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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">As filed with the Securities and
    Exchange Commission on February&#160;12, 2010</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">No.
    333-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">UNITED STATES </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
    COMMISSION</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington,&#160;D.C.
    20549</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">FORM&#160;S-1</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT
    UNDER</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">THE SECURITIES ACT OF
    1933</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 24pt">rue21, inc.</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Exact name of registrant as
    specified in its charter)</FONT></I>
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    <B>Delaware</B>
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    <B>5600</B>
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    <B>25-1311645</B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(State or other jurisdiction
    of<BR>
    incorporation or organization)</FONT></I>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Primary Standard Industrial<BR>
    Classification Code Number)</FONT></I>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
    Identification No.) </FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">800 Commonwealth Drive</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Suite&#160;100</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Warrendale, Pennsylvania
    15086</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(724)&#160;776-9780</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Address, including zip code,
    and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s
    principal executive offices)</FONT></I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Robert N. Fisch</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">President and Chief Executive
    Officer</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">rue21, inc.</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">800 Commonwealth Drive</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Suite&#160;100</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Warrendale, Pennsylvania
    15086</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(724)&#160;776-9780</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Name, address, including zip
    code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for
    service)</FONT></I>
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    <I><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Copies of all communications,
    including communications sent to agent for service, should be
    sent to:</FONT></I>
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    <B>Joshua N. Korff,&#160;Esq.<BR>
    Jason K. Zachary,&#160;Esq.<BR>
    Kirkland &#038; Ellis LLP<BR>
    601 Lexington Avenue<BR>
    New York, New York 10022<BR>
    (212)&#160;446-4800</B>
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    <B>William F. Gorin,&#160;Esq.<BR>
    Jeffrey D. Karpf,&#160;Esq.<BR>
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen &#038; Hamilton LLP<BR>
    One Liberty Plaza<BR>
    New York, New York 10006<BR>
    (212)&#160;225-2000 </B>
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    <B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
    public:</B> As soon as practicable after this Registration
    Statement becomes effective.
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    If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
    offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
    Rule&#160;415 under the Securities Act, check the following
    box:&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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    If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
    offering pursuant to Rule&#160;462(b) under the Securities Act,
    please check the following box and list the Securities Act
    registration statement number of the earlier effective
    registration statement for the same
    offering.&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
    Rule&#160;462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
    box and list the Securities act registration statement number of
    the earlier effective registration statement for the same
    offering.&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
    Rule&#160;462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
    box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
    the earlier effective registration statement for the same
    offering.&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
    accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
    filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
    &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated
    filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in
    Rule&#160;12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
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    <TD nowrap align="left">    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Large
    accelerated
    filer&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Accelerated
    filer&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>
    </FONT></TD>
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    Non-accelerated
    filer&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#254;</FONT>
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Smaller reporting
    company&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(Do&#160;not&#160;check&#160;if&#160;a&#160;smaller&#160;reporting&#160;company)
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CALCULATION
    OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Title of Each Class of Securities<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Amount to be<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Offering Price<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
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</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Amount of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>to be Registered</B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Registered(1)</B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Per Share(2)</B>
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Offering Price(1)(2)</B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Registration Fee</B>
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    Common Stock, $0.001&#160;par value per share
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    &#160;5,823,097 shares
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    28.63
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    166,715,267
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    11,887
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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    <TD width="98%"></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Includes shares of common stock
    that the underwriters may purchase, including pursuant to the
    option to purchase additional shares, if any, from the selling
    stockholders.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>



<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Estimated solely for the purpose of
    calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the
    high and low prices for the registrant&#146;s common stock on
    February&#160;10, 2010, pursuant to Rule&#160;457(c) under the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <B>The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
    such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
    date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
    specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
    thereafter become effective in accordance with Section&#160;8(a)
    of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration
    Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
    acting pursuant to said Section&#160;8(a), may determine.</B>
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<FONT style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #E8112D">The
information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and
may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This
preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities
and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
state where the offer or sale is not permitted.<BR>
</FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><table style="float: left; position: absolute; z-index: -1; width: 100%; margin-top: 1em">
    <tr><td align="center"><img src="l38812l3881226.gif" alt="(WATERMARK)"></td></tr></table>
    </FONT><B><FONT style="color: #E8112D">Subject to Completion,
    Dated February&#160;12, 2010</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">5,063,563&#160;Shares</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 24pt">rue21, inc.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Common Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, which
    include certain members of our management, are offering all of
    the shares offered hereby and will receive all of the proceeds
    from the offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the
    offering. See &#147;Principal and Selling Stockholders.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    under the symbol &#147;rue.&#148; On February&#160;11, 2010 the
    closing price of our common stock as reported on The NASDAQ
    Global Select Market was $28.57.
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><I>See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page&#160;9 to
    read about factors you should consider before buying shares of
    our common stock.</I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
    securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
    prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
    offense.</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Per Share</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Total</B>
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&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    Public offering price
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Underwriting discount
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholders
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To the extent that the underwriters sell more than
    5,063,563&#160;shares of common stock, the underwriters have the
    option to purchase up to an additional 759,534&#160;shares of
    common stock from certain of the selling stockholders at the
    public offering price less the underwriting discount.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in
    New York, New York on March&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2010.
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">BofA
    Merrill Lynch</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co. </FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    J.P.Morgan</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Barclays Capital</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Piper Jaffray</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <FONT style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Prospectus
    dated&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;,
    2010.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">TABLE OF
    CONTENTS</FONT></B>
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    <B>Page</B>
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    <A HREF='#101'>Prospectus Summary</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    1
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#102'>Risk Factors</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#103'>Forward-Looking Statements</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#104'>Use of Proceeds</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#126'>Market Price of Common Stock</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#105'>Dividend Policy</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    33
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    authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different
    information. The selling stockholders are offering to sell, and
    seeking offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in
    jurisdictions where such offers and sales are permitted. The
    information in this prospectus or a free-writing prospectus is
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    <I>This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in
    this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the
    information that you should consider in making your investment
    decision. You should read the following summary together with
    the entire prospectus, including the more detailed information
    regarding us, the common stock being sold in this offering and
    our financial statements and the related notes appearing
    elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully consider,
    among other things, the matters discussed in the sections
    entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and &#147;Management&#146;s
    Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations&#148; in this prospectus before deciding to invest in
    our common stock. Some of the statements in this prospectus
    constitute forward-looking statements. See &#147;Forward-Looking
    Statements.&#148;</I>
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    <I>Except where the context otherwise requires or where
    otherwise indicated, the terms &#147;rue21,&#148;
    &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; &#147;our
    company&#148; and &#147;our business&#148; refer to rue21, inc.
    and its consolidated subsidiary as a combined entity. Certain
    differences in the numbers in the tables and text throughout
    this prospectus may exist due to rounding.</I>
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    <I>We operate on a fiscal calendar widely used by the retail
    industry that results in a given fiscal year consisting of a 52-
    or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31
    of the following year. For example, references to &#147;fiscal
    year 2009&#148; refer to the fiscal year ended January&#160;30,
    2010 and &#147;fiscal year 2008&#148; refer to the fiscal year
    ended January&#160;31, 2009. Our fiscal year 2006 consisted of a
    53-week period and ended on February&#160;3, 2007.</I>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
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    rue21 is a fast growing specialty apparel retailer offering the
    newest fashion trends for girls and guys at value prices. We
    operate over 500 stores in 43&#160;states. Our merchandise is
    designed to appeal to 11 to 17&#160;year olds who aspire to be
    &#147;21&#148; and adults who want to look and feel
    &#147;21&#148;. We react quickly to market trends and our daily
    shipments to our stores ensure there is always new merchandise
    for our customers to discover. In addition, we offer our own
    brands, such as rue21 etc!, Carbon, tarea and rueKicks, to
    create merchandise excitement and differentiation in our stores.
    The energy in our stores and our focus on customer service,
    combined with our great value products, keep our customers
    returning to us. Through viral marketing and our interactive
    website, we continue to build a rueCommunity with a loyal
    customer base that will drive our growth into the future. The
    company and customer culture we have created invoke only one
    simple thought in the minds of most... <I>Do you rue? I do!</I>
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    We pursue a three-pronged strategy that focuses on
    diversification and growth. The key elements of our strategy are:
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    <I>Diversified Product&#160;&#151; girls, guys, rue21
    etc!</I>&#160;&#160;We offer a broad range of girls and guys
    apparel, accessories, footwear, jewelry and fragrances. Over the
    last few years, we have expanded and developed a number of
    product categories to complement our extensive apparel
    offerings, including rue21 etc!, our girls jewelry and
    accessories category; tarea by rue21, our intimate apparel
    category; Carbon, our guys apparel and accessories category;
    rueKicks, one of our footwear lines; and a full line of
    fragrances for both girls and guys.
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    <I>Flexible Real Estate&#160;&#151; strip centers, regional
    malls, outlet centers.</I>&#160;&#160;As of January&#160;30,
    2010, approximately 52% of our stores were located in strip
    centers, 27% in regional malls and 21% in outlet centers. Our
    stores are located primarily in small- and middle-market
    communities that we believe have been underserved by traditional
    specialty apparel retailers. As a result, we are often the only
    junior and young men&#146;s specialty apparel retailer in such
    communities. In these markets, our limited competition comes
    from large value retailers and department stores.
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    <I>Balanced Growth&#160;&#151; new stores, store conversions,
    comparable store sales.</I>&#160;&#160;We drive sales growth
    through opening new stores, converting existing stores into our
    new, larger rue21 etc! layout and increasing our comparable
    store sales. In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88&#160;new stores
    and converted 26&#160;stores to a larger layout that includes a
    separate rue21 etc!
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store.</FONT>
    In fiscal year 2010, we plan to open 100 new stores and convert
    30 stores to a larger layout that includes a separate rue21 etc!
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    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store.</FONT>
    We believe our merchandising initiatives and new category
    introductions will further enhance our comparable store sales
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    Under the leadership of Bob Fisch, our President and Chief
    Executive Officer, we have experienced consistent growth in net
    sales and net income over the seven prior years. We have
    continued these strong results in recent quarters despite the
    difficult economic environment. Our comparable store sales
    increases were 7.4% in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 and 0.8% in fiscal year 2008. In the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009, our net sales
    were $370.2&#160;million, which represents a 40.7% increase over
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. Our net
    income was $14.3&#160;million in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009, which represents a 77.7% increase over
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. We believe
    our compelling value proposition and trend-right merchandise
    have contributed to our strong operating results.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Competitive Strengths</FONT></B>
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    We attribute our success as a specialty apparel retailer to the
    following competitive strengths:
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    <I>Compelling &#147;fashion meets value&#148;
    proposition.</I>&#160;&#160;We offer the newest fashion for
    girls and guys at prices lower than many other similar apparel
    retailers. Our broad product assortment, ranging from apparel to
    accessories to footwear, enables our customers to create a
    complete look. In addition, we provide our customers with a
    distinctive shopping experience in a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">fun-to-shop</FONT>
    environment, further enhancing our branded value proposition.
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    <I>Flexible, fast-fashion business model.</I>&#160;&#160;Our
    merchandising model allows us to quickly identify and respond to
    trends and bring proven concepts and styles to our stores. Our
    sourcing model is designed to achieve lower cost, faster
    turnaround and lower inventory levels. Our vendor network
    consists of domestic importers and domestic suppliers. Our
    collaborative relationship with our vendors allows us to test
    small quantities of new products in select stores before broadly
    distributing them to our stores which, in turn, reduces markdown
    risk. By carrying the newest styles and regularly updating our
    floor sets, we provide our customers with a reason to frequently
    shop our stores.
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    <I>Presence in locations with limited direct
    competition.</I>&#160;&#160;We focus on small- and middle-market
    communities, which we define as communities with populations
    between 25,000 and 200,000&#160;people, where household incomes
    do not typically support higher-priced retailers. As a result,
    we often are the only junior and young men&#146;s specialty
    apparel retailer in a shopping center and face limited direct
    competition in these communities.
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    <I>Attractive new store economics.</I>&#160;&#160;We operate a
    proven and efficient store model that delivers strong cash flow.
    Not only do our stores provide a distinctive shopping experience
    and compelling merchandise assortment, but with low store
    build-out costs, competitive lease terms and a low-cost
    operating model, our stores also generate a strong return on
    investment. All of our new stores feature our rue21 etc!
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store</FONT>
    layout, showcasing an expanded accessories offering. Our new
    stores average approximately 4,700&#160;square feet, which is
    larger than our historical store layout, and pay back our
    investment in less than one year.
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    <I>Distinct company and customer culture.</I>&#160;&#160;We have
    a strong core culture that emanates from our employees, many of
    whom are high school and college students who live in the
    community and are rue21 customers. Through our viral marketing
    efforts and the support of our online rueCommunity, we bring the
    rue21 culture to our customer base. We believe our culture
    enables us to connect to our employees and customers,
    differentiate our in-store shopping experience and ultimately
    strengthen our brand image and drive customer loyalty.
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    <I>Strong and experienced management team.</I>&#160;&#160;Our
    senior management team has extensive experience across a broad
    range of disciplines in the specialty retail industry, including
    merchandising, real estate, supply chain and finance. Bob Fisch,
    our President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than
    30&#160;years of experience in the apparel industry. Upon
    completion of this offering, our executive officers will own
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    8.8% of our common stock and will own options that will enable
    them to own, in the aggregate, up to 10.1% of our common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Growth Strategy</FONT></B>
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    We believe we are positioned to take advantage of significant
    opportunities to increase net sales and net income. We have
    recently invested significant capital to build the
    infrastructure necessary to support our growth. This investment
    included an upgrade of our distribution facility and related
    systems, which we completed in January&#160;2010. The
    distribution facility can support approximately 1,300 stores.
    Key elements of our growth strategy include the following:
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    <I>Increase Square Footage.</I>&#160;&#160;We intend to drive
    our square footage growth by opening new stores and converting
    existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout. We believe
    there is a significant opportunity to expand our store base from
    535 locations as of January&#160;30, 2010 to more than 1,000
    stores within five years. In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new
    stores and converted 26 stores. In fiscal year 2010, we plan to
    open 100 new stores and convert 30 stores.
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    <I>Drive Comparable Store Sales.</I>&#160;&#160;We seek to
    maximize our comparable store sales by increasing the
    penetration of our diversified product categories, increasing
    our rue21 brand awareness, continuing to provide our distinctive
    store experience and converting existing stores to our larger
    rue21 etc! layout. We believe that our fashionable merchandise
    selections and affordable prices create shopping excitement for
    our customers, increase our brand loyalty and drive sales.
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    <I>Improve Profit Margins.</I>&#160;&#160;We believe we have the
    opportunity to drive margin expansion through scale
    efficiencies, continued cost discipline and changes in
    merchandise mix. We believe our expected strong store growth
    will permit us to take advantage of economies of scale in
    sourcing and to leverage our existing infrastructure, corporate
    overhead and fixed costs. We believe the expansion of our higher
    margin categories, such as accessories and footwear, will
    increase our overall margins over time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    Developments</FONT></B>
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    Management has prepared the estimated net sales, comparable
    store sales and earnings per share data below in good faith
    based upon our internal reporting for the thirteen weeks ended
    January&#160;30, 2010 and fiscal year 2009. The information
    presented below was estimated utilizing significant assumptions
    regarding historical sales return information and inventory
    valuation data. The estimates represent the most current
    information available to management. Such estimates have not
    been subject to our normal financial closing and financial
    statement preparation processes. As a result, our actual
    financial results could be different and those differences could
    be material. The audit of the fiscal year 2009 consolidated
    financial statements by the company&#146;s independent
    registered public accounting firm has not yet been completed. As
    such, the results are subject to change. However, in the opinion
    of management, any adjustments are expected to be of a normal
    and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the
    information presented below. Our consolidated financial
    statements for fiscal year 2009 are not expected to be filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, until
    after this offering is completed.
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    We believe that the recent net sales data and the accompanying
    estimated earning per share range, is important to an
    investor&#146;s understanding of our performance. The net sales
    information presented below for the thirteen weeks ended
    January&#160;30, 2010 and fiscal year 2009 is estimated based
    upon currently available information relating to net sales and
    estimates of sales returns, which are subject to change.
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    For the thirteen weeks ended January&#160;30, 2010, our net
    sales increased 30.4%, or $36.3&#160;million, to
    $155.4&#160;million from $119.1&#160;million for the thirteen
    weeks ended January&#160;31, 2009. This increase in net sales
    was due to an increase of approximately 24% in the number of
    transactions, primarily driven by new store openings and an
    increase of approximately 4% in the average dollar value of
    transactions per store. During the thirteen weeks ended
    January&#160;30, 2010, we opened 3 new stores and closed 2
    stores compared to 17 new stores opened and 1 store closed
    during the thirteen weeks ended January&#160;31, 2009. Our
    comparable store sales increased 8.6% for the thirteen weeks
    ended January&#160;30, 2010 compared to an increase of 11.2% for
    the
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    thirteen weeks ended January&#160;31, 2009. Comparable store
    sales increased by $33.7&#160;million and non-comparable store
    sales increased by $2.6&#160;million for the thirteen weeks
    ended January&#160;30, 2010 as compared to the thirteen weeks
    ended January&#160;31, 2009. There were 417 comparable stores
    and 118 non-comparable stores open at January&#160;30, 2010
    compared to 332 and 117, respectively, at January&#160;31, 2009.
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    In fiscal year 2009, our net sales increased 34.3%, or
    $134.2&#160;million, to $525.6&#160;million from
    $391.4&#160;million in fiscal year 2008. This increase in net
    sales was due to an increase of approximately 33% in the number
    of transactions, primarily driven by new store openings and an
    increase of approximately 1% in the average dollar value of
    transactions per store. During fiscal year 2009, we opened 88
    new stores and closed 2 stores compared to 99 new stores and 2
    store closures in fiscal year 2008. Our comparable store sales
    increased 7.8% in fiscal year 2009 compared to an increase of
    3.7% in fiscal year 2008. Comparable store sales increased by
    $100.5&#160;million and non-comparable store sales increased by
    $33.7&#160;million for fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year
    2008.
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    In fiscal year 2009, net sales of girls apparel, girls
    accessories and guys apparel and accessories represented 56.7%,
    24.3% and 19.0%, respectively, of total net sales compared to
    58.3%, 23.5% and 18.2%, respectively, for fiscal year 2008. For
    fiscal year 2009, the girls accessories and guys apparel and
    accessories categories grew by approximately 39% and 40%,
    respectively. The girls apparel category grew by approximately
    31%. The increase in the guys apparel and accessories category
    as a percentage of net sales was due to management efforts to
    expand the number of items in the guys apparel and accessories
    category.
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    We estimate that diluted earnings per share will be between
    $0.31 and $0.33 for the thirteen weeks ended January&#160;30,
    2010 as compared to $0.20 for the thirteen weeks ended
    January&#160;31, 2009. We estimate diluted earnings per share
    for the fiscal year 2009 will be between $0.95 and $0.97 as
    compared to $0.55 for the fiscal year 2008.
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    Although we are unable at this time to provide any additional
    estimates with respect to our financial position, we have not
    identified any unusual or unique events or trends that occurred
    during the thirteen weeks ended January&#160;30, 2010 which
    might materially affect our results of operations.  We do not
    expect actual sales return data for the thirteen weeks ended
    January&#160;30, 2010 to be different by more than 0.03% from
    the sales return information used, in part, to estimate net
    sales data for the thirteen weeks ended January&#160;30, 2010
    and fiscal year 2009. The final financial results for the
    thirteen weeks ended January&#160;30, 2010&#160;may be different
    from the preliminary estimates we are providing above due to
    completion of quarterly close and review procedures, final
    adjustments and other developments that may arise between now
    and the time the financial results for this period are finalized.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risk
    Factors</FONT></B>
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    We are subject to a number of risks, including risks that may
    prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may
    adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of
    operations, cash flows and prospects. You should carefully
    consider these risks, including the risks discussed in the
    section entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on
    page&#160;9 of this prospectus, before investing in our common
    stock. Risks relating to our business include:
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    we may not be able to effectively identify and respond to
    changing fashion trends and customer preferences in a timely
    manner or at all;
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    we may not be able to execute on our growth strategy because we
    are unable to identify suitable locations to open new stores or
    convert existing stores into our rue21 etc! layout, obtain
    favorable lease terms, attract customers to our stores, hire and
    retain personnel and maintain sufficient levels of cash flow and
    any necessary financing to support our expansion;
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    we may not be able to effectively manage our operations, which
    have grown rapidly, or our future growth;
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    we may not be able to maintain and enhance our brand image,
    which could adversely affect our business;
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    we may not be able to maintain or improve levels of comparable
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    we may lose key personnel, which could adversely impact our
    business;
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    we may face increased competition, which could adversely affect
    our business;&#160;and
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    we rely on key relationships with numerous vendors and we may
    not be able to maintain or add to these relationships by
    identifying vendors that appeal to our customer base or obtain
    sufficient inventory from these vendors to support our growth.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Principal Stockholders</FONT></B>
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    Following completion of this offering, funds advised by Apax
    Partners, L.P. will own approximately 37.1% of our outstanding
    common stock, or 23.8% if the underwriters&#146; option to
    purchase additional shares is fully exercised. Funds advised by
    Apax Partners, L.P. will be able to have a significant effect
    relating to votes over fundamental and significant corporate
    matters and transactions. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Risks
    Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock.&#148;
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    Apax Partners, L.P. is the United States subsidiary of Apax
    Partners LLP. We refer to Apax Partners L.P. and Apax Partners
    LLP together as Apax Partners. Apax Partners is an independent
    global private equity advisory firm with approximately
    $37&#160;billion under management. Funds advised by Apax
    Partners invest in five global growth sectors:
    Retail&#160;&#038; Consumer; Technology&#160;&#038;
    Telecommunications; Media; Healthcare and Financial&#160;&#038;
    Business Services. Apax Partners has an established global
    platform with nine offices in nine countries across three
    continents.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Corporate
    and Other Information</FONT></B>
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    We were originally incorporated in Pennsylvania in October 1976
    and reincorporated in Delaware in November 2009. We changed our
    name to rue21, inc. in May 2003. Our principal executive office
    is located at 800 Commonwealth Drive, Suite&#160;100,
    Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086 and our telephone number is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(724)&#160;776-9780.</FONT>
    Our corporate website address is www.rue21.com. We do not
    incorporate the information contained on, or accessible through,
    our corporate website into this prospectus, and you should not
    consider it part of this prospectus.
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    The trademarks rue21, rue21 etc!, tarea by rue21, Carbon, Carbon
    Black, the CJ logo, CJ Black, rue by rue21, revert eco, sparkle
    rue21, Pink Ice rue21, rueKicks and MetroBlack rue21 are the
    property of rue21, inc. This prospectus contains additional
    trade names, trademarks and service marks of ours and of other
    companies. We do not intend our use or display of other
    companies&#146; trade names, trademarks or service marks to
    imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us
    by, any other companies.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Offering</FONT></B>
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    Common stock offered by the selling stockholders</TD>
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    5,063,563&#160;shares</TD>
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    Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering</TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    24,241,462&#160;shares</TD>
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    Use of proceeds</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from
    this offering and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale
    of shares in this offering. The selling stockholders include
    members of our management. Funds advised by Apax Partners are
    our controlling stockholders and are a selling stockholder in
    this offering. See &#147;Principal and Selling
    Stockholders.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Principal Stockholders</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Upon completion of this offering, funds advised by Apax
    Partners, L.P. will own 37.1% of our common stock.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Dividend policy</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock.
    We currently expect to retain future earnings, if any, for use
    in the operation and expansion of our business and do not
    anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
    Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is limited by
    the covenants of our senior secured credit facility and may be
    further restricted by the terms of any of our future debt or
    preferred securities. See &#147;Dividend Policy.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Risk factors</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
    See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page&#160;9 of this
    prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully
    consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Symbol for trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    &#147;rue.&#148;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    excludes 3,585,000&#160;shares of common stock reserved for
    future grants under our equity compensation plan; and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to
    purchase up to an additional 759,534&#160;shares from certain of
    the selling stockholders to cover their option to purchase
    additional shares.
</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Summary
    Consolidated Financial and Other Data</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth our summary consolidated
    financial and other data for the periods and at the dates
    indicated. The summary consolidated financial data for each of
    the years in the three-year period ended January&#160;31, 2009
    and as of January&#160;31, 2009 have been derived from our
    audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in
    this prospectus. The historical financial data for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008 and
    October&#160;31, 2009 and as of October&#160;31, 2009 have been
    derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
    statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited
    condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared
    on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial
    statements and, in the opinion of our management, reflect all
    adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments,
    necessary for a fair presentation of this data. The results for
    any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results
    that may be expected for a full year. The consolidated financial
    statements for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period
    ended January&#160;31, 2009 and as of the end of each such year
    have been audited.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The historical results presented below are not necessarily
    indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.
    This information should be read in conjunction with &#147;Risk
    Factors,&#148; &#147;Selected Consolidated Financial Data,&#148;
    &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations,&#148; and our consolidated
    financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in
    this prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands, except per share and operating data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Statement of Income Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    225,559
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    296,887
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    391,414
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    272,302
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cost of goods sold(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    150,163
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195,034
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    257,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177,219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    237,733
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    101,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    133,561
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,083
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    132,481
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selling, general and administrative expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,575
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,039
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99,886
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Depreciation and amortization expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,895
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,488
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,070
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Interest expense, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,645
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,520
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,477
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,452
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,920
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,342
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Basic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.39
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.58
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.36
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.35
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.63
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Basic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,782
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,705
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,914
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,894
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,888
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,842
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,814
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,823
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,828
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Operating Data (unaudited)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Sales per gross square foot
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    234
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    236
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    235
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Comparable store sales change(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Number of stores open at end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    534
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total gross square feet at end of period (in thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,095
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,448
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,949
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,869
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,364
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Store conversions during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Capital expenditures (in thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,398
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="71%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>October&#160;31, 2009</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Actual</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Pro Forma</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Balance Sheet Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Working capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,564
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    141,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    179,748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    183,308
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,176
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stockholders&#146; equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,393
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,890
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,626
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Comparable store sales in fiscal
    years 2006 and 2007 are adjusted for the
    53<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">rd</SUP> week

