Income Taxes</b>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The effective tax rate for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2011 was 30.9 and 28.3
percent compared to 17.5 and 28.8 percent for the comparable periods in the prior year. The
effective rate for both periods in fiscal 2011 benefited from increased earnings in lower-rate
jurisdictions, including improved European income, some of which was not subject to tax as a result
of the utilization of previously unrecognized operating loss carryforwards. We currently carry
full valuation allowances on these loss carryforwards, thus the recognition of income and the
release of valuation allowance results in no tax expense on the earnings. The effective tax rate
for the six months ended March 31, 2011 also benefited from the first quarter recognition of period
tax benefits of $2.2 million relating principally to the one-time “catch up” associated with the
retroactive reinstatement of the research and development tax credit.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The comparable prior year periods included a favorable period tax benefit in the second quarter of
$6.5 million relating to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits associated with
the resolution of an income tax matter with the IRS.
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