    in fiscal year 2006.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RISK
    FACTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>This offering and an investment in our common stock involve a
    high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks
    described below, together with the financial and other
    information contained in this prospectus, before you decide to
    purchase shares of our common stock. If any of the following
    risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition,
    results of operations, cash flow and prospects could be
    materially and adversely affected. As a result, the trading
    price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all
    or part of your investment in our common stock.</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risks
    Related to Our Business</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    business is highly dependent upon our ability to identify and
    respond to new and changing fashion trends, customer preferences
    and other related factors.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Fashion trends and customer tastes are volatile and can change
    rapidly. Our success depends in large part upon our ability to
    effectively identify and respond to changing fashion trends and
    consumer demands, and to translate market trends into
    appropriate, saleable product offerings in a timely manner. A
    small number of our employees, including our divisional
    merchandise managers, our Senior Vice President and General
    Merchandise Manager and our President and Chief Executive
    Officer, are primarily responsible for performing this analysis
    and making related product purchase decisions. Failure of these
    employees to identify and react appropriately to new and
    changing trends or tastes or to accurately forecast demand for
    certain product offerings could lead to, among other things,
    excess inventories, markdowns and write-offs, which could
    materially adversely affect us and our brand image. Because our
    success depends significantly on our brand image, damage to our
    brand in particular would have a negative impact on us. There
    can be no assurance that our new product offerings will be met
    with the same level of acceptance as our past product offerings
    or that we will be able to adequately and timely respond to the
    preferences of our customers. The failure of any new product
    offerings could have a material adverse effect on our business
    plan, results of operations and financial condition.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    growth strategy depends upon our ability to successfully open
    and operate a significant number of new stores each year in a
    timely and cost-effective manner without affecting the success
    of our existing store base.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our net sales have grown appreciably during the past several
    years, primarily as a result of the opening of new stores. We
    intend to continue to pursue our growth strategy of opening new
    stores for the foreseeable future, and our future operating
    results will depend largely upon our ability to successfully
    open and operate a significant number of new stores each year in
    a timely and cost-effective manner, and to profitably manage a
    significantly larger business. We believe there is a significant
    opportunity to expand our store base from 535 locations as of
    January&#160;30, 2010 to more than 1,000 stores within five
    years. In fiscal year 2010, we plan to open 100 new stores and
    convert 30 stores.
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    Our ability to successfully open and operate new stores depends
    on many factors including, among others, our ability to:
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    identify suitable store locations primarily in strip centers and
    regional malls, the availability of which is largely outside of
    our control;
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    negotiate acceptable lease terms, desired tenant allowances and
    assurances from operators and developers that they can complete
    the project, which depend in part on the financial resources of
    the operators and developers;
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    obtain or maintain adequate capital resources on acceptable
    terms;
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    source sufficient levels of inventory at acceptable costs;
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    hire, train and retain an expanded workforce of store managers
    and other personnel;
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    successfully integrate new stores into our existing control
    structure and operations, including information system
    integration;
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    maintain adequate distribution facility, information system and
    other operational system capabilities;
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    identify and satisfy the merchandise and other preferences of
    our customers in new geographic areas and markets;&#160;and
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    address competitive, merchandising, marketing, distribution and
    other challenges encountered in connection with expansion into
    new geographic areas and markets.
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    In addition, as the number of our stores increases, we may face
    risks associated with market saturation of our product
    offerings. To the extent our new store openings are in markets
    where we have existing stores, we may experience reduced net
    sales in existing stores in those markets. Finally, there can be
    no assurance that any newly opened stores will be received as
    well as, or achieve net sales or profitability levels comparable
    to those of, our existing stores in the time periods estimated
    by us, or at all. If our stores fail to achieve, or are unable
    to sustain, acceptable net sales and profitability levels, our
    business may be materially harmed and we may incur significant
    costs associated with closing those stores.
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    Our failure to effectively address challenges such as these
    could adversely affect our ability to successfully open and
    operate new stores in a timely and cost-effective manner, and
    could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
    operations and financial condition. In addition, our current
    expansion plans are only estimates. The actual number of new
    stores we open each year and actual number of suitable locations
    for our new stores could differ significantly from these
    estimates. Any failure to successfully open and operate new
    stores in the time frames and at the costs estimated by us could
    have a material adverse effect on our business and result in a
    decline in the price of our common stock.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    growth strategy will require us to expand and improve our
    operations and could strain our existing resources and cause the
    performance of our existing stores to suffer.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our operating complexity will increase as our store base grows.
    Such increased complexity will require that we continue to
    expand and improve our operating capabilities, and grow, train
    and manage our employee base. We will need to continually
    evaluate the adequacy of our information and distribution
    systems and controls and procedures related to financial
    reporting. Implementing new systems, controls and procedures and
    any changes to existing systems, controls and procedures could
    present challenges we do not anticipate and could negatively
    impact us.
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    In addition, we may be unable to hire, train and retain a
    sufficient number of personnel or successfully manage our
    growth; moreover, our planned expansion will place increased
    demands on our existing operational, managerial, administrative
    and other resources. These increased demands could cause us to
    operate our business less effectively, which in turn could cause
    deterioration in the financial performance of our individual
    stores or our overall business.
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    Our rapid growth also makes it difficult for us to adequately
    predict the expenditures we will need to make in the future.
    This growth may also place increased burdens on our vendors, as
    we will likely increase the size of our merchandise orders. In
    addition, increased orders may negatively impact our approach of
    generally striving to minimize the time from purchase order to
    product delivery, and may increase our markdown risk. If we do
    not make the necessary capital or other expenditures necessary
    to accommodate our future growth, we may not be successful in
    our growth strategy. We cannot anticipate all of the demands
    that our expanding operations will impose on our business,
    personnel, systems and controls and procedures, and our failure
    to appropriately address such demands could have a material
    adverse effect on us.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    business depends in part on a strong brand image, and if we are
    not able to maintain and enhance our brand, particularly in new
    markets where we have limited brand recognition, we may be
    unable to attract a sufficient number of customers to our stores
    or sell sufficient quantities of our products.</FONT></I></B>
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    We believe that the brand image we have developed has
    contributed significantly to the success of our business. We
    also believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand image,
    particularly in new markets where we have limited brand
    recognition, is important to maintaining and expanding our
    customer base. Maintaining and enhancing our brand image may
    require us to make substantial investments in areas such as
    merchandising, marketing, store operations, community relations,
    store promotions and employee training, and these investments
    may not be successful. Moreover, we do not utilize some of the
    advertising and marketing media used by some of our competitors,
    including advertising through the use of newspapers, magazines,
    billboards, television and radio. We believe our customers rely
    on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">word-of-mouth</FONT>
    and social media marketing. As a result, we employ a viral
    approach to marketing that is designed to capture the interest
    of our customers and drive them into our stores. For example, we
    offer promotions and contests through our website, we provide
    product knowledge, trend statements and fashion blogs through
    Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube and we send regular
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;e-blasts&#148;</FONT>
    to customers to highlight key trends, new products and
    promotional events.
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    Because we do not rely on traditional advertising channels, such
    as newspaper or television advertisements, if our viral
    marketing efforts are not successful, there may be no
    immediately available alternative marketing channel for us to
    build awareness of our products in a manner that we think will
    be successful. This may impair our ability to successfully
    integrate new stores into the surrounding communities, to expand
    into new markets or to maintain the strength or distinctiveness
    of our brand image in our existing markets. In addition, if our
    viral marketing efforts are unsuccessful or we are otherwise
    required to use traditional advertising channels in our overall
    marketing strategy, then we will incur additional expenses
    associated with the transition to and operation of traditional
    advertising channels. Failure to successfully market our
    products and brand in new and existing markets could harm our
    business, results of operations and financial condition.
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    As of January&#160;30, 2010, our 535 stores are located in
    516&#160;cities in 43&#160;states. A primary component of our
    strategy involves expanding into new geographic markets. As we
    expand into new geographic markets, we may be unable to develop,
    and consumers in these markets may not accept, our brand without
    significant additional expenditures or at all. Maintaining and
    enhancing our brand image will depend largely on our ability to
    offer a differentiated in-store experience to our customers and
    to continue to provide high quality products, which we may not
    continue to do successfully. In addition, our brand image may
    also be adversely affected if our public image or reputation is
    tarnished by negative publicity. The strength of our brand image
    is also dependent on our ability to successfully market our
    brand and product offerings to our customer demographic. To the
    extent the store and merchandise preferences of these customers
    change, the popularity of our brand may decline and our business
    may suffer.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    inability to maintain or improve levels of comparable store
    sales could cause our stock price to decline.</FONT></I></B>
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    We may not be able to maintain or improve the levels of
    comparable store sales that we have experienced in the recent
    past. Although we have sustained net sales growth since fiscal
    year 2005, our
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">quarter-to-quarter</FONT>
    comparable store sales have ranged from a decrease of 8.1% to an
    increase of 14.2%. We have recently experienced strong
    comparable store sales, which we may not be able to sustain. If
    our future comparable store sales decline or fail to meet market
    expectations, the price of our common stock could decline. In
    addition, the aggregate results of operations of our stores have
    fluctuated in the past and will fluctuate in the future. A
    variety of factors affect comparable store sales, including
    fashion trends, competition, current national and regional
    economic conditions, pricing, inflation, the timing of the
    release of new merchandise and promotional events, changes in
    our merchandise mix, inventory shrinkage, the success of our
    multi-channel marketing programs, the timing and level of
    markdowns and weather conditions. In addition, many retailers
    have been unable to sustain high levels of comparable store
    sales growth during and after periods of substantial expansion.
    These factors may cause our comparable store sales results to be
    materially lower than in recent periods and our expectations,
    which could harm our business and result in a decline in the
    price of our common stock.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    business is sensitive to global, national and regional consumer
    spending and economic conditions.</FONT></I></B>
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    Consumer purchases of discretionary retail items and specialty
    retail products, including our products, may be affected by
    economic conditions such as employment levels, salary and wage
    levels, the availability of consumer credit, inflation, high
    interest rates, high tax rates, high fuel prices and consumer
    confidence in future economic conditions. These consumer
    purchases may decline during recessionary periods or at other
    times when disposable income is lower. These risks may be
    exacerbated for retailers such as us that focus on selling
    discretionary fashion merchandise. Consumer sentiment has
    recently declined and may decline further due to national and
    regional economic conditions, which has resulted in a general
    decrease in discretionary purchases. Our financial performance
    is particularly susceptible to economic and other conditions in
    regions or states where we have a significant number of stores,
    such as Texas or Georgia. Current economic conditions and
    further slowdown in the economy could further adversely affect
    strip center and regional mall traffic and new strip center and
    regional mall development and could materially adversely affect
    us and our growth plans.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    plans to convert our existing stores and expand our product
    offerings may not be successful, and implementation of these
    plans may divert our operational, managerial and administrative
    resources, which could impact our competitive
    position.</FONT></I></B>
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    In addition to our store growth strategy, we plan to convert
    many of our existing stores and grow our business by expanding
    some of our existing product categories, including our rue21
    etc! girls jewelry and accessories category, our footwear
    category and our Carbon guys apparel and accessories category.
    These plans involve various risks discussed elsewhere in these
    risk factors, including:
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    implementation of these plans may be delayed or may not be
    successful;
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    we may be unable to identify locations for conversion of
    existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout;
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    if our expanded product offerings fail to maintain and enhance
    our distinctive brand identity, our brand image may be
    diminished and our sales may decrease;
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    if we fail to expand our infrastructure, including by securing
    desirable store locations at reasonable costs and hiring and
    training employees, we may be unable to manage our expansion
    successfully;&#160;and
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    implementation of these plans may divert management&#146;s
    attention from other aspects of our business and place a strain
    on our management, operational and financial resources, as well
    as our information systems.
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    In addition, our ability to successfully carry out our plans to
    expand our product offerings may be affected by, among other
    things, inventory shrinkage that can result from an inventory
    that consists of smaller and easily concealable items such as
    jewelry, economic and competitive conditions, changes in
    consumer spending patterns and changes in consumer preferences
    and style trends. Our expansion plans could be delayed or
    abandoned, could cost more than anticipated or could divert
    resources from other areas of our business, any one of which
    could negatively impact our competitive position and reduce our
    revenue and profitability.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    could face increased competition from other retailers that could
    adversely affect us and our growth strategy.</FONT></I></B>
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    We face competition in the specialty retail industry. We compete
    on the basis of a combination of factors, including among
    others, price, breadth, quality and style of merchandise
    offered, in-store experience, level of customer service, ability
    to identify and respond to new and emerging fashion trends,
    brand image and scalability. We compete with a wide variety of
    large and small retailers for customers, vendors, suitable store
    locations and personnel. We face competition from major
    specialty apparel retailers that offer their own private label
    assortment, including A&#233;ropostale, American Eagle
    Outfitters, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, the Gap, J. Crew,
    Metropark, Old Navy and Wet Seal, as well as national off-price
    apparel chains such as TJX Companies, Burlington Coat Factory,
    and Ross Stores. We also face competition from department stores
    such as Dillard&#146;s, and JC Penney, and large value retailers
    such as Walmart, Target and Kohl&#146;s. We also compete against
    local off-price and specialty retail stores, regional retail
    chains, web-based retail stores and other direct retailers that
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    engage in the retail sale of junior and young men&#146;s
    apparel, accessories, footwear and similar merchandise, which
    offer a variety of products, including apparel, for the
    value-conscious consumer. The competitive landscape we face,
    particularly among specialty retailers, is subject to rapid
    change which can affect customer preferences.
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    Many of our competitors have substantially greater name
    recognition as well as financial, marketing and other resources
    and therefore may be able to adapt to changes in customer
    preferences more quickly, devote greater resources to marketing
    and sale of their products, generate national brand recognition
    or adopt more aggressive pricing policies than we can. Many of
    our competitors also utilize advertising and marketing media
    which we do not, including advertising through use of
    newspapers, magazines, billboards, television and radio, which
    may provide them with greater brand recognition than we have.
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    Our competitors may also sell certain products or substantially
    similar products through the Internet or through outlet centers
    or discount stores, increasing the competitive pricing pressure
    for those products. We cannot assure you that we will continue
    to be able to compete successfully against existing or future
    competitors. Our expansion into markets served by our
    competitors and entry of new competitors or expansion of
    existing competitors into our markets could have a material
    adverse effect on us. Competitive forces and pressures may
    intensify as our presence in the retail marketplace grows.
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    We do not possess exclusive rights to many of the elements that
    comprise our in-store experience and product offerings. Some
    specialty retailers offer a personalized shopping experience
    that in some ways is similar to the one we strive to provide to
    our customers. Our competitors may seek to emulate facets of our
    business strategy and in-store experience, which could result in
    a reduction of any competitive advantage or special appeal that
    we might possess. In addition, some of our product offerings are
    sold to us on a non-exclusive basis. As a result, our current
    and future competitors may be able to duplicate or improve upon
    some or all of our in-store experience or product offerings that
    we believe are important in differentiating our stores and our
    customers&#146; shopping experience, especially those
    competitors with significantly greater financial, marketing and
    other resources than ours. If our competitors were to duplicate
    or improve upon some or all of our in-store experience or
    product offerings, our competitive position and our business
    could suffer.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    depend on key personnel and may not be able to retain or replace
    these individuals or recruit additional personnel, which could
    harm our business.</FONT></I></B>
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    We believe that we have benefited substantially from the
    leadership and experience of our key personnel, including our
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert N. Fisch, and our
    Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Kim A.
    Reynolds. The loss of the services of any of our key personnel
    could have a material adverse effect on our business and
    prospects, as we may not be able to find suitable individuals to
    replace such personnel on a timely basis. In addition, any such
    departure could be viewed in a negative light by investors and
    analysts, which could cause our common stock price to decline.
    None of our employees are subject to non-compete obligations at
    the present time. In addition, except for our President and
    Chief Executive Officer and employees subject to stock option
    award agreements, our employees are not subject to
    non-solicitation obligations. Moreover, we do not have
    employment agreements with any of our employees and we do not
    maintain &#147;key man&#148; or &#147;key woman&#148; insurance
    policies on the lives of these individuals, except for our
    President and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, their
    employment may be terminated by us or them at any time. We do,
    however, anticipate entering into an employment agreement with
    certain members of senior management. As our business expands,
    our future success will depend greatly on our continued ability
    to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified personnel.
    There is a high level of competition for experienced, successful
    personnel in the retail industry. Our inability to meet our
    staffing requirements in the future could impair our growth and
    harm our business.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    ability to attract customers to our stores that are located in
    strip centers, regional malls and outlet centers depends heavily
    on the success of the shopping centers in which our stores are
    located, and any decrease in customer traffic in these shopping
    centers could cause our net sales to be less than
    expected.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our stores are located in strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers and our expansion is expected to be predominantly
    focused on strip centers and regional malls. Net sales at these
    stores are derived, to a significant degree, from the volume of
    traffic in those shopping centers and the surrounding area. Our
    stores benefit from the ability of shopping centers&#146; other
    tenants, particularly anchor stores such as Walmart, Target and
    Kohl&#146;s, to generate consumer traffic in the vicinity of our
    stores and the continuing popularity of the strip centers,
    regional malls and outlet centers as shopping destinations. Our
    sales volume and traffic may be adversely affected by, among
    other things, economic downturns nationally or regionally, high
    fuel prices, increased competition, changes in consumer
    demographics, a decrease in popularity of shopping centers or of
    stores in the shopping centers in which our stores are located,
    the closing of anchor stores important to our business, or a
    deterioration in the financial condition of shopping center
    operators or developers which could, for example, limit their
    ability to finance tenant improvements for us and other
    retailers. A reduction in consumer traffic as a result of these
    or any other factors, or our inability to obtain or maintain
    prominent store locations within shopping centers, could have a
    material adverse effect on us. Although we do not have specific
    information in respect to the strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers in which we locate or plan to locate our stores,
    we believe strip center, regional mall and outlet center vacancy
    rates have been rising and traffic has been decreasing
    nationally.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    plan to use cash from operations to fund our expanding business
    and execute on our growth strategy and may require additional
    financing, which may not be available to us.</FONT></I></B>
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    We have grown rapidly, with our net sales increasing from
    $146.9&#160;million for fiscal year 2004 to $391.4&#160;million
    for fiscal year 2008. During fiscal year 2008, capital
    expenditures, net of tenant allowances, were $17.6&#160;million,
    of which $8.5&#160;million was related to the 99 new stores we
    opened during fiscal year 2008. In addition, we spent
    approximately $2.4&#160;million to convert our existing stores
    during fiscal year 2008. We plan to continue our growth and
    expansion, including opening a significant number of additional
    stores, as well as converting existing stores. Our plans to
    expand our store base may not be successful and the
    implementation of these plans may not result in expected
    increases in our net sales even though they increase our costs.
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    To support our expanding business and execute on our growth
    strategy, we will need significant amounts of cash from
    operations, including funds to pay our lease obligations, build
    out new store space, purchase inventory, pay personnel, further
    invest in our infrastructure and facilities, and pay for the
    increased costs associated with operating as a public company.
    In particular, payments under the operating leases associated
    with our stores and our distribution facility account for a
    significant portion of our operating expenses.
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    We primarily depend on cash flow from operations and our senior
    secured credit facility to fund our business and growth plans.
    If our business does not generate sufficient cash flow from
    operations to fund these activities, and sufficient funds are
    not otherwise available to us from our senior secured credit
    facility, we may need additional equity or debt financing. If
    such financing is not available to us on satisfactory terms, our
    ability to run and expand our business or to respond to
    competitive pressures would be limited and we could be required
    to delay, significantly curtail or eliminate planned store
    openings or operations or other elements of our growth strategy.
    If we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities or
    securities convertible into equity securities, your ownership
    may be diluted. Our senior secured credit facility and any
    additional debt financing we may incur may impose upon us
    covenants that restrict our operations, including limitations on
    our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends,
    redeem our common stock, make certain investments and engage in
    certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions.
    Moreover, any borrowings under any future debt financing will
    require interest payments and need to be repaid or refinanced,
    and would create additional cash demands and financial risk for
    us, which could be exacerbated by then-existing business or
    prevailing financial market conditions.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    have many important vendor relationships and our ability to
    obtain merchandise at competitive prices could suffer as a
    result of any deterioration or change in those relationships or
    events that adversely affect our vendors or their ability to
    obtain financing for their operations.</FONT></I></B>
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    We have many important vendor relationships that we believe
    provide us with a competitive advantage. We do not own or
    operate any manufacturing facilities. We instead purchase all of
    our merchandise from third-party vendors. Over the last twelve
    months, we sourced a majority of our merchandise from our
    various merchandise vendors, with no single vendor accounting
    for more than 8% of our merchandise. Our financial performance
    depends in large part on our ability to purchase desired
    merchandise in sufficient quantities at competitive prices from
    these and other vendors. In some cases, we obtain exclusive use
    of select products from our vendors for a period of time.
    Moreover, from time to time, some of our vendors, with their
    prior consent, allow us to return certain merchandise purchased
    from them. In addition, we are typically able to return
    merchandise that does not meet our preset specifications.
    However, we generally have no long-term purchase contracts or
    other contractual assurances of continued supply, pricing or
    access to new products. Any of our vendors could discontinue
    supplying us with desired products in sufficient quantities for
    a variety of reasons. The benefits we currently experience from
    our vendor relationships could be adversely affected if our
    vendors:
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    choose to discontinue selling non-exclusive or exclusive
    products to us;
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    refuse to allow us to return merchandise purchased from them;
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    raise the prices they charge us;
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    sell similar or identical products to certain of our
    competitors, many of whom purchase products in significantly
    greater volume and, in some cases, at lower prices than we do;
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    enter into arrangements with competitors that could impair our
    ability to sell their products, including by giving our
    competitors exclusive licensing arrangements or exclusive access
    to styles, brands and products or limiting our access to such
    arrangements or styles, brands or products;
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    initiate or expand sales of their products through their own
    stores or through the Internet to the retail market and
    therefore compete with us directly;&#160;or
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    sell their products through outlet centers or discount stores,
    increasing the competitive pricing pressure we face.
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    Some of our vendors are small and specialized with limited
    resources, production capacities and operating histories. Events
    that adversely affect our vendors could impair our ability to
    obtain desired merchandise in sufficient quantities. Such events
    include difficulties or problems associated with our
    vendors&#146; business, finances, labor, importation of
    products, costs, production, insurance and reputation. For
    example, some of our vendors are extended credit by units of the
    CIT Group, or CIT, and if CIT ceases to do business or
    materially decreases its level of credit to our vendors, we may
    be required to pay for merchandise from our vendors earlier than
    our historical practice.
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    There can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire
    desired merchandise in sufficient quantities on acceptable terms
    or at all in the future, especially if we need significantly
    greater amounts of inventory in connection with the growth of
    our business. Any inability to acquire suitable merchandise in
    sufficient quantities and at acceptable prices, in particular
    exclusive merchandise, due to the loss of or a deterioration or
    change in our relationship with one or more key vendors, or
    events harmful to our vendors, may materially adversely affect
    us.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We are
    subject to risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of
    space, including future increases in occupancy
    costs.</FONT></I></B>
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    We do not own any real estate. Instead, we lease all of our
    store locations, our corporate headquarters in Warrendale,
    Pennsylvania and our distribution facility in Weirton, West
    Virginia. We lease our distribution facility from the State of
    West Virginia under a lease that expires in 2011, with two
    five-year renewal options.
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    Although some of our leases are for ten-year periods, we
    typically occupy our stores under operating leases with terms of
    five years, with additional five-year renewal options. We have
    been able to negotiate favorable rental rates over the last year
    due in part to the state of the economy and high vacancy rates
    within some shopping centers; however, there is no guarantee
    that we will be able to continue to negotiate such favorable
    terms, and this can cause our occupancy rates to be higher in
    future years or may force us to close stores in desirable
    locations. Some of our leases have early cancellation clauses,
    which permit the lease to be terminated by us or the landlord if
    certain sales levels are not met in specific periods or if the
    strip center does not meet specified occupancy standards. In
    addition to future minimum lease payments, some of our store
    leases provide for additional rental payments based on a
    percentage of net sales, or &#147;percentage rent,&#148; if
    sales at the respective stores exceed specified levels, as well
    as the payment of common area maintenance charges, real property
    insurance and real estate taxes. Many of our lease agreements
    have defined escalating rent provisions over the initial term
    and any extensions. As we expand our store base, our lease
    expense and our cash outlays for rent under the lease agreements
    will increase. Our substantial operating lease obligations could
    have significant negative consequences, including:
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    requiring that a substantial portion of our available cash be
    applied to pay our rental obligations, thus reducing cash
    available for other purposes;
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    increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and
    industry conditions;
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    limiting our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes
    in our business or in the industry in which we compete;&#160;and
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    limiting our ability to obtain additional financing.
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    Any of these consequences could place us at a disadvantage with
    respect to our competitors. We depend on cash flow from
    operations to pay our lease expenses and to fulfill our other
    cash needs. If our business does not generate sufficient cash
    flow from operating activities to fund these expenses and needs,
    we may not be able to service our lease expenses, grow our
    business, respond to competitive challenges or to fund our other
    liquidity and capital needs, which would harm our business.
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    Additional sites that we lease may be subject to long-term
    non-cancelable leases if we are unable to negotiate our current
    standard lease terms. If an existing or future store is not
    profitable, and we decide to close it, we may nonetheless be
    committed to perform our obligations under the applicable lease
    including, among other things, paying the base rent for the
    balance of the lease term. Moreover, even if a lease has an
    early cancellation clause, we may not satisfy the contractual
    requirements for early cancellation under that lease. Our
    inability to enter into new leases or renew existing leases on
    terms acceptable to us or be released from our obligations under
    leases for stores that we close would materially adversely
    affect us.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    failure to find store employees that reflect our brand image and
    embody our culture, especially in light of our growth strategy,
    could adversely affect our business.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our success depends in part upon our ability to attract,
    motivate and retain a sufficient number of store employees,
    including store managers, who understand and appreciate our
    corporate culture and customers, and are able to adequately and
    effectively represent our culture and establish credibility with
    our customers. The store employee turnover rate in the retail
    industry is generally high. If we are unable to hire and retain
    store personnel capable of consistently providing a high level
    of customer service, as demonstrated by their enthusiasm for our
    culture, understanding of our customers and knowledge of the
    merchandise we offer, our ability to open new stores may be
    impaired, the performance of our existing and new stores could
    be materially adversely affected and our brand image may be
    negatively impacted. We are also dependent upon temporary
    personnel to adequately staff our stores and distribution
    facility, with heightened dependence during busy periods such as
    the Easter and spring break season,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">back-to-school</FONT>
    season and the winter holiday season and when multiple new
    stores are opening. There can be no assurance that we will
    receive adequate assistance from our temporary personnel, or
    that there will be sufficient sources of suitable temporary
    personnel to meet our demand. Any such failure to meet our
    staffing needs or any material increases in employee turnover
    rates could have a material adverse effect on our business or
    results of operations.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    net sales and inventory levels fluctuate on a seasonal basis or
    due to store events or promotions, leaving our operating results
    particularly susceptible to changes in seasonal shopping
    patterns and related risks.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our net sales are typically disproportionately higher in the
    second and fourth fiscal quarters due to increased net sales
    during the summer and winter holiday seasons. Net sales during
    these periods cannot be used as an accurate indicator of annual
    results. Likewise, as is the case with many retailers of
    apparel, accessories and gifts, we typically experience lower
    net sales in the first fiscal quarter relative to other
    quarters. Any significant decrease in net sales during the
    summer or winter holiday seasons would have a material adverse
    effect on us. In addition, in order to prepare for these
    seasons, we must order and keep in stock significantly more
    merchandise than we carry during other parts of the year. This
    inventory
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">build-up</FONT> may
    require us to expend cash faster than is generated by our
    operations during this period. Any unanticipated decrease in
    demand for our products during these peak shopping seasons could
    require us to sell excess inventory at a substantial markdown,
    which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
    profitability, ability to repay any indebtedness and our brand
    image. In addition, we may experience variability in net sales
    as a result of a variety of other factors, including the timing
    of new store openings, store events, promotions or other
    marketing activities, which may cause our results of operations
    to fluctuate on a quarterly basis and relative to corresponding
    periods in prior years.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    only have one distribution facility and have not yet implemented
    disaster recovery procedures, and if we encounter difficulties
    associated with our distribution facility or if it were to shut
    down for any reason, we could face shortages of inventory that
    would have a material adverse affect on our business operations
    and harm our reputation.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our only distribution facility is located in Weirton, West
    Virginia. Our distribution facility supports our entire
    business. All of our merchandise is shipped to the distribution
    facility from our vendors, and then packaged and shipped from
    our distribution facility to our stores. The success of our
    stores depends on their timely receipt of merchandise. The
    efficient flow of our merchandise requires that we have adequate
    capacity in our distribution facility to support our current
    level of operations, and the anticipated increased levels that
    may follow from our growth plans. If we encounter difficulties
    associated with our distribution facility or if it were to shut
    down for any reason, including by fire or other natural
    disaster, we could face shortages of inventory, resulting in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;out-of-stock&#148;</FONT>
    conditions in our stores, and incur significantly higher costs
    and longer lead times associated with distributing merchandise
    to our stores. This could have a material adverse effect on our
    business and harm our reputation. We are in the process of
    developing disaster recovery and business continuity plans that
    would allow us to be fully operational regardless of casualties
    or unforeseen events that may affect our corporate headquarters
    or distribution center. Without proper disaster recovery and
    business continuity plans, if we encounter difficulties with our
    distribution facility or other problems or disasters arise, we
    cannot ensure that critical systems and operations will be
    restored in a timely manner or at all, and this would have a
    material adverse effect on our business.
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    We completed an upgrade of our distribution facility during
    fiscal year 2009, which we believe will support our growth to
    approximately 1,300 stores with little additional capital
    investment. We may need to further increase the capacity of this
    facility to support our growth, which may require us to secure
    additional favorable real estate or may require us to obtain
    additional financing. Appropriate locations or financing for the
    purchase or lease of such additional real estate may not be
    available at reasonable costs or at all. Our failure to provide
    adequate order fulfillment and secure additional distribution
    capacity when necessary could impede our growth plans, and the
    further increase of this capacity would increase our costs.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    rely upon independent third-party transportation providers for
    substantially all of our product shipments.</FONT></I></B>
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    We currently rely upon independent third-party transportation
    providers for substantially all of our product shipments,
    including shipments to all of our stores. Our utilization of
    their delivery services for shipments, or those of any other
    shipping companies we may elect to use, is subject to risks,
    including increases in fuel prices, which would increase our
    shipping costs, and employee strikes and inclement weather,
    which may impact the shipping company&#146;s abilities to
    provide delivery services that adequately meet our shipping
    needs.
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    If we change shipping companies, we could face logistical
    difficulties that could adversely affect deliveries and we would
    incur costs and expend resources in connection with such change.
    Moreover, we may not be able to obtain terms as favorable as
    those received from the independent third-party transportation
    providers we currently use, which in turn would increase our
    costs. We also face shipping and distribution risks and
    uncertainties associated with the upgrade of our distribution
    facility and related systems.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    ability to source our merchandise profitably or at all could be
    hurt if new trade restrictions are imposed or existing trade
    restrictions become more burdensome.</FONT></I></B>
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    Trade restrictions, including increased tariffs, safeguards or
    quotas, on apparel and accessories could increase the cost or
    reduce the supply of merchandise available to us. Under the
    World Trade Organization, or WTO, Agreement, effective
    January&#160;1, 2005, the United States and other WTO member
    countries removed quotas on goods from WTO members, which in
    certain instances affords us greater flexibility in importing
    textile and apparel products from WTO countries from which we
    source our merchandise. However, as the removal of quotas
    resulted in an import surge from China, the United States in May
    2005 imposed safeguard quotas on seven categories of goods and
    apparel imported from China. Effective January&#160;1, 2006, the
    United&#160;States imposed quotas on approximately twelve
    categories of goods and apparel from China, and may impose
    additional quotas in the future. These and other trade
    restrictions could have a significant impact on our sourcing
    patterns in the future. The extent of this impact, if any, and
    the possible effect on our purchasing patterns and costs, cannot
    be determined at this time. We cannot predict whether any of the
    countries in which our merchandise is currently manufactured or
    may be manufactured in the future will be subject to additional
    trade restrictions imposed by the United States and foreign
    governments, nor can we predict the likelihood, type or effect
    of any such restrictions. Trade restrictions, including
    increased tariffs or quotas, embargoes, safeguards and customs
    restrictions against apparel items, as well as United States or
    foreign labor strikes, work stoppages or boycotts, could
    increase the cost or reduce the supply of apparel available to
    us or may require us to modify our current business practices,
    any of which could hurt our profitability.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    rely significantly on information systems and any failure,
    inadequacy, interruption or security failure of those systems
    could harm our ability to effectively operate our
    business.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our ability to effectively manage and maintain our inventory,
    and to ship products to our stores and our customers on a timely
    basis, depends significantly on our information systems,
    including our Island Pacific Inc., or Island Pacific, enterprise
    resource planning system and Epicor Software Corporation, or
    Epicor, including its Customer Relationship Management and store
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">point-of-sale,</FONT>
    or POS, system. We believe that utilizing this suite of products
    has allowed us to avoid the expense associated with internally
    developing and managing our own hardware and software systems.
    See &#147;Business&#151;Management Information Systems.&#148; To
    manage the growth of our operations, personnel and real estate
    portfolio, we will need to continue to improve and expand our
    operational and financial systems, real estate management
    systems, transaction processing and internal controls and
    business processes; in doing so, we could encounter transitional
    issues and incur substantial additional expenses. If we are
    unable to maintain our current relationships with Island Pacific
    or Epicor, there is no assurance that we will be able to locate
    replacements on a timely basis or on acceptable terms. The
    failure of our information systems to operate effectively,
    problems with transitioning to upgraded or replacement systems
    or expanding them into new stores, or a breach in security of
    these systems, could adversely impact the promptness and
    accuracy of our merchandise distribution, transaction
    processing, financial accounting and reporting, the efficiency
    of our operations and our ability to properly forecast earnings
    and cash requirements. We could be required to make significant
    additional expenditures to remediate any such failure, problem
    or breach. Such events may have a material adverse effect on us.
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    In addition, we may now and in the future implement new systems
    to increase efficiencies and profitability. To manage growth of
    our operations and personnel, we will need to continue to
    improve and expand our operational and financial systems,
    transaction processing, and internal controls and business
    processes. In doing any implementation or change to existing
    processes, we may encounter transitional issues and incur
    substantial additional expenses.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">System
    security risk issues could disrupt our internal operations or
    information technology services, and any such disruption could
    harm our net sales, increase our expenses, and harm our
    reputation and stock price.</FONT></I></B>
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    Experienced computer programmers and hackers, or even internal
    users, may be able to penetrate our network security or that of
    Island Pacific or Epicor and misappropriate our confidential
    information or that of third parties, create system disruptions
    or cause shutdowns. As a result, we could incur significant
    expenses addressing problems created by security breaches of our
    network. This risk is heightened because we collect and store
    customer information for marketing purposes. Any compromise of
    customer information could subject us to customer or government
    litigation and harm our reputation, which could adversely affect
    our business and growth. Moreover, we could incur significant
    expenses or disruptions of our operations in connection with
    system failures or breaches. In addition, sophisticated hardware
    and operating system software and applications that we procure
    from third parties, including that of Island Pacific or Epicor,
    may contain defects in design or manufacture, including
    &#147;bugs&#148; and other problems that could unexpectedly
    interfere with the operation of the systems. The costs to us to
    eliminate or alleviate security problems, viruses and bugs, or
    any problems associated with the outsourced services provided by
    Island Pacific or Epicor, could be significant, and such efforts
    to address these problems could result in interruptions, delays
    or cessation of service that may impede our sales, distribution
    or other critical functions.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    suffer risks if our vendors fail to follow our vendor
    guidelines, including the risk we could acquire merchandise
    without full rights to sell it and the risks that a vendor or a
    manufacturer may fail to use acceptable labor practices, comply
    with other applicable laws or face interruption with its
    operations.</FONT></I></B>
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    We sometimes purchase merchandise from vendors who hold
    manufacturing and distribution rights under the terms of certain
    licenses or who themselves own intellectual property rights to
    the merchandise. In addition, we purchase merchandise that may
    be subject to design copyrights, design patents, or otherwise
    may incorporate protected intellectual property. We are not
    involved in the manufacture of any of the merchandise we
    purchase from our vendors for sale to our customers, and we do
    not independently investigate whether these vendors legally hold
    intellectual property rights to merchandise that they are
    manufacturing or distributing. As a result, we rely upon
    vendors&#146; representations set forth in our purchase orders
    and vendor agreements concerning their right to sell us the
    products that we purchase from them. If a third party claims to
    have licensing rights with respect to merchandise we purchased
    from a vendor, or we acquire unlicensed merchandise, we could be
    obligated to remove such merchandise from our stores, incur
    costs associated with destruction of such merchandise if the
    distributor or vendor is unwilling or unable to reimburse us,
    and be subject to liability under various civil and criminal
    causes of action, including actions to recover unpaid royalties
    and other damages and injunctions. Although our purchase orders
    and vendor agreement with each vendor require the vendor to
    indemnify us against such claims, a vendor may not have the
    financial resources to defend itself or us against such claims,
    in which case, we may have to pay the costs and expenses
    associated with defending such claim. Any of these results could
    harm our brand image and have a material adverse effect on our
    business and growth.
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    Many of the products sold in our stores are manufactured outside
    of the United States, which may increase the risk that the
    labor, manufacturing safety and other practices followed by the
    manufacturers of these products may differ from those generally
    accepted in the United States. Although we require each of our
    vendors to sign a purchase order and vendor agreement that
    requires adherence to accepted labor practices and compliance
    with labor, manufacturing safety and other laws, we do not
    supervise, control or audit our vendors or the manufacturers
    that produce the merchandise we sell to our customers, and we
    have no direct relationship and very limited contact with any of
    the manufacturers. We do reserve the right to conduct random
    testing of products and we use a third-party resource to conduct
    such random testing on designated categories of items to further
    address our concern for customer safety. However, some of our
    vendors are small and may not have adequate procedures in place
    to assure compliance with applicable labor, manufacturing safety
    and other laws. The violation of such labor, manufacturing
    safety or other laws by any of our vendors or these
    manufacturers, or the divergence of the labor practices followed
    by any of our vendors or these manufacturers from those
    generally accepted in the United States, could interrupt, or
    otherwise disrupt, the
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    shipment of finished products to us or damage our brand image
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    subject us to boycotts by our customers or activist groups.
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    In fiscal year 2009, substantially all of our merchandise was
    sourced from foreign factories, many of which were located in
    China and India. Any event causing a sudden disruption of
    manufacturing or imports from Asia, Central America or
    elsewhere, including the imposition of additional import
    restrictions, could materially harm our operations. We have no
    long-term merchandise supply contracts, and many of our imports
    are subject to existing or potential duties, tariffs or quotas
    that may limit the quantity of certain types of goods that may
    be imported into the United States from countries in Asia,
    Central America or elsewhere. We compete with other companies
    for production facilities and import quota capacity.
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    Our vendors&#146; sourcing operations may also be hurt by
    political and financial instability, strikes, health concerns
    regarding infectious diseases in countries in which our
    merchandise is produced, adverse weather conditions or natural
    disasters that may occur in Asia, Central America or elsewhere
    or acts of war or terrorism in the United States or worldwide,
    to the extent these acts affect the production, shipment or
    receipt of merchandise. Our future operations and performance
    will be subject to these factors, which are beyond our control,
    and these factors could materially hurt our business, financial
    condition and results of operations or may require us to modify
    our current business practices or incur increased costs.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">There
    are claims made against us from time to time that can result in
    litigation or regulatory proceedings which could distract
    management from our business activities and result in
    significant liability or damage to our brand
    image.</FONT></I></B>
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    As a growing company with expanding operations, we increasingly
    face the risk of litigation and other claims against us.
    Litigation and other claims may arise in the ordinary course of
    our business and include employee claims, commercial disputes,
    intellectual property issues, product-oriented allegations and
    slip and fall claims. Often these cases raise complex factual
    and legal issues, which are subject to risks and uncertainties
    and which could require significant management time. Litigation
    and other claims against us could result in unexpected expenses
    and liability, as well as materially adversely affect our
    operations and our reputation.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    be subject to liability if we infringe upon the trademarks or
    other intellectual property rights of third
    parties.</FONT></I></B>
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    We may be subject to liability if we infringe upon the
    trademarks or other intellectual property rights of third
    parties. If we were to be found liable for any such
    infringement, we could be required to pay substantial damages
    and could be subject to injunctions preventing further
    infringement. Such infringement claims could subject us to
    boycotts by our customers or otherwise harm our brand image. In
    addition, any payments we are required to make and any
    injunctions we are required to comply with as a result of such
    infringement actions could adversely affect our financial
    results.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Changes
    in laws, including employment laws and laws related to our
    merchandise, could make conducting our business more expensive
    or otherwise change the way we do business.</FONT></I></B>
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    We are subject to numerous regulations, including labor and
    employment, customs,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">truth-in-advertising,</FONT>
    consumer protection and zoning and occupancy laws and ordinances
    that regulate retailers generally
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    govern the importation, promotion and sale of merchandise and
    the operation of stores and warehouse facilities. If these
    regulations were to change or were violated by our management,
    employees, vendors, buying agents or trading companies, the
    costs of certain goods could increase, or we could experience
    delays in shipments of our goods, be subject to fines or
    penalties, or suffer reputational harm, which could reduce
    demand for our merchandise and hurt our business and results of
    operations.
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    In addition to increased regulatory compliance requirements,
    changes in laws could make ordinary conduct of our business more
    expensive or require us to change the way we do business. For
    example, changes in federal and state minimum wage laws could
    raise the wage requirements for certain of our employees, which
    would likely cause us to reexamine our entire wage structure for
    stores. Other laws related to employee
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    benefits and treatment of employees, including laws related to
    limitations on employee hours, supervisory status, leaves of
    absence, mandated health benefits or overtime pay, could also
    negatively impact us, such as by increasing compensation and
    benefits costs for overtime and medical expenses. Moreover,
    changes in product safety or other consumer protection laws
    could lead to increased costs to us for certain merchandise, or
    additional labor costs associated with readying merchandise for
    sale. For example, in August 2008, the Consumer Product Safety
    Improvement Act of 2008, or CPSIA, was signed into law. The
    CPSIA imposes new requirements for the textile and apparel
    industries. These new requirements relate to all products
    marketed to children 12&#160;years of age and under. Among other
    requirements, the Consumer Product Safety Commission requires
    certification and testing of lead paint levels as applied to
    certain products, along with testing of the lead content of the
    product as a whole. We have engaged an accredited third party
    testing service to ensure our vendors&#146; compliance with
    consumer safety laws and to meet further product safety goals.
    It is often difficult for us to plan and prepare for potential
    changes to applicable laws and future actions or payments
    related to such changes could be material to us.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    incur indebtedness in the future and that indebtedness could
    adversely affect our financial health and harm our ability to
    react to changes to our business. Any future indebtedness may
    contain covenants that limit our business
    activities.</FONT></I></B>
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    We may incur indebtedness in the future. Any increase in the
    amount of our indebtedness could require us to divert funds
    identified for other purposes for debt service and impair our
    liquidity position. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow
    from operations to service our debt, we may need to refinance
    our debt, dispose of assets or issue equity to obtain necessary
    funds. We do not know whether we will be able to take any of
    such actions on a timely basis, on terms satisfactory to us or
    at all.
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    Our level of indebtedness has important consequences to you and
    your investment in our common stock. For example, our level of
    indebtedness may:
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    require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from
    operations to pay interest and principal on our debt, which
    would reduce the funds available to us for working capital,
    capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
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    limit our ability to pay future dividends;
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    limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working
    capital, capital expenditures, expansion plans and other
    investments, which may limit our ability to implement our
    business strategy;
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    result in higher interest expense if interest rates increase on
    any floating rate borrowings;
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    heighten our vulnerability to downturns in our business, the
    industry or in the general economy and limit our flexibility in
    planning for or reacting to changes in our business and the
    retail industry;&#160;or
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    prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities as
    they arise or successfully carrying out our plans to expand our
    store base and product offerings.
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    We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient
    cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be
    available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to make
    payments on our indebtedness or to fund our operations. Any
    indebtedness we incur may contain covenants that restrict our
    ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends, make
    acquisitions or investments or do certain other things that may
    impact the value of our common stock.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    terms of our senior secured credit facility may restrict our
    current and future operations, which would adversely affect our
    ability to respond to changes in our business and to manage our
    operations.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our senior secured credit facility contains, and any future
    indebtedness of ours would likely contain, a number of
    restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and
    financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our
    ability to, among other things:
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    place liens on our or our direct or indirect subsidiaries&#146;
    assets;
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    make investments other than permitted investments;
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    incur additional indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions;
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    prepay or redeem certain indebtedness;
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    merge, consolidate and dissolve;
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    sell assets;
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    engage in transactions with affiliates;
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    change the nature of our business;
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    change our or our direct or indirect subsidiaries&#146; fiscal
    year or organizational documents;&#160;and
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    make restricted payments, including certain equity issuances and
    payment of dividends in a form other than in common stock.
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    A failure by us to comply with the covenants or financial ratios
    contained in our senior secured credit facility could result in
    an event of default under our credit facility, which could
    adversely affect our ability to respond to changes in our
    business and manage our operations. A change in control of our
    company is also an event of default under our senior secured
    credit facility. Under our senior secured credit facility, a
    change in control of our company will occur if, among other
    things, any person or entity other than the funds advised by
    Apax Partners or us or our subsidiaries acquires, directly or
    indirectly, more than 35% of the outstanding equity interests of
    us or a greater percentage of the equity interest than is
    beneficially owned by the funds advised by Apax Partners. Upon
    the occurrence of an event of default under our senior secured
    credit facility, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts
    outstanding to be due and payable, require us to apply all of
    our available cash to repay these amounts and exercise other
    remedies as set forth in the senior secured credit facility. If
    the indebtedness under our senior secured credit facility were
    to be accelerated, there can be no assurance that our assets
    would be sufficient to repay this indebtedness in full. See
    &#147;Description of Certain Indebtedness&#151;Senior Secured
    Credit Facility.&#148;
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    be unable to protect our trademarks or other intellectual
    property rights.</FONT></I></B>
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    We are not aware of any claims of infringement upon or
    challenges to our right to use any of our brand names or
    trademarks in the United States. Nevertheless, there can be no
    assurance that the actions we have taken to establish and
    protect our trademarks will be adequate to prevent imitation of
    our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to
    block sales of our products as a violation of the trademarks or
    proprietary rights of others. Also, others may assert rights in,
    or ownership of, our trademarks and other proprietary rights or
    claim that we are infringing on their proprietary rights, and we
    may not be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts
    to our satisfaction. In addition, we do not register our marks
    internationally, and the laws of certain foreign countries may
    not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws
    of the United States.
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    Because we have not registered our trademarks in any foreign
    countries, international protection of our brand image and the
    use of these marks could be limited. Other entities may have
    rights to trademarks that contain portions of our marks or may
    have registered similar or competing marks for apparel and
    accessories in foreign countries in which our vendors source our
    merchandise. There may also be other prior registrations in
    other foreign countries of which we are not aware. Accordingly,
    it may be possible for others to enjoin the manufacture, sale or
    exportation of our branded goods to the United States. If we
    were unable to reach a licensing arrangement with these parties,
    our vendors may be unable to manufacture our products in those
    countries. Our inability to register our trademarks or purchase
    or license the right to use our trademarks or logos in these
    jurisdictions could limit our ability to obtain supplies from
    less costly markets or penetrate new markets should our business
    plan change to include selling our merchandise in those
    jurisdictions outside the United States.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    be subject to unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or
    increased labor costs, especially if the Employee Free Choice
    Act is adopted.</FONT></I></B>
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    Currently, none of our employees is represented by a union.
    However, our employees have the right at any time under the
    National Labor Relations Act to form or affiliate with a union.
    If some or all of our workforce were to become unionized and the
    terms of the collective bargaining agreement were significantly
    different from our current compensation arrangements, it could
    increase our costs and adversely impact our profitability. The
    Employee Free Choice Act of 2007: H.R. 800, or EFCA, was passed
    in the United States House of Representatives last year and the
    same legislation has been introduced again in 2009 as H.R. 1409
    and S. 560. President Obama and leaders of Congress have made
    public statements in support of this bill. Accordingly, this
    bill or a variation of it could be enacted in the future and the
    enactment of this bill could have an adverse impact on our
    business, by making it easier for workers to obtain union
    representation and increasing the penalties employers may incur
    if they engage in labor practices in violation of the National
    Labor Relations Act.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Maintaining
    and improving our financial controls and the requirements of
    being a public company may strain our resources, divert
    management&#146;s attention and affect our ability to attract
    and retain qualified board members.</FONT></I></B>
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    As a public company, we are subject to the reporting
    requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the
    Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules. The
    requirements of these rules and regulations have significantly
    increased our legal and financial compliance costs, including
    costs associated with the hiring of additional personnel, making
    some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly, and
    may also place undue strain on our personnel, systems and
    resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that
    we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to
    our business and financial condition.
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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we
    maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and
    internal control over financial reporting. Ensuring that we have
    adequate internal financial and accounting controls and
    procedures in place is a costly and time-consuming effort that
    needs to be re-evaluated frequently. We are in the initial stage
    of documenting our internal control procedures and have not
    begun testing these procedures in order to comply with the
    requirements of Section&#160;404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or
    Section&#160;404. Section&#160;404, which requires annual
    management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal
    control over financial reporting and a report by our independent
    registered public accounting firm auditing our effectiveness of
    internal control over financial reporting beginning with fiscal
    year 2010. Both we and our independent registered public
    accounting firm will be testing our internal controls in
    connection with the Section&#160;404 requirements and could, as
    part of that documentation and testing, identify material
    weaknesses, significant deficiencies or other areas for further
    attention or improvement. Implementing any appropriate changes
    to our internal controls may require specific compliance
    training for our directors, officers and employees, require the
    hiring of additional finance, accounting and other personnel,
    entail substantial costs to modify our existing accounting
    systems, and take a significant period of time to complete. Such
    changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the
    adequacy of our internal controls, and any failure to maintain
    that adequacy, or consequent inability to produce accurate
    financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our
    operating costs and could materially impair our ability to
    operate our business. Moreover, effective internal controls are
    necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are
    important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to
    satisfy the requirements of Section&#160;404 on a timely basis
    could result in the loss of investor confidence in the
    reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could
    cause the market value of our common stock to decline.
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    Various rules and regulations applicable to public companies
    make it more difficult and more expensive for us to maintain
    directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance, and we
    may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur
    substantially higher costs to maintain coverage. If we are
    unable to maintain adequate directors&#146; and officers&#146;
    insurance, our ability to recruit and retain qualified officers
    and directors, especially those directors who may be deemed
    independent for purposes of The NASDAQ Stock Market rules, will
    be significantly curtailed.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Risks
    Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common
    Stock</FONT></B>
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Concentration
    of ownership among our existing executive officers, directors
    and principal stockholders may prevent new investors from
    influencing significant corporate decisions.</FONT></I></B>
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    Upon consummation of this offering our executive officers,
    directors and principal stockholders will own, in the aggregate,
    approximately 45.9% of our outstanding common stock and will own
    options that will enable them to own, in the aggregate,
    approximately 47.3% of our outstanding common stock assuming no
    exercise of the underwriters&#146; option to purchase additional
    shares. As a result, these stockholders will be able to exercise
    significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder
    approval, including the election of directors, approval of
    significant corporate transactions and will have significant
    control over our management and policies. This concentration of
    influence could be disadvantageous to other stockholders with
    interests different from those of our officers, directors and
    principal stockholders. For example, our officers, directors and
    principal stockholders could delay or prevent an acquisition or
    merger even if the transaction would benefit other stockholders.
    In addition, this significant concentration of share ownership
    may adversely affect the trading price for our common stock
    because investors often perceive disadvantages in owning stock
    in companies with principal stockholders.
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    In addition, our amended and restated certificate of
    incorporation provides that the provisions of Section&#160;203
    of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, that
    relate to business combinations with interested stockholders
    applies to us. Section&#160;203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly
    held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business
    combination transaction with an interested stockholder for a
    period of three years after the interested stockholder became
    such unless the transaction fits within an applicable exemption,
    such as board approval of the business combination or the
    transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an
    interested stockholder. The provisions of Section&#160;203 of
    the DGCL may delay, prevent or deter a merger, acquisition,
    tender offer or other transaction that might otherwise result in
    our stockholders receiving a premium over the market price for
    their common stock.
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    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that the doctrine of corporate opportunity does not apply
    against Apax Partners, funds advised by Apax Partners, or any of
    our directors who are employees of or affiliated with Apax
    Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners, in a manner that
    would prohibit them from investing or participating in competing
    businesses. To the extent they invest in such other businesses,
    Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners may have
    differing interests than our other stockholders.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We are
    a currently controlled company within the meaning of The NASDAQ
    Stock Market rules, and, as a result, we rely on exemptions from
    certain corporate governance requirements that provide
    protection to stockholders of other companies.</FONT></I></B>
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    Funds advised by Apax Partners currently own more than 50% of
    the total voting power of our common stock and we are currently
    a controlled company under The NASDAQ Stock Market corporate
    governance listing standards. As a controlled company, certain
    exemptions under The NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards
    exempt us from the obligation to comply with certain of the
    NASDAQ Stock Market corporate governance requirements, including
    the requirements:
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    that a majority of our board of directors consist of independent
    directors, as defined under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market;
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    that we have a corporate governance and nominating committee
    that is composed entirely of independent directors with a
    written charter addressing the committee&#146;s purpose and
    responsibilities;&#160;and
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    that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely
    of independent directors with a written charter addressing the
    committee&#146;s purpose and responsibilities.
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    Accordingly, for so long as we are a controlled company, holders
    of our common stock will not have the same protections afforded
    to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of The
    NASDAQ Stock Market corporate governance requirements. Upon
    completion of this offering, we will cease to be a controlled
    company and we will have one year from the date we cease to be a
    controlled company to comply with The NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    stock price may continue to be volatile or may decline
    regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able
    to resell your shares at or above the price at which you
    purchase them.</FONT></I></B>
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    Shares of our common stock were sold in our initial public
    offering in November 2009 at a price of $19.00 per share, and
    our common stock has subsequently traded as high as $32.82.
    There has been a public market for our common stock for only a
    short period of time. An active, liquid and orderly market for
    our common stock may not be sustained, which could depress the
    trading price of our common stock. An inactive market may also
    impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund
    operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to
    acquire other companies by using our shares as consideration. In
    addition, the market price of our common stock may fluctuate
    significantly in response to a number of factors, most of which
    we cannot control, including:
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    fashion trends and changes in consumer preferences;
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    market conditions or trends in our industry or the economy as a
    whole and, in particular, in the retail sales environment;
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    the timing of new store openings and the relative proportion of
    our new stores to existing stores;
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    the performance and successful integration of any new stores
    that we open;
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    changes in our merchandise mix;
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    timing of promotional events;
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    changes in key personnel;
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    entry into new markets;
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    our levels of comparable store sales;
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    announcements by us or our competitors of new product offerings
    or significant acquisitions;
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    actions by competitors or other strip center, regional mall and
    outlet center tenants;
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    weather conditions, particularly during the holiday shopping
    period;
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    the level of pre-opening expenses associated with our new stores;
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    the level of expenses associated with our store conversions;
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    inventory shrinkage beyond our historical average rates;
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    changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of
    other retail companies;
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    the public&#146;s response to press releases or other public
    announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with
    the SEC and announcements relating to litigation;
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    the financial projections we may provide to the public, any
    changes in these projections or our failure to meet these
    projections;
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    changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who
    follow our common stock, our failure to meet these estimates or
    failure of those analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of
    our common stock;
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    ratings downgrades by any securities analysts who follow our
    common stock;
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    the development and sustainability of an active trading market
    for our common stock;
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    future sales of our common stock by our officers, directors and
    significant stockholders;
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    other events or factors, including those resulting from war,
    acts of terrorism, natural disasters or responses to these
    events;&#160;and
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    changes in accounting principles.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, the stock markets, and in particular The NASDAQ
    Global Select Market, have experienced extreme price and volume
    fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the
    market prices of equity securities of many retail companies. In
    the past, stockholders have instituted securities class action
    litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were
    involved in securities litigation, we could incur substantial
    costs and our resources and the attention of management could be
    diverted from our business.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Future
    sales of our common stock, or the perception in the public
    markets that these sales may occur, may depress our stock
    price.</FONT></I></B>
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    Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public
    market after this offering, or the perception that these sales
    could occur, could adversely affect the price of our common
    stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the
    sale of additional shares. Upon completion of this offering, we
    will have 24,241,462&#160;shares of common stock outstanding.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All of the 7,780,252&#160;shares of common stock sold in our
    initial public offering are, and the 5,063,563&#160;shares of
    common stock (or 5,823,097&#160;shares if the underwriters
    exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full)
    sold in this offering will be, freely tradable without
    restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act,
    except for any shares of our common stock that may be held or
    acquired by our directors, executive officers and other
    affiliates, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, which
    will be restricted securities under the Securities Act.
    Restricted securities may not be sold in the public market
    unless the sale is registered under the Securities Act or an
    exemption from registration is available.
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    We, each of our officers, directors and the selling stockholders
    have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, with the
    underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any of the shares of
    common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
    shares of common stock during the period from the date of this
    prospectus continuing through the date 90&#160;days after the
    date of this prospectus, except, in our case, for the issuance
    of common stock upon exercise of options under existing option
    plans. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith
    Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co. may, in their
    sole discretion, release any of these shares from these
    restrictions at any time without notice. See
    &#147;Underwriting.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain shares will not be subject to the new
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    restricted period but remain subject to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">180-day</FONT>
    restricted period in connection with our initial public
    offering, ending May&#160;11, 2010 and, in some cases, subject
    to extension. After the expiration of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    period, these shares may be sold in the public market, subject
    to prior registration or qualification for an exemption from
    registration, including, in the case of shares held by
    affiliates, compliance with the volume restrictions and other
    securities laws. See &#147;Shares&#160;Eligible for Future
    Sale&#148; for a more detailed description of the restrictions
    on selling shares of our common stock after this offering. To
    the extent that any of these stockholders sell, or indicate an
    intent to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the
    public market after the contractual
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-ups</FONT> and
    other legal restrictions on resale discussed in this prospectus
    lapse, the trading price of our common stock could decline
    significantly.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Goldman, Sachs &#038; Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    &#038; Smith Incorporated have agreed to release Apax Partners
    from their initial public offering
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    agreements, if any, prior to the expiration of the initial
    public offering
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    period in connection with their sale of shares in this offering.
    Goldman, Sachs &#038; Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    &#038; Smith Incorporated of this offering may, in their sole
    discretion, release all or some portion of the shares subject to
    the <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    agreements prior to expiration of such period.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On January&#160;19, 2010, we filed a registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-8</FONT>
    under Securities Act to register 4,754,880&#160;shares for
    issuance under our equity incentive plans. These shares can be
    freely sold in the public market upon issuance and once vested,
    subject to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    restrictions in connection with this offering
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> our
    initial public offering and other restrictions provided under
    the applicable plan
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> the
    option agreements entered into with option holders. If these
    additional shares are sold, or if it is perceived that they will
    be sold, in the public market, the price of our common stock
    could decline substantially.
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    In the future, we may also issue our securities in connection
    with investments or acquisitions. The amount of shares of our
    common stock issued in connection with an investment or
    acquisition could constitute a material portion of our
    then-outstanding shares of our common stock.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Anti-takeover
    provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law might
    discourage or delay acquisition attempts for us that you might
    consider favorable.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
    amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may make the
    acquisition of our company more difficult without the approval
    of our board of directors. These provisions:
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    establish a classified board of directors so that not all
    members of our board of directors are elected at one time;
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    authorize the issuance of undesignated preferred stock, the
    terms of which may be established and the shares of which may be
    issued without stockholder approval, and which may include super
    voting, special approval, dividend, or other rights or
    preferences superior to the rights of the holders of common
    stock;
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    prohibit stockholder action by written consent, which requires
    all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our
    stockholders;
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    provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to
    make, alter, or repeal our amended and restated bylaws;&#160;and
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    establish advance notice requirements for nominations for
    elections to our board of directors or for proposing matters
    that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.
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    These anti-takeover provisions and other provisions under
    Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction
    involving a change in control of our company, even if doing so
    would benefit our stockholders. These provisions could also
    discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and
    other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing and to
    cause us to take other corporate actions you desire.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">If
    securities or industry analysts do not publish research or
    publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business,
    our stock price and trading volume could decline.</FONT></I></B>
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    The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the
    research and reports that securities or industry analysts
    publish about us or our business. If no securities or industry
    analysts cover our company, the trading price for our common
    stock would be negatively impacted. If one or more of the
    analysts who covers us downgrades our common stock or publishes
    inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock
    price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts
    ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us
    regularly, demand for our common stock could decrease, which
    could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We do
    not expect to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable
    future.</FONT></I></B>
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    The continued operation and expansion of our business will
    require substantial funding. Accordingly, we do not anticipate
    that we will pay any cash dividends on shares of our common
    stock for the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay
    dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board
    of directors and will depend upon results of operations,
    financial condition, contractual restrictions, including our
    senior secured credit facility and other indebtedness we may
    incur, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors
    our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, if you
    purchase shares in this offering, realization of a gain on your
    investment will depend on the appreciation of the price of our
    common stock, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash
    dividends in the foreseeable future should not purchase our
    common stock.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    actual operating results may differ significantly from our
    guidance.</FONT></I></B>
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    From time to time, we release guidance regarding our future
    performance that represents our management&#146;s estimates as
    of the date of release. This guidance, which consists of
    forward-looking statements, is prepared by our management and is
    qualified by, and subject to, the assumptions and the other
    information contained or referred to in the release. Our
    guidance is not prepared with a view toward compliance with
    published guidelines of the American Institute of Certified
    Public Accountants, and neither our independent registered
    public accounting firm nor any other independent expert or
    outside party compiles or examines the guidance and,
    accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other
    form of assurance with respect thereto.
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    Guidance is based upon a number of assumptions and estimates
    that, while presented with numerical specificity, is inherently
    subject to significant business, economic and competitive
    uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our
    control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to
    future business decisions, some of which will change. We
    generally state possible outcomes as high and low ranges which
    are intended to provide a sensitivity analysis as variables are
    changed but are not intended to represent that actual results
    could not fall outside of the suggested ranges. The principal
    reason that we release this data is to provide a basis for our
    management to discuss our business outlook with analysts and
    investors. We do not accept any responsibility for any
    projections or reports published by any such persons.
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    Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be
    expected that some or all of the assumptions of the guidance
    furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly
    from actual results. Accordingly, our guidance is only an
    estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the
    date of release. Actual results will vary from the guidance and
    the variations may be material. Investors should also recognize
    that the reliability of any forecasted financial data diminishes
    the farther in the future that the data is forecast. In light of
    the foregoing, investors are urged to put the guidance in
    context and not to place undue reliance on&#160;it.
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    Any failure to successfully implement our operating strategy or
    the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances set forth
    in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus could
    result in the actual operating results being different than the
    guidance, and such differences may be adverse and material.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">FORWARD-LOOKING
    STATEMENTS</FONT></B>
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    This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are
    subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than
    statements of historical fact included in this prospectus are
    forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our
    current expectations and projections relating to our financial
    condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future
    performance and business. You can identify forward-looking
    statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
    historical or current facts. These statements may include words
    such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
    &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
    &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;may,&#148;
    &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;can have,&#148;
    &#147;likely&#148; and other words and terms of similar meaning
    in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of
    future operating or financial performance or other events. For
    example, all statements we make relating to our estimated and
    projected earnings, revenues, costs, expenditures, cash flows,
    growth rates and financial results, our plans and objectives for
    future operations, growth or initiatives, strategies, or the
    expected outcome or impact of pending or threatened litigation
    are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements
    are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
    results to differ materially from those that we expected,
    including:
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    failure to successfully execute our growth strategy, including
    delays in store growth and store conversions, difficulties
    executing sales and operating profit margin initiatives and
    inventory shrinkage prevention;
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    the failure of our new stores or the conversion of our existing
    stores to achieve sales and operating levels consistent with our
    expectations;
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    risks and challenges in connection with sourcing merchandise
    from domestic and foreign vendors;
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    our level of success in gaining and maintaining broad market
    acceptance of our exclusive brands;
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    our failure to protect our brand image;
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    our debt levels and restrictions in our senior secured credit
    facility and in agreements for other indebtedness we may incur;
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    economic conditions, including their effect on the financial and
    capital markets, our vendors and business partners, employment
    levels, consumer demand, spending patterns, inflation and the
    cost of goods;
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    our loss of key personnel or our inability to hire additional
    personnel;
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    seasonality of our business;
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    increases in costs of fuel, or other energy, transportation or
    utilities costs and in the costs of labor and employment;
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    the impact of governmental laws and regulations and the outcomes
    of legal proceedings;
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    disruptions in our supply chain and distribution facility;
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    damage or interruption to our information systems;
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    changes in the competitive environment in our industry and the
    markets in which we operate;
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    natural disasters, unusually adverse weather conditions,
    pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events;
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    the incurrence of material uninsured losses or excessive
    insurance costs;&#160;and
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    our failure to maintain effective internal controls.
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    We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our
    operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many
    detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are
    reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the
    impact of known factors, and, it is impossible for us to
    anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.
    Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
    materially from
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    our expectations, or cautionary statements, are disclosed under
    &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion
    and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations&#148; in this prospectus. All written and oral
    forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting
    on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
    cautionary statements as well as other cautionary statements
    that are made from time to time in our other SEC filings and
    public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking
    statements made in this prospectus in the context of these risks
    and uncertainties.
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    We caution you that the important factors referenced above may
    not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In
    addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results
    or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if
    substantially realized, that they will result in the
    consequences we anticipate or affect us or our operations in the
    way we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this
    prospectus are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no
    obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
    statement as a result of new information, future events or
    otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
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    The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from
    this offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
    shares of our common stock in this offering. We will pay the
    expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions,
    associated with the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
    The selling stockholders include members of our management.
    Funds advised by Apax Partners are our principal stockholders
    and are a selling stockholder in this offering. See
    &#147;Principal and Selling Stockholders.&#148;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MARKET
    PRICE OF COMMON STOCK</FONT></B>
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    Our common stock has been listed on The NASDAQ Global Select
    Market under the symbol &#147;rue&#148; since our initial public
    offering on November&#160;13, 2009. Before then, there was no
    public market for our common stock. The following table sets
    forth the high and low sales prices of our common stock per
    share, as reported by The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
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&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>High</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Low</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Fiscal Year ended January&#160;30, 2010</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    4th&#160;Quarter 2009 (beginning November&#160;13, 2009)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32.82
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.26
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Fiscal Year ending January&#160;29, 2011</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    1st Quarter 2010 (through February&#160;11, 2010)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31.52
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28.02
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On February&#160;11, 2010, the closing price as reported on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market of our common stock was $28.57. As
    of January&#160;30, 2010, we had
    approximately&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;holders
    of record of our common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DIVIDEND
    POLICY</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common
    stock. We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock for
    the foreseeable future. Instead, we anticipate that all of our
    earnings in the foreseeable future will be used in the operation
    and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay
    dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors,
    subject to compliance with certain contractual restrictions,
    including under our senior secured credit facility and
    agreements for other indebtedness we may incur, which restricts
    or limits our ability to pay dividends, and will depend upon,
    among other factors, our results of operations, financial
    condition, capital requirements, restrictions contained in
    current and future financing instruments and other factors that
    our board of directors deems relevant. See &#147;Description of
    Certain Indebtedness.&#148;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAPITALIZATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and
    our capitalization as of October&#160;31, 2009 on:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    on a pro forma basis to give effect to the following:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="8%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the sale of 1,650,000&#160;shares of our common stock on
    November&#160;13, 2009 at an initial public offering price of
    $19.00 per share after deducting underwriting discounts and
    commissions and offering expenses payable by us;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the application of the net proceeds from the initial public
    offering to reduce our borrowings under our senior secured
    credit facility.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You should read the following table in conjunction with the
    sections titled &#147;Selected Consolidated Financial
    Data,&#148; &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of
    Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; and our
    financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in
    this prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>October&#160;31, 2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Pro forma</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited, <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term debt including current portion, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Common stock, $0.004 par value per share; 50,000,000 authorized;
    22,511,000&#160;shares issued and outstanding at
    October&#160;31, 2009 $0.001, par value per share;
    200,000,000&#160;shares authorized; 24,160,662&#160;shares
    issued and outstanding on a pro forma basis
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Additional paid in capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Retained earnings
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,587
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Total stockholder&#146;s equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,626
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 40pt">
    Total capitalization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,626
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The outstanding share information set forth above is as of
    October&#160;31, 2009, and excludes:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    1,205,380&#160;shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
    stock options outstanding as of October&#160;31, 2009 at a
    weighted average exercise price of $6.82 per share on an as
    adjusted basis;
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an aggregate of 3,585,000&#160;shares of common stock reserved
    for issuance under our 2009 equity compensation plan; and
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to
    purchase up to an additional 759,534&#160;shares from certain of
    the selling stockholders to cover their option to purchase
    additional shares.
</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SELECTED
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following tables set forth selected consolidated financial
    and other data for the periods and at the dates indicated. The
    selected income statement data for the fiscal years ended
    January&#160;29, 2005, January&#160;28, 2006, February&#160;3,
    2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009 and
    selected consolidated balance sheet data as of January&#160;29,
    2005, January&#160;28, 2006, February&#160;3, 2007,
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009 are derived from
    our audited consolidated financial statements. Our audited
    statements of income for the fiscal years ended February&#160;3,
    2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009 and our
    audited consolidated balance sheets as of February&#160;2, 2008
    and January&#160;31, 2009 are included elsewhere in this
    prospectus. Our audited consolidated statements of income for
    the fiscal years ended January&#160;29, 2005 and
    January&#160;28, 2006 and our audited consolidated balance
    sheets as of January&#160;29, 2005, January&#160;28, 2006 and
    February&#160;3, 2007 have not been included in this prospectus.
    The selected income statement data for the thirty-nine weeks
    ended November&#160;1, 2008 and the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 and the selected balance sheet data as of
    November&#160;1, 2008 and October&#160;31, 2009 are derived from
    our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
    included elsewhere in this prospectus. The historical results
    presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results to
    be expected for any future period. You should read this selected
    consolidated financial data in conjunction with the consolidated
    financial statements and related notes and the information under
    &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations&#148; appearing elsewhere in
    this prospectus. The historical results set forth below are not
    necessarily indicative of results of operations to be expected
    in any future period.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;29,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;28,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands, except per share and operations data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <B>Statement of Income Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    146,918
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    192,818
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    225,559
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    296,887
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    391,414
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    272,302
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Cost of goods sold(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100,216
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    129,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    150,163
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195,034
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    257,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177,219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    237,733
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    46,702
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    63,604
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    101,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    133,561
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,083
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    132,481
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Selling, general and administrative expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,136
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,703
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,575
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,039
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99,886
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Depreciation and amortization expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,782
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,945
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,784
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,956
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,895
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,488
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,070
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Interest expense, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,685
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,959
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,645
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,520
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,477
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    190
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,638
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,452
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,920
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,342
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,909
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,359
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Net income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Basic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.38
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.39
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.58
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.33
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.36
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.35
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.63
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Weighted average shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Basic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,782
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,705
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,914
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,894
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,978
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,184
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,888
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,842
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,814
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,823
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,828
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;29,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;28,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Operating Data (unaudited):</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Sales per gross square foot
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    234
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    236
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    235
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Comparable store sales change(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Number of stores open at end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    193
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    534
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total gross square feet at end of period (in thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    896
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,095
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,448
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,949
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,869
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,364
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Store conversions during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Capital expenditures (in thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,098
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,398
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="27%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
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    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
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    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
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<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>As of</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>As of</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;29,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;28,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Balance Sheet Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,977
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,343
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,861
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Working capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,231
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (622
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,946
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,485
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,227
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    52,716
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    79,092
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    102,285
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    141,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    145,380
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    179,748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,930
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,279
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,317
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27,968
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,186
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,176
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stockholders&#146; (deficit) equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (18,535
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (11,174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (3,537
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,753
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,393
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,874
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,890
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Cash Flow Data:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash provided by operating activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,283
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,512
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,859
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,911
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,511
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Comparable store sales in fiscal
    years 2006 and 2007 are adjusted for the
    53<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">rd</SUP> week

    in fiscal year 2006.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MANAGEMENT&#146;S
    DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF<BR>
    FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>You should read the following discussion together with
    &#147;Selected Consolidated Financial Data,&#148; and the
    historical financial statements and related notes included
    elsewhere in this prospectus. The statements in this discussion
    regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding our
    future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other
    non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking
    statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to
    numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
    the risks and uncertainties described in &#147;Risk
    Factors&#148; and &#147;Forward-Looking Statements.&#148; Our
    actual results may differ materially from those contained in or
    implied by any forward-looking statements.</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>We operate on a fiscal calendar widely used by the retail
    industry that results in a given fiscal year consisting of a 52-
    or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31
    of the following year. For example, references to &#147;fiscal
    year 2008&#148; refer to the fiscal year ended January&#160;31,
    2009. Our fiscal year 2006 consisted of a 53-week period and
    ended on February&#160;3, 2007.</I>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Overview</FONT></B>
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    rue21 is a fast growing specialty apparel retailer offering the
    newest fashion trends for girls and guys at value prices. We
    were originally founded in 1976 as a value-focused specialty
    apparel retailer. In 1998, we were acquired by certain funds now
    advised by Apax Partners, through SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P.
    and SKM Investment Fund&#160;II. In 2001, our current President
    and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Fisch, joined us. Upon his
    hiring, Bob Fisch began repositioning our company by aligning
    our stores under one brand name, strengthening our management
    team, honing our fashion value merchandise approach and
    refocusing our store growth strategy. As part of our turnaround,
    we sought bankruptcy protection in February 2002 and emerged
    within fifteen months as a stronger company with a rationalized
    store base of 168 stores. We have been growing consistently
    since that time. In late 2006, we introduced our larger rue21
    etc! store layout, which averages approximately
    4,700&#160;square feet and features a separate
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store</FONT>
    for our rue21 etc! girls jewelry and accessories category. As of
    January&#160;30, 2010, we operated 535 stores in 43&#160;states,
    314 of which featured the larger rue21 etc! store layout.
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    Our strong growth and operating results reflect the initiatives
    taken by our management team, as well as the increasing
    acceptance of our brand and merchandise. Our net sales increased
    from $146.9&#160;million in fiscal year 2004 to
    $391.4&#160;million in fiscal year 2008, a compound annual
    growth rate of 27.8%. Over the same period, we grew income from
    operations from $5.8&#160;million to $22.1&#160;million, a
    compound annual growth rate of 39.9%. Since the beginning of
    fiscal year 2004, we have increased our store base from 175
    stores to 535 stores as of January&#160;30, 2010. Our total
    square footage growth has outpaced our total store growth over
    this same period, reflecting the increasing size of our average
    store.
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    We expect to continue our strong growth in the future. We
    believe there is a significant opportunity to grow our store
    base to more than 1,000 stores within five years. We opened 88
    stores in fiscal year 2009 and plan to open 100 stores in fiscal
    year 2010. We also plan to continue to convert our existing
    stores into the larger rue21 etc! layout, which allows us to
    offer an increased proportion of higher margin categories, such
    as accessories, intimate apparel, footwear and fragrances. We
    converted 26 stores to the rue21 etc! layout in fiscal year 2009
    and plan to convert 30 stores in fiscal year 2010. We expect to
    continue to drive our comparable store sales by increasing the
    penetration of our newer product categories, increasing our
    brand awareness, continuing to provide our distinctive in-store
    experience and converting stores to the rue21 etc! layout.
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    Our growth in total square footage is supported by our store
    economics, which we believe to be very attractive. As a result
    of our low store build-out costs, favorable lease terms and
    low-cost operating model, our stores generate strong returns on
    investment. We focus our real estate strategy on strip centers,
    regional malls and outlet centers, primarily in small- and
    middle-market communities, which we believe are underserved by
    traditional junior and young men&#146;s specialty apparel
    retailers. Our typical new store investment is approximately
    $160,000, which includes build-out costs, net of landlord tenant
    allowances and initial inventory, net of payables. New stores
    generate on average between $900,000 and $1.1&#160;million in
    net sales per store in the first
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    twelve months and pay back our investment in less than one year.
    However, new stores opened in the future may not generate
    similar net sales in the first twelve months or pay back our
    investment in a similar time period.
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    We have recently invested significant capital to build the
    infrastructure necessary to support our future growth. This
    investment includes an upgrade of our distribution facility and
    related systems, which we completed in fiscal year 2009. The
    distribution facility can support approximately 1,300 stores.
    Additionally, we continue to invest in our systems
    infrastructure, including implementation of the latest store
    merchandising, distribution, financial and real estate
    applications. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2008, we invested in
    an expansion of our corporate headquarters, which increased the
    square footage by 50%.
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    We believe our business strategy will continue to offer
    significant opportunity, but it also presents risks and
    challenges. These risks and challenges include that we may not
    be able to effectively identify and respond to changing fashion
    trends and customer preferences, that we may not be able to find
    desirable locations in strip centers and regional malls or that
    we may not be able to effectively manage our operations which
    have grown rapidly, or our future growth. We seek to ensure that
    addressing these risks does not divert our management&#146;s
    attention from continuing to build on the strengths that we
    believe have driven the growth of our business. We believe our
    focus on maintaining the desirability of our products to our
    customers, maintaining and scaling our supply chain resources
    and improving our in-store shopping experience and our customer
    service will contribute to our ongoing success.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">How We
    Assess the Performance of Our Business</FONT></B>
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    In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a
    variety of performance and financial measures. The key measures
    for determining how our business is performing are net sales,
    comparable store and non-comparable store sales, gross profit
    margin and selling, general and administrative expense.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Sales</FONT></I>
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    Net sales constitute gross sales net of any returns and
    merchandise discounts. Net sales consist of sales from
    comparable stores and non-comparable stores.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Comparable
    Store Sales</FONT></I>
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    A store is included in comparable store sales on the first day
    of the sixteenth month as new stores generally open with above
    run-rate sales volumes, which usually extend for a period of at
    least three months, and comparability is achieved twelve months
    after the initial three-month period after store opening.
    Comparable store sales include existing stores that have been
    converted to our rue21 etc! layout. When a store that is
    included in comparable store sales is in process of being
    converted to our rue21 etc! layout, net sales from that store
    remain in comparable store sales. There may be variations in the
    way in which some of our competitors and other apparel retailers
    calculate comparable or &#147;same store&#148; sales. As a
    result, data in this prospectus regarding our comparable store
    sales may not be comparable to similar data made available by
    other retailers. Non-comparable store sales include sales not
    included in comparable store sales and sales from closed stores.
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    Measuring the change in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">year-over-year</FONT>
    comparable store sales allows us to evaluate how our store base
    is performing. Various factors affect comparable store sales,
    including:
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    consumer preferences, buying trends and overall economic trends;
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    our ability to identify and respond effectively to fashion
    trends and customer preferences;
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    competition;
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    changes in our merchandise mix;
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    pricing;
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    the timing of our releases of new merchandise and promotional
    events;
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    the level of customer service that we provide in our stores;
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    our ability to source and distribute products
    efficiently;&#160;and
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    the number of stores we open, close and convert in any period.
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    As we continue to pursue our store growth strategy, we expect
    that a significant percentage of our net sales increase will
    continue to come from non-comparable store sales. Opening new
    stores is an important part of our growth strategy. Accordingly,
    comparable store sales is only one element we use to assess the
    success of our growth strategy.
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    The retail apparel industry is cyclical, and consequently our
    net sales are affected by general economic conditions. Purchases
    of apparel and accessories are sensitive to a number of factors
    that influence the levels of consumer spending, including
    economic conditions and the level of disposable consumer income,
    consumer debt, interest rates and consumer confidence.
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    Our business is seasonal and as a result, our net sales
    fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Net sales are usually higher
    in the second and fourth fiscal quarters, and particularly in
    the months of August and December, as customers make
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">back-to-school</FONT>
    and holiday purchases.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Gross
    Profit</FONT></I>
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    Gross profit is equal to our net sales minus our cost of goods
    sold. Gross margin measures gross profit as a percentage of our
    net sales. Cost of goods sold includes the direct cost of
    purchased merchandise, distribution center costs, all freight
    costs incurred to get merchandise to our stores, store occupancy
    costs and buying costs. The components of our cost of goods sold
    may not be comparable to those of other retailers.
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    Our cost of goods sold is substantially higher in higher volume
    quarters because cost of goods sold generally increases as net
    sales increase. Changes in the mix of our products, such as
    changes in the proportion of accessories, may also impact our
    overall cost of goods sold. We review our inventory levels on an
    ongoing basis in order to identify slow-moving merchandise, and
    generally use markdowns to clear that merchandise. The timing
    and level of markdowns are not seasonal in nature but are driven
    by customer acceptance of our merchandise. If we misjudge the
    market for our products, we may be faced with significant excess
    inventories for some products and be required to mark down those
    products in order to sell them. Significant markdowns have
    reduced our gross profit in some prior periods and may have a
    material adverse impact on our earnings for future periods
    depending on the amount of the markdowns and the amount of
    merchandise affected.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense</FONT></I>
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    Selling, general and administrative expense includes
    administration, share-based compensation and store expenses but
    excludes store occupancy costs and freight to stores. These
    expenses do not generally vary proportionally with net sales. As
    a result, selling, general and administrative expense as a
    percentage of net sales is usually higher in lower volume
    quarters and lower in higher volume quarters. The components of
    our selling, general and administrative expense may not be
    comparable to those of other retailers. We expect that our
    selling, general and administrative expense will increase in
    future periods due to our continuing store growth and in part to
    additional legal, accounting, insurance and other expenses we
    expect to incur as a result of being a public company. Among
    other things, we expect that compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley
    Act and related rules and regulations will result in significant
    legal and accounting costs.
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    Share-based compensation expense related to stock options was
    $34,000, $34,000 and $0 for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008,
    respectively. We granted options to purchase an aggregate of
    397,000&#160;shares and 126,500&#160;shares of common stock in
    fiscal years 2007 and 2008, respectively. These and any future
    stock option grants will increase our share-based compensation
    expense in fiscal year 2009 and in future fiscal years compared
    to fiscal year 2008. See &#147;&#151;Critical Accounting
    Policies.&#148;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Results
    of Operations</FONT></B>
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    The following tables summarize key components of our results of
    operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a
    percentage of net sales:
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    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
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    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands, except per share data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    225,559
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    296,887
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    391,414
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    272,302
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cost of goods sold(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    150,163
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195,034
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    257,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177,219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    237,733
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    101,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    133,561
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,083
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    132,481
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selling, general and administrative expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,575
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,039
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99,886
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Depreciation and amortization expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,895
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,488
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,070
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Interest expense, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,645
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,520
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,477
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income before income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,053
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,666
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,230
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,637
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,452
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,920
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,342
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Operating Data (unaudited):</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Number of stores open at end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    534
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total gross square feet at end of the period (in thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,095
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,448
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,949
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,869
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,364
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Sales per gross square foot
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    234
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    236
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    235
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Comparable store sales change(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Comparable store sales in fiscal
    years 2006 and 2007 are adjusted for the
    53<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">rd</SUP> week

    in fiscal year 2006.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cost of goods sold(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    66.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    65.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    65.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    65.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    64.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    33.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selling, general and administrative expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Depreciation and amortization expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Interest expense, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income before income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="98%"></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
    </FONT></TD>
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    The approximate percentage of our net sales derived from our
    product categories, based on our internal merchandising system,
    is as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Merchandise categories:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Girls apparel
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    59.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Girls accessories
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Guys apparel and accessories
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The increase in girls accessories net sales as a percentage of
    total net sales is due to management efforts to expand the
    number of items in the girls accessories category.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table summarizes the number of stores open at the
    beginning of the period and at the end of the period.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Number of stores open at beginning of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    New stores
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    74
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    85
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Store closings
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Number of stores open at end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    534
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Store conversions during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Thirty-Nine
    Weeks Ended October&#160;31, 2009 Compared to Thirty-Nine Weeks
    Ended November&#160;1, 2008</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Sales</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Net sales increased 36.0%, or $97.9&#160;million, to
    $370.2&#160;million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 from $272.3&#160;million for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. The increase in
    net sales was due to an increase of approximately 37% in the
    number of transactions, primarily driven by new store openings,
    partially offset by a decrease of approximately 1% in the
    average dollar value of transactions per store.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Comparable store sales increased 7.4% for the thirty-nine weeks
    ended October&#160;31, 2009 compared to an increase of 0.8% for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. Comparable
    store sales increased by $67.6&#160;million and non-comparable
    store sales increased by $30.3&#160;million. There were 386
    comparable and 148 non-comparable stores open at
    October&#160;31, 2009 compared to 304 and 129, respectively, at
    November&#160;1, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The decrease in the girls apparel category as a percentage of
    net sales and the corresponding increase in the girls
    accessories category as a percentage of net sales and the guys
    apparel and accessories as a percentage of net sales was
    reflective of varying category sales growth rates. The girls
    apparel category grew by approximately 32% while the girls
    accessories category grew by approximately 43% and the guys
    apparel and accessories category grew by approximately 41%. The
    increase in girls accessories as a percentage of net sales was
    due to management efforts to expand the number of items in the
    girls accessories category. The increase in the guys apparel and
    accessories category was the result of an increase in the
    average unit retail price of items sold in the current period.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Gross
    Profit</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Gross profit increased 39.3%, or $37.4&#160;million, in the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 to
    $132.5&#160;million from $95.1&#160;million in the thirty-nine
    weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. Gross margin increased
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    90&#160;basis points to 35.8% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 from 34.9% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008. This increase was primarily attributable
    to a 10&#160;basis point increase in merchandise margin, due
    primarily to lower merchandise costs. The remainder of the gross
    margin increase was due to an 80&#160;basis point decrease in
    store occupancy, distribution and buying costs as these costs
    increased at a lower rate than net sales.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Selling, general and administrative expense increased 33.0%, or
    $23.9&#160;million, to $96.2&#160;million in the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 from $72.4&#160;million for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. As a
    percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative
    expense decreased to 26.0% in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 from 26.6% in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008. Store operating expenses increased by
    $18.5&#160;million primarily resulting from the operation of 534
    stores as of October&#160;31, 2009 compared to the operation of
    433 stores as of November&#160;1, 2008. As a percentage of net
    sales, store operating expenses decreased slightly to 19.1% for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 from 19.2% for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008 as a result of
    payroll costs declining as a percentage of net sales. Due in
    part to insurance settlement proceeds of $223,000 received
    during the second quarter of 2009, administrative and general
    expenses decreased as a percentage of net sales to 6.9% for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 from 7.4% for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Depreciation
    and Amortization Expense</FONT></I>
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    Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percentage
    of net sales to 3.3% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 from 3.0% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008, or $4.0&#160;million. The increase was
    due to growth in capital expenditures to $26.5&#160;million for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 from
    $16.4&#160;million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008. This increase follows annual increases in
    capital expenditures of $3.7&#160;million in fiscal year 2007
    and $6.2&#160;million in fiscal year 2008.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Interest
    Expense, Net</FONT></I>
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    Interest expense, net decreased by $0.8&#160;million to
    $0.4&#160;million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009, due primarily to a decrease in average
    borrowings under our senior secured credit facility.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Provision
    for Income Taxes</FONT></I>
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    The increase in provision for income taxes of $4.2&#160;million
    in the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 from the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008 was due primarily
    to the $10.4&#160;million increase in pre-tax income. The
    effective tax rates were 39.5% and 39.2% for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and the thirty-nine weeks
    ended November&#160;1, 2008, respectively.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Income</FONT></I>
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    Net income increased 77.8%, or $6.3&#160;million, to
    $14.3&#160;million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 from $8.0&#160;million for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. This increase was due to the
    factors discussed above.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fiscal
    Year 2008 Compared to Fiscal Year 2007</FONT></I>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Sales</FONT></I>
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    Net sales increased 31.8%, or $94.5&#160;million, to
    $391.4&#160;million in fiscal year 2008 from $296.9&#160;million
    in fiscal year 2007. The increase in net sales was due to an
    increase of approximately 23% in the number of transactions,
    driven by new store openings and an increase of approximately 2%
    in the average dollar value of transactions per store.
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    Comparable store sales increased 3.7% for fiscal year 2008
    compared to an increase of 7.8% for fiscal year 2007. Comparable
    store sales increased by $66.7&#160;million and non-comparable
    store sales increased by
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    $27.8&#160;million. There were 330 comparable stores and 119
    non-comparable stores open at January&#160;31, 2009 compared to
    260 and 92, respectively, at February&#160;2, 2008.
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    The increase in the girls accessories and guys apparel and
    accessories categories as a percentage of net sales and the
    approximate corresponding decrease in the girls apparel category
    as a percentage of net sales was reflective of varying category
    sales growth rates. The girls accessories and guys apparel and
    accessories categories grew by approximately 42% and 45%,
    respectively. Girls apparel category growth was approximately
    25%. The increase in girls accessories as a percentage of net
    sales was due to management efforts to expand the number of
    items in the girls accessories category.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Gross
    Profit</FONT></I>
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    Gross profit increased 31.1%, or $31.7&#160;million, in fiscal
    year 2008 to $133.6&#160;million from $101.9&#160;million in
    fiscal year 2007. Gross margin decreased 20&#160;basis points to
    34.1% for fiscal year 2008 from 34.3% for fiscal year 2007. This
    decrease was primarily attributable to a 30&#160;basis point
    decrease in merchandise margin, due primarily to increased
    markdowns. Gross margin was positively impacted by a
    10&#160;basis point increase in store occupancy, distribution
    and buying costs, as these costs increased at a rate lower than
    net sales.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense</FONT></I>
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    Selling, general and administrative expense increased 31.4%, or
    $23.8&#160;million to $99.9&#160;million in fiscal year 2008
    from $76.0&#160;million in fiscal year 2007. As a percentage of
    net sales, selling, general and administrative expense remained
    constant at 25.5% and 25.6% in fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year
    2007, respectively.
</DIV>

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    Store operating expenses increased by $18.6&#160;million
    primarily resulting from the operation of 449 stores as of
    January&#160;31, 2009 compared to the operation of 352 stores as
    of February&#160;2, 2008. As a percentage of net sales, store
    operating expenses increased to 18.6% in fiscal year 2008 from
    18.3% in fiscal year 2007, due primarily to increased store
    salaries as a percentage of net sales.
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    Administrative and general expenses decreased as a percentage of
    net sales to 6.9% in fiscal year 2008 from 7.4% in fiscal year
    2007 as these costs increased at a lower rate than net sales.
    Offsetting the decrease in administrative expense margin was a
    $434,000 asset write-off related to store conversions.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Depreciation
    and Amortization Expense</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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    Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percentage
    of net sales to 2.9% in fiscal year 2008 from 2.8% in fiscal
    year 2007, or $3.3&#160;million. The increase was due to growth
    in capital expenditures of $6.2&#160;million and $3.7 in fiscal
    year 2008 and fiscal year 2007, respectively.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Interest
    Expense, Net</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Interest expense, net decreased by $1.0&#160;million to
    $1.5&#160;million in fiscal year 2008 due to both reduced
    weighted average borrowings and a reduced average interest rate
    under our senior secured credit facility.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Provision
    for Income Taxes</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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    The increase in provision for income taxes of $2.1&#160;million
    in fiscal year 2008 from fiscal year 2007 was due primarily to a
    $5.6&#160;million increase in pre-tax income. The effective tax
    rate declined to 38.8% in fiscal year 2008 from 39.3% in fiscal
    year 2007.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Income</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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    Net income increased 38.4%, or $3.5&#160;million, to
    $12.6&#160;million in fiscal year 2008 from $9.1&#160;million in
    fiscal year 2007. This increase was due primarily to a
    $31.7&#160;million increase in gross profit and lower interest
    expense, partially offset by increases in selling, general and
    administrative expense of $23.8&#160;million, higher
    depreciation and amortization expense of $3.3&#160;million and a
    higher provision for income taxes of $2.1&#160;million.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fiscal
    Year 2007 Compared to Fiscal Year 2006</FONT></I>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Sales</FONT></I>
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    Net sales increased 31.6%, or $71.3&#160;million, to
    $296.9&#160;million in fiscal year 2007 from $225.6&#160;million
    in fiscal year 2006. The increase in net sales was due primarily
    to the increase of approximately 19% in the number of
    transactions coupled with an increase of approximately 6% in the
    average dollar value of transactions per store.
</DIV>

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    Comparable store sales increased 7.8% for fiscal year 2007
    compared to a decrease of 4.7% for fiscal year 2006. Comparable
    store sales increased by $46.4&#160;million and non-comparable
    stores increased by $24.9&#160;million. There were 260
    comparable stores and 92 non-comparable stores open at
    February&#160;2, 2008 compared to 208 and 69, respectively, at
    February&#160;3, 2007.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The increases in the girls apparel and girls accessories
    categories as a percentage of net sales and the approximate
    corresponding decrease in the guys apparel and accessories
    category as a percentage of net sales was reflective of varying
    category sales growth rates. The girls apparel and girls
    accessories categories grew by approximately 35% and 37%,
    respectively. The guys apparel and accessories category growth
    was approximately 25%. The increase in girls accessories as a
    percentage of net sales was due to management efforts to expand
    the number of items in the girls accessories category.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Gross
    Profit</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Gross profit increased 35.1%, or $26.5&#160;million, in fiscal
    year 2007 to $101.9&#160;million from $75.4&#160;million in
    fiscal year 2006. Gross margin increased 90&#160;basis points to
    34.3% for fiscal year 2007 from 33.4% for fiscal year 2006. This
    increase was primarily attributable to a 50&#160;basis point
    increase in merchandise margin, due primarily to lower
    merchandise costs. In addition, store occupancy, distribution
    and buying costs decreased 40&#160;basis points as these costs
    increased at a lower rate than net sales.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Selling, general and administrative expense increased 32.1%, or
    $18.5&#160;million, to $76.0&#160;million in fiscal year 2007
    from $57.6&#160;million in fiscal year 2006. As a percentage of
    net sales, selling, general and administrative expense remained
    constant at 25.6% and 25.5% in fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year
    2006, respectively.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Store operating expenses increased by $11.9&#160;million
    primarily resulting from the operation of 352 stores as of
    February&#160;2, 2008 compared to the operation of 278 stores as
    of February&#160;3, 2007. However, these costs declined from
    18.8% of net sales in fiscal year 2006 to 18.3% of net sales in
    fiscal year 2007.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Administrative and general expenses increased as a percentage of
    net sales to 7.4% in fiscal year 2007 from 6.8% in fiscal year
    2006 as these costs increased at a rate greater than net sales,
    due primarily to increased administrative salaries.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Depreciation
    and Amortization Expense</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percentage
    of net sales to 2.8% in fiscal year 2007 from 2.6% in fiscal
    year 2006, or $2.3&#160;million. This increase was due to growth
    in capital expenditures of $3.7&#160;million in fiscal year 2007.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Interest
    Expense, Net</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Interest expense, net decreased by $125,000 to $2.5&#160;million
    in fiscal year 2007 from $2.6&#160;million in fiscal year 2006
    due to relatively constant levels of weighted average borrowings
    and average interest rate under our senior secured credit
    facility.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Provision
    for Income Taxes</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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    The increase in provision for income taxes of $4.5&#160;million
    in fiscal year 2007 from fiscal year 2006 was due primarily to
    the increase in the effective tax rate and to a lesser extent
    pre-tax income being $5.8&#160;million higher. The effective tax
    rates were 39.3% and 15.7% for fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year
    2006, respectively.
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    The fiscal year 2006 effective tax rate was significantly less
    than the fiscal year 2007 effective tax rate as a result of the
    reversal of income tax reserves due to settlement of a 2004
    Internal Revenue Service audit as well as the reversal of the
    valuation allowance as we determined as of February&#160;3, 2007
    that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets
    would be fully realized.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Net
    Income</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Net income increased 17.1%, or $1.3&#160;million, to
    $9.1&#160;million in fiscal year 2007 from $7.8&#160;million in
    fiscal year 2006. This increase was due primarily to a
    $26.5&#160;million increase in gross profit, partially offset by
    increases in selling, general and administrative expense of
    $18.5&#160;million, higher depreciation and amortization expense
    of $2.3&#160;million and a higher provision for income taxes of
    $4.5&#160;million.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Quarterly
    Results and Seasonality</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth our historical unaudited
    quarterly consolidated statements of income data for each of the
    ten fiscal quarters ended August&#160;1, 2009 and expressed as a
    percentage of our net sales. This unaudited quarterly
    information has been prepared on the same basis as our annual
    audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this
    prospectus, and includes all adjustments, consisting only of
    normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary to
    present fairly the financial information for the fiscal quarters
    presented.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The quarterly data should be read in conjunction with our
    audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements and the
    related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Quarterly
    Results of Operations</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=09 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=09 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=09 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=09 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=10 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=10 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=10 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=10 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=11 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=11 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=11 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=11 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=12 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=12 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=12 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=12 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="14" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year 2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="14" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year 2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year 2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>First<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Second<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Third<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fourth<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>First<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Second<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Third<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fourth<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>First<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Second<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Third<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Quarter</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="42" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited) </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="42" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands, except percentages)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    63,745
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    77,282
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,929
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,931
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,779
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    98,058
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    119,113
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    107,998
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    125,106
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    137,110
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,097
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,902
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,558
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,296
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,218
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34,714
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35,149
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,918
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    44,992
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    49,571
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,537
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,113
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,633
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,290
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,873
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,505
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,107
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,658
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,116
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,938
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    535
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,288
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,855
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,455
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    836
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,315
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,890
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,598
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,989
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,328
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,978
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Year-Over-Year Increase</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    33.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    43.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    46.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    45.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Percent of Annual Results</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    33.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    33.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Net Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Operating Data</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Comparable store sales change(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Comparable store sales in fiscal
    year 2007 is adjusted for the
    53<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">rd</SUP> week

    in fiscal year 2006.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Liquidity
    and Capital Resources</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations
    and borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. Our
    primary cash needs are for capital expenditures in connection
    with opening new stores and converting existing stores, and the
    additional working capital required for the related increase in
    merchandise inventories. Cash is also required for investment in
    information technology and distribution facility enhancements
    and funding normal working capital requirements. The most
    significant components of our working capital are cash and cash
    equivalents, merchandise inventories, accounts payable and other
    current liabilities. Our working capital position benefits from
    the fact that we generally collect cash from sales to customers
    the same day or, in the case of credit or debit card
    transactions, within several days of the related sale, and we
    typically have up to 75&#160;days to pay our vendors.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Cash
    Flow</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A summary of operating, investing and financing activities are
    shown in the following table:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provided by operating activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,512
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,859
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,911
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,511
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Used for investing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (20,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,398
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provided (used) for financing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,444
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (429
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (9,127
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    818
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,268
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    518
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Operating
    Activities</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Operating activities consist primarily of net income adjusted
    for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization,
    deferred taxes, the effect of working capital changes and tenant
    allowances received from landlords.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Depreciation and amortization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Deferred taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (522
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (401
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (619
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Share-based compensation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    193
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Merchandise inventory
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (11,184
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (8,977
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (19,685
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (29,339
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (20,344
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Accounts payable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,479
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,966
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,134
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,085
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,528
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    Other working capital components
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,471
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,580
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,771
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4,696
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,336
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    All other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,471
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    568
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,972
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,928
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Net cash provided by operating activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,512
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,859
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,911
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,511
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Net cash provided by operating activities was $25.5&#160;million
    and $4.9&#160;million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 and the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008, respectively. The $20.6&#160;million
    increase in the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009
    when compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1,
    2008 was due to a $6.3&#160;million increase in net income and a
    $4.0&#160;million increase in non-cash depreciation and
    amortization expense. Improvements in our requirements for
    inventory net of accounts payable and our other working capital
    components provided a reduction in our use of cash of
    approximately $10.1&#160;million in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The $15.3&#160;million improvement in net cash provided by
    operating activities in fiscal year 2008 compared to fiscal year
    2007 is due to the growth in net income of $3.5&#160;million,
    the increase in depreciation and amortization expense of
    $3.3&#160;million, an increase in accounts payable of $22.1
    offset by an increase in merchandise inventory of
    $10.6&#160;million. The increase in trade payables was a result
    of our ability to secure longer payment terms from our vendors,
    which were partially offset by an increase in merchandise
    inventory.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Merchandise inventory increased $19.7&#160;million in fiscal
    year 2008 compared to an increase of $9.0&#160;million in fiscal
    year 2007. Increases to merchandise inventory were due to actual
    and anticipated sales increases related to comparable store
    sales and non-comparable store count increases as well as new
    store openings planned for the subsequent quarter.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The $4.0&#160;million improvement in net cash provided by
    operating activities in fiscal year 2007 compared to fiscal year
    2006 was due to the growth in net income of $1.3&#160;million, a
    $14.1&#160;million increase in other working capital accounts
    due to higher accrued expenses, a $3.2&#160;million decrease in
    the level of merchandise inventory, the increase in depreciation
    and amortization expense of $2.3&#160;million and the decrease
    in deferred taxes assets of $2.0&#160;million. The increases to
    net cash provided by operations were partially offset by a
    decrease in the level of accounts payable of $13.5&#160;million
    and a decrease in other operating activities of
    $4.5&#160;million.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Merchandise inventory increased $9.0&#160;million in fiscal year
    2007 compared to an increase of $11.2&#160;million in fiscal
    year 2006. Increases to merchandise inventory were due to actual
    and anticipated sales increases related to comparable store
    sales and non-comparable store count increases as well as new
    store openings planned for the subsequent quarter.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Investing
    Activities</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Investing activities consist entirely of capital expenditures
    for new and converted stores, as well as investment in
    information technology and our distribution facility
    enhancements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Capital expenditures, net of tenant allowances
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (11,331
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (14,304
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (17,555
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (10,208
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (19,097
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Tenant allowances
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5,255
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5,961
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (8,909
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (6,190
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (7,402
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Capital expenditures
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (20,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,398
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 capital
    expenditures, net of tenant allowances increased
    $8.9&#160;million compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008. The expansion of the distribution center
    and higher investment in information technology accounted for
    more than 50% of the increase. The remainder of the increase,
    due primarily to the opening of 85 new stores and 25 store
    conversions, were $9.9&#160;million in the thirty-nine weeks
    ended October&#160;31, 2009 and $7.0&#160;million for 82 new
    stores and 19 conversions in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Capital expenditures, net of tenant allowances, for the opening
    of new stores and conversions were $5.7&#160;million,
    $7.8&#160;million and $10.9&#160;million in fiscal years 2006,
    2007 and 2008, respectively. The remaining capital expenditures
    in each period were primarily for investment in the headquarters
    facility expansion, information technology and distribution
    facility enhancements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Management anticipates that capital expenditures, net of tenant
    allowances in fiscal year 2009 will be approximately
    $27.8&#160;million, including $13.6&#160;million for 88 new
    stores and 26 store conversions&#160;and $9.5&#160;million for
    investment in information technology and distribution facility
    enhancements. Management anticipates that capital expenditures
    net of tenant allowances in fiscal year 2010 will be
    approximately $32.0&#160;million.
</DIV>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Financing
    Activities</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Financing activities consist principally of borrowings and
    payments on our outstanding credit facilities.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net borrowings under revolver
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,257
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,645
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35,157
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Payments on long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5,716
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,002
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (23,326
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (23,152
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds from stock options exercised
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Debt financing costs
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (447
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash (used) provided for financing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,444
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (429
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (9,127
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Net cash of $1.7&#160;million was provided by financing
    activities in the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009,
    which was primarily utilized to fund capital expenditures in the
    current fiscal year. In fiscal year 2008, $23.2&#160;million of
    the proceeds from our senior secured credit facility were used
    to repay the senior revolver established on May&#160;15, 2003
    and all term note loan facility financing arrangements with BNP
    Paribas North America, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    $23.3&#160;million of the proceeds from our senior secured
    credit facility in fiscal year 2008 were used to repay the
    senior secured credit facility established on May&#160;15, 2003,
    or the Senior Revolver, and all term note loan facility
    financing arrangements with BNP Paribas, or the Term Notes. The
    outstanding borrowings under our senior secured credit facility
    were then reduced to $19.5&#160;million by the end of fiscal
    year 2008, resulting in the $9.1&#160;million use of cash.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The $2.4&#160;million use of cash in fiscal year 2006 resulted
    primarily from the scheduled payments for the Term Notes of
    $5.7&#160;million.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Senior
    Secured Credit Facility</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective April&#160;10, 2008, we established a five-year
    $60.0&#160;million senior secured credit facility with Bank of
    America, N.A., or the senior secured credit facility. Under the
    agreement, we are able to increase the limit of the senior
    secured credit facility in increments of $5.0&#160;million up to
    $85.0&#160;million under certain defined conditions.
    Availability under our senior secured credit facility is
    collateralized by a first priority interest in all of our assets.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our senior secured credit facility accrues interest at the Bank
    of America base rate, defined at our option as the prime rate or
    the Eurodollar rate plus applicable margin, which ranges from
    1.25% to 2.0% set quarterly dependent upon average net
    availability under our senior secured credit facility during the
    previous quarter. The weighted-average interest rate under our
    senior secured credit facility for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 and for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008 was 2.51% and 4.69%, respectively. Our
    excess borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit
    facility was $38.8&#160;million, $40.5&#160;million and
    $20.0&#160;million on October&#160;31, 2009, January&#160;31,
    2009 and November&#160;1, 2008, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our senior secured credit facility includes a fixed charge
    covenant applicable only if net availability falls below
    thresholds of 15% in calendar year 2009 and 10% thereafter. We
    are in compliance with all covenants under our senior secured
    credit facility as of October&#160;31, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We believe that our cash position, net cash provided by
    operating activities and availability under our senior secured
    credit facility will be adequate to finance working capital
    needs and planned capital expenditures for at least the next
    twelve months.
</DIV>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Subsequent
    Events</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On November&#160;13, 2009, the Company completed an initial
    public offering of 7,780,252&#160;shares of common stock at a
    price to the public of $19.00 per share, of which
    1,650,000&#160;shares were sold by the Company 5,115,437 were
    sold by the selling shareholders (including 913,590 by the
    Company&#146;s management) and 1,014,815&#160;shares were sold
    by a certain selling stockholder pursuant to the
    underwriters&#146; over-allotment option. Upon completing the
    offering, the Company received net proceeds of approximately
    $29&#160;million.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On November&#160;24, 2009, the Company amended its senior
    secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. An amendment
    fee of $0.1&#160;million was paid on the effective date of the
    amendment. Key provisions of the amendment include an increase
    in the borrowing ceiling to $85&#160;million from
    $60&#160;million, which is further expandable at the
    Company&#146;s option in increments of $5&#160;million up to a
    limit of $100&#160;million under certain defined conditions.
    Interest accrues at the higher of the Federal Funds rate plus
    .50%, the prime rate or the adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00% plus
    the applicable margin which now ranges from 1.25% to 3.00%.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Off
    Balance Sheet Arrangements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are not a party to any off balance sheet arrangements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Contractual
    Obligations</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of
    October&#160;31, 2009 and the effect such obligations are
    expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future
    periods.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Payments Due by Period</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Less than<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>More than<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Total</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>1&#160;year</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>1 - 3&#160;years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>3 - 5&#160;years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>5&#160;years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term debt obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,176
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,176
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Operating lease obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    207,382
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,862
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,307
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,570
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,642
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Merchandise inventory purchase commitments
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,340
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,340
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Contract for upgrade of distribution facility
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,775
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,775
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    292,673
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    104,977
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,307
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,746
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,642
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Impact of
    Inflation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our results of operations and financial condition are presented
    based on historical cost. While it is difficult to accurately
    measure the impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of
    the estimates required, we believe the effects of inflation, if
    any, on our results of operations and financial condition have
    been immaterial.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    Accounting Pronouncements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
    (&#147;FASB&#148;) established authoritative United States
    generally accepted accounting principles (&#147;GAAP&#148;),
    codifying and superseding all pre-existing accounting standards
    and literature. This newly codified GAAP is effective for
    financial statements issued for interim and annual periods
    ending after September&#160;15, 2009. The Company has adopted
    the guidance without any impact on the consolidated financial
    statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with adding qualified special purpose entities into
    the scope of guidance for consolidation of variable interest
    entities. This literature also modifies the analysis by which a
    controlling interest of a variable interest entity is determined
    thereby requiring the controlling interest to consolidate the
    variable interest entity. A controlling interest exists if a
    party to a variable interest entity has both (i)&#160;the power
    to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most
    significantly impact the entity&#146;s economic performance and
    (ii)&#160;the obligation to absorb losses of or receive benefits
    from the entity that could be potentially significant to the
    variable interest entity. The guidance
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    becomes effective as of the beginning of the first annual
    reporting period beginning after November&#160;15, 2009 and
    should be applied prospectively for interim and annual periods
    upon adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
    the adoption of the authoritative guidance could have on its
    consolidated financial statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with subsequent events. The guidance establishes
    general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events
    that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
    statements are issued or are available to be issued. The
    literature renames type one and type two subsequent events as
    &#147;recognized&#148; subsequent events and
    &#147;non-recognized&#148; subsequent events. For recognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall recognize in the financial
    statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide
    additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of
    the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the
    process of preparing financial statements. For unrecognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall not recognize subsequent
    events about conditions that did not exist at the date of the
    balance sheet but that arose after the balance sheet date. The
    Company has adopted the guidance without any impact on the
    consolidated financial statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with interim disclosures about fair value of
    financial instruments. The guidance requires disclosures about
    fair value of financial instruments in interim financial
    statements as well as in annual financial statements. These
    disclosures are effective for interim periods ending after
    June&#160;15, 2009. The Company has adopted the guidance without
    any impact on the consolidated financial statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective February&#160;1, 2009, the Company adopted the
    FASB&#146;s authoritative guidance related to fair value
    measurements for non-financial assets and non-financial
    liabilities that are measured on a non-recurring basis. The
    Company has adopted the guidance without any impact on the
    consolidated financial statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Critical
    Accounting Policies</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Management&#146;s discussion and analysis of financial condition
    and results of operations is based upon our consolidated
    financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
    with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
    States. The preparation of these financial statements requires
    estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our
    assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. Management bases
    estimates on historical experience and other assumptions it
    believes to be reasonable given the circumstances and evaluates
    these estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ
    from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We believe that the following critical accounting policies
    involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. See
    Note&#160;1 to our consolidated financial statements for the
    fiscal year ended January&#160;31, 2009 for a complete
    discussion of our significant accounting policies. The following
    reflect the significant estimates and judgments used in the
    preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Revenue
    Recognition</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Revenue is recognized upon purchase of merchandise by customers.
    Allowances for sales returns are recorded as a reduction of
    sales in the periods in which the sales are recognized. Deferred
    revenue is established upon the purchase of gift cards by
    customers, and revenue is recognized upon redemption of gift
    cards for merchandise.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Inventory
    Valuation</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We value merchandise inventory at the lower of cost
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(first-in,</FONT>
    first-out basis) or market using the retail inventory method. We
    record merchandise receipts at the time they are delivered to
    our consolidator, as we do not directly import any merchandise.
    This is the point at which title and risk of loss transfer to us.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We review our inventory levels to identify slow-moving
    merchandise and generally use markdowns to clear slow-moving
    merchandise. We record a markdown reserve based on estimated
    future markdowns related to current inventory to clear
    slow-moving inventory. Each period we evaluate the selling
    trends experienced and the related promotional events or pricing
    strategies in place to sell through the current inventory
    levels.
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    Markdowns may occur when inventory exceeds customer demand for
    reasons of style, seasonal adaptation, changes in customer
    preference, lack of consumer acceptance of fashion items,
    competition, or if it is determined that the inventory in stock
    will not sell at its currently ticketed price. Such markdowns
    may have an adverse impact on earnings, depending on the extent
    and amount of inventory affected. The anticipated deployment of
    new seasonal merchandise is reflected within the estimated
    future markdowns reserve used in valuing current inventory, as
    such new inventory in certain circumstances will displace
    merchandise units currently on-hand. The markdown reserve is
    recorded as an increase to cost of goods sold in the
    accompanying consolidated statements of income.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We also estimate a shrinkage reserve for the period of time
    between the last physical count and the balance sheet date. The
    estimate for shrinkage reserve can be affected by changes in
    merchandise mix and changes in actual shrinkage trends.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Asset
    Impairment</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are exposed to potential impairment if the book value of our
    assets exceeds their expected future cash flows. The major
    components of our long-lived assets are store fixtures,
    equipment and leasehold improvements. We have recognized
    impairment charges related to store conversions and may
    recognize impairment charges in the future. The impairment of
    unamortized costs is measured at the store level and the
    unamortized cost is reduced to fair value if it is determined
    that the sum of expected discounted future net cash flows is
    less than net book value.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Income
    Taxes</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We account for income taxes in accordance with the authoritative
    guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
    (&#147;FASB&#148;), which requires the use of the asset and
    liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
    liabilities are recognized based on the difference between our
    consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing
    assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred
    tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates,
    based on certain judgments regarding enacted tax laws and
    published guidance, in effect in the years when those temporary
    differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is
    established against the deferred tax assets when it is more
    likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred taxes
    may not be realized. Changes in the level and composition of
    earnings, tax laws or the deferred tax valuation allowance, as
    well as the results of tax audits may materially impact our
    effective tax rate.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We recognize income tax liabilities related to unrecognized tax
    benefits in accordance with the FASB&#146;s authoritative
    guidance related to uncertain tax positions and adjust these
    liabilities when our judgment changes as the result of the
    evaluation of new information. We classify interest and
    penalties as an element of tax expense.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The calculation of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, as
    well as the decision to recognize a tax benefit from an
    uncertain position and to establish a valuation allowance
    require management to make estimates and assumptions. We believe
    that our assumptions and estimates are reasonable, although
    actual results may have a positive or negative material impact
    on the balances of deferred tax assets and liabilities,
    valuation allowances, or net income.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Share-Based
    Compensation</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We account for share-based compensation in accordance with the
    FASB&#146;s authoritative guidance for share-based compensation
    We estimate the grant date fair value of stock option awards
    using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For fiscal year
    2008, the thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008 and
</DIV>
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    October&#160;31, 2009, respectively, the fair value of stock
    options was estimated at the grant date using the following
    assumptions:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fiscal Year<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Risk-free interest rate
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    4.7%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    4.7%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    2.6%
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Expected dividend yield
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Expected volatility
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    55.0%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    55.0%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    60.0%
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average expected term
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    6.3&#160;years
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    6.3&#160;years
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    6.3&#160;years
</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The expected option life reflects the application of the
    simplified method set out in Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB,
    No. 107, or SAB 107. The simplified method defines the life as
    the average of the contractual term of the options and the
    weighted-average vesting period for all option tranches. The
    risk-free interest rate is based on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">5-year</FONT>
    U.S.&#160;Treasury instruments whose maturities are similar to
    those of the expected term of the award being valued. The
    expected volatility reflects the application of SAB
    No.&#160;110&#146;s interpretive guidance and, accordingly,
    incorporates historical volatility of similar entities whose
    share prices are publicly available. The expected dividend yield
    was based on our expectation of not paying dividends on our
    common stock for the foreseeable future. The weighted-average
    grant date fair value per share of stock options granted to
    employees during fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, the thirty-nine
    weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008 and October&#160;31, 2009, was
    $0.02, $0.38, $0.43, $0.43 and $6.16, respectively.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have granted to our employees and non-employees options to
    purchase our common stock at exercise prices greater than or
    equal to the fair value of the underlying stock at the time of
    each grant based upon the most recent valuation.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth all stock option grants since the
    beginning of fiscal year 2006:
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock Fair<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Exercise<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Value per<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Effective<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Options<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Price per<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Share at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Valuation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Vesting Period<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Grant Date</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Granted</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Share</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Grant Date</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Date</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(Years)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;1, 2006
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    120,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 1, 2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;1, 2006
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    344,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 1, 2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;27, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    80,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    January 27, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    May&#160;8, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    January 27, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;11, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.310
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    January 27, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;1, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 4, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    January&#160;4, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    374,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 4, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    February&#160;4, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 4, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    June&#160;16, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    115,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.79
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 4, 2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    October&#160;1, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 2, 2008
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    February&#160;2, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 2, 2008
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    March&#160;10, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 2, 2008
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    July&#160;24, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    326,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 1, 2009
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;21, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    August 1, 2009
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, we granted to our
    employees and non-employees an aggregate of 41,000 options to
    purchase our common stock at exercise prices equal to the fair
    market value of the underlying stock at the time of each grant.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Given the absence of an active market prior to our initial
    public offering in November&#160;2009, we performed a valuation
    of our common stock at least annually. We set the exercise price
    of all stock options granted at or above the result of the most
    recent valuation. The valuation is dependent upon objective and
    subjective factors, including:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    impact from, and stage or recovery from, our 2001 bankruptcy;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    negative equity from the time of our 2003 emergence from
    bankruptcy until July 2007;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the February 2006 buyback of debt and approximately 5% of our
    equity at a price of 96% of the face value of the debt;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    stage of development and growth of our net sales, both
    enterprise and same store, and number of stores;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    budgets and forecasts of our financial performance, including
    our historical success in meeting those budgets;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    comparative benchmarking of our financial results with those of
    our industry peer group;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the continued expansion of the depth and quality of the
    management team;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material events that could result in increased valuation of our
    common stock;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material risks affecting our business;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the lack of marketability of our common stock.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock valuations utilized methodologies consistent
    with the recommendations of the American Institute of Certified
    Public Accountants, or AICPA, Audit and Accounting Practice Aid
    Series, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities
    Issued as Compensation. In light of advancements in our stage of
    development and growth, we determined it was appropriate for the
    cash flow estimates used to value our common stock be based on
    the relative likelihood of occurrence that we would follow one
    of four possible future scenarios:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
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    continue to operate as a private company;
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    complete a strategic merger or sale;
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    complete an initial public offering;&#160;or
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    liquidate our assets upon failure and dissolve.
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    The estimated fair value of our common stock under each scenario
    was in turn affected by the use of certain assumptions and
    valuation methodologies. We assessed the relative likelihood and
    occurrence of the future scenarios as of the dates options were
    granted.
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    For the options granted subsequent to August&#160;1, 2006, we
    determined that the undertaking of an initial public offering
    was the most likely event, the likelihood of a strategic merger
    or sale being a less likely event, the likelihood of continuing
    to operate as a private company even less likely and the
    likelihood of liquidating our assets upon failure and
    dissolution having no likelihood. For all options granted
    subsequent to August&#160;1, 2007, we assessed the relative
    likelihood of a strategic merger or sale, or of continuing to
    operate as a private company as being a less likely event, and
    the likelihood of liquidating our assets upon failure and
    dissolution as having no likelihood.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The first step in the valuation process involved estimating the
    enterprise value of our firm. Based on our stage of development,
    our operating history and the reliability with which we can
    forecast future performance at the dates options were granted.
    We used a market approach and an income approach, as detailed in
    the AICPA guidelines.
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    In the market approach, we developed a list of comparable
    companies and valuation multiples based on those comparable
    companies&#146; historical and pro forma financial statements
    and stock prices, including
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    multiples and ratios such as revenue, earnings before interest
    and taxes, or EBIT, earnings before interest, taxes,
    depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, net income
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    tangible book value. We then applied these multiples to our
    financial performance to determine our estimated enterprise
    value. A second technique considered under the market approach
    involved developing a list of comparable merger and acquisition
    transactions and applying the observed exit multiples to our
    financial performance to determine our enterprise value.
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    The comparable companies considered in the market valuation
    multiples have historically included retail apparel and
    accessory companies that focus on teen and young adults, with
    lower price points, comparable distribution methods and other
    characteristics that make those companies alternative investment
    opportunities. Based on the significant historical growth we
    have experienced and the forecasted growth we are expecting, the
    list of comparable companies considered in our valuation as of
    August&#160;1, 2009 was expanded to include other high growth
    apparel retailers with higher price points, and some with
    different distribution and supply chain systems that focus on a
    broader demographic group, because we now consider ourselves a
    reasonable investment alternative to those companies.
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    Similarly, the degree of growth that we have achieved and are
    forecasting to achieve impacts the decision regarding whether to
    rely on comparable historical or forecasted earnings multiples.
    For our August&#160;2, 2008 and earlier valuations, based on our
    operating history, proximity to having emerged from bankruptcy
    in 2003, and our stage of growth, only historical earnings
    multiples were used in our valuations. Based on a consideration
    of the following factors, both historical and forecasted EBITDA
    multiples were used to value our common stock as of
    August&#160;1, 2009:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our discernible, demonstrated history of successfully meeting or
    exceeding the results we forecast;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the importance that investors&#146; are placing on forecasted
    future earnings;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our belief that we were closer to an initial public offering as
    of the date options were granted on July&#160;24, 2009;&#160;and
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</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the expectation that a significant portion of the shares issued
    in our initial public offering would be purchased by
    institutional investors, that are expected to place weight on
    forecasted multiples of earnings.
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    The inclusion of a broader range of high growth apparel
    retailers in our peer group of comparable companies, and the
    recent relevance of using forecasted earnings multiples to value
    us, are key factors that have resulted in a significant increase
    in our value from August 2008 to August 2009.
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    In the income approach, we performed discounted cash flow
    analyses. For options granted subsequent to August&#160;1, 2006,
    valuations of our total equity were performed by first
    estimating the value of total invested capital based on debt
    free cash flow, discounted to present value using estimates of a
    weighted average cost of capital estimate reflective of the
    degree of risk associated with our forecasted financial
    information. The value of total invested capital was then
    reduced by the market value of debt to estimate the value of our
    equity.
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    For options granted subsequent to August&#160;1, 2007, the total
    equity was valued based on the cash flows that would be
    available to equity owners after anticipated borrowing and debt
    service was considered. This method was considered appropriate
    because our capital structure was expected to fluctuate from
    year to year.
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    Consistent with Concept Statement 7, <I>&#147;CON 7: Using Cash
    Flow Information and Present Value in Accounting
    Measurements,&#148; </I>issued by the FASB, we utilized the
    expected cash flow approach to estimate our future cash flows
    using forecasts of net sales and expenses, inclusive of
    anticipated borrowing and debt service activity as appropriate.
    The probability-weighted expected cash flows were estimated
    based on assessments of the probabilities of various cash flow
    scenarios that focused on the amounts and timing that cash flows
    were expected to be received.
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    The probability-weighted expected cash flows were estimated and
    then discounted to a present value at rates of return that
    reflected the degree of risk associated with our enterprise,
    including but not limited to, our improving demonstrated success
    in achieving or surpassing forecasted financial results, risks
    related to our
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    target customers, competition, and ability to timely anticipate,
    identify and respond to changing fashion trends, customer
    preferences, depth of management, and both liquidity and
    leverage risks associated with the availability of capital for
    future expansion. The following estimated discount rates used on
    our valuations were based on the preceding market participant
    considerations:
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Equity Rate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Valuation Date</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>of Return</B>
</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    August&#160;1, 2006
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;4, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27.8
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    %
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;2, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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    August&#160;1, 2009
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.1
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    %
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The downward trend in the estimated rates of return used in our
    August 2009 valuation reflects our success in exceeding the
    results we forecasted, our ability to obtain and repay the debt
    necessary to achieve significant growth, our continued
    improvement in the quality and depth of our management team, and
    other meaningful reductions in the risks associated with
    investing in us. These demonstrated improvements have resulted
    in a significant increase in our value over the past year.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The second step in the valuation process involved applying
    discounts to reflect the impairment to value resulting from the
    lack of marketability inherent in the ownership of our common
    stock, where we believed it was appropriate to do so. The level
    of discounts were impacted by numerous factors, including
    historical and forecasted profitability, growth expectations,
    restrictions on the transferability of the shares and the
    estimated term before those restrictions would lapse, and the
    estimated holding period of the stock, which is impacted by the
    time period(s) from the measurement date to when an initial
    public offering might take place:
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Discount for Lack<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Valuation Date</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>of Marketability</B>
</TD>
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    August&#160;1, 2006
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    August&#160;4, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
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    August&#160;2, 2008
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
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    August&#160;1, 2009
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Based on such valuations and other information considered by our
    board of directors, we determined the fair value per share of
    our common stock. We then recorded share-based compensation for
    stock option grants based on the Black-Scholes option pricing
    model and the adjusted fair values of our common stock.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    There are significant judgments and estimates inherent in the
    determination of the fair values. These judgments and estimates
    include determinations of the appropriate valuation methods and,
    when utilizing a market-based approach, the selection and
    weighting of appropriate market comparables and valuation
    multiples. For these and other reasons, the assessed fair values
    used to compute share-based compensation expense for financial
    reporting purposes may not reflect the fair values that would
    result from the application of other valuation methods,
    including accepted valuation methods, assumptions and inputs for
    tax purposes.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We recorded share-based compensation expense for fiscal years
    ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008,
    January&#160;31, 2009, the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November&#160;1, 2008 and October&#160;31, 2009 of $34,000,
    $34,000, $0, $169,000 and $193,000, respectively.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The total intrinsic value of outstanding options as of
    February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008, January&#160;31,
    2009 and October&#160;31, 2009 was $16,000, $360,000,
    $2.1&#160;million and $14.7&#160;million, respectively.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of January&#160;31, 2009 and October&#160;31, 2009, total
    unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock
    options was approximately $153,000 and $2.4&#160;million,
    respectively. This expense is expected to be recognized over a
    weighted-average period of 2.8&#160;years and 3.1&#160;years,
    respectively.
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    and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk</FONT></B>
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    Our principal market risk relates to interest rate sensitivity,
    which is the risk that future changes in interest rates will
    reduce our net income or net assets. Our senior secured credit
    facility accrues interest at the Bank of America base rate,
    defined at our option as the prime rate or the Eurodollar rate
    plus applicable margin, which ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% set
    quarterly dependent upon average net availability under our
    senior secured credit facility during the previous quarter. At
    October&#160;31, 2009 the weighted-average interest rate on our
    borrowings was 2.51%. Based upon a sensitivity analysis at
    October&#160;31, 2009, assuming average outstanding borrowings
    during fiscal 2009 of $23&#160;million, a 50&#160;basis point
    increase in interest rates would increase our annual interest
    expense by approximately $0.1&#160;million.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
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    rue21 is a fast growing specialty apparel retailer offering the
    newest fashion trends to girls and guys at value prices. We
    operate over 500 stores in 43&#160;states. Our merchandise is
    designed to appeal to 11 to 17&#160;year olds who aspire to be
    &#147;21&#148; and adults who want to look and feel
    &#147;21&#148;. We react quickly to market trends and our daily
    shipments ensure there is always new merchandise for our
    customers to discover. In addition, we offer our own brands,
    such as rue21 etc!, Carbon, tarea and rueKicks, to create
    merchandise excitement and differentiation in our stores. The
    energy in our stores and our focus on customer service, combined
    with our great value products, keep our customers returning to
    us. Through viral marketing and our interactive website, we
    continue to build a rueCommunity with a loyal customer base that
    will drive our growth into the future. The company and customer
    culture we have created invokes only one simple thought in the
    minds of most... <I>Do you rue? I do!</I>
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    We pursue a three-pronged strategy that focuses on
    diversification and growth. The key elements of our strategy are:
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    <I>Diversified Product&#160;&#151; girls, guys, rue21
    etc!</I>&#160;&#160;We offer a broad range of girls and guys
    apparel, accessories, footwear, jewelry and fragrances. Over the
    last few years, we have expanded and developed a number of
    product categories to complement our extensive apparel
    offerings, including rue21 etc!, our girls jewelry and
    accessories category; tarea by rue21, our intimate apparel
    category; Carbon, our guys apparel and accessories category;
    rueKicks, one of our footwear lines and a full line of
    fragrances for both girls and guys. While our girls apparel
    category currently represents the majority of our net sales, we
    believe the expansion of our guys apparel and accessories
    category presents a significant opportunity for us.
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    <I>Flexible Real Estate&#160;&#151; strip centers, regional
    malls, outlet centers.</I>&#160;&#160;As of January&#160;30,
    2010 approximately 52% of our stores were located in strip
    centers, 27% in regional malls and 21% in outlet centers. Our
    stores are located primarily in small- and middle-market
    communities that we believe have been underserved by traditional
    specialty apparel retailers. As a result, we are often the only
    junior and young men&#146;s specialty apparel retailer in such
    communities and face limited direct competition. In these
    markets, our limited competition comes from large value
    retailers and department stores.
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    <I>Balanced Growth&#160;&#151; new stores, store conversions,
    comparable store sales.</I>&#160;&#160;We drive sales growth
    through opening new stores, converting existing stores into our
    new, larger rue21 etc! layout, and increasing our comparable
    store sales. In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new stores and
    converted 26 stores to a larger layout that includes a separate
    rue21 etc!
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store.</FONT>
    In fiscal year 2010, we plan to open 100 new stores and convert
    30 stores. We believe our merchandising initiatives and new
    category introductions will further enhance our comparable store
    sales growth.
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    In 2001, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Fisch,
    joined our company and began repositioning our business by
    aligning our stores under one brand name, structuring our
    management team, honing our fashion value merchandise and
    refocusing our store growth strategy. At that time, we had over
    $60.0&#160;million in liabilities, including $38.0&#160;million
    in senior debt, coupled with a shareholder deficit of
    $18.5&#160;million and a net loss for the preceding twelve
    months of $13.0&#160;million. As part of our turnaround, we
    sought bankruptcy protection in February 2002 due to the poor
    financial condition of our business. We used bankruptcy
    protection to reorganize our operations and restructure our debt
    and emerged within fifteen months as a stronger company with a
    rationalized store base of 168 stores. Since emerging from
    bankruptcy, we have experienced rapid and consistent growth in
    net sales and net income.
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    We have continued to deliver strong results in recent quarters
    despite the difficult economic environment Our comparable store
    sales increases were 7.8% in fiscal year 2009 and 3.7% in fiscal
    year 2008. Our net sales were $525.6&#160;million in fiscal year
    2009, which represents a 34.3% increase over fiscal year 2008.
    We believe our compelling value proposition and trend-right
    merchandise have contributed to our strong operating results.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Competitive Strengths</FONT></B>
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    We attribute our success as a specialty apparel retailer to the
    following competitive strengths:
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    <I>Compelling &#147;fashion meets value&#148;
    proposition.</I>&#160;&#160;We offer the newest fashion to girls
    and guys at prices lower than many other similar apparel
    retailers. Our broad product assortment, ranging from apparel to
    accessories to footwear, enables our customers to create a
    complete look. In addition, we provide our customers with a
    distinctive shopping experience in a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">fun-to-shop</FONT>
    environment, further enhancing our branded value proposition.
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    <I>Flexible, fast-fashion business model.</I>&#160;&#160;Our
    merchandising model allows us to quickly identify and respond to
    trends and bring proven concepts and styles to our stores. Our
    sourcing model is designed to achieve lower cost, faster
    turnaround and lower inventory levels. Our vendor network
    consists of domestic importers and domestic suppliers. Our
    collaborative relationship with our vendors allows us to test
    small quantities of new products in select stores before broadly
    distributing them to our stores which, in turn, reduces markdown
    risk. By carrying the newest styles and regularly updating our
    floor sets, we provide our customers with a reason to frequently
    shop our stores.
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    <I>Presence in locations with limited direct
    competition.</I>&#160;&#160;We focus on small- and middle-market
    communities, which we define as communities with populations
    between 25,000 and 200,000&#160;people, where household incomes
    do not typically support higher-priced retailers. As a result,
    we often are the only junior and young men&#146;s specialty
    apparel retailer in a shopping center and face limited direct
    competition in these communities. We have a prominent, central
    location in many of our strip centers and regional malls to
    further drive traffic to our stores. We believe we are a highly
    attractive tenant and, as such, we are able to negotiate
    competitive and favorable lease terms and low construction costs.
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    <I>Attractive new store economics.</I>&#160;&#160;We operate a
    proven and efficient store model that delivers strong cash flow.
    Not only do our stores provide a distinctive shopping experience
    and compelling merchandise assortment, but with low store
    build-out costs, competitive lease terms and a low-cost
    operating model, our stores also generate a strong return on
    store investment. All of our new stores feature our rue21 etc!
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store</FONT>
    layout, showcasing an expanded accessories offering. Our new
    stores average approximately 4,700&#160;square feet, which is
    larger than our historical store layout, and pay back our
    investment in less than one year.
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    <I>Distinct company and customer culture.</I>&#160;&#160;We have
    a strong core culture that emanates from our employees, many of
    whom are high school and college students who live in the
    community and are rue21 customers. Through our viral marketing
    efforts and the support of our online rueCommunity, we bring the
    rue21 culture to our customer base. We believe our culture
    enables us to connect to our employees and customers,
    differentiate our in-store shopping experience and ultimately
    strengthen our brand image and drive customer loyalty.
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    <I>Strong and experienced management team.</I>&#160;&#160;Our
    senior management team has extensive experience across a broad
    range of disciplines in the specialty retail industry, including
    merchandising, real estate, supply chain and finance. Bob Fisch,
    our President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than
    30&#160;years of experience in the apparel industry. Since being
    named President and Chief Executive Officer, he has helped turn
    around our company and has overseen consistent growth in net
    sales and income from operations. Upon completion of this
    offering, our executive officers will own 8.8% of our common
    stock and will have options that will enable them to own, in the
    aggregate, up to 10.1% of our common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
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    We believe we are positioned to take advantage of significant
    opportunities to increase net sales and net income. We have
    recently invested significant capital to build the
    infrastructure necessary to support our growth. This investment
    includes an upgrade of our distribution facility and related
    systems, which we
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    completed in fiscal year 2009. The distribution facility can
    support approximately 1,300 stores. Key elements of our growth
    strategy include:
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    <I>Increase Square Footage.</I>&#160;&#160;We intend to drive
    our square footage growth by opening new stores and converting
    existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout.
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    <I>Open new stores.</I>&#160;&#160;We believe there is a
    significant opportunity to expand our store base from 535
    locations as of January&#160;30, 2010 to over 1,000 stores
    within the next five years. We expect to open 100 stores in
    fiscal year 2010. Most of our new stores will be opened in strip
    centers and regional malls in small- and middle-market
    communities. We will focus our store expansion in the south,
    southwest and western United States.
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    <I>Convert existing stores to rue21 etc!
    layout.</I>&#160;&#160;We plan to continue to convert our
    existing stores into our larger rue21 etc! layout, which
    averages approximately 4,700&#160;square feet. This store layout
    allows us to offer an increased proportion of higher margin
    categories, such as accessories, intimate apparel, footwear and
    fragrances. As of January&#160;30, 2010, more than 55% of our
    store base was in the rue21 etc! layout. We converted 21 stores
    to the rue21 etc! layout in fiscal year 2008 and 26 stores in
    fiscal year 2009. These conversions result in increased store
    profitability and generate return on investment in excess of 30%
    over a twelve-month period.
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    <I>Drive Comparable Store Sales.</I>&#160;&#160;We seek to
    maximize our comparable store sales by increasing the
    penetration of our diversified product categories, increasing
    our rue21 brand awareness, continuing to provide our distinctive
    store experience and converting existing stores to our larger
    rue21 etc! layout. We believe that our fashionable merchandise
    selections and affordable prices create more shopping excitement
    for our customers, increase our brand loyalty and drive sales.
    We believe significant opportunities exist to grow our guys
    apparel and accessories category, as there is limited specialty
    competition in guys at value prices, and our highly attractive
    footwear category, both of which have been recent drivers of
    comparable store sales. We also believe that our ability to
    quickly and consistently introduce the newest fashions into our
    stores keeps our shopping experience fresh and exciting and
    drives repeat customer visits.
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    <I>Improve profit margins.</I>&#160;&#160;We believe we have the
    opportunity to drive margin expansion through scale
    efficiencies, continued cost discipline and changes in
    merchandise mix. We believe our strong expected store growth
    will permit us to take advantage of economies of scale in
    sourcing and to leverage our existing infrastructure, corporate
    overhead and fixed costs. We are focused on reducing costs
    throughout our organization and believe further cost reduction
    opportunities exist in inventory and supply chain management. We
    believe the expansion of our higher margin categories, such as
    accessories and footwear, will increase our overall margins over
    time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Market</FONT></B>
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    According to The NPD Group Inc., a nationally recognized firm
    that specializes in apparel market research based upon consumer
    panel tracking data, retail sales of domestic apparel totaled
    $199.4&#160;billion in the United States in 2008. The specialty
    retail distribution channel represented 30.8% of the total
    market,&#160;or $61.5&#160;billion in retail sales, in 2008.
    Teen specialty apparel retail sales totaled $12.9&#160;billion
    in 2008. The value apparel market, as defined by us, totaled
    $100.7&#160;billion in 2008.
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    Our customers, who include both 11 to 17&#160;year olds who
    aspire to be &#147;21&#148; and adults who want to look and feel
    &#147;21,&#148; live in small- or middle-market communities,
    which we define as communities with populations between 25,000
    and 200,000&#160;people. Based upon Nielsen Claritas
    SiteReports, an online source for United States demographics,
    our customers typically live in households with a median annual
    income of less than $50,000. We believe we appeal to our
    customers by providing the newest fashions at value prices and
    locating our stores in strip centers and regional malls in their
    communities.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
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    As of January&#160;30, 2010, we operated 535 stores in
    516&#160;cities in 43&#160;states throughout the United States.
    Our stores are located in strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers in small- and middle-market communities. Our
    stores averaged net sales of approximately $946,000 and net
    sales per gross square foot of $235 for fiscal year 2008.
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    The table below indicates certain historical information
    regarding our stores by type of shopping center as of the fiscal
    year end for each of the years indicated below:
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>2004</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Strip Centers
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    47
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    93
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    148
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    215
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Regional Malls
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    66
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    74
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    90
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    118
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    146
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Outlet Centers
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    114
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    110
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    114
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    116
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total Stores
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    193
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    535
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total gross square feet at end of period (in thousands)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    896
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,095
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,148
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,949
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,390
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Average gross square feet per store
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,884
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,906
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,937
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,113
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,341
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,468
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The gross square footage of new stores opened in fiscal years
    2008 and 2009 averaged approximately 4,700&#160;square feet,
    which is larger than our historical store base and features a
    separate
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">store-in-store</FONT>
    for our rue21 etc! girls jewelry and accessories category. We
    have an ongoing strategy to convert our existing store base into
    the larger rue21 etc! layout which frequently involves
    relocating our stores. As a result, we have worked with our
    landlords to either convert or relocate our existing stores to
    attractively priced new locations, either in the same shopping
    center or in shopping centers in close proximity to the existing
    store, that would allow us to prominently showcase all of our
    product lines in a compelling store layout. In fiscal year 2009,
    we converted 26 stores to our rue21 etc! layout.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Store
    Locations</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following store list shows the number of stores operated in
    each state as of January&#160;30, 2010:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="62%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="15%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="15%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>State</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Stores</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Alabama
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Arizona
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Arkansas
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    California
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Colorado
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Connecticut
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Delaware
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Florida
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Georgia
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Illinois
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Indiana
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Iowa
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Kansas
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Kentucky
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Louisiana
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Maine
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Maryland
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Massachusetts
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Michigan
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Minnesota
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Mississippi
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Missouri
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Nebraska
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Nevada
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    New Hampshire
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    New Jersey
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    New Mexico
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    New York
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    North Carolina
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Ohio
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Oklahoma
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Oregon
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Pennsylvania
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    South Carolina
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Tennessee
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Texas
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    69
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Utah
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Vermont
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Virginia
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Washington
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    West Virginia
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Wisconsin
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Wyoming
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <B>Total</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B>535 </B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Distinctive
    Store Experience</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our stores are designed by our in-house team in partnership with
    architectural consultants with the goal of creating an exciting
    and inviting atmosphere for girls and guys to shop and
    socialize. Our stores feature
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    colorful displays showcasing the latest styles and trends,
    themed dressing rooms and top-40 music. Girls and guys apparel
    is located in separate areas with trend walls displaying the
    newest fashions. In our larger rue21 etc! layout stores, we
    feature our rue21 etc! accessories in the center of our stores,
    along with denim and fragrance bars and rueKicks displays. We
    believe that the fun and playful atmosphere in our stores
    contributes to the overall shopping experience.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each of our stores is typically led by a manager, a full-time
    assistant manager and two part-time assistant managers. In
    addition, each store has eight to ten part-time sales
    associates, depending on store volume, many of whom are young
    members of the community who represent the rue21 demographic and
    carry the rueCulture not only inside the store, but also in
    their schools and communities.
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Store
    Growth and Store Conversions</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our in-house real estate team works along with our brokerage
    network to negotiate the leases, lease renewals, and
    construction costs of every site. We lease all of our stores and
    determine store locations based on several factors, including
    geographic location, demographic information and proximity to
    other value retailers including Walmart, Target and Kohl&#146;s.
    Additionally, we analyze factors such as performance of a
    particular shopping center, the quality and nature of existing
    shopping center tenants and the configuration of the space and
    the lease terms being offered. We have prominent positioning in
    many of our strip center and regional mall locations as well as
    a highly visible fa&#231;ade.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new stores. We plan to open a
    total of 100 new stores in fiscal year 2010. We expect our store
    base to grow from 535 stores today to more than 1,000 stores
    within the next five years. Our new store operating model
    assumes an average store size of 4,700&#160;square feet that has
    historically achieved sales per store of $900,000 to
    $1.1&#160;million in the first twelve months. Our average net
    investment to open a new store is approximately $160,000, which
    includes $120,000 of average build-out costs, net of landlord
    contributions, and $40,000 of initial inventory, net of
    payables. This operating model results in an average pretax cash
    return on investment in excess of 100%. As a result, our stores
    pay back our investment in less than one year.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our new store strategy is primarily focused on expanding our
    strip center presence, particularly in single anchor centers. We
    also see an opportunity to increase our footprint within
    regional malls, particularly in the small- and middle-markets
    communities, and to a more limited extent in outlet centers.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Converting existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout
    remains central to our growth strategy. As of January&#160;30,
    2010, 314 of our 535 stores were in the rue21 etc! layout. We
    have plans to continue to convert additional stores within the
    next five years to the larger rue 21 etc! layout as
    opportunities to do so become available. We have plans to
    convert 30 stores to the rue21 etc! layout in fiscal year 2010.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The table below highlights certain information regarding our new
    stores opened and existing stores converted to the rue21 etc!
    layout as of the fiscal year end for each of the fiscal years
    indicated:
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2004</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stores at beginning of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    175
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    193
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stores opened during period(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    74
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stores closed during period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stores at end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    193
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    229
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    352
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    535
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Store conversions during the period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Stores opened during period does
    not include existing stores that have been converted.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rueCulture
    and rueCommunity</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A key component to our ongoing success has been our ability to
    preserve and continue to build our deep-rooted corporate and
    customer culture. The passion and commitment fostered by
    rueCulture enables us to connect with our employees and
    customers, to differentiate our customers&#146; shopping
    experience and to ultimately drive our growth and profitability.
</DIV>
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    <BR>
    61
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<P><HR noshade><P>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Customer
    Connection</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We create a fun and exciting fashion destination for our
    customers both in the store, through our themed dressing rooms
    and our top-40 music selection, and on the internet via our
    website, the rueCommunity blog and other social networking sites
    such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube. We consult a
    panel of teen advisors who regularly provide us with feedback on
    products and trends. By carrying the newest styles and regularly
    updating floor sets, we encourage our customers to shop our
    stores frequently. Our store associates share the rue21
    excitement and deliver a memorable, high energy in-store
    experience to our customers. Our stores have become a community
    destination of choice where customers can meet and socialize
    with friends.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Associate
    Development</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    rueCulture emphasizes exceptional people, and we believe that
    the passion and commitment of our managers, assistant managers
    and sales associates are key to our past and future success. We
    are intensely focused on fostering the talents of our employees,
    and are committed to providing sales associates and managers
    with career advancement opportunities. We endeavor to promote a
    large portion of store managers and district managers from
    within our company. We emphasize clear communication throughout
    the company, and routinely hold store manager conference calls
    and store level, district, and regional management meetings to
    keep our employees focused, informed and involved. In addition,
    we provide continuing education and training through our
    Management Advancement Development training program and our
    &#147;rueniversity&#148; assistant manager training program,
    which promote building effective management skills and reinforce
    the rueCulture.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    Products and Brands</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We offer a complete assortment of fashion apparel and
    accessories for girls and guys, including graphic
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">t-shirts,</FONT>
    denim, dresses, shirts, hoodies, belts, jewelry, handbags,
    footwear, intimate apparel and other accessories. We seek to
    identify the most current fashion trends in the market and
    utilize our product and sourcing teams to quickly introduce
    these fashions to our stores. Our strategy is to price our
    fashion merchandise lower than most other similar apparel
    retailers, with most of our products priced below $35. The
    prices for each of our products typically range from $7.99 to
    $39.99 for our girls and guys apparel, $1.99 to $19.99 for our
    accessories, $14.99 to $29.99 for our footwear and $9.99 for our
    fragrances.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The table below indicates our product mix as a percentage of our
    net sales derived from our product categories, based on our
    internal merchandising system, as of the fiscal year end for
    each of the years indicated below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Girls apparel
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Girls accessories
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Guys apparel and accessories
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
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&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
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&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
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</TR>
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    We believe that we have an opportunity to increase sales in our
    guys apparel and accessories category because there are few
    value retailers who offer similarly priced fashion apparel for
    young men. Currently, we offer more girls apparel and girls
    accessories than guys apparel and accessories. Our product mix
    may change based on the growth rate of each product category,
    although an increase in net sales in one of our product
    categories may not necessarily decrease net sales in our other
    product categories. Our diversified product assortment allows us
    to benefit from increased sales in all categories.
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    All our brands are sold exclusively through our own stores. An
    overview of our key brands is as follows:
</DIV>

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<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Brand</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Year Introduced</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Category</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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    <IMG src="l38812l3881209.gif" alt="">
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="middle">
    1999
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="middle">
    Girls apparel, including graphic t-shirts, fashion tops,
    dresses, denim and outerwear
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="middle">
    <IMG src="l38812l3881210.gif" alt="">
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="middle">
    2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="middle">
    Girls accessories, including jewelry, handbags, wallets, belts,
    sunglasses and scarves
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="middle">
    <IMG src="l38812l3881211.gif" alt="">
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="middle">
    2005
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="middle">
    Guys apparel and accessories, including graphic t-shirts, denim,
    shirts, outerwear and accessories
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="middle">
    <IMG src="l38812l3881212.gif" alt="">
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="middle">
    2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="middle">
    Girls intimate apparel, including lingerie sets, bras,
    underwear, sleepwear and loungewear
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="middle">
    <IMG src="l38812l3881213.gif" alt="">
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="middle">
    2009
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="middle">
    Girls and guys footwear
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="middle">
    <IMG src="l38812l3881214.gif" alt="">
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="middle">
    2004 - 2009
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="middle">
    Girls fragrances and guys colognes
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Merchandising
    and Sourcing</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our flexible, fast fashion model allows us to quickly identify
    and respond to trends and bring the newest, tested concepts and
    styles to our stores. We strive to offer a compelling product
    selection for our customers by regularly editing our merchandise
    assortment to reflect key fashion trends and by shipping daily
    deliveries of new merchandise to our stores.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Merchandising</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We maintain a separate merchandising team for each of the three
    principal categories of our business&#160;&#151; girls apparel,
    girls accessories and guys apparel and accessories. Our
    merchandise directors, with the support of our product
    development and visual teams, coordinate color and trends across
    the product categories to ensure brand consistency. We utilize
    fashion and color services, trade shows, vendors, retail
    shopping and social networking to identify the merchandise that
    meets the demands of our customers. Our merchandising team
    schedules weekly trend meetings to review the information
    gathered and determine the trends to incorporate into our
    product offerings. We order our product assortments after
    careful review and consideration of the volumes required by each
    of our stores. We frequently test our new products in a limited
    number of our stores before broadly distributing to the rest of
    our stores.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Sourcing</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities. We
    purchase all of our merchandise from a network of third-party
    vendors. Our vendor network currently consists of approximately
    370 domestic importers and domestic suppliers. During the last
    twelve months, we sourced approximately 70% of our merchandise
    from our top thirty vendors, with no single vendor accounting
    for more than 8% of our merchandise. We believe our lack of
    dependence on any one vendor enhances our flexibility and
    minimizes product risk. In addition, we believe our long-term
    relationships with many of our vendors enable us to benefit from
    quick deliveries as well as very competitive pricing.
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    A majority of our products are manufactured in China and India
    at lead times of less than 90&#160;days. Our vendors are
    responsible for importing products. We do not directly import
    any of our products. A small portion of our merchandise is
    manufactured domestically, with lead times as short as seven
    days to eight weeks. This maximizes our speed to market on key
    fashion items.
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    Although we typically transact business on an
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">order-by-order</FONT>
    basis, all of our vendors are required to sign our vendor
    agreement that incorporates a comprehensive vendor compliance
    manual. The vendor compliance manual details our packing,
    shipping and production requirements, as well as our legal
    requirements, professional and ethical standards and payment
    terms. Each purchase order also incorporates and references
    these requirements, standards and terms. The purchase orders,
    vendor agreement and vendor compliance manual all are designed
    to ensure that our vendors operate in compliance with all
    applicable rules and regulations, including labor, customs and
    consumer protection laws. We do not control or audit the vendors
    that produce the merchandise we sell. We do reserve the right to
    conduct random testing of products and use a third party
    resource to conduct such random testing on designated categories
    of items to further address our concern for customer safety.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our national freight consolidator ships to our distribution
    facility from both the west coast and east coast and ships to
    our distribution facility in Weirton, West Virginia.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Marketing
    and Advertising</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We believe that girls and guys rely heavily on the opinions of
    their peers, often expressed through social media, websites and
    blogs, to determine whether a retailer is relevant to them. As a
    result, we do not depend on conventional advertising, but
    instead employ a viral approach to marketing that is designed to
    capture the interest of our customers and drive them into our
    stores. For example, product knowledge, trend statements and
    fashion blogs are posted daily through Facebook, MySpace,
    Twitter and YouTube. Our rue21.com website reinforces our brand
    image and allows us to reach our customers in a fun and
    interactive environment. Website promotions and contests are an
    added incentive to motivate teens to share their voice. In
    addition, email campaigning is used to send
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;e-blasts&#148;</FONT>
    on a regular basis to customers who have provided their email
    addresses to us though our website or in-store collection
    processes. The
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;e-blasts&#148;</FONT>
    highlight key trends, new products and promotional events to
    drive our customer back to our stores.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition to using our website and social networking to
    promote our brand image, we employ a community-based marketing
    approach to building brand awareness and customer loyalty. We
    often initiate marketing efforts in concert with the local
    shopping center management in advance of opening our stores. At
    a store level, we reinforce our brands through in-store signage,
    events, and product labeling.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our coupon programs encourage repeat business from our
    customers. We have built an extensive coupon program, which is
    strategically planned during select time periods during the year
    to maximize sales, traffic and customer loyalty. During an
    event, coupons are distributed in stores to our customers to
    generate repeat traffic as well as provide us with information
    as to customer spending, shopping patterns and habits.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Hiring the right people is a brand building tool in and of
    itself. We seek to hire a diverse, energetic, enthusiastic,
    trendy, passionate and knowledgeable group of individuals to be
    a part of our team. We promote individuality by welcoming
    diversity, keeping an open mind, and valuing different points of
    view.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Distribution</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We distribute all of our merchandise from an 189,600&#160;square
    foot distribution and office facility located in Weirton, West
    Virginia. Substantially all merchandise arrives at our
    distribution facility pre-ticketed by our vendors, which allows
    for a quick turn around time and reduced internal labor. In
    general, the merchandise is received, sorted by stock keeping
    unit, or SKU, based upon class, vendor and style, and packed in
    to shipments for each store based on a predetermined allocation
    plan. The distribution facility then uses an automated sorting
    system for separating shipments by store. Merchandise is shipped
    to our stores daily via a third-party delivery service to ensure
    a steady flow of new products to our stores. We completed the
    process of upgrading our distribution facility and related
    systems during fiscal 2009. The distribution facility can
    support approximately 1,300 stores.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Management
    Information Systems</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our management information systems provide a full range of
    business process support and information to our store,
    merchandising, financial and real estate business teams. We
    believe the combination of our business processes and systems
    provide us with improved operational efficiencies, scalability,
    increased management control and timely reporting that allow us
    to identify and respond to trends in our business. These
    applications operate on vendor supported NCR registers, IBM and
    Dell servers, and operate on Epicor/CRS software for store point
    of sale and loss prevention, Island Pacific software for
    merchandising, allocation, inventory and warehouse management,
    and Lawson software for accounting and financial reporting.
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    Using a high-speed, broadband network, which we anticipate will
    be operational in all of our stores by the end of fiscal year
    2009, we will have the ability to communicate to our stores
    continuously, change POS promotional pricing daily and update
    each store&#146;s SKU level inventory that is updated daily in
    our inventory management system.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Competition</FONT></B>
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    We believe rue21 is specialized in its ability to operate
    successfully in many different types of markets, including small
    or middle markets where there is limited direct competition.
    Small markets, which we define as communities with populations
    of less than 50,000&#160;people, provide us with the ability to
    have a prominent location within the community. Typically, no
    other junior and young men&#146;s specialty apparel retailer
    operates in these markets and our principal competitors are
    large value retailers. Even in middle markets, which we define
    as communities with populations between 50,000 and
    200,000&#160;people, we typically face limited direct
    competition from other junior and young men&#146;s specialty
    apparel retailers. Although large value retailers, including
    Walmart, Target and Kohl&#146;s, sell merchandise at comparable
    price points, our store format and in-store shopping experience
    is distinctive, with an exciting and inviting atmosphere
    offering trend-right fashions and our exclusive brands. Large
    value retailers may only have a small part of their store and
    total product selection dedicated to apparel and accessories.
    Department stores, including Dillard&#146;s and JC Penney, or
    other junior retailers may be located in regional malls or
    outlet centers in small to middle markets; however we believe
    that we have been successful competing in these markets against
    all types of competition based on our product assortment,
    exclusive brands, ability to respond to changing trends, and our
    distinctive combination of fashion and value. Although we feel
    we have many competitive strengths, we recognize that we face
    some competitive challenges in small to middle markets,
    including the fact that large value retailers, department stores
    and some junior retail stores have substantially greater name
    recognition, as well as financial, marketing, and other
    resources, and devote greater resources to the marketing and
    sale of their products than we do. We believe that we benefit
    from the traffic that large value retailers generate in a
    shopping center, and often seek to place ourselves in close
    proximity to large value retailers.
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    The junior and young men&#146;s specialty apparel landscape is
    highly competitive in large markets, which we define as
    communities with populations in excess of 200,000&#160;people.
    We believe we are able to operate successfully in these markets
    given our distinctive combination of fashion and value. In large
    markets, we tend to position ourselves adjacent to other value
    retailers in strip centers or outlet centers. This provides the
    possibility of significant customer traffic and increased
    potential for sales, as most junior and young men&#146;s
    specialty apparel retailers, including A&#233;ropostale,
    American Eagle Outfitters, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, the Gap,
    J. Crew, Metropark, Old Navy and Wet Seal, choose to position
    themselves in the more dominant regional malls. We recognize
    that some of the specialty apparel retailers with whom we
    compete also successfully offer a personalized shopping
    experience that could appeal to our target customers and that
    existing and new competitors may seek to emulate facets of our
    business strategy and in-store experience. Further, we may face
    new competitors and increased competition from existing
    competitors as we expand into new markets and increase our
    presence in existing markets. Competitive forces and pressures
    may intensify as our presence in the retail marketplace grows.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Intellectual
    Property</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have registered numerous trademarks, trade names and logos
    with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including
    rue21 and rue21 etc!, Carbon, Carbon Black, the CJ logo design,
    and tarea by rue21. We also own trademark registrations for the
    names of our fragrances, including rue by rue21, revert eco, CJ
    Black, sparkle rue21, Pink Ice rue21 and MetroBlack rue21. In
    addition we own domain names, including www.rue21.com, for our
    primary trademarks and own unregistered copyright rights in our
    website content. We also rely on a variety of intellectual
    property rights that we license from third parties. We expect to
    continually grow our merchandise assortment and strengthen our
    brands, and we will continue to file new applications as
    appropriate to protect our intellectual property rights.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Regulation
    and Legislation</FONT></B>
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    We are subject to labor and employment laws, laws governing
    advertising and promotions, privacy laws, safety regulations and
    other laws, including consumer protection regulations that
    regulate retailers and or govern the promotion and sale of
    merchandise and the operation of stores and warehouse
    facilities. We monitor changes in these laws and believe that we
    are in material compliance with applicable laws.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Insurance</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    We use a combination of insurance and self-insurance for a
    number of risk management activities including workers&#146;
    compensation, general liability, automobile liability, and
    employee-related health care benefits, a portion of which is
    paid by the employees. We believe that we have adequately
    reserved for our self-insurance liability. We evaluate our
    insurance requirements on an ongoing basis to ensure we maintain
    adequate levels of coverage.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Employees</FONT></B>
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    As of January&#160;30, 2010, we had 5,765&#160;employees of
    which 4,101 were part-time employees. Of this total number,
    205&#160;employees were based at our corporate headquarters,
    135&#160;employees were employed at our distribution facility,
    77 managers were employed in the field, 1,992 managers and
    assistant managers and 3,356 sales associates were located in
    our stores. None of our employees is represented by a union and
    we have had no labor-related work stoppages. Our rueCulture
    emphasizes teamwork and the belief that everyone can make a
    difference. The value we place on our employees is one of the
    keys to our success, and as a result we believe our relationship
    with our employees is strong.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Seasonality</FONT></B>
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    Our business is seasonal and, historically, we have realized a
    higher portion of our net sales, net income and operating cash
    flows in the second and fourth fiscal quarters, attributable to
    the impact of the summer selling season and the holiday selling
    season. As a result, our working capital requirements fluctuate
    during the year, increasing in mid-summer in anticipation of the
    fourth fiscal quarter. Our business is also subject, at certain
    times, to calendar shifts, which may occur during key selling
    times such as school holidays, Easter and regional fluctuations
    in the calendar during the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">back-to-school</FONT>
    selling season.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Legal
    Proceedings</FONT></B>
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    We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims which
    arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although the
    outcome of these and other claims cannot be predicted with
    certainty, management does not believe that the ultimate
    resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect
    on our financial condition or on our operations.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Properties</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    We do not own any real property. Our principal executive office
    is located in Warrendale, Pennsylvania and is leased under a
    lease agreement expiring in 2017, with an option to renew for an
    additional five-year
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    term. The 53,035&#160;square foot space includes two
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">state-of-the-art</FONT>
    simulated stores that provide a forum for planning, visual and
    marketing concepts prior to their execution in our stores. We
    also lease office space in New York City at 1071 Sixth Avenue
    under a lease agreement that expires at the end of 2013.
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    Our 189,600&#160;square foot distribution facility is located in
    Weirton, West Virginia. Our distribution facility is leased
    under a lease agreement expiring in 2011, with options to renew
    for two additional five-year terms. We have completed an upgrade
    of our distribution facility and related systems. The
    distribution facility can support approximately 1,300 stores.
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    As of January&#160;30, 2010, we operated 535 stores in
    516&#160;cities in 43&#160;states. All of our stores are leased
    from third parties and the leases typically have terms of five
    years with options to renew for additional five-year periods
    thereafter. Some of our leases have early cancellation clauses,
    which permit the lease to be terminated by us or the landlord if
    certain sales levels are not met in specific periods or if a
    shopping center does not meet specified occupancy standards. In
    addition to future minimum lease payments, some of our store
    leases provide for additional rental payments based on a
    percentage of net sales if sales at the respective stores exceed
    specified levels, as well as the payment of common area
    maintenance charges, real property insurance and real estate
    taxes. Many of our lease agreements have defined escalating rent
    provisions over the initial term and any extensions.
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    We believe that our facilities are generally adequate for
    current and anticipated future use, although we may from time to
    time lease new facilities or vacate existing facilities as our
    operations require.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MANAGEMENT</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Directors
    and Executive Officers</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Set forth below are the name, age, position and a description of
    the business experience of each of our executive officers,
    directors and other key employees as of January&#160;30, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <B>Name</B>
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    <B>Age</B>
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    Robert N. Fisch
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    60
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    52
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager
</TD>
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    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
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</TD>
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    51
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    61
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Senior Vice President and Director of Stores
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael A. Holland
</DIV>
</TD>
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</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Senior Vice President of Information Technology
</TD>
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    Mark K.&#160;J. Chrystal
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    Senior Vice President of Planning and Allocation
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert R. Thomson
</DIV>
</TD>
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    51
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Senior Vice President of Real Estate
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John F. Megrue Jr
</DIV>
</TD>
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    51
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    Director
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Alex S. Pellegrini
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    Director
</TD>
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    Douglas E. Coltharp
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    Director
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Arnold S. Barron
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    Director
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Executive
    Officers</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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    <I>Robert N. Fisch </I>has served as our President and Chief
    Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors since
    June 2001. From February 1987 to December 1999, he served as
    president of Casual Corner Group, Inc. Since June 2004,
    Mr.&#160;Fisch has served as director at The Children&#146;s
    Place Retail Stores, Inc. and currently serves on its audit
    committee and compensation committee.
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    <I>Kim A. Reynolds </I>has served as our Senior Vice President
    and General Merchandise Manager since July&#160;2001. From March
    1987 to November 1999, she served as general merchandising
    manager of Casual Corner Group, Inc.
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    <I>Keith A. McDonough </I>has served as our Chief Financial
    Officer since May 2003. From February 1990 to March 2001,
    Mr.&#160;McDonough served as senior vice president of finance
    and chief operating officer at Iron Age&#160;Corp. From March
    2001 to December 2002, he served as chief operating officer at
    Iron Age&#160;Corp.
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    <I>John P. Bugnar </I>has served as our Senior Vice President
    and Director of Stores since September 2001. From December 1997
    to September 2001, he served as vice president at Jones Apparel
    Group, Inc./Jones Retail Corporation.
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    <I>Michael A. Holland </I>has served as our Senior Vice
    President of Information Technology since April 2004. From
    January 1995 to March 2004, he served as senior director of
    information technology at the Timberland Company.
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    <I>Mark K.J. Chrystal </I>has served as our Senior Vice
    President of Planning and Allocation since June 2008. From April
    2007 to June 2008, Mr.&#160;Chrystal served as vice president of
    allocation, replenishment and planning for American Eagle
    Outfitters. From September 2004 to April 2007, he served as vice
    president of planning and allocation at The Disney Store, Inc.
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    <I>Robert R. Thomson </I>has served as our Senior Vice President
    of Real Estate since January 2007. From June 2000 to January
    2007, Mr.&#160;Thomson served as vice president of real estate
    and construction at Brookstone Corporation. From April 1995 to
    June 2000, he served as the director of real estate at The
    Stride Rite Corporation.
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    Our executive officers are appointed by our board of directors
    and serve until their successors have been duly elected and
    qualified or their earlier resignation or removal. There are no
    family relationships among any of our directors or executive
    officers.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Directors</FONT></I>
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    <I>John F. Megrue Jr.</I> has served as a member of our board of
    directors since July 1998. Since November 2006, Mr.&#160;Megrue
    has served as chief executive officer of Apax Partners in the
    United States. From April 2005 to November 2006, he served as
    co-chief executive officer of Apax Partners, L.P. From May 1992
    to April 2005, he served as a partner of Saunders
    Karp&#160;&#038; Megrue, LLC. Mr.&#160;Megrue also serves as a
    member of the board of directors of Bob&#146;s Discount
    Furniture, L.L.C., Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and MagnaCare
    Holdings, Inc. and has previously served as a member of the
    board of directors of Dollar Tree, Inc., The Children&#146;s
    Place Retail Stores, Inc. and Hibbett Sports, Inc.
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    <I>Alex Pellegrini </I>has served as a member of our board of
    director since September 2009. Since January 2009,
    Mr.&#160;Pellegrini has served as a partner of Apax Partners,
    L.P. From April 2005 to December 2008, he served as a principal
    at Apax Partners, L.P. From August 2000 to April 2005, he served
    as an investment professional of Saunders Karp&#160;&#038;
    Megrue, LLC. Mr.&#160;Pellegrini also serves as a member of the
    board of directors of MagnaCare Holdings, Inc. and Spectrum
    Laboratory Holdings.
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    <I>Douglas E. Coltharp </I>has served as a member of our board
    of directors since November 2009. Since May 2007,
    Mr.&#160;Coltharp has served as a partner at Arlington Capital
    Advisors, LLC and Arlington Investment Partners. From November
    1996 to May 2007, Mr.&#160;Coltharp served as executive vice
    president and chief financial officer of Saks Incorporated and
    its predecessor organization. Mr.&#160;Coltharp also serves as a
    member of the board of directors of Under Armour, Inc. and Ares
    Capital Corporation.
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    <I>Arnold S. Barron </I>has served as a member of our board of
    directors since November 2009. Since his retirement in January
    2009, Mr.&#160;Barron has been a private investor. From 1979 to
    January 2009, Mr.&#160;Barron served in various roles with the
    TJX Companies, including executive vice president, chief
    operating officer of the MarMaxx Group. Mr.&#160;Barron also
    serves as a member of the board of directors of Dollar Tree, Inc.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Corporate
    Governance</FONT></B>
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Controlled
    Company</FONT></I>
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    We have availed ourselves of the controlled company exemption
    under the corporate governance rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market.
    Although we have a majority of independent directors on our
    board of directors, we do not have a compensation committee and
    a nominating and corporate governance committee composed
    entirely of independent directors as defined under the rules of
    The NASDAQ Stock Market. The controlled company exemption does
    not modify the independence requirements for the audit
    committee, and we intend to comply with the requirements of
    Sarbanes-Oxley and The NASDAQ Stock Market, which require that
    our audit committee be composed of at least three members, each
    of whom must be independent within one year of the date of
    listing our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Board
    Composition</FONT></I>
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    Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our
    board of directors. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that
    our board of directors will be fixed from time to time by
    resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
    total directors then in office. Our board of directors is
    currently comprised of five directors. Our board of directors
    has determined that Messrs.&#160;Megrue, Pellegrini, Coltharp
    and Barron are independent as defined under the corporate
    governance rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market. In making that
    determination, our board of directors affirmatively determined
    that, in the opinion of our board of directors, neither
    Messrs.&#160;Megrue nor Pellegrini, who are affiliated with Apax
    Partners, a significant stockholder, have any relationship which
    would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in
    carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The directors
    will have discretion to increase or decrease the size of the
    board of directors.
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    Our board of directors is divided into three classes, with each
    director serving a three-year term and one class being elected
    at each year&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders.
    Mr.&#160;Barron and Mr.&#160;Fisch serve as Class&#160;I
    directors with an initial term expiring in 2010. Mr.&#160;Barron
    was appointed by our board of directors to fill a vacant
    directorship by vote of a majority of the remaining members of
    our board of directors. Mr.&#160;Pellegrini and
    Mr.&#160;Coltharp serve as Class&#160;II directors, with an
    initial term expiring in 2011. Mr.&#160;Megrue serves as a
    Class&#160;III director with an initial term expiring in 2012.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Board
    Committees</FONT></I>
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    Our board of directors has established the following committees:
    an audit committee, a compensation committee and a corporate
    governance and nominating committee. The composition and
    responsibilities of each committee are described below. Members
    serve on these committees until their resignation or until
    otherwise determined by our board of directors.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit
    Committee</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our audit committee consists of Messrs.&#160;Coltharp, Barron,
    and Pellegrini, with Mr.&#160;Coltharp serving as chair of the
    audit committee. Our audit committee will have responsibility
    for, among other things:
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    selecting and hiring our independent registered public
    accounting firm, and approving the audit and non-audit services
    to be performed by our independent registered public accounting
    firm;
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    evaluating the qualifications, performance and independence of
    our independent;
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    monitoring the integrity of our financial statements and our
    compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate
    to financial statements or accounting matters;
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    reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control
    policies and procedures;
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    discussing the scope and results of the audit with the
    independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing with
    management and the independent registered public accounting firm
    our interim and year-end operating results;&#160;and
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    preparing the audit committee report required by the SEC to be
    included in our annual proxy statement.
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    The SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules require us to have one
    independent audit committee member upon the listing of our
    common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, a majority of
    independent directors within 90&#160;days of the date of such
    listing and all independent audit committee members within one
    year of the date of such listing. Our board of directors has
    affirmatively determined that Mr.&#160;Coltharp and
    Mr.&#160;Barron meet the definition of &#147;independent
    directors&#148; for purposes of serving on an audit committee
    under applicable SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules, and we
    intend to comply with these independence requirements within the
    time periods specified. Our board of directors has also
    determined that Mr.&#160;Pellegrini does not meet the criteria
    for independence set forth in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;10A-3</FONT>
    of the Exchange Act because he is deemed an affiliated person of
    the company based upon his association with Apax Partners, a
    significant stockholder. However, Mr.&#160;Pellegrini is deemed
    to be independent under the general corporate governance rules
    of The NASDAQ Stock Market. In addition, Mr.&#160;Coltharp
    qualifies as our &#147;audit committee financial expert.&#148;
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    Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for our
    audit committee, which is available on our corporate website at
    www.rue21.com.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Compensation
    Committee</FONT></I>
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    Our compensation committee consists of Messrs.&#160;Megrue,
    Fisch and Pellegrini. Mr.&#160;Megrue is the chairperson of our
    compensation committee. The compensation committee will be
    responsible for, among other things:
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    reviewing and approving compensation of our executive officers
    including annual base salary, annual incentive bonuses, specific
    goals, equity compensation, employment agreements, severance and
    change in control arrangements, and any other benefits,
    compensation or arrangements;
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    reviewing succession planning for our executive officers;
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    reviewing and recommending compensation goals, bonus and stock
    compensation criteria for our employees;
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    determining the compensation of our directors;
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    reviewing and discussing annually with management our
    &#147;Compensation Discussion and Analysis&#148; disclosure
    required by SEC rules;
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    preparing the compensation committee report required by the SEC
    to be included in our annual proxy statement;&#160;and
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    administrating, reviewing and making recommendations with
    respect to our equity compensation plans.
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    We had one independent compensation committee member upon the
    listing of our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    and we currently have a majority of independent directors. We
    are required to have a compensation committee that is composed
    entirely of independent directors within one year from the date
    we cease to be a controlled company. Our board of directors has
    affirmatively determined that Messrs.&#160;Megrue and Pellegrini
    meet the definition of &#147;independent directors&#148; for
    purposes of serving on a compensation committee under applicable
    SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules, and we intend to comply
    with the independence requirement within the time period
    specified.
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    Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for our
    compensation committee, which is available on our corporate
    website at www.rue21.com.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Corporate
    Governance and Nominating Committee</FONT></I>
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    Our corporate governance and nominating committee consists of
    Messrs.&#160;Coltharp, Pellegrini and Fisch and
    Mr.&#160;Coltharp is the chairperson of this committee.
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    The corporate governance and nominating committee will be
    responsible for, among other things:
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    assisting our board of directors in identifying prospective
    director nominees and recommending nominees for each annual
    meeting of stockholders to the board of directors;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    reviewing developments in corporate governance practices and
    developing and recommending governance principles applicable to
    our board of directors;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">
    overseeing the evaluation of our board of directors and
    management;&#160;and
</TD>
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    recommending members for each board committee of our board of
    directors.
</TD>
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    We had one independent corporate governance and nominating
    committee member upon the listing of our common stock on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market and we currently have a majority of
    independent directors. We are required to have a corporate
    governance and nominating committee that is composed entirely of
    independent directors within one year from the date we cease to
    be a controlled company. Our board of directors has
    affirmatively determined that Messrs.&#160;Coltharp and
    Pellegrini meet the definition of independent directors for
    purposes of serving on a corporate governance and nominating
    committee under applicable SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market
    rules, and we intend to comply with the independence requirement
    within the time period specified.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for our
    corporate governance and nominating committee, which is
    available on our corporate website at www.rue21.com.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Compensation
    Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past
    year has served, as a member of the board of directors or
    compensation committee of any entity that has one or more
    executive officers serving on our board of directors or
    compensation committee.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Code of
    Business Conduct and Ethics</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable
    to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers
    and all persons performing similar functions. A copy of that
    code is available on our corporate website at www.rue21.com. We
    expect that any amendments to such code, or any waivers of its
    requirements, will be disclosed on our website.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Director
    Compensation</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Prior to our initial public offering, members of our board of
    directors did not receive compensation for their services as
    directors, except for the reimbursement of reasonable and
    documented costs and expenses incurred by directors in
    connection with attending any meetings of the board of directors
    or any committee thereof. Apax Partners L.P., of which
    Mr.&#160;Megrue is chief executive officer and
    Mr.&#160;Pellegrini is a partner, has received fees from us
    pursuant to a letter agreement for financial advisory services
    performed by Apax Partners. See &#147;Certain Relationships and
    Related Party Transactions&#151;Agreement with Apax
    Partners.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We did not pay any compensation to members of our board of
    directors during 2008 because all of our directors were either
    employees of our company or affiliated with Apax Partners, our
    largest stockholder.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our executive officers who are members of our board of directors
    and the directors who continue to provide services to, or are
    affiliated with, Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners
    do not receive compensation from us for their service on our
    board of directors. Accordingly, Messrs.&#160;Fisch, Megrue and
    Pellegrini do not receive compensation from us for their service
    on our board of directors. Only those directors who are
    considered independent directors under the corporate governance
    rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market and are not affiliated with
    Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners are eligible to
    receive compensation from us for their service on our board of
    directors. Messrs.&#160;Coltharp and Barron and all other
    non-employee directors not affiliated with Apax Partners or
    funds affiliated with Apax Partners will be paid quarterly in
    arrears:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a base annual retainer of $50,000 in cash;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    an additional annual retainer of $20,000 in cash to the chair of
    the audit committee;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    an additional annual retainer of $10,000 in cash to each of the
    chairs of the compensation committee and the corporate
    governance and nominating committee.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, upon initial election to our board of directors,
    each non-employee director not affiliated with Apax Partners or
    funds advised by Apax Partners will receive an option grant of
    12,500&#160;shares of our common stock. For each year of
    continued service thereafter, each non-employee director not
    affiliated with Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners
    will receive an annual option grant of 5,000&#160;shares. Each
    grant will be subject to the same terms as those of our
    employees as described in the 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan
    narrative. See &#147;Executive Compensation&#151;2009 Omnibus
    Incentive Plan.&#148; We will also reimburse directors for
    reasonable expenses incurred to attend meetings of our board of
    directors or committees.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth information regarding
    compensation earned by our non-employee directors during fiscal
    year 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Fees Earned or<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Option<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Paid in Cash<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Awards<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>Name</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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</TD>
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    Arnold S. Barron
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,807
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,307
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Douglas E. Coltharp
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,210
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,210
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John F. Megrue
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Alex S. Pellegrini
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">During fiscal year 2009,
    Messrs.&#160;Barron and Coltharp each received a grant of 12,500
    options to purchase common stock. The options to purchase common
    stock vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the
    first anniversary of the date of grant. The amounts shown
    represent expense recognized by us in fiscal year 2009,
    determined in accordance with the provisions of Accounting
    Standards Codification 718 Compensation&#151;Stock Compensation.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXECUTIVE
    COMPENSATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Compensation
    Discussion and Analysis</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The purpose of this compensation discussion and analysis section
    is to provide information about the material elements of
    compensation that are paid, awarded to, or earned by, our
    &#147;named executive officers,&#148; who consist of our
    principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and
    the three other most highly compensated executive officers. For
    fiscal year 2009, our named executive officers, were:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Robert N. Fisch, President and Chief Executive Officer;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Kim A. Reynolds, Senior Vice President and General Merchandise
    Manager;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Keith A. McDonough, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer;
</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    John P. Bugnar, Senior Vice President and Director of
    Stores;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal, Senior Vice President of Allocation and
    Planning.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Historical
    Compensation Decisions</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our compensation approach is necessarily tied to our stage of
    development. Prior to our initial public offering, we were a
    privately-held company with a relatively small number of
    stockholders, including our principal investors and funds
    advised by Apax Partners. As a result, we were not subject to
    any stock exchange listing or SEC rules requiring a majority of
    our board of directors to be independent or relating to the
    formation and functioning of board committees, including audit,
    compensation and nominating committees. Most, if not all, of our
    prior compensation policies and determinations, including those
    made for fiscal year 2009, have been the product of informal
    discussions between our President and Chief Executive Officer
    and our board of directors.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Compensation
    Philosophy and Objectives</FONT></I>
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    Our compensation committee reviews and approves the compensation
    of our named executive officers and oversees and administers our
    executive compensation programs and initiatives. As we gain
    experience as a public company, we expect that the specific
    direction, emphasis and components of our executive compensation
    program will continue to evolve. For example, over time we may
    reduce our reliance upon determinations made by our President
    and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors in favor of a more empirically-based approach that
    involves benchmarking against peer companies. Accordingly, the
    compensation paid to our named executive officers for fiscal
    year 2009 is not necessarily indicative of how we will
    compensate our named executive officers in the future.
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    We have strived to create an executive compensation program that
    balances short-term versus long-term payments and awards, cash
    payments versus equity awards and fixed versus contingent
    payments and awards in ways that we believe are most appropriate
    to motivate our executive officers. Our executive compensation
    program is designed to:
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    attract and retain talented and experienced executives in our
    industry;
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    reward executives whose knowledge, skills and performance are
    critical to our success;
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    align the interests of our executive officers and stockholders
    by motivating executive officers to increase stockholder value
    and rewarding executive officers when stockholder value
    increases;
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    ensure fairness among the executive management team by
    recognizing the contributions each executive officer makes to
    our success;
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    foster a shared commitment among executives by aligning their
    individual goals with the goals of the executive management team
    and our company;&#160;and
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    compensate our executives in a manner that incentivizes them to
    manage our business to meet our long-range objectives.
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    The compensation committee meets outside the presence of all of
    our executive officers, including our named executive officers,
    to consider appropriate compensation for our President and Chief
    Executive Officer. For all other named executive officers, the
    compensation committee meets outside the presence of all
    executive officers except our President and Chief Executive
    Officer. Going forward, our President and Chief Executive
    Officer reviews annually each other named executive
    officer&#146;s performance with the compensation committee and
    recommend appropriate base salary, cash performance awards and
    grants of long-term equity incentive awards for all other
    executive officers. Based upon the recommendations from our
    President and Chief Executive Officer and in consideration of
    the objectives described above and the principles described
    below, the compensation committee approves the annual
    compensation packages of our executive officers other than our
    President and Chief Executive Officer. The compensation
    committee also annually analyzes our President and Chief
    Executive Officer&#146;s performance and determines his base
    salary, cash performance awards and grants of long-term equity
    incentive awards based on its assessment of his performance with
    input from any consultants engaged by the compensation committee.
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    Compensation amounts historically have been highly
    individualized, resulted from arm&#146;s length negotiations and
    have been based on a variety of informal factors including, in
    addition to the factors listed above, our financial condition
    and available resources, our need for that particular position
    to be filled and the compensation levels of our other executive
    officers, each as of the time of the applicable compensation
    decision. In addition, we informally considered the competitive
    market for corresponding positions within comparable geographic
    areas and companies of similar size and stage of development
    operating in the retail apparel industry. This informal
    consideration was based on the general knowledge possessed by
    our President and Chief Executive Officer regarding the
    compensation given to some of the executive officers of other
    companies in our industry through informal discussions with
    recruiting firms, research and informal benchmarking against
    their personal knowledge of the competitive market. As a result,
    our President and Chief Executive Officer historically has
    typically applied his discretion to make compensation decisions
    and did not formally benchmark executive compensation against a
    particular set of comparable companies or use a formula to set
    the compensation for our executives in relation to survey data.
    Our President and Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with
    members of our board of directors, made compensation decisions
    for our executive officers and after thorough discussion of
    various factors, including any informal knowledge or data he may
    have had, set the compensation for each executive officer on an
    individual basis. We anticipate that our compensation committee
    will more formally benchmark executive compensation against a
    peer group of comparable companies in the future. Our
    compensation committee may make adjustments in executive
    compensation levels in the future as a result of this more
    formal benchmarking process.
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    In April 2008, management engaged Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP to
    advise management with their efforts to construct, from publicly
    available data, a peer group of companies to be used for
    compensation purposes in preparation for an initial public
    offering, provide market compensation data on the peer group
    companies, supplemented by survey data, as appropriate, and
    general market trends and developments. Management intends to
    use the information provided by Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP and
    other resources and tools to develop recommendations to be
    presented and approved by our board of directors.
    Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP has not recommended specific
    compensation amounts or the form of payment for any of our named
    executive officers. Management&#146;s review and analysis of its
    executive compensation program is ongoing and has not been
    completed. Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP is also our independent
    registered public accounting firm.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Elements
    of Compensation</FONT></I>
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    Our current executive compensation program, which was set by our
    President and Chief Executive Officer in consultation with our
    board of directors prior to the establishment of our
    compensation committee, consists of the following components:
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    base salary;
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    annual cash incentive awards linked to corporate and business
    segment performance;
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    periodic grants of long-term equity-based compensation, such as
    restricted stock or options;
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    other executive benefits and perquisites;&#160;and
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    employment agreements, which contain termination and change in
    control benefits.
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    Executive compensation includes both fixed components (base
    salary, benefits and executive perquisites) and variable
    components (annual bonus/incentive, stock option
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    restricted stock unit grants) with the heaviest weight generally
    placed on the variable components. Each component is linked to
    one or more of the strategic objectives listed above. The fixed
    components of compensation are designed to be competitive in
    order to induce talented executives to join our company.
    Revisions to the fixed components of compensation occur
    infrequently aside from our annual salary review, which
    generally results in salary increases that range from 4% to 7%.
    Salary increases are, in part, designed to reward executives for
    their management activities during the year and to maintain
    their level of income with respect to cost of living increases.
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    The variable components are tied specifically to the achievement
    of our annual financial objectives and are designed so that
    above average performance is rewarded with above average
    rewards. Bonus levels, as a percentage of base salary, are set
    once the executive is hired and generally relate to his or her
    scope of responsibility, with revisions typically occurring upon
    promotions or substantial increases to the executive&#146;s
    scope of responsibility. Although bonus levels, as a percentage
    of base salary, generally do not change, the opportunity to
    accelerate bonus payments to twice the target amount for any one
    year does exist for an executive based upon our overall
    financial performance. Our bonus policy is designed to align
    each executive&#146;s annual goals for their respective area of
    responsibility with the financial goals of the entire business
    as set by our board of directors. The other material element to
    variable compensation is stock option awards. Our Amended and
    Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan was adopted by our board
    of directors to award grants, usually on an annual basis, to
    executive officers, general management and select associates.
    The grants awarded over the last six years had no public market
    and no certain opportunity for liquidity until our initial
    public offering, making them inherently long-term compensation.
    The awards have been used to motivate executives and employees
    to individually and collectively build long-term shareholder
    value that might in the future create a liquid market
    opportunity. In connection with our initial public offering, we
    adopted the rue21, inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or the 2009
    Plan, in November 2009.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Base
    Salary</FONT></I>
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    The primary component of compensation of our executive officers
    has historically been base salary. The base salary established
    for each of our executive officers is intended to reflect each
    individual&#146;s professional responsibilities, the skills and
    experience required for the job, their individual performance,
    business performance, labor market conditions and competitive
    market salary levels. Base salary is also designed to provide
    our executive officers with steady cash flow during the course
    of the fiscal year that is not contingent on short-term
    variations in our corporate performance. Our President and Chief
    Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors determine market level compensation for base
    salaries based on our executives&#146; experience in the
    industry with reference to the base salaries of similarly
    situated executives in other companies of similar size and stage
    of development operating in the retail apparel industry. This
    determination is informal and based primarily on the general
    knowledge of our President and Chief Executive Officer of the
    compensation practices within our industry.
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    Mr.&#160;Fisch&#146;s employment agreement sets forth his annual
    salary. Effective February&#160;1, 2009, his base salary was
    increased to $800,000 and, effective February&#160;1, 2010, his
    base salary was increased to $875,000.
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    Base salaries are reviewed during the fiscal year by our
    President and Chief Executive Officer, and salary increases
    typically take effect in June of each year, unless business
    circumstances require otherwise. In past years, our President
    and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors reviewed the performance of all executive officers,
    and based on this review and any relevant informal competitive
    market data made available to him or them during the preceding
    year, through informal discussions with recruiting firms,
    research and informal benchmarking against our President and
    Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    directors&#146; personal knowledge of the competitive market,
    set the salary level for each executive officer for the coming
    year. Since our initial public offering, the compensation
    committee has taken a more significant role in this annual
    review and decision-making process.
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    As part of our annual review process, in June 2009, our
    President and Chief Executive Officer approved annual merit
    salary increases for each of our named executive officers,
    except for himself. These merit increases for our named
    executive officers for fiscal year 2009 ranged from 4% to 8% and
    took into account accomplishments of each individual; for
    example, Mr.&#160;McDonough&#146;s contributions to expense
    control and supply chain efficiencies, Ms.&#160;Reynold&#146;s
    contributions to merchandise mix and increasing gross margins;
    Mr.&#160;Chrystal&#146;s coordination of the distribution
    facility upgrade; Mr.&#160;Bugnar&#146;s management of the
    operational aspects of our store growth and developing our
    management training programs. Ms.&#160;Reynolds&#146;s salary
    increased from $330,000 to $355,000; Mr.&#160;McDonough&#146;s
    salary increased from $227,000 to $242,000;
    Mr.&#160;Bugnar&#146;s salary increased from $253,000 to
    $263,000; and Mr.&#160;Chrystal&#146;s salary increased from
    $250,000 to $265,000.
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    Our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors have authority to award annual cash bonuses to our
    executive officers. The annual cash bonuses are intended to
    offer incentive compensation by rewarding the achievement of
    corporate objectives linked to seasonal financial results of the
    Company.
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    On an annual basis, or at the commencement of an executive
    officer&#146;s employment with us, our President and Chief
    Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors typically sets a target level of bonus compensation
    that is structured as a percentage of such executive
    officer&#146;s annual base salary. Depending upon corporate
    performance, an executive officer may receive from 0% to 60% of
    his or her base salary or in the case of our President and Chief
    Executive Officer from 0% to 110%. In setting the percentage of
    base salary level, our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors set the target bonus levels (as a percentage of
    base salary) based upon each executive&#146;s scope of
    responsibility and impact on the performance of the Company. In
    February&#160;2010, our board of directors determined that our
    President and Chief Executive Officer may receive from 75% to
    150% of his base salary, effective fiscal year 2010.
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    The actual bonuses awarded in any year, if any, may be more or
    less than the target, depending on the achievement of corporate
    objectives, as discussed below. In addition, our President and
    Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors may adjust bonuses due to extraordinary or
    nonrecurring events, such as significant financings, equity
    offerings or acquisitions. We believe that establishing cash
    bonus opportunities helps us attract and retain qualified and
    highly skilled executives. These annual bonuses are intended to
    reward executive officers who have a positive impact on
    corporate results. Since our initial public offering, the
    compensation committee has taken a more significant role in this
    annual review and decision-making process.
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    Each year we establish our corporate financial performance
    objective and target amounts with reference to achieving pre-set
    levels of desired financial performance, and with consideration
    given to our annual and long-term financial plan, as well as to
    macroeconomic conditions. For fiscal year 2009, the annual cash
    bonus was linked to achievement of Adjusted EBITDA within a
    range of $36.4&#160;million to $43.5&#160;million. We believe
    this corporate performance objective and the proportionate
    weighting assigned, as discussed below, reflected our overall
    company goals for fiscal year 2009, which balanced the
    achievement of revenue growth and improving our operating
    efficiency. For purposes of our cash bonus program in fiscal
    year 2009, Adjusted EBITDA was defined as earnings before
    interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding
    approximately $700,000 in operating expense associated with the
    annual fee payable to Apax Partners, L.P., share-based
    compensation expense, public company expenditures and a loss on
    the disposal of fixed assets in fiscal year 2009, which were not
    taken into account when setting fiscal year 2009 financial
    targets. Our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors determined that these unplanned costs were outside
    management&#146;s control and excluded them when measuring
    Adjusted EBITDA achievement under the cash bonus program. For
    the Spring and Fall selling seasons, our actual Adjusted EBITDA,
    as calculated for the purpose of the annual cash bonus, was
    $21.9&#160;million and $19.0&#160;million, respectively. For the
    year ended January&#160;30, 2010, our actual Adjusted EBITDA, as
    calculated for the purpose of the annual cash bonus, is expected
    to meet or exceed our maximum adjusted EBITDA target amount for
    the full fiscal year.
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    The corporate performance objective is based upon the
    achievement of Adjusted EBITDA targets that are set at a
    threshold amount, a target amount and a maximum amount for each
    of our Spring and Fall selling seasons and for the fiscal year
    by our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors. For fiscal year 2009, we defined our Spring
    selling season as the performance period from February 2009
    through July
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    2009 and our Fall selling season as the performance period from
    July 2009 through January 2010. For fiscal year 2009, each of
    our Spring and Fall selling seasons carried a weight of 25% of
    the total bonus target amount while our annual Adjusted EBITDA
    target carried a weight of 50% of the total bonus target amount.
    The corporate performance during each of the three performance
    periods is compared separately to the different target amounts.
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    The following table sets forth the Adjusted EBITDA targets for
    the Spring and Fall selling seasons and the fiscal year.
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    <B>Fiscal Year<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Spring Season<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Fall Season<BR>
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    <B>Adjusted EBITDA Amounts:</B>
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    <B>Targets</B>
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    <B>Targets</B>
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    <B>Targets</B>
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    Threshold
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    $
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    36.4 million
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    $
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    16.3 million
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    20.1 million
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    Target
</DIV>
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    $
</TD>
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    39.2 million
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    17.5 million
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    $
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    21.7 million
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    Maximum
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    $
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    43.5 million
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    $
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    19.5 million
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    24.0 million
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    In November 2009, our President and Chief Executive Officer, in
    consultation with members of our board of directors, established
    a target bonus, expressed as a percentage of base salary, for
    each of our named executive officers, other than himself, with a
    minimum, threshold and maximum target bonus based upon the
    achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA target. For fiscal year 2009,
    Mr.&#160;Fisch&#146;s target bonus amount was set in accordance
    with his employment agreement at 50%. Going forward, our board
    of directors will determine the actual cash bonus awarded to our
    President and Chief Executive Officer. In February&#160;2010,
    our board of directors determined that our President and Chief
    Executive Officer may receive from 75% to 150% of his base
    salary, effective fiscal year 2010. The following table shows
    the target bonus pool amounts for each of our named executive
    officers for different levels of achievement of the Adjusted
    EBITDA target amounts, as shown in the table above, for each of
    the Spring and Fall selling seasons and the fiscal year:
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    <B>111%<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>93%<BR>
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    <B>100%<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>of Adjusted<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>of Adjusted<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>of Adjusted<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>EBITDA<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Below<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>EBITDA<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>EBITDA<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Target or<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Threshold</B>
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    <B>Target</B>
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    <B>Target</B>
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    <B>Above</B>
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    Robert N. Fisch
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    25% salary
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    50% salary
</TD>
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    110% salary
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    Kim A. Reynolds
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    &#151;
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    15% salary
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    30% salary
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    60% salary
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    Keith A. McDonough
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    &#151;
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    12.5% salary
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    25% salary
</TD>
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    50% salary
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    John P. Bugnar
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    &#151;
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    12.5% salary
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    25% salary
</TD>
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    50% salary
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    Mark K. J. Chrystal
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    &#151;
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    12.5% salary
</TD>
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    25% salary
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    50% salary
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    Based upon our achievement of Adjusted EBITDA as calculated
    under our cash bonus program, each of our named executive
    officers received a bonus in the amount set forth in the Summary
    Compensation Table below.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Long-Term
    Equity-Based Compensation</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors believe that equity-based compensation is an
    important component of our executive compensation program and
    that providing a significant portion of our executive
    officers&#146; total compensation package in equity-based
    compensation aligns the incentives of our executives with the
    interests of our stockholders and with our long-term corporate
    success. Additionally, our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors believe that equity-based compensation awards
    enable us to attract, motivate, retain and adequately compensate
    executive talent. To that end, we have awarded equity-based
    compensation in the form of options to purchase shares of our
    common stock. Our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors believe stock options provide executives with a
    significant long-term interest in our success by rewarding the
    creation of stockholder value over time.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Generally, each executive officer is provided with a stock
    option grant when he or she joins our company based upon his or
    her position with us and his or her relevant prior experience.
    Prior to fiscal year 2008, these inducement grants generally
    vested over the course of five years with 20% of the shares
    vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable grant date
    and the remainder of the shares vesting annually in equal
    installments over the next four years, to encourage executive
    longevity and to compensate our executive officers for their
    contribution to our success over a period of time. Beginning in
    fiscal year 2008, each of our stock option
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    grants generally vest over the course of four years with 25% of
    the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable
    grant date and the remainder of the shares vesting annually in
    equal installments over the next three years. In addition to
    stock options granted upon commencement of employment with us,
    our compensation committee may grant additional stock options to
    retain our executives and to recognize the achievement of
    corporate and individual goals
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    strong individual performance.
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    Stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to or
    greater than the fair value of our stock on the applicable date
    of grant. We determine fair value for purposes of stock option
    pricing based on the closing price of our common stock on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market on the date of grant.
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    In general, stock option grants to our executive officers are
    determined at the discretion of our President and Chief
    Executive Officer in consultation with our board of directors.
    In addition, our President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors also consider the executive officer&#146;s current
    position with our company, the size of his or her total
    compensation package and the amount of existing vested and
    unvested stock options, if any, then held by the executive
    officer. No formal benchmarking efforts are made by our
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors with respect to the size of option grants made to
    executive officers and, in general, the determination process is
    very informal. Historically, our President and Chief Executive
    Officer
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> board
    of directors has made all stock option grant decisions with
    respect to our executive officers, since our initial public
    offering, our compensation committee, subject to approval by our
    board of directors as deemed necessary by the compensation
    committee, determines the size and terms and conditions of
    option grants to our executive officers in accordance with the
    terms of the applicable plan and approves them on an individual
    basis.
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    On July&#160;24, 2009, we approved a grant of incentive stock
    options to each of our named executive officers, as well as
    certain other executive officers. The stock options were granted
    in accordance with our Amended and Restated 2003 Ownership
    Incentive Plan, or the 2003 Plan, as follows:
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Options</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Exercise Price</B>
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert N. Fisch
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    73,702
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58,962
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,481
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The number of shares of common stock underlying each stock
    option grant was determined by our President and Chief Executive
    Officer based upon the outstanding equity grants held both by
    the individual and by our executives as a group, total
    compensation, performance, the vesting dates of outstanding
    grants, tax and accounting costs, potential dilution and other
    factors. The exercise price of the stock options equals 100% of
    the fair value in accordance with the terms of the 2003 Plan.
    Each grant of stock options vest in four equal annual
    installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of
    grant. The term of the options is ten years.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">2009
    Omnibus Incentive Plan</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In November 2009, we implemented the 2009 Plan. For more
    information relating to our 2009 Plan, see
    &#147;&#151;&#160;2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our 2009 Plan allows for the grant of other forms of equity
    incentives in addition to stock options, such as grants of
    restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation
    rights. Our compensation committee may consider awarding such
    additional or alternative forms of awards to our executive
    officers, although no decision to use such other forms of award
    has yet been made.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Executive Benefits and Perquisites</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We provide the following benefits to our executive officers on
    the same basis as other eligible employees:
</DIV>

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    health insurance;
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    vacation, personal holidays and sick days;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    life insurance and supplemental life insurance;
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    short-term and long-term disability;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD align="left">
    a 401(k) profit-sharing plan with matching contributions.
</TD>
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    We believe these benefits are generally consistent with those
    offered by other companies and specifically with those companies
    with which we compete for employees.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We also provide an automobile allowance to our executive
    officers and a housing allowance and the reimbursement of
    certain travel expenses of our President and Chief Executive
    Officer and his spouse.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Employment
    Agreements and Severance and Change in Control
    Benefits</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have entered into an employment agreement that contains
    severance benefits and change in control provisions with
    Mr.&#160;Fisch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, the
    terms of which are described under the heading
    &#147;&#151;&#160;Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change
    in Control.&#148; We believe these severance and change in
    control benefits are essential elements of our executive
    compensation package and assist us in recruiting and retaining
    talented individuals. In addition, we may enter into an
    employment agreement with certain other executive officers.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Section&#160;162(m)
    Compliance</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;162(m) of the Code limits us to a deduction for
    federal income tax purposes of no more than $1&#160;million of
    compensation paid to certain executive officers in a taxable
    year. Compensation above $1&#160;million may be deducted if it
    is &#147;performance-based compensation&#148; within the meaning
    of the Code.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors has determined that stock options granted
    under our Amended and Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan, or
    2003 Plan, with an exercise price at least equal to the fair
    value of our common stock on the date of grant should be treated
    as &#147;performance-based compensation.&#148; Our board of
    directors believes that we should be able to continue to manage
    our executive compensation program for our named executive
    officers so as to preserve the related federal income tax
    deductions, although individual exceptions may occur.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">2009
    Summary Compensation Table</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to compensation for fiscal year 2009 and 2008 earned by, awarded
    to or paid to our named executive officers.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Option<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Incentive Plan<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>All Other<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Salary<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Bonus<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Awards<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Awards<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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    <B>Name and Principal Position</B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Year</B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)(1)</B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)(2)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>($)(3)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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    <B>($)</B>
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    Robert N. Fisch <BR>
    <I>President and Chief<BR>
    Executive Officer</I>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    800,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    880,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100,440
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,855,614
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    735,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,708
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    736,497
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    79,220
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,558,425
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <I>Senior Vice President and General</I> <I>Merchandise Manager
    </I>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    344,423
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    206,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,805
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    617,197
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    321,116
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (4)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,115
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    184,106
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,506
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    514,843
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <I>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial</I> <I>Officer</I>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    235,654
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,124
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    117,875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,567
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    387,220
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    220,942
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (5)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,063
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    105,562
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,223
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    332,790
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <I>Senior Vice President and <BR>
    Director of Stores</I>.
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    258,715
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,685
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    129,417
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,845
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    419,662
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    248,962
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (6)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,051
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    118,992
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,533
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    382,538
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <I>Senior Vice President of</I> <I>Allocation and Planning</I>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    258,654
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    129,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    164
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    406,642
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Reflects the aggregate dollar
    amounts recognized for incentive shares for financial statement
    reporting purposes for fiscal year 2009, disregarding any
    estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting
    conditions, in accordance with SFAS&#160;No. 123(R). See
    note&#160;5 to our audited consolidated financial statements
    included elsewhere in this prospectus.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Represents amounts earned for
    fiscal year 2009 under our annual cash incentive program, which
    were paid in August 2009 or will be paid March 2010.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(3)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 401(k) profit-sharing plan
    contributions for eligible employees, term life insurance,
    disability insurance, long-term care insurance and other
    personal benefits. The amounts included in that column include
    the following:
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>401(k)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Term Life<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Life<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Automobile<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Personal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Housing<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Match(a)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Insurance(b)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Insurance(b)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Allowance</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Travel(c)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Allowance(d)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Robert N. Fisch
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    772
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,148
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,545
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,542
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,392
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    413
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,154
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    413
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,696
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    772
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,377
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    164
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 4%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 06 -->

<TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(a)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Reflects amounts of contributions
    to the 401(k) profit-sharing plan for eligible employees.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(b)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Represents premiums paid by us for
    applicable insurance policies.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(c)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes commercial airfare and
    other travel-related expenses of our President and Chief
    Executive Officer and his spouse to and from our corporate
    headquarters.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(d)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Represents the dollar value of rent
    and utilities paid by us for an apartment used by Mr.&#160;Fisch
    when he is in Pennsylvania.
    </FONT></TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(4)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Ms.&#160;Reynolds&#146;s salary was
    increased from $330,000 to $355,000 in June 2009.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(5)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;McDonough&#146;s salary
    was increased from $227,000 to $242,000 in June 2009.
    </FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(6)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;Bugnar&#146;s salary was
    increased from $253,000 to $263,000 in June 2009.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">2009
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to grants of plan-based awards for the year ended
    January&#160;31, 2010 with respect to our named executive
    officers.
</DIV>

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    </B>
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    <B>Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards</B>
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD colspan="10" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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</TD>
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    </B>
</TD>
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    <B>Underlying<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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    </B>
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    </B>
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</TD>
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    <B>Threshold<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Target<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>Maximum<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Threshold<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Target<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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    <B>Maximum<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>or Units<BR>
    </B>
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    </B>
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Awards<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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    <B>and Option<BR>
    </B>
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<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name</B>
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>($)</B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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</TD>
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    <B>($)</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>($)</B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>($)</B>
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</TD>
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(#)</B>
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    <B>(#)</B>
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($/sh)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Awards</B>
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    Robert N. Fisch
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    200,000
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    880,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    &#151;
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</TD>
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</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    51,688
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    103,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    206,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27,469
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58,839
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    117,875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,354
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    64,709
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    129,417
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,344
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    64,688
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    129,375
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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</TD>
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    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Outstanding
    Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2009</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to outstanding equity awards of each of our named executive
    officers as of January&#160;30, 2010. The market value of the
    shares in the following table is the fair value of such shares
    as of January&#160;30, 2010. There were no unvested stock awards
    outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2009.
</DIV>



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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="23" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Option Awards</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Equity<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Incentive Plan<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Awards:<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Securities<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Securities<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Securities<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Underlying<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Underlying<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Underlying<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Option<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Unexercised<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Unexercised<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Unexercised<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Exercise<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Option<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Options (#)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Options (#)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Unearned<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Price<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Expiration<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Grant Date</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Exercisable</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Unexercisable</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Options(#)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Date</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert N. Fisch
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2018
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    73,702
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2019
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2018
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58,962
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2019
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2018
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,481
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2019
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2015
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2006
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8/01/2016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1/04/2018
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2019
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6/16/2008
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6/16/2018
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2009
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7/24/2019
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Options vest at a rate of 20% per
    year over five years on each anniversary date of the grant date,
    subject to continued employment with us.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Options vest at a rate of 25% per
    year over four years on each anniversary date of the grant date,
    subject to continued employment with us.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Options
    Exercised and Stock Vested</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to the vesting or exercise of stock options during the fiscal
    year ended January&#160;30, 2010 with respect to our named
    executive officers.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="13%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="10%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Option Awards</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of Shares<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Acquired on<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Value Realized<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Exercise<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>on Exercise<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(#)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>($)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert N. Fisch
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    128,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,509,632
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    283,080
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Keith A. McDonough
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    165,130
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John P. Bugnar
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    116,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,368,220
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    (1)
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Mark K. J. Chrystal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,500
</TD>
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    137,500
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Based upon an estimated share value
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Based upon an estimated share value
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Pension
    Benefits</FONT></B>
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    Our named executive officers did not participate in or have
    account balances in qualified or nonqualified defined benefit
    plans sponsored by us. Our board of directors or compensation
    committee may elect to adopt qualified or nonqualified benefit
    plans in the future if it determines that doing so is in our
    best interest.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Nonqualified
    Deferred Compensation</FONT></B>
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    Our named executive officers did not participate in or have
    account balances in nonqualified defined contribution plans or
    other nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by us.
    Our board of directors or compensation committee may elect to
    provide our executive officers and other employees with
    nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred
    compensation benefits in the future if it determines that doing
    so is in our best interest.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Potential
    Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The information below describes and quantifies certain
    compensation that would become payable under
    Mr.&#160;Fisch&#146;s employment agreement if, as of
    January&#160;30, 2010 his employment with us had been
    terminated. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature
    and amount of any benefits provided upon the events discussed
    below, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be different.
    For example, in February 2010, our board of directors determined
    that Mr.&#160;Fisch may receive from 75% to 150% of his base
    salary, effective fiscal year 2010. Factors that could affect
    these amounts include the timing during the year of any such
    event.
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    On January&#160;1, 2008, we entered into an employment agreement
    with Mr.&#160;Fisch. Under the terms of his employment
    agreement, Mr.&#160;Fisch is entitled to the following:
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    annual base salary of $735,000 effective February&#160;1, 2008,
    which increased to $800,000 effective February&#160;1, 2009,
    $875,000 effective February&#160;1, 2010 and annually reviewed
    thereafter by the board of directors;
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    annual target bonus ranging from 0% of base salary with a
    maximum equal to 110% of base salary;
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    a stock option grant of 75,000&#160;shares, which vests 25%
    annually over four years with the first vesting date occurring
    on August&#160;1, 2008;
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    participation in our employee benefit programs and perquisites,
    including lease of an automobile, a housing allowance for an
    apartment near our corporate headquarters and the reimbursement
    of certain of his and his spouses&#146; travel expenses;
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    severance if his employment were terminated by us for cause or
    by him without good reason, equal to:
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    accrued but unpaid base salary;&#160;and
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    reimbursement of expenses and benefits to which he is
    entitled;&#160;and
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    severance if his employment were terminated by us without cause
    or by him for good reason, equal to:
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    two times his base salary in effect at termination;
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    two times his target annual cash incentive for the year of
    termination;
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    continuation of employee benefits for twenty-four months
    following termination to the extent permitted or, if not
    permitted, then a lump sum payment of reasonably equivalent
    value of the discontinued benefit;
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    full vesting of all accrued benefits under all retirement plans,
    excluding any stock option plans, for which he has participated
    and all such benefits shall be calculated as if he was credited
    with two additional years of age
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    service to us.
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    Mr.&#160;Fisch&#146;s right to severance if his employment was
    terminated by us without cause or by him for good reason is
    conditioned upon execution of a general release of claims. In
    the event we choose not to renew his
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    employment agreement and he executes a general release of
    claims, he is eligible to receive an amount equal to twenty-four
    months of his base salary in effect at the end of the term in
    which we chose not to renew his employment agreement and the
    continuation of employee benefits for twenty-four months
    following the end of the term, to the extent permitted.
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    For this purpose &#147;cause&#148; is defined as:
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    acts or omissions which constitute intentional misconduct or a
    knowing violation of a material written company policy;
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    personal receipt of money, property or services by any person in
    knowing violation of applicable law or a violation of a material
    written company policy;
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    act of fraud, conversion, misappropriation or embezzlement or
    his conviction of, or entry of a guilty plea or plea of no
    contest, with respect to a felony or any other crime in which
    imprisonment is possible;
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    act of moral turpitude adversely affecting his ability to
    perform his duties;
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    alcohol or controlled substance abuse;
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</TD>
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    reckless disregard in the performance of his duties;
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    <TD align="left">
    commission in bad faith of any act which injures or could
    reasonably be expected to injure the reputation, business or
    business relationships of our company;
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    material breach of his registration rights set forth in his
    employment agreement;&#160;or
</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    any other breach of his employment agreement in any material
    respect which continues uncured for thirty days.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For this purpose &#147;good reason&#148; is defined as, other
    than with Mr.&#160;Fisch&#146;s consent:
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    removal or failure to reappoint him as President and Chief
    Executive Officer or as a member of the board of directors;
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</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    material decrease or other material adverse change in the nature
    or status of his duties, authority or responsibilities;
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    <TD align="left">
    any other material breach by us of his employment agreement and
    which, in respect of any material decrease or other material
    adverse change in the nature or status of his duties, authority
    or responsibilities or any other material breach of his
    employment agreement, continues uncured for thirty days;&#160;or
</TD>
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    <TD align="left">
    a change in control and he remains employed by us for a period
    of six months following the change in control.
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    The table below provides an estimate of the value of the
    compensation and benefits due to our President and Chief
    Executive Officer in the event of: (i)&#160;a termination for
    cause or without good reason; (ii)&#160;death or disability;
    (iii)&#160;a change in control; or (iv)&#160;a termination
    without cause or for good reason. The amounts shown assume that
    specified event was effective as of January&#160;30, 2010. The
    actual amounts to be paid can only be determined at the time of
    the termination of employment or change in control, as
    applicable.
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    <B>Termination<BR>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Without<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Without<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Death or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Change in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Cause or for<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Good Reason</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Disability</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Control</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Good Reason</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash severance base salary
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1,600,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1,600,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash severance bonus
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    800,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    800,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Health benefits continuation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    7,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    7,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Housing and car allowance
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    30,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    30,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Life insurance premiums
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    3,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    3,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2,440,800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2,440,800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Non-Solicitation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr.&#160;Fisch may not
    solicit any of our employees during the term of his respective
    employment for two years following his date of termination.
    Under our 2003 Plan, each stock option grant agreement contains
    a non-solicitation provision, which provides that each recipient
    may not solicit any of our employees during the term of his
    respective employment for two years following his date of
    termination.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Amended
    and Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors adopted our 2003 Plan effective May 2003,
    which was amended in June 2006 to increase the aggregate number
    of shares available under the plan from 3,500,000&#160;shares to
    4,743,340&#160;shares, or 19.8% of the outstanding shares of our
    common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of January&#160;30, 2010, 3,370,800 shares of common stock
    had been issued upon the exercise of options granted under the
    2003 Plan and 1,128,580 shares were subject to options granted
    and unexercised under the 2003 Plan. The 2003 Plan was
    terminated in November 2009 and no further option grants have
    been made under the 2003 Plan and any shares then remaining
    available for future grant, plus any shares underlying
    outstanding options that expire or are forfeited, will be
    allocated to our 2009 Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Administration</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2003 Plan is administered by our board of directors. Our
    board of directors has the authority to determine the exercise
    price of the awards, the recipients of awards granted under the
    2003 Plan and the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable
    to all awards granted under the 2003 Plan. Our board of
    directors approves the form of award agreement and has authority
    to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability of
    any award issued under the 2003 Plan. Our board of directors may
    amend, alter or discontinue the 2003 Plan at any time, provided
    that, subject to certain exceptions, no such amendment may
    adversely affect any then outstanding award without the consent
    of the applicable recipient.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Eligibility</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2003 Plan permitted us to grant awards to our officers,
    employees, non-employee directors and consultants or advisors.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Awards</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2003 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options,
    nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, share
    awards or a combination of the foregoing. A stock option may be
    an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section&#160;422
    of the U.S.&#160;Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, or the
    Code, or a nonstatutory stock option. The maximum number of
    shares with respect to awards may be granted to any person
    during any calendar year is 2,000,000&#160;shares.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2003 Plan also provides that the ownership of shares by a
    recipient is subject to the terms of the shareholders&#146;
    agreement, as amended and in effect from time to time. See
    &#147;Certain Relationships and Related Party
    Transactions&#151;Shareholders&#146; Agreement.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Options</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Incentive and nonstatutory stock options may be granted pursuant
    to incentive and nonstatutory stock option agreements adopted by
    our board of directors. Our board of directors determines the
    exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and
    conditions of the 2003 Plan, provided that the exercise price of
    a stock option cannot be less than 100% of the fair value of our
    common stock on the date of grant. An incentive stock option
    granted to a person who at the time of grant owns or is deemed
    to own more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
    classes of our outstanding stock or any of our affiliates must
    have a term of no more than five years and an exercise price
    that is at least 110% of the fair value at the time of grant.
    Options granted under the 2003 Plan vest at the rate specified
    in the optionholder&#146;s option agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors determines the term of stock options
    granted under the 2003 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years,
    except in certain cases of termination, as described below.
    Unless the terms of an optionholder&#146;s stock option
    agreement provide otherwise, if an optionholder&#146;s
    relationship with us, or our subsidiary, ceases for any reason
    other than for cause, resignation with the consent of the board
    of directors or disability, death or retirement, the
    optionholder may exercise any vested options for a period of
    thirty days following the cessation of service. If an
    optionholder&#146;s service relationship is terminated for
    cause, then the option terminates immediately. If an
    optionholder ceases service with us by reason of resignation
    with the consent of the board of directors, the option shall
    terminate three months after the optionholder ceases services
    with us or our subsidiary. Unless the terms of an
    optionholder&#146;s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if
    an optionholder&#146;s service relationship ceases due to
    disability, death or retirement, or an optionholder dies within
    a certain period following cessation of service, the
    optionholder or a beneficiary may exercise any vested options
    for a period of 15&#160;months following the date of termination
    due to disability, death or retirement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    No option may be assigned or transferred by the optionholder
    except, in the event of the death of the optionholder, by will
    or the laws of descent and distribution. In addition, our board
    of directors may amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any
    outstanding option or may waive any restrictions or conditions
    applicable to any outstanding option. Each option is evidenced
    by a written agreement, which contains such terms and
    conditions, including any performance objectives as may be
    determined at the discretion of the board of directors.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Appreciation Rights</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Stock appreciation rights may be granted pursuant to stock
    appreciation rights agreements adopted by our board of
    directors. Our board of directors determines the strike price
    for a stock appreciation right, which cannot be less than 100%
    of the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon
    the exercise of a stock appreciation right, we will pay the
    participant an amount not greater than the product of
    (a)&#160;the excess of the per share fair value of our common
    stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied
    by (b) the number of shares of common stock with respect to
    which the stock appreciation right is exercised. The
    appreciation distribution may be paid in cash or in any other
    form of consideration acceptable to our board of directors and
    set forth in the stock appreciation right agreement. A stock
    appreciation right granted under the 2003 Plan vests at the rate
    specified in the stock appreciation right agreement and may be
    restricted by our board of directors at the time of grant.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors determines the term of stock appreciation
    rights granted under the 2003 Plan, up to a maximum of ten
    years. Unless the terms of a recipient&#146;s stock appreciation
    right agreement provide otherwise, if a participant&#146;s
    relationship with us, or our subsidiary, ceases for any reason
    other than for cause, resignation with the consent of our board
    of directors or disability, death or retirement, the participant
    may exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of
    thirty days following the cessation of service. If a
    participant&#146;s service relationship is terminated for cause,
    then the stock appreciation right terminates immediately. If a
    participant ceases service with us by reason of resignation with
    the consent of our board of directors,
</DIV>
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    the stock appreciation right shall terminate three months after
    the participant ceases services with us or our subsidiary.
    Unless the terms of a participant&#146;s stock appreciation
    right agreement provide otherwise, if a participant&#146;s
    service relationship ceases due to disability, death or
    retirement, or a participant dies within a certain period
    following cessation of service, the participant or a beneficiary
    may exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of
    15&#160;months following the date of termination due to
    disability, death or retirement.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Share
    Awards</FONT></I>
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    Shares subject to a share award may be issued or transferred to
    a recipient at the time the share award is granted, or at any
    time thereafter, or in installments from time to time, as our
    board of directors shall determine. In the event that any such
    issuance or transfer shall not be made to the recipient at the
    time the share award is granted, our board of directors may
    provide for payment to such recipient, either in cash or in
    shares from time to time or at the time or times such shares
    shall be issued or transferred to such recipient, of amounts not
    exceeding the income distributions which would have been payable
    to such recipient in respect of such shares if they had been
    issued or transferred to such recipient at the time such share
    award was granted. Any amount payable in shares under the terms
    of a share award may, at the discretion of our board of
    directors, be paid in cash, on each date on which delivery of
    shares would otherwise have been made, in an amount equal to the
    fair value on such date of the shares which would otherwise have
    been delivered.
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    Upon the issuance or transfer of shares pursuant to a share
    award, the recipient shall, with respect to such shares, become
    a stockholder of our company except to the extent otherwise
    provided in the share award agreement.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Effect on
    Awards of Certain Corporate Transactions</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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    If we experience a change in control, all awards that have been
    outstanding for at least six months shall immediately vest or
    become exercisable. The acquiring or surviving corporation may
    either assume or continue outstanding awards, or substitute
    equivalent awards for such awards. Alternatively, the acquiring
    or surviving corporation may instead terminate and cancel
    outstanding awards in exchange for a payment equal to the excess
    of the value of the shares that the recipient would have
    received upon the exercise of the awards over the exercise price
    or amount otherwise payable.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Provisions</FONT></I>
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    If there is a transaction or event which changes our stock that
    does not involve our receipt of consideration, such as a merger,
    consolidation, reorganization, stock dividend or stock split,
    our board of directors will appropriately adjust the class and
    the maximum number of shares subject to the 2003 Plan.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">2009
    Omnibus Incentive Plan</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2009 Plan provides for grants of stock options, stock
    appreciation rights, restricted stock, other stock-based awards
    and other cash-based awards. Directors, officers and other
    employees of us and our subsidiaries, as well as others
    performing consulting or advisory services for us, are eligible
    for grants under the 2009 Plan. The purpose of the 2009 Plan is
    to provide incentives that will attract, retain and motivate
    highly competent officers, directors, employees and consultants
    by providing them with appropriate incentives and rewards either
    through a proprietary interest in our long-term success or
    compensation based on their performance in fulfilling their
    personal responsibilities. The following is a summary of the
    material terms of the 2009 Plan, but does not include all of the
    provisions of the 2009 Plan. For further information about the
    2009 Plan, we refer you to the complete copy of the 2009 Plan,
    which we included as Exhibit&#160;10.4 to Amendment No.&#160;3
    to our registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1,</FONT>
    filed with the Commission on November&#160;2, 2009 (File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-161850).</FONT>
</DIV>

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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Administration</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2009 Plan is administered by a committee designated by our
    board of directors. Among the committee&#146;s powers are to
    determine the form, amount and other terms and conditions of
    awards, clarify, construe or resolve any ambiguity in any
    provision of the 2009 Plan or any award agreement, amend the
    terms
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    of outstanding awards and adopt such rules, forms, instruments
    and guidelines for administering the 2009 Plan as it deems
    necessary or proper. All actions, interpretations and
    determinations by the committee or by our board of directors are
    final and binding.
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    The committee has full authority to administer and interpret the
    2009 Plan, to grant discretionary awards under the 2009 Plan, to
    determine the persons to whom awards will be granted, to
    determine the types of awards to be granted, to determine the
    terms and conditions of each award, to determine the number of
    shares of common stock to be covered by each award and to make
    all other determinations in connection with the 2009 Plan and
    the awards thereunder as the committee, in its sole discretion,
    deems necessary or desirable.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Available
    Shares</FONT></I>
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    The aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be
    issued or used for reference purposes under the 2009 Plan or
    with respect to which awards may be granted may not exceed
    3,626,000&#160;shares, which may be either authorized and
    unissued shares of our common stock or shares of common stock
    held in or acquired for our treasury. In general, if awards
    under the 2009 Plan are for any reason cancelled, or expire or
    terminate unexercised, the shares covered by such awards will
    again be available for the grant of awards under the 2009 Plan.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Eligibility
    for Participation</FONT></I>
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    Members of our board of directors, as well as employees of, and
    consultants to, us or any of our subsidiaries and affiliates are
    eligible to receive awards under the 2009 Plan. The selection of
    participants is within the sole discretion of the committee.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Award
    Agreement</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Awards granted under the 2009 Plan shall be evidenced by award
    agreements, which need not be identical, that provide additional
    terms, conditions, restrictions
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    limitations covering the grant of the award, including, without
    limitation, additional terms providing for the acceleration of
    exercisability or vesting of awards in the event of a change of
    control or conditions regarding the participant&#146;s
    employment, as determined by the committee in its sole
    discretion.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Options</FONT></I>
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    The committee may grant nonqualified stock options and incentive
    stock options to purchase shares of our common stock only to
    eligible employees. The committee determines the number of
    shares of our common stock subject to each option, the term of
    each option, which may not exceed ten years, or five years in
    the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10%
    stockholder, the exercise price, the vesting schedule, if any,
    and the other material terms of each option. No incentive stock
    option or nonqualified stock option may have an exercise price
    less than the fair market value of a share of our common stock
    at the time of grant or, in the case of an incentive stock
    option granted to a 10% stockholder, 110% of such share&#146;s
    fair market value. Options are exercisable at such time or times
    and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the
    committee at grant and the exercisability of such options may be
    accelerated by the committee in its sole discretion.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Appreciation Rights</FONT></I>
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    The committee may grant stock appreciation rights, which we
    refer to as SARs either with a stock option, which may be
    exercised only at such times and to the extent the related
    option is exercisable, which we refer to as a Tandem SAR, or
    independent of a stock option, which we refer to as a Non-Tandem
    SAR. A SAR is a right to receive a payment in shares of our
    common stock or cash, as determined by the committee, equal in
    value to the excess of the fair market value of one share of our
    common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price per
    share established in connection with the grant of the SAR. The
    term of each SAR may not exceed ten years. The exercise price
    per share covered by a SAR will be the exercise price per share
    of the related option in the case of a Tandem SAR and will be
    the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant
    in the case of a Non-Tandem SAR. The committee may also grant
    limited SARs, either as Tandem SARs or Non-Tandem SARs, which
    may become exercisable only upon the occurrence of a change in
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    control, as defined in the 2009 Plan, or such other event as the
    committee may, in its sole discretion, designate at the time of
    grant or thereafter.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Restricted
    Stock</FONT></I>
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    The committee may award shares of restricted stock. Except as
    otherwise provided by the committee upon the award of restricted
    stock, the recipient generally has the rights of a stockholder
    with respect to the shares, including the right to receive
    dividends, the right to vote the shares of restricted stock and,
    conditioned upon full vesting of shares of restricted stock, the
    right to tender such shares, subject to the conditions and
    restrictions generally applicable to restricted stock or
    specifically set forth in the recipient&#146;s restricted stock
    agreement. The committee may determine at the time of award that
    the payment of dividends, if any, will be deferred until the
    expiration of the applicable restriction period.
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    Recipients of restricted stock are required to enter into a
    restricted stock agreement with us that states the restrictions
    to which the shares are subject, which may include satisfaction
    of pre-established performance goals, and the criteria or date
    or dates on which such restrictions will lapse.
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    If the grant of restricted stock or the lapse of the relevant
    restrictions is based on the attainment of performance goals,
    the committee will establish for each recipient the applicable
    performance goals, formulae or standards and the applicable
    vesting percentages with reference to the attainment of such
    goals or satisfaction of such formulae or standards while the
    outcome of the performance goals are substantially uncertain.
    Such performance goals may incorporate provisions for
    disregarding, or adjusting for, changes in accounting methods,
    corporate transactions, including, without limitation,
    dispositions and acquisitions, and other similar events or
    circumstances. Section&#160;162(m) of the Code requires that
    performance awards be based upon objective performance measures.
    The performance goals for performance-based restricted stock
    will be based on one or more of the objective criteria set forth
    on Exhibit&#160;A to the 2009 Plan and are discussed in general
    below.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Stock-Based Awards</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The committee may, subject to limitations under applicable law,
    make a grant of such other stock-based awards, including,
    without limitation, performance units, dividend equivalent
    units, stock equivalent units, restricted stock units and
    deferred stock units under the 2009 Plan that are payable in
    cash or denominated or payable in or valued by shares of our
    common stock or factors that influence the value of such shares.
    The committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any
    such other awards, which may include the achievement of certain
    minimum performance goals for purposes of compliance with
    Section&#160;162(m) of the Code
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> a
    minimum vesting period. The performance goals for
    performance-based other stock-based awards will be based on one
    or more of the objective criteria set forth on Exhibit&#160;A to
    the 2009 Plan and discussed in general below.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Cash-Based Awards</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The committee, in its discretion, may grant awards payable in
    cash. Cash-based awards shall be in such form, and dependent on
    such conditions, as the committee shall determine, including,
    without limitation, being subject to the satisfaction of vesting
    conditions or awarded purely as a bonus and not subject to
    restrictions or conditions. If a cash-based award is subject to
    vesting conditions, the committee may accelerate the vesting of
    such award in its discretion.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Performance
    Awards</FONT></I>
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    The committee may grant a performance award to a participant
    payable upon the attainment of specific performance goals. The
    committee may grant performance awards that are intended to
    qualify as &#147;performance-based compensation&#148; under
    Section&#160;162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
    amended, or the Code, as well as performance awards that are not
    intended to qualify as &#147;performance-based
    compensation&#148; under Section&#160;162(m) of the Code. If the
    performance award is payable in cash, it may be paid upon the
    attainment of the relevant performance goals either in cash or
    in shares of restricted stock, based on the then current fair
    market value of such shares, as determined by the committee, in
    its sole discretion. Based on
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    service, performance
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> such
    other factors or criteria, if any, as the committee may
    determine, the committee may, at or after grant, accelerate the
    vesting of all or any part of any performance award.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Performance
    Goals</FONT></I>
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    The committee may grant awards of restricted stock, performance
    awards, and other stock-based awards that are intended to
    qualify as &#147;performance-based compensation&#148; for
    purposes of Section&#160;162(m) of the Code. These awards may be
    granted, vest and be paid based on attainment of specified
    performance goals established by the committee. These
    performance goals will be based on the attainment of a certain
    target level of, or a specified increase or decrease in, one or
    more of the following criteria selected by the committee:
    (i)&#160;earnings per share; (ii)&#160;operating income;
    (iii)&#160;gross income; (iv)&#160;net income (before or after
    taxes); (v)&#160;cash flow; (vi)&#160;gross profit;
    (vii)&#160;gross profit return on investment; (viii)&#160;gross
    margin return on investment; (ix)&#160;gross margin;
    (x)&#160;operating margin; (xi)&#160;working capital;
    (xii)&#160;earnings before interest and taxes;
    (xiii)&#160;earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
    amortization; (xiv)&#160;return on equity; (xv)&#160;return on
    assets; (xvi)&#160;return on capital; (xvii)&#160;return on
    invested capital; (xviii)&#160;net revenues; (xix)&#160;gross
    revenues; (xx)&#160;revenue growth; (xxi)&#160;annual recurring
    revenues; (xxii)&#160;recurring revenues; (xxiii)&#160;license
    revenues; (xxiv)&#160;sales or market share; (xxv)&#160;total
    shareholder return; (xxvi)&#160;economic value added;
    (xxvii)&#160;specified objectives with regard to limiting the
    level of increase in all or a portion of the Company&#146;s bank
    debt or other long-term or short-term public or private debt or
    other similar financial obligations of the Company, which may be
    calculated net of cash balances
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> other
    offsets and adjustments as may be established by the committee
    in its sole discretion; (xxviii)&#160;the fair market value of
    the a share of Common Stock; (xxix)&#160;the growth in the value
    of an investment in the Common Stock assuming the reinvestment
    of dividends; or (xxx)&#160;reduction in operating expenses.
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    To the extent permitted by law, the committee may also exclude
    the impact of an event or occurrence which the committee
    determines should be appropriately excluded, including:
    (i)&#160;restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary
    items and other unusual or non-recurring charges; (ii)&#160;an
    event either not directly related to our operations or not
    within the reasonable control of management; or (iii)&#160;a
    change in accounting standards required by generally accepted
    accounting principles.
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    Performance goals may also be based on an individual
    participant&#146;s performance goals, as determined by the
    committee, in its sole discretion.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, all performance goals may be based upon the
    attainment of specified levels of our performance, or
    subsidiary, division or other operational unit, under one or
    more of the measures described above relative to the performance
    of other corporations. The committee may designate additional
    business criteria on which the performance goals may be based or
    adjust, modify or amend those criteria.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Change in
    Control</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In connection with a change in control, as defined in the 2009
    Plan, the committee may accelerate vesting of outstanding awards
    under the 2009 Plan. In addition, such awards will be, in the
    discretion of the committee, (i)&#160;assumed and continued or
    substituted in accordance with applicable law,
    (ii)&#160;purchased by us for an amount equal to the excess of
    the price of a share of our common stock paid in a change in
    control over the exercise price of the award(s), or
    (iii)&#160;cancelled if the price of a share of our common stock
    paid in a change in control is less than the exercise price of
    the award. The committee may also, in its sole discretion,
    provide for accelerated vesting or lapse of restrictions of an
    award at any time.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stockholder
    Rights</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement,
    and with respect to an award of restricted stock a participant
    has no rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of our
    common stock covered by any award until the participant becomes
    the record holder of such shares.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Amendment
    and Termination</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2009 Plan, our board
    of directors may at any time amend any or all of the provisions
    of the 2009 Plan, or suspend or terminate it entirely,
    retroactively or otherwise;
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    provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law or
    specifically provided in the 2009 Plan, the rights of a
    participant with respect to awards granted prior to such
    amendment, suspension or termination may not be adversely
    affected without the consent of such participant.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Transferability</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Awards granted under the 2009 Plan are generally nontransferable
    (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution),
    except that the committee may provide for the transferability of
    nonqualified stock options at the time of grant or thereafter to
    certain family members.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Effective
    Date</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The 2009 Plan became effective on November&#160;12, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Indemnification
    of Officers and Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
    amended and restated bylaws provides that we will indemnify our
    directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the
    DGCL. We have in place directors&#146; and officers&#146;
    liability insurance that insures such persons against the costs
    of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain
    circumstances.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, our amended and restated certificate of
    incorporation provides that our directors will not be liable for
    monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements
    with each of our executive officers and directors. The
    indemnification agreements provide the executive officers and
    directors with contractual rights to indemnification, expense
    advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted
    under the DGCL.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    There is no pending litigation or proceeding naming any of our
    directors or officers to which indemnification is being sought,
    and we are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation
    that may result in claims for indemnification by any director or
    officer.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PRINCIPAL
    AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth information as of
    January&#160;30, 2010 regarding the beneficial ownership of our
    common stock (1)&#160;immediately prior to and (2)&#160;as
    adjusted to give effect to this offering by:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    each person or group who is known by us to own beneficially more
    than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    each of our named executive officers;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    each of our directors and each director nominee;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    all of the executive officers, directors and director nominees
    as a group;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    each selling stockholder.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For further information regarding material transactions between
    us and certain of our stockholders, see &#147;Certain
    Relationships and Related Party Transactions.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following table is
    determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
    SEC. These rules generally provide that a person is the
    beneficial owner of securities if such person has or shares the
    power to vote or direct the voting thereof, or to dispose or
    direct the disposition thereof or has the right to acquire such
    powers within 60&#160;days. Common stock subject to options that
    are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60&#160;days of
    January&#160;30, 2010 are deemed to be outstanding and
    beneficially owned by the person holding the options. These
    shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of
    computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
    Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on
    24,237,462&#160;shares of common stock outstanding as of
    January&#160;30, 2010, and 24,241,462&#160;shares of common
    stock to be outstanding after the completion of this offering,
    including common stock outstanding due to the exercise of
    options to purchase 4,000&#160;shares of common stock after
    January&#160;30, 2010, and assuming no exercise of the option to
    purchase additional shares. Except as disclosed in the footnotes
    to this table and subject to applicable community property laws,
    we believe that each stockholder identified in the table
    possesses sole voting and investment power over all shares of
    common stock shown as beneficially owned by the stockholder.
    Unless otherwise indicated in the table or footnotes below, the
    address for each beneficial owner is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;rue21,</FONT>
    inc., 800 Commonwealth Drive, Suite&#160;100, Warrendale,
    Pennsylvania 15086.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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    <B>Owned<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Prior to This Offering(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>After This Offering</B>
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    <B>Name</B>
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Number</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Percent</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Shares Offered</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Number</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Percent</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>5% Stockholders:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Funds advised by Apax Partners(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    601 Lexington Avenue, 53rd Floor
</DIV>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    New York, New York 10022
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Adage Capital Partners, L.P.(3)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,676,978
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,676,978
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Boston, Massachusetts 02116
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Executive Officers and Directors:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Robert N. Fisch(4)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,740,324
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,740,324
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Kim A. Reynolds(5)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    245,259
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    245,259
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Keith A. McDonough(6)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    130,130
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    130,130
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    John P. Bugnar(7)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    198,815
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    198,815
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Michael A. Holland(8)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    66,315
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Robert R. Thomson(9)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    47,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Mark K.J. Chrystal(10)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    John F. Megrue Jr.(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Alex S. Pellegrini(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,000,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Douglas E. Coltharp(11)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Arnold S. Barron(12)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>All executive officers and directors. as a group
    (11&#160;persons)(13)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,496,093
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,454,908
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Prior to This Offering(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="7" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>After This Offering</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Number</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Percent</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Shares Offered</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Number</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Percent</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Selling Stockholders:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Todd M. Lenhart(14)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,093
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,407
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Gerald Tagliaferro(15)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,593
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,907
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Thomas D. Winter(16)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,974
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,026
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Mark G. Caplan(17)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,718
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">*&#160;
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Represents beneficial ownership of
    less than one percent (1%) of our outstanding common stock.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(1)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Shares shown in the table above
    include shares held in the beneficial owner&#146;s name or
    jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, nominee or
    trustee for the beneficial owner&#146;s account.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(2)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 13,725,490.2&#160;shares
    of common stock held by SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P. and
    274,509.8&#160;shares of common stock held by SKM Investment
    Fund&#160;II. SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P. and SKM Investment
    Fund&#160;II are funds advised by Apax Partners. Apax Partners
    may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares beneficially
    owned by SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P. and SKM Investment
    Fund&#160;II, but disclaims such beneficial ownership pursuant
    to rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
    Mr.&#160;Megrue is the chief executive officer and
    Mr.&#160;Pellegrini is a partner of Apax Partners, and each may
    be deemed to be the beneficial owners of shares owned by SKM
    Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P. and SKM Investment Fund&#160;II. Both
    Messrs.&#160;Megrue and Pellegrini disclaim beneficial ownership
    of any securities owned by SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P. or SKM
    Investment Fund&#160;II.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(3)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 1,676,978&#160;shares of
    common stock beneficially owned by Adage Capital Partners, L.P.,
    Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. and Adage Capital Advisors,
    L.L.C. The address of Adage Capital Partners, L.P. is 200
    Clarendon Streer, 52nd floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(4)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 125,500&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(5)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 84,000&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(6)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 46,000&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(7)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 37,000&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(8)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 12,500&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(9)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 31,500&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(10)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes no shares of our common
    stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(11)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;Coltharp received a grant
    of 12,500 options to purchase common stock on November&#160;18,
    2009. The options vest in four equal annual installments
    beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(12)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;Barron received a grant of
    12,500 options to purchase common stock on November&#160;20,
    2009. The options vest in four equal annual installments
    beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(13)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes shares of our common stock
    issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and the
    shares of our common stock beneficially owned described in
    footnotes (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10).
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(14)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 2,500&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(15)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 6,500&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(16)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 1,250&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>


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    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(17)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Includes 2,000&#160;shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <A name='114'><B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CERTAIN
    RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Shareholders&#146;
    Agreement</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In May 2003, we entered into a shareholders&#146; agreement with
    SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P. and SKM Investment Fund&#160;II as
    funds advised by Apax Partners, BNP Paribas of North America,
    Inc., UnionBalCal Equities, Inc., National City Bank of
    Pennsylvania and persons who become shareholders of our company
    from time to time. Under this agreement, holders of our common
    stock are subject to contractual restrictions relating to their
    proposed transfer of our capital stock. This agreement also
    provides for certain rights of first refusal and co-sale
    relating to the shares of our common stock held by the parties
    thereto. Upon completion of our initial public offering, the
    right of first refusal and co-sale provisions of the
    shareholders agreement terminated pursuant to the terms of the
    shareholders&#146; agreement. In addition, the agreement
    provides for certain rights relating to the sale of our company
    and certain preemptive rights, which terminated pursuant to the
    terms of the shareholders&#146; agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The election of the members of our board of directors by funds
    advised by Apax Partners is also governed by the
    shareholders&#146; agreement and related provisions of our
    amended and restated articles of incorporation. Upon completion
    of our initial public offering, the provisions of the
    shareholders&#146; agreement related to the election of the
    members of our board of directors by funds advised by Apax
    Partners terminated in its entirety pursuant to the terms of the
    shareholders&#146; agreement and our amended and restated
    certificate of incorporation was further amended and restated
    such that none of our stockholders have any special rights
    regarding the election or designation of members of our board of
    directors.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Agreements
    with Apax Partners</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In May 2003, we entered into a letter agreement with Apax
    Partners, L.P. as successor to Saunders Karp&#160;&#038; Megrue,
    LLC, relating to financial advisory services to be provided to
    us from time to time. Under the letter agreement, we have agreed
    to pay an annual fee of $250,000 to Apax Partners and to
    reimburse Apax Partners for all reasonable
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT>
    expenses incurred in connection with the letter agreement. In
    addition, the letter agreement provides for customary
    indemnification provisions and terminates once Apax Partners and
    its affiliates beneficially own, collectively, less than 25% our
    voting common stock. The letter agreement was terminated in
    connection with our initial public offering and Apax Partners
    was paid a termination fee of $1.5&#160;million. Our
    indemnification obligations contained in the letter agreement
    survived the termination of the letter agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Board
    Compensation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Directors who are our employees or employees of our subsidiaries
    or affiliated with Apax Partners do not receive any compensation
    for their service as members of either our board of directors or
    board committees. All non-employee members of our board of
    directors not affiliated with Apax Partners are compensated as
    set forth under &#147;Management&#151;Corporate
    Governance&#151;Director Compensation.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Employment
    Agreements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have entered into an employment agreement with
    Mr.&#160;Fisch, our President and Chief Executive Officer. For
    more information regarding this agreement, see &#147;Executive
    Compensation&#151;Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change
    in Control.&#148; In addition, we currently intend to enter into
    an employment agreement with certain of our executive officers.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Indemnification
    Agreements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
    current directors and executive officers. These agreements
    require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent
    permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise
    by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses
    incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which
    they could be indemnified. We also have entered into
    indemnification agreements with our future directors and
    executive officers.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Procedures
    for Related Party Transactions</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors adopted a written code of conduct and
    ethics for our company. The code of conduct and ethics were not
    in effect when we entered into the related party transactions
    discussed above. Under our code of business conduct and ethics,
    our employees, officers and directors are discouraged from
    entering into any transaction that may cause a conflict of
    interest for us. In addition, they must report any potential
    conflict of interest, including related party transactions, to
    their managers or our corporate counsel who then reviews and
    summarizes the proposed transaction for our audit committee.
    Pursuant to its charter, our audit committee is required to then
    approve any related-party transactions, including those
    transactions involving our directors. In approving or rejecting
    such proposed transactions, the audit committee is required to
    consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and
    deemed relevant to the audit committee, including the material
    terms of the transactions, risks, benefits, costs, availability
    of other comparable services or products and, if applicable, the
    impact on a director&#146;s independence. Our audit committee
    approves only those transactions that, in light of known
    circumstances, are in, or are not inconsistent with, our best
    interests, as our audit committee determines in the good faith
    exercise of its discretion. A copy of our code of business
    conduct and ethics and audit committee charter is available on
    our corporate website at www.rue21.com.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF CAPITAL STOCK</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>The following is a description of the material terms of our
    amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended
    and restated bylaws as they are in effect upon completion of
    this offering. They may not contain all of the information that
    is important to you. To understand them fully, you should read
    our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
    amended and restated bylaws, copies of which are filed with the
    SEC as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this
    prospectus is a part.</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Authorized
    Capitalization</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 of shares
    of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
    10,000,000&#160;shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
    share. On January&#160;30, 2010, there were
    24,237,462&#160;shares of our common stock outstanding, held of
    record by
    approximately&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
    stockholders. Following completion of this offering, there will
    be 24,241,462&#160;shares of our common stock outstanding.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of January&#160;30, 2010, there were outstanding options to
    purchase 1,169,580&#160;shares of our common stock, of which
    480,975 were non-vested and 688,605 were vested.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Common
    Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Voting
    Rights</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote with
    respect to each matter presented to our stockholders on which
    the holders of common stock are entitled to vote. Our common
    stock votes as a single class on all matters relating to the
    election and removal of directors on our board of directors and
    as provided by law. Holders of our common stock will not have
    cumulative voting rights. Except in respect to matters relating
    to the election and removal of directors on our board of
    directors and as otherwise provided in our amended and restated
    certificate of incorporation or required by law, all matters to
    be voted on by our stockholders must be approved by a majority
    of the shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and
    entitled to vote on the subject matter. In the case of election
    of directors, all matters to be voted on by our stockholders
    must be approved by a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast
    by all shares of common stock.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Dividend
    Rights</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then
    outstanding preferred stock, the holders of our outstanding
    shares of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if
    any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of
    directors out of legally available funds. In addition, we also
    may not pay dividends on our capital stock if we are in default
    or have elected to defer payments of interest under our senior
    secured credit facility and agreements for other indebtedness we
    may incur. See &#147;Dividend Policy.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Liquidation
    Rights</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
    dissolution or winding up of our affairs, holders of our common
    stock would be entitled to share ratably in our assets that are
    legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment
    of our debts and other liabilities. If we have any preferred
    stock outstanding at such time, holders of the preferred stock
    may be entitled to distribution
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    liquidation preferences. In either such case, we must pay the
    applicable distribution to the holders of our preferred stock
    before we may pay distributions to the holders of our common
    stock.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Rights</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our stockholders have no preemptive, conversion or other rights
    to subscribe for additional shares. The rights, preferences and
    privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to,
    and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of
    shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may
    designate and issue in the future.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Listing</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    under the symbol &#147;rue&#148;.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Transfer
    Agent and Registrar</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Mellon
    Investor Services LLC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Preferred
    Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our board of directors is authorized to provide for the issuance
    of 10,000,000&#160;shares of preferred stock in one or more
    series and to fix the preferences, powers and relative,
    participating, optional or other special rights, and
    qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including
    the dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption
    rights and liquidation preference and to fix the number of
    shares to be included in any such series without any further
    vote or action by our stockholders. Any preferred stock so
    issued may rank senior to our common stock with respect to the
    payment of dividends or amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or
    winding up, or both. The issuance of preferred stock may have
    the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in
    control of our company without further action by the
    stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other
    rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred
    stock with voting and conversion rights may adversely affect the
    voting power of the holders of common stock, including the loss
    of voting control to others. At present, we have no plans to
    issue any of the preferred stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Corporate
    Opportunity</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that the doctrine of &#147;corporate opportunity&#148; will not
    apply against Apax Partners, the funds advised by Apax Partners,
    or any of our directors who are employees of, or affiliated
    with, Apax Partners, or funds advised by Apax Partners, in a
    manner that would prohibit them from advising the investing in
    or investing in competing businesses or doing business with our
    clients or customers. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Risks Related
    to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common
    Stock&#151;Concentration of ownership among our existing
    executive officers, directors and principal stockholders may
    prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate
    decisions.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Antitakeover
    Effects of Delaware Law and Our Amended and Restated Certificate
    of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our
    amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may delay,
    defer or discourage another party from acquiring control of us.
    We expect that these provisions, which are summarized below,
    will discourage coercive takeover practices or inadequate
    takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage
    persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with
    our board of directors, which we believe may result in an
    improvement of the terms of any such acquisition in favor of our
    stockholders. However, they also give our board of directors the
    power to discourage acquisitions that some stockholders may
    favor.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Undesignated
    Preferred Stock</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock will make
    it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock
    with super voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or
    preferences on a discriminatory basis that could impede the
    success of any attempt to acquire us. These and other provisions
    may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging
    hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of our
    company.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Classified
    Board of Directors</FONT></I>
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    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that our board of directors is divided into three classes. Each
    class of directors serves a three-year term.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Requirements
    for Advance Notification of Stockholder Meetings, Nominations
    and Proposals</FONT></I>
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    Our amended and restated bylaws provide that special meetings of
    the stockholders may be called only upon the request of not less
    than a majority of the combined voting power of the voting
    stock, upon the request of a majority of the board of directors,
    or upon the request of the chief executive officer. Our amended
    and restated bylaws prohibit the conduct of any business at a
    special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such
    meeting. These provisions may have the effect of deferring,
    delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in
    control or management of our company.
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    Our amended and restated bylaws establish advance notice
    procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the
    nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than
    nominations made by or at the direction of the board of
    directors or a committee of the board of directors. In order for
    any matter to be &#147;properly brought&#148; before a meeting,
    a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice
    requirements and provide us with certain information.
    Additionally, vacancies and newly created directorships may be
    filled only by a vote of a majority of the directors then in
    office, even though less than a quorum, and not by the
    stockholders. Our amended and restated bylaws will allow the
    presiding officer at a meeting of the stockholders to adopt
    rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings which may have
    the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a
    meeting if the rules and regulations are not followed. These
    provisions may also defer, delay or discourage a potential
    acquiror from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the
    acquiror&#146;s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting
    to obtain control of our company.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stockholder
    Action by Written Consent</FONT></I>
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    Pursuant to Section&#160;228 of the DGCL, any action required to
    be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders
    may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without
    a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the
    action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock
    having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be
    necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which
    all shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon were present
    and voted, unless the company&#146;s amended and restated
    certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended and
    restated certificate of incorporation provides that any action
    required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders may be
    effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of our
    stockholders and may not be effected by consent in writing by
    such stockholders, unless such action is recommended by all
    directors then in office.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Senior
    Secured Credit Facility</FONT></B>
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    In April 2008, we entered into a five-year $60.0&#160;million
    senior secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as
    administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender,
    letter of credit issuer and a lender, and various other lenders.
    We amended the senior secured credit facility in November 2009.
    The revolving credit facility matures on April&#160;10, 2013 and
    is expandable at our option in increments of $5.0&#160;million
    up to a limit of $100.0&#160;million under certain defined
    conditions. The senior secured credit facility is intended to
    provide financing for working capital and general corporate
    purposes, including permitted investments and acquisitions and
    the repayment of our prior debt. The senior secured credit
    facility also contains (i)&#160;a $10.0&#160;million sublimit
    for swingline loans and (ii)&#160;a $25.0&#160;million sublimit
    for letters of credit. Availability under the senior secured
    credit facility is collateralized by a first priority interest
    in all of our assets.
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    As of October&#160;31, 2009 and January&#160;30, 2010, we had
    $21.8&#160;million and $0, respectively, of outstanding
    borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. Immediately
    prior to the completion of this offering, we anticipate the
    outstanding borrowings under our senior secured credit facility
    will be $0.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Interest
    Rate, Facility Fee and Other Fees</FONT></I>
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    Borrowings under our revolving credit facility bear interest, at
    our option, at either the base rate (defined as the greater of
    (a)&#160;the federal funds rate plus 0.5% and (b)&#160;the prime
    rate) or adjusted LIBOR (defined as an interest rate equal to
    either the one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR, as applicable,
    multiplied by the statutory reserve rate) plus a margin ranging
    from 1.25% to 2.00% set quarterly depending upon the average net
    availability under the senior secured credit facility during the
    previous quarter. The statutory reserve rate is defined as a
    fraction, expressed as a decimal, the numerator of which is one
    and the denominator of which is one minus the aggregate of the
    maximum reserve percentages expressed as a decimal established
    by the Federal Reserve Board with respect to adjusted LIBOR, for
    Eurocurrency funding. Borrowings under our swingline subfacility
    will bear interest at a rate equal to the base rate referenced
    above. We are also required to pay letter of credit fees with
    respect to each letter of credit equal to 50% of the applicable
    margin for adjusted LIBOR multiplied by the face amount of each
    letter of credit.
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    The revolving credit facility also provides for a commitment fee
    equal to 0.25% times the actual daily amount by the aggregate
    commitments exceed the sum of the outstanding amount of loans
    and the outstanding amount of letter of credit obligations. In
    addition, if we terminate the senior secured credit facility on
    or prior to April&#160;10, 2010, we are required to pay a fee
    equal to 1.0% of the revolving credit facility ceiling in effect
    at the date of termination.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Guarantees</FONT></I>
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    All of our borrowings under our senior secured credit facility
    are guaranteed by substantially all of our material domestic
    subsidiaries, as defined in the revolving credit facility. All
    guarantees are guarantees of payment and performance and not of
    collection.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Covenants</FONT></I>
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    Our senior secured credit facility contains a number of
    affirmative and restrictive covenants including limitations on
    the ability to place liens on our or our direct or indirect
    subsidiaries&#146; assets; make investments other than permitted
    investments; incur additional indebtedness, subject to certain
    exceptions; prepay or redeem certain indebtedness; merge,
    consolidate and dissolve; sell assets; engage in transactions
    with affiliates; change the nature of our business; change our
    or our direct or indirect subsidiaries&#146; fiscal year or
    organizational documents; and make restricted payments
    (including certain equity issuances and payment of dividends in
    a form other than in common stock).
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    In November 2009, we amended certain provisions of our senior
    secured credit facility to, among other things:
    (i)&#160;increase the aggregate commitment to $85.0&#160;million
    with an option to increase the aggregate
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    commitment to $100.0&#160;million at our discretion and upon the
    satisfaction of certain conditions, (ii)&#160;revise the
    definition of &#147;Change of Control&#148; so that it is less
    likely that consent of the lenders will be required in
    connection with future changes in our capital structure,
    (iii)&#160;allow for the sale or issuance of equity interests in
    connection with a public offering, (iv)&#160;allow for the sale
    or issuance of equity interests to directors, officers,
    employees and consultants pursuant to compensation arrangements
    approved by our board of directors, (v)&#160;permit us to
    repurchase equity interests from directors, officers, employees
    or consultants up to certain agreed thresholds,
    (vi)&#160;eliminate our monthly financial reporting obligation,
    (vii)&#160;allow for us to make a one-time cash payment to
    terminate the letter agreement by and between us and Apax
    Partners, L.P. as successor to Saunders Karp&#160;&#038; Megrue,
    LLC, (viii)&#160;increase various dollar amount thresholds for
    triggering defaults, and (ix)&#160;make various other technical
    amendments. We also obtained a waiver of the notice provision of
    the covenant restricting our ability to merge with another
    entity in connection with our initial public offering. See
    &#147;Description of Certain Indebtedness,&#148; and
    &#147;Underwriting.&#148;
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    During the continuance of a covenant compliance event (as
    defined below), our senior secured credit facility also requires
    us to meet a consolidated fixed charge covenant ratio, measured
    monthly, not to be less than 1.0 to 1.0. A covenant compliance
    event is defined as either (i)&#160;an event of default has
    occurred and continuing or (ii)&#160;excess availability is less
    than or equal to (a)&#160;15% of the borrowing base at any time
    between January&#160;1, 2009 through December&#160;31, 2009 or
    (b)&#160;10% of the borrowing base at any time thereafter.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Events of
    Default</FONT></I>
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    Our senior secured credit facility contains events of default
    that are usual and customary in credit facilities of this type,
    including:
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</TD>
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    non-payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (with
    cure periods applicable to non-payment of interest, fees or
    other amounts);
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</TD>
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    violation of covenants (with cure periods, as applicable);
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</TD>
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    material inaccuracy of representations and warranties;
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    cross default to other indebtedness in an outstanding aggregate
    principal amount of at least $1.0&#160;million;
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    bankruptcy and other insolvency events;
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</TD>
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    judgments involving an aggregate liability of at least
    $2.5&#160;million or that have, or could reasonably be expected
    to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse
    effect;
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    certain ERISA matters;
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    failure of any loan documentation (including any guarantee) to
    be in full force and effect;
</TD>
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    change in control;
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</TD>
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    cessation of business;
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    loss to a material portion of the collateral;
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    failure to make payments when due in respect of any material
    contract;
</TD>
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    <TD align="left">
    legal proceedings against us or any subsidiary in respect of a
    felony;&#160;and
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    the termination of the subordination provisions of the governing
    documents of any subordinated indebtedness.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SHARES&#160;ELIGIBLE
    FOR FUTURE SALE</FONT></B>
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    Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the
    public market, or the perception that such sales may occur,
    could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common
    stock. No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any,
    future sales of shares, or the availability of shares for future
    sales, will have on the market price of our common stock
    prevailing from time to time. The sale of substantial amounts of
    our common stock in the public market, or the perception that
    such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price
    of our common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Sale of
    Restricted Shares</FONT></B>
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    Upon completion of this offering, we will have
    24,241,462&#160;shares of common stock outstanding. Of these
    shares of common stock, the 5,063,563&#160;shares of common
    stock being sold in this offering will be freely tradable
    without restriction under the Securities Act, except for any
    such shares which may be held or acquired by an
    &#147;affiliate&#148; of ours, as that term is defined in
    Rule&#160;144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which shares
    will be subject to the volume limitations and other restrictions
    of Rule&#160;144 described below. The remaining
    11,397,647&#160;shares of common stock held by our existing
    stockholders upon completion of this offering will be
    &#147;restricted securities,&#148; as that phrase is defined in
    Rule&#160;144, and may be resold only after registration under
    the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such
    registration, including, among others, the exemptions provided
    by Rules&#160;144 and 701 under the Securities Act, which rules
    are summarized below. These remaining shares of common stock
    held by our existing stockholders upon completion of this
    offering will be available for sale in the public market after
    the expiration of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    agreements described in &#147;Underwriting,&#148; taking into
    account the provisions of Rules&#160;144 and 701 under the
    Securities Act.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Rule&#160;144</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The SEC adopted amendments to Rule&#160;144 which became
    effective on February&#160;15, 2008. Under these amendments,
    persons who became the beneficial owner of shares of our common
    stock prior to the completion of this offering may not sell
    their shares until the earlier of (i)&#160;the expiration of a
    six-month holding period, if we have been subject to the
    reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and have filed all
    required reports for at least 90&#160;days prior to the date of
    the sale, or (ii)&#160;a one-year holding period.
</DIV>

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    At the expiration of the six-month holding period, a person who
    was not one of our affiliates at any time during the three
    months preceding a sale is entitled to sell an unlimited number
    of shares of our common stock provided current public
    information about us is available, and a person who was one of
    our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a
    sale is entitled to sell within any three-month period only a
    number of shares of common stock that does not exceed the
    greater of either of the following:
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding,
    which equals approximately 242,414&#160;shares immediately after
    this offering;&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market during the four calendar weeks
    preceding the filing of a notice on Form&#160;144 with respect
    to the sale.
</TD>
</TR>

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    At the expiration of the one-year holding period, a person who
    was not one of our affiliates at any time during the three
    months preceding a sale would be entitled to sell an unlimited
    number of shares of our common stock without restriction. A
    person who was one of our affiliates at any time during the
    three months preceding a sale would remain subject to the volume
    restrictions described above.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Sales under Rule&#160;144 by our affiliates are also subject to
    manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the
    availability of current public information about us.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Rule&#160;701</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    In general, under Rule&#160;701, any of our employees,
    directors, officers, consultants or advisors who purchased
    shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option
    plan or other written agreement before the effective date of our
    initial public offerring, or who purchased shares from us after
    that date upon
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    the exercise of options granted before that date, are eligible
    to resell such shares in reliance upon Rule&#160;144 beginning
    90&#160;days after the date of our initial public offering If
    such person is not an affiliate, the sale may be made subject
    only to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">manner-of-sale</FONT>
    restrictions of Rule&#160;144. If such a person is an affiliate,
    the sale may be made under Rule&#160;144 without compliance with
    its one-year minimum holding period, but subject to the other
    Rule&#160;144 restrictions.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stock
    Plans</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We filed a registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-8</FONT>
    under the Securities Act to register shares of our common stock
    issued or reserved for issuance under our 2003 Plan and 2009
    Plan. Accordingly, shares registered under such registration
    statement are available for sale in the open market, unless such
    shares are subject to vesting restrictions with us,
    Rule&#160;144 restrictions applicable to our affiliates or the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    restrictions described below.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Lock-Up</FONT>
    Agreements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We, each of our officers, directors and the selling stockholders
    have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, with the
    underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any of the shares of
    common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
    shares of common stock during the period from the date of this
    prospectus continuing through the date 90&#160;days after the
    date of this prospectus, except, in our case, for the issuance
    of common stock upon exercise of options under existing option
    plans. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith
    Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co. may, in their
    sole discretion, release any of these shares from these
    restrictions at any time without notice. See
    &#147;Underwriting.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain shares will not be subject to the new
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    restricted period but remain subject to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">180-day</FONT>
    restricted period in connection with our initial public
    offering, ending May&#160;11, 2010 and, in some cases, subject
    to extension. After the expiration of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    period, these shares may be sold in the public market, subject
    to prior registration or qualification for an exemption from
    registration, including, in the case of shares held by
    affiliates, compliance with the volume restrictions and other
    securities laws. See &#147;Shares&#160;Eligible for Future
    Sale&#148; for a more detailed description of the restrictions
    on selling shares of our common stock after this offering. To
    the extent that any of these stockholders sell, or indicate an
    intent to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the
    public market after the contractual
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-ups</FONT> and
    other legal restrictions on resale discussed in this prospectus
    lapse, the trading price of our common stock could decline
    significantly.
</DIV>

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    Goldman, Sachs &#038; Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    &#038; Smith Incorporated have agreed to release the selling
    stockholders from their initial public offering
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    agreements, if any, prior to the expiration of the initial
    public offering
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    period in connection with their sale of shares in this offering.
    Goldman, Sachs &#038; Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    &#038; Smith Incorporated of this offering may, in their sole
    discretion, release all or some portion of the shares subject to
    the <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    agreements prior to expiration of such period.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MATERIAL
    U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS TO
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT>
    HOLDERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following is a summary of material U.S.&#160;federal income
    tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of
    our common stock to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    that purchases shares of our common stock in this offering. For
    purposes of this summary, a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.&#160;holder&#148;</FONT>
    means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is, for
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a nonresident alien individual;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a foreign corporation (or an entity treated as a foreign
    corporation for U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes);&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    a foreign estate or foreign trust.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the case of a holder that is classified as a partnership for
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes, the tax treatment of a
    partner in such partnership generally will depend upon the
    status of the partner and the activities of the partner and the
    partnership. If you are a partner in a partnership holding our
    common stock, then you should consult your own tax advisor.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This summary is based upon the provisions of the
    U.S.&#160;Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we
    refer to as the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated
    thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations
    thereof, all as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be
    changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax consequences different from those
    summarized below. We cannot assure you that a change in law will
    not alter significantly the tax considerations that we describe
    in this summary. We have not sought and do not plan to seek any
    ruling from the U.S.&#160;Internal Revenue Service, which we
    refer to as the IRS, with respect to statements made and the
    conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be
    no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with our
    statements and conclusions.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This summary does not address all aspects of U.S.&#160;federal
    income taxes that may be relevant to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    in light of their personal circumstances, and does not deal with
    federal taxes other than the U.S.&#160;federal income tax or
    with
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.,</FONT>
    state or local tax considerations. Special rules, not discussed
    here, may apply to certain
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders,</FONT>
    including:
</DIV>

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<TR>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    U.S.&#160;expatriates;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    controlled foreign corporations;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    passive foreign investment companies;
</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    investors in pass-through entities that are subject to special
    treatment under the Code.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Such
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    should consult their own tax advisors to determine the
    U.S.&#160;federal, state, local and other tax consequences that
    may be relevant to them.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This summary applies only to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    that holds our common stock as a capital asset (within the
    meaning of Section&#160;1221 of the Code), and assumes that no
    item of income or gain in respect of the common stock at any
    time will be effectively connected with a U.S.&#160;trade or
    business conducted by the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder.</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If you are considering the purchase of our common stock, you
    should consult your own tax advisor concerning the particular
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax consequences to you of the
    purchase, ownership and disposition of our common stock, as well
    as the consequences to you arising under U.S.&#160;tax laws
    other than the federal income tax law or under the laws of any
    other taxing jurisdiction.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Dividends</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As discussed under the section entitled &#147;Dividend
    Policy&#148; above, we do not currently anticipate paying
    dividends. In the event that we do make a distribution of cash
    or property with respect to our common stock,
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    any such distributions will be treated as a dividend for
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from
    our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined
    under U.S.&#160;federal income tax principles). Dividends paid
    to you generally will be subject to withholding of
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as
    may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If the amount of a distribution paid on our common stock exceeds
    our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess
    will be allocated ratably among each share of common stock with
    respect to which the distribution is paid and treated first as a
    tax-free return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax
    basis in each such share, and thereafter as capital gain from a
    sale or other disposition of such share of common stock that is
    taxed to you as described below under the heading
    &#147;&#151;&#160;Gain on Disposition of Common Stock&#148;.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If you wish to claim the benefit of an applicable treaty rate to
    avoid or reduce withholding of U.S.&#160;federal income tax for
    dividends, then you must (a)&#160;provide the withholding agent
    with a properly completed IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN</FONT>
    (or other applicable form) and certify under penalties of
    perjury that you are not a U.S.&#160;person and are eligible for
    treaty benefits, or (b)&#160;if our common stock is held through
    certain foreign intermediaries, satisfy the relevant
    certification requirements of applicable U.S.&#160;Treasury
    regulations. Special certification and other requirements apply
    to certain
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    that act as intermediaries (including partnerships).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If you are eligible for a reduced rate of U.S.&#160;federal
    income tax pursuant to an income tax treaty, then you may obtain
    a refund of any excess amounts withheld by filing timely an
    appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Gain on
    Disposition of Common Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You generally will not be subject to U.S.&#160;federal income
    tax with respect to gain realized on the sale or other taxable
    disposition of our common stock, unless:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    if you are an individual, you are present in the United States
    for 183&#160;days or more in the taxable year of the sale or
    other taxable disposition, and you have a &#147;tax home&#148;
    (as defined in the Code) in the United States;&#160;or
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    we are or have been during a specified testing period a
    &#147;U.S.&#160;real property holding corporation&#148; for
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes, and certain other
    conditions are met.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We believe that we have not been and are not, and we do not
    anticipate becoming, a &#147;U.S.&#160;real property holding
    corporation&#148; for U.S.&#160;federal income tax purposes.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    Legislative Developments Potentially Affecting Taxation of
    Common Stock Held By or Through Foreign Entities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Proposed legislation recently introduced in the United States
    Congress, if enacted, would generally impose a withholding tax
    of 30&#160;percent on dividend income paid with respect to our
    common stock, and the gross proceeds of a disposition of our
    common stock, paid to a foreign financial institution, unless
    such institution enters into an agreement with the
    U.S.&#160;government to collect and provide to the U.S.&#160;tax
    authorities substantial information regarding U.S.&#160;account
    holders of such institution (which would include certain equity
    and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account
    holders that are foreign entities with U.S.&#160;owners). The
    proposed legislation would also generally impose a withholding
    tax of 30&#160;percent on dividend income from our common stock
    and the gross proceeds of a disposition of our common stock paid
    to certain non-financial foreign entities unless such an entity
    provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying
    the direct and indirect substantial U.S.&#160;owners of the
    entity. Under certain circumstances, a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;Holder</FONT>
    of our common stock might be eligible for refunds or credits of
    such taxes. As currently drafted, the legislation is proposed to
    be effective for amounts paid after December&#160;31, 2012, and
    will not apply to payments made with respect to obligations
    outstanding on the date which is two years after the enactment
    of the legislation. At this time it is impossible to predict
    whether this legislation will be enacted, and, if enacted, its
    form. Investors are encouraged to consult with their own tax
    advisors regarding the possible implications of this proposed
    legislation on their investment in our common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Information
    Reporting and Backup Withholding Tax</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We must report annually to the IRS and to you the amount of
    dividends paid to you and the amount of tax, if any, withheld
    with respect to such dividends. The IRS may make this
    information available to the tax authorities in the country in
    which you are resident.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, you may be subject to information reporting
    requirements and backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of
    28%) with respect to dividends paid on, and the proceeds of
    disposition of, shares of our common stock, unless, generally,
    you certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN)</FONT>
    that you are not a U.S.&#160;person or you otherwise establish
    an exemption. Additional rules relating to information reporting
    requirements and backup withholding tax with respect to payments
    of the proceeds from the disposition of shares of our common
    stock are as follows:
</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If the proceeds are paid to or through the U.S.&#160;office of a
    broker, the proceeds generally will be subject to backup
    withholding tax and information reporting, unless you certify
    under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN)</FONT>
    that you are not a U.S.&#160;person or you otherwise establish
    an exemption.
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If the proceeds are paid to or through a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;office</FONT>
    of a broker that is not a U.S.&#160;person and is not a foreign
    person with certain specified U.S.&#160;connections (a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;U.S.-related</FONT>
    person&#148;), information reporting and backup withholding tax
    generally will not apply.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If the proceeds are paid to or through a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;office</FONT>
    of a broker that is a U.S.&#160;person or a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">U.S.-related</FONT>
    person, the proceeds generally will be subject to information
    reporting (but not to backup withholding tax), unless you
    certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN)</FONT>
    that you are not a U.S.&#160;person or you otherwise establish
    an exemption.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding tax rules may
    be allowed as a refund or a credit against your
    U.S.&#160;federal income tax liability, provided the required
    information is timely furnished by you to the IRS.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>THE SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S.&#160;FEDERAL INCOME TAX
    CONSEQUENCES ABOVE IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES
    ONLY. POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK ARE URGED TO
    CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS TO DETERMINE THE
    U.S.&#160;FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">NON-U.S.&#160;TAX</FONT>
    CONSIDERATIONS OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON
    STOCK.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">UNDERWRITING</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith Incorporated,
    Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co. and J.P.&#160;Morgan Securities
    Inc. are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters
    named below. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters
    named below have entered into a purchase agreement with respect
    to the shares of common stock being offered. Subject to certain
    conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase
    the number of shares of common stock indicated in the following
    table.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Underwriters</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>of Shares</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith<BR>
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Barclays Capital Inc.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Piper Jaffray&#160;&#038; Co.&#160;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting
    discount, are estimated at
    $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;million and are payable by
    us. However, the underwriters have agreed to reimburse us for
    certain of our expenses in connection with this offering.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The purchase agreement provides that the obligations of the
    underwriters to purchase the shares of common stock offered by
    this prospectus are subject to certain conditions precedent and
    that the underwriters will purchase all of the shares of common
    stock offered by this prospectus, other than those covered by
    the option to purchase additional shares described below, if any
    of these shares are purchased.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If the underwriters sell more shares of common stock than the
    total number set forth in the table above, the underwriters have
    an option to buy up to an additional 759,534&#160;shares of
    common stock from certain of the selling stockholders. They may
    exercise that option for 30&#160;days. If any shares of common
    stock are purchased pursuant to this option, the underwriters
    will severally purchase shares of common stock in approximately
    the same proportion as set forth in the table above.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table shows the per share and total underwriting
    discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by the
    selling stockholders. Such amounts are shown assuming both no
    exercise and full exercise of the underwriters&#146; option to
    purchase 759,534&#160;additional shares of common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="11%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Per Share</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Without Option</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>With Option</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Public offering price
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Underwriting discount
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholders
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Shares of common stock sold by the underwriters to the public
    will initially be offered at the public offering price set forth
    on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares of common stock sold
    by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a
    discount of up to $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; per share of
    common stock from the public offering price. If all the shares
    of common stock are not sold at the public offering price, the
    representatives may change the offering price and the other
    selling terms. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is
    subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the
    underwriters&#146; right to reject any order in whole or in part.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We, each of our officers, directors and the selling stockholders
    have agreed with the underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any
    of the shares of common stock or securities convertible into or
    exchangeable for shares of common stock without the prior
    written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038;
    Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co. during the
    period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the
    date that is 90&#160;days after the date of this prospectus.
    Specifically, we and these other persons have agreed, with
    certain limited exceptions, not to directly or indirectly:
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    offer, pledge, sell or contract to sell any common stock;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    sell any option or contract to purchase any common stock;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    purchase any option or contract to sell any common stock;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of any common
    stock;
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    lend or otherwise dispose of or transfer any common stock;
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    request or demand that we file a registration statement related
    to the common stock;&#160;or
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole
    or in part, the economic consequence of ownership of any common
    stock whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by
    delivery of shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise.
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    The <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    restricted period described in the preceding paragraph will be
    automatically extended if: (1)&#160;during the last 17&#160;days
    of the initial
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    restricted period we issue an earnings release or announce
    material news or a material event; or (2)&#160;prior to the
    expiration of the initial
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings
    results during the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">15-day</FONT>
    period following the last day of the initial
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    period, then in each case the initial
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">90-day</FONT>
    restricted period will be automatically extended until the
    expiration of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">18-day</FONT>
    period beginning on the date of the earnings release or the
    announcement of the material news or material event, as
    applicable, unless Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038;
    Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs&#160;&#038; Co. waive, in
    writing, such extension.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    under the symbol &#147;rue.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriters do not expect to sell more than 5% of the
    shares of common stock in the aggregate to accounts over which
    they exercise discretionary authority.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the
    underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
    under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the
    underwriters may be required to make for these liabilities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In connection with this offering, the underwriters may purchase
    and sell our shares of common stock in the open market. These
    transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions
    and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short
    sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number
    of shares of common stock than they are required to purchase in
    this offering. &#147;Covered&#148; short sales are sales made in
    an amount not greater than the underwriters&#146; option to
    purchase additional shares of common stock in this offering. The
    underwriters may close out any covered short position by either
    exercising their option to purchase additional shares of common
    stock or purchasing shares of common stock in the open market.
    In determining the source of shares of common stock to close out
    the covered short position, the underwriters will consider,
    among other things, the price of shares of common stock
    available for purchase in the open market as compared to the
    price at which they may purchase additional shares of common
    stock pursuant to the option granted to them. &#147;Naked&#148;
    short sales are any sales in excess of that option. The
    underwriters must close out any naked short position by
    purchasing shares of common stock in the open market. A naked
    short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters
    are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price
    of the shares of common stock in the open market after pricing
    that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this
    offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for
    or purchases of shares of common stock made by the underwriters
    in the open market prior to the completion of this offering.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
    a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
    the underwriting discount received by it because the
    representatives have repurchased shares of common stock sold by
    or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short
    covering transactions.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing
    transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for
    their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or
    retarding a decline in the market price of the company&#146;s
    stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may
    stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the
    common stock. As a result, the price of the common stock may be
    higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open
    market. If these activities are commenced, they
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    may be discontinued at any time. These transactions may be
    effected on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, in the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT>
    market or otherwise.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Conflicts
    of Interest</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full
    service financial institutions engaged in various activities,
    which may include securities trading, commercial and investment
    banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal
    investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. Certain
    of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from
    time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various
    financial advisory and investment banking services for the
    issuer, for which they received or will receive customary fees
    and expenses.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the
    underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a
    broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity
    securities (or related derivative securities) and financial
    instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for
    the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long
    and short positions in such securities and instruments. Such
    investment and securities activities may involve securities and
    instruments of the issuer.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Foreign
    Selling Restrictions</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospective Investors in the EEA</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
    which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
    &#147;Relevant Member State&#148;) an offer to the public of any
    shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
    this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State,
    once the prospectus has been approved by the competent authority
    in such Relevant Member State and published in accordance with
    the Prospectus Directive as implemented in except that an offer
    to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be
    made at any time under the following exemptions under the
    Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that
    Relevant Member State:
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (a)&#160;to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to
    operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or
    regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
    securities;
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    (b)&#160;to any legal entity which has two or more of
    (1)&#160;an average of at least 250&#160;employees during the
    last financial year; (2)&#160;a total balance sheet of more than
    &#128;43,000,000 and (3)&#160;an annual net turnover of more
    than &#128;50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or
    consolidated accounts;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (c)&#160;by the underwriters to fewer than 100 natural or legal
    persons (other than &#147;qualified investors&#148; as defined
    in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior
    consent of the representatives for any such offer;&#160;or
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (d)&#160;in any other circumstances falling within
    Article&#160;3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a
    requirement for the publication by us or any representative of a
    prospectus pursuant to Article&#160;3 of the Prospectus
    Directive.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Any person making or intending to make any offer of shares
    within the EEA should only do so in circumstances in which no
    obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a
    prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have
    authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of
    shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers
    made by the underwriters which constitute the final offering of
    shares contemplated in this prospectus.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For the purposes of this provision, and your representation
    below, the expression an &#147;offer to the public&#148; in
    relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the
    communication in any form and by any means of sufficient
    information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be
    offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any
    shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State
    by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that
    Relevant Member State and the expression &#147;Prospectus
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    Directive&#148; means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any
    relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any
    communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares under,
    the offer of shares contemplated by this prospectus will be
    deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us
    and each underwriter that:
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (A)&#160;it is a &#147;qualified investor&#148; within the
    meaning of the law in that Relevant Member State implementing
    Article&#160;2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive;&#160;and
</DIV>

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    (B)&#160;in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial
    intermediary, as that term is used in Article&#160;3(2) of the
    Prospectus Directive, (i)&#160;the shares acquired by it in the
    offering have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been
    acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any
    Relevant Member State other than &#147;qualified investors&#148;
    (as defined in the Prospectus Directive), or in circumstances in
    which the prior consent of the representatives has been given to
    the offer or resale; or (ii)&#160;where shares have been
    acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State
    other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it
    is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been
    made to such persons.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being
    distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer
    subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are
    &#147;qualified investors&#148; (as defined in the Prospectus
    Directive)(i) who have professional experience in matters
    relating to investments falling within Article&#160;19
    (5)&#160;of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
    (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the
    &#147;Order&#148;)
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    (ii)&#160;who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom
    it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within
    Article&#160;49(2)(a) to (d)&#160;of the Order (all such persons
    together being referred to as &#147;relevant persons&#148;).
    This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United
    Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United
    Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this
    document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in
    with, relevant persons.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospective Investors in Hong Kong</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document
    other than (i)&#160;in circumstances which do not constitute an
    offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies
    Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii)&#160;to
    professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and
    Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules
    made thereunder, or (iii)&#160;in other circumstances which do
    not result in the document being a &#147;prospectus&#148; within
    the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong
    Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to
    the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any
    person for the purpose of issue, in each case whether in Hong
    Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of
    which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong
    Kong, except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong,
    other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to
    be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to
    professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and
    Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules
    made thereunder.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospective Investors in Singapore</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
    Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus
    and any other document or material in connection with the offer
    or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the
    shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares
    be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
    subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
    persons in Singapore other than (i)&#160;to an institutional
    investor under Section&#160;274 of the Securities and Futures
    Act, Chapter&#160;289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (ii)&#160;to a
    relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section&#160;275(1A),
    and in accordance with the conditions, specified in
    Section&#160;275 of the SFA or (iii)&#160;otherwise pursuant to,
    and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable
    provision of the SFA.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under
    Section&#160;275 by a relevant person which is: (a)&#160;a
    corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
    business of which is to hold investments and the
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    entire share capital of which is owned by one or more
    individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
    (b)&#160;a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited
    investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each
    beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and
    units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the
    beneficiaries&#146; rights and interest in that trust shall not
    be transferable for six months after that corporation or that
    trust has acquired the shares under Section&#160;275 except:
    (1)&#160;to an institutional investor under Section&#160;274 of
    the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
    Section&#160;275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
    specified in Section&#160;275 of the SFA; (2)&#160;where no
    consideration is given for the transfer; or (3)&#160;by
    operation of law.
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    The securities have not been and will not be registered under
    the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan, or the Securities and
    Exchange Law, and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
    offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan
    or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term
    as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any
    corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan),
    or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly,
    in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an
    exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
    in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any
    other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of
    Japan.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospective Investors in Switzerland</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document, as well as any other material relating to the
    shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
    this prospectus, do not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant
    to Article&#160;652a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> 1156
    of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The shares will not be listed
    on the SIX Swiss Exchange and, therefore, the documents relating
    to the shares, including, but not limited to, this document, do
    not claim to comply with the disclosure standards of the listing
    rules of SIX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes
    annexed to the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The
    shares are being offered in Switzerland by way of a private
    placement, <I>i.e.</I>, to a small number of selected investors
    only, without any public offer and only to investors who do not
    purchase the shares with the intention to distribute them to the
    public. The investors will be individually approached by the
    issuer from time to time. This document, as well as any other
    material relating to the shares, is personal and confidential
    and do not constitute an offer to any other person. This
    document may only be used by those investors to whom it has been
    handed out in connection with the offering described herein and
    may neither directly nor indirectly be distributed or made
    available to other persons without express consent of the
    issuer. It may not be used in connection with any other offer
    and shall in particular not be copied
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    distributed to the public in (or from) Switzerland.
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    <I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial
    Centre</FONT></I>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document relates to an exempt offer in accordance with the
    Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services
    Authority. This document is intended for distribution only to
    persons of a type specified in those rules. It must not be
    delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The Dubai
    Financial Services Authority has no responsibility for reviewing
    or verifying any documents in connection with exempt offers. The
    Dubai Financial Services Authority has not approved this
    document nor taken steps to verify the information set out in
    it, and has no responsibility for it. The shares which are the
    subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may be
    illiquid
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers
    of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on
    the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this
    document you should consult an authorised financial adviser.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INDUSTRY
    AND MARKET DATA</FONT></B>
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    We obtained the industry, market and competitive position data
    throughout this prospectus from our own internal estimates and
    research as well as from industry and general publications and
    research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties,
    including Nielsen Claritas Site Reports and The NPD Group, Inc.
    Industry publications, studies and surveys generally state that
    they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable,
    although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of
    such information. While we believe that each of these studies
    and publications is reliable, we have not independently verified
    market and industry data from third-party sources. While we
    believe our internal company research is reliable and the market
    definitions are appropriate, neither such research nor these
    definitions have been verified by any independent source.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">LEGAL
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
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    The validity of the common stock offered hereby will be passed
    upon for us by Kirkland&#160;&#038; Ellis LLP, New York, New
    York. Certain partners of Kirkland&#160;&#038; Ellis LLP are
    members of a limited partnership that is an investor in one or
    more investment funds advised by Apax Partners.
    Kirkland&#160;&#038; Ellis LLP represents entities affiliated
    with Apax Partners and its affiliates in connection with legal
    matters. Cleary Gottlieb Steen&#160;&#038; Hamilton LLP, New
    York, New York will act as counsel to the underwriters.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXPERTS</FONT></B>
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    The consolidated financial statements of rue21, inc. and
    subsidiary at February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009,
    and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended
    January&#160;31, 2009, appearing in this prospectus and
    registration statement have been audited by Ernst&#160;&#038;
    Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
    forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and
    are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority
    of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1</FONT>
    under the Securities Act with respect to this offering or our
    common stock by the selling stockholders. The registration
    statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional
    relevant information about us and our common stock. The rules
    and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit from this document
    certain information included in the registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You may read and copy the reports and other information we file
    with the SEC at the SEC&#146;s Public Reference Room at
    100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E., Room&#160;1580,
    Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this
    information by mail from the public reference room of the SEC,
    100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549, at
    prescribed rates. You may obtain information regarding the
    operation of the public reference room by calling
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330.</FONT>
    The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy
    statements and other information about issuers, like us, who
    file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov.</FONT>
    This reference to the SEC&#146;s website is an inactive textual
    reference only and is not a hyperlink.
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    We are subject to the reporting, proxy and information
    requirements of the Exchange Act and, as a result, are required
    to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information
    with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other
    information will be available for inspection and copying at the
    SEC&#146;s public reference room and the website of the SEC
    referred to above, as well as on our website, www.rue21.com.
    This reference to our website is an inactive textual reference
    only and is not a hyperlink. The contents of our website are not
    part of this prospectus, and you should not consider the
    contents of our website in making an investment decision with
    respect to our common stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INDEX TO
    FINANCIAL INFORMATION</FONT></B>
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    <B>Page<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Number</B>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    <A HREF='#300'>Report of Independent Registered Public
    Accounting Firm</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    F-2
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#301'>Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    F-3
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    <A HREF='#302'>Consolidated Statements of Income for the years
    ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    F-4
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    <A HREF='#303'>Consolidated Statements of Stockholders&#146;
    Equity (Deficit) for the years ended February&#160;3, 2007,
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009</A>
</DIV>
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    F-5
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    <A HREF='#304'>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
    years ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    F-6
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#305'>Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
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    F-7
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    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October&#160;31,
    2009 (unaudited), January&#160;31, 2009 (unaudited), and
    November&#160;1, 2008 (unaudited)
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    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 (unaudited) and
    November&#160;1, 2008 (unaudited)
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    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 (unaudited) and
    November&#160;1, 2008 (unaudited)
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    F-24
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    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    F-25
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Report of
    Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></B>
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    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The Board of
    Directors and Shareholders of rue21, inc.
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
    rue21, inc. and subsidiary as of February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements
    of income, shareholders&#146; equity, and cash flows for each of
    the three years in the period ended January&#160;31, 2009. These
    financial statements are the responsibility of the
    Company&#146;s management. Our responsibility is to express an
    opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
    standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
    reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
    free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an
    audit of the Company&#146;s internal control over financial
    reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
    over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
    procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
    for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
    the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting.
    Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
    examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
    disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
    accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
    management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
    presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
    basis for our opinion.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
    present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
    financial position of rue21, inc. and subsidiary at
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009, and the
    consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows
    for each of the three years in the period ended January&#160;31,
    2009, in conformity with U.S.&#160;generally accepted accounting
    principles.
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    /s/ Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    September&#160;10, 2009
</DIV>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    F-2
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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always"><A HREF="#tocpage">Table of Contents</A></H5><P>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue21,
    inc. and subsidiary</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Consolidated
    Balance Sheets</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="79%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands, except<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>per share data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="9" align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>ASSETS</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Current assets:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,343
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accounts receivable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,649
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,527
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Merchandise inventory, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    47,153
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    66,838
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,457
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,637
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Deferred tax assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,595
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,135
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total current assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    59,197
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    83,748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Property and equipment, at cost
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,405
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,889
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,083
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,202
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net property and equipment
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,322
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56,687
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Other assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    267
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    765
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Deferred tax assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    102,285
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    141,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD colspan="9">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD colspan="9" align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#146; EQUITY</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Current liabilities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Current portion of long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    188
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accounts payable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,315
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60,449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,530
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,969
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accrued payroll and related taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,099
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accrued income and franchise taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    119
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total current liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55,251
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term liabilities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27,968
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Deferred rent, tenant allowances and other long-term liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,313
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,440
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Deferred tax liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,941
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total long-term liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,281
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,857
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    122,807
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stockholders&#146; equity:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Common stock&#160;&#151; $0.004&#160;par value;
    50,000&#160;shares authorized, 21,869 and 22,090&#160;shares
    issued and outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    87
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Additional paid-in capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Retained earnings
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,653
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,292
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total stockholder&#146;s equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,753
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,393
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total liabilities and stockholders&#146; equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    102,285
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    141,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying notes.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<A name='302'>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Consolidated
    Statements of Income</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands, except per share data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    225,559
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    296,887
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    391,414
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cost of goods sold (includes certain buying, occupancy and
    distribution center expenses)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    150,163
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195,034
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    257,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    101,853
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    133,561
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selling, general, and administrative expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,575
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,039
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99,886
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Depreciation and amortization expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,895
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Interest expense, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,645
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,520
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,477
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income before income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,053
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,666
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,452
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,920
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Basic income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.39
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.58
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Diluted income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.36
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,782
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,705
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,914
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,888
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,842
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,814
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying notes.
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Consolidated
    Statements of Stockholders&#146; Equity (Deficit)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Additional<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Retained<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Common Stock</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Paid-in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Earnings<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Shares</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Amount</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Capital</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(Deficit)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Total</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Balance January&#160;28, 2006
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,216
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    80
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (11,278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (11,174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Share-based compensation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Exercise of stock options
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,479
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Treasury shares repurchased
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (207
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (210
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Balance February&#160;3, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,695
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    87
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (144
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (3,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (3,537
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Share-based compensation and other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    157
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    157
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Exercise of stock options
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Balance February&#160;2, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,869
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    87
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,653
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,753
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Exercise of stock options
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    221
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Balance January&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,090
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,292
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,393
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying notes.
</DIV>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    F-5
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<P><HR noshade><P>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue21,
    inc. and subsidiary</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<A name='304'>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Consolidated
    Statements of Cash Flows</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<!-- XBRL,body -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Operating activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Depreciation and amortization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Loss on fixed assets disposals
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    139
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    44
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    349
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Deferred taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (522
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Impairment of long-lived assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Share based compensation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Changes in:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Accounts receivable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,259
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (36
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    122
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Merchandise inventory, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (11,184
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (8,977
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (19,685
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,041
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (3,180
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Accounts payable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,479
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,141
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,134
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Accrued payroll and related taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (430
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,966
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,361
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,320
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Deferred rent and tenant allowances
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,788
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,301
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (485
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    629
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash provided by operating activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,512
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,859
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Investing activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Capital expenditures
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (20,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash used for investing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,586
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (20,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Financing activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Borrowings under revolver
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    54,505
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    66,799
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    125,371
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Payments under revolver
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (51,248
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (65,226
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (110,726
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Payments on long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5,716
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,002
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (23,326
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds from stock options exercised
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Debt financing costs
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (447
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash used for financing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,444
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (429
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (9,127
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    (Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    818
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,268
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,343
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,525
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,343
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Interest paid
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,244
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,907
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,771
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income taxes paid
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,238
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,053
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,935
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying notes.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements<BR>
    </A> <BR>
    Years Ended February&#160;3, 2007; February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise indicated)</FONT></B>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">1.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Business
    and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</FONT></B>
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Nature of
    Business</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    rue21, inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;rue21&#148;) is a
    specialty retailer of junior and young men&#146;s apparel and
    accessories with 277, 352 and 449 stores as of February&#160;3,
    2007, February&#160;2, 2008, and January&#160;31, 2009
    respectively, in various strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers throughout the United States. Sales are generally
    transacted for cash or checks and through the acceptance of
    third-party credit and debit cards.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Segment
    Reporting</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (&#147;SFAS&#148;)
    No.&#160;131, <I>&#147;Disclosures about Segments of an
    Enterprise and Related Information&#148;
    </I>(&#147;SFAS&#160;No.&#160;131&#148;) establishes standards
    for reporting information about a company&#146;s operating
    segments. It also establishes standards about products and
    services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company
    operates in and reports as a single operating segment which is
    the operation of its retail stores which are only located in the
    United States. The Company has no international sales. Net sales
    are generated through the retail store sale of merchandise to
    consumers only. All of the Company&#146;s identifiable assets
    are located in the United States.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Principles
    of Consolidation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The consolidated financial statements include all the accounts
    of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary &#147;r services,
    llc&#148;. All intercompany transactions and balances have been
    eliminated in consolidation.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fiscal
    Year</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company&#146;s fiscal year is 52 or 53&#160;weeks ending on
    the Saturday nearest to January 31 of the following year. These
    consolidated financial statements were prepared for the
    53&#160;weeks ended February&#160;3, 2007, the 52&#160;weeks
    ended February&#160;2, 2008 and the 52&#160;weeks ended January
    31, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Estimates</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
    accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
    requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These
    estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets
    and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
    liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
    reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting
    period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an
    ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on
    currently available information. Changes in facts and
    circumstances may result in revised estimates.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Seasonality</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our business is seasonal and historically we have realized a
    higher portion of our net sales, net income and operating cash
    flows in the second and fourth fiscal quarters, attributable to
    the impact of the summer selling season in the second quarter,
    and the holiday selling season in the fourth quarter. As a
    result, our working capital requirements fluctuate during the
    year, increasing in mid-summer in anticipation of the fourth
    fiscal quarter. Our business is also subject, at certain times,
    to calendar shifts which may occur during key selling times such
    as school holidays, Easter and regional fluctuations in the
    calendar during the back-to-school selling season.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fair
    Value of Financial Instruments</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    SFAS No.&#160;107, <I>&#147;Disclosures about Fair Value of
    Financial Instruments&#148;</I>
    (&#147;SFAS&#160;No.&#160;107&#148;), requires management to
    disclose estimated fair value of certain assets and liabilities
    defined by SFAS&#160;No.&#160;107 as financial instruments. As
    of February 2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009, management
    believes that the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents,
    receivables, and payables approximate fair value because of the
    short maturity of these financial instruments. Additionally,
    management believes the fair value of the long-term debt
    approximates carrying value as of February 2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009, as the debt instrument has a variable
    interest rate that resets quarterly.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Cash and
    Cash Equivalents</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    Cash includes cash equivalents, which includes credit and debit
    card transactions. Credit and debit card transactions are
    typically paid to the Company on the next business day. Amounts
    due from credit and debit card transactions totaled $1,982 and
    $1,332 on January&#160;31, 2009 and February&#160;2, 2008. The
    Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with
    an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash
    equivalents.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Accounts
    Receivable</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Accounts receivable generally represent tenant allowances due
    from lessors. The Company evaluates collectability and has
    determined that no allowance is necessary.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Merchandise
    Inventory</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Merchandise inventory is valued at the lower of cost (first-in,
    first-out basis) or market using the retail inventory method.
    The Company records merchandise receipts at the time they are
    delivered to our consolidator, as we are not directly importing
    any merchandise. This is the point at which title and risk of
    loss transfer to the Company.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company reviews its inventory levels to identify slow-moving
    merchandise and generally uses markdowns to clear slow-moving
    merchandise. The Company records a markdown reserve based on
    estimated future markdowns related to current inventory to clear
    slow-moving inventory. Each period the Company evaluates the
    selling trends experienced and the related promotional events or
    pricing strategies in place to sell through the current
    inventory levels. Markdowns may occur when inventory exceeds
    customer demand for reasons of style, seasonal adaptation,
    changes in customer preference, lack of consumer acceptance of
    fashion items, competition, or if it is determined that the
    inventory in stock will not sell at its currently ticketed
    price. Such markdowns may have an adverse impact on earnings,
    depending on the extent and amount of inventory affected. The
    anticipated deployment of new seasonal merchandise is reflected
    within the estimated future markdowns reserve utilized in
    valuing current inventory, as such new inventory in certain
    circumstances will displace merchandise units currently on-hand.
    The markdown reserve is recorded as an increase to cost of goods
    sold in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
</DIV>

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    The Company also estimates a shrinkage reserve for the period of
    time between the last physical count and the balance sheet date.
    The estimate for shrinkage reserve can be affected by changes in
    merchandise mix and changes in actual shrinkage trends.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Property
    and Equipment</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Property and equipment are recorded on the basis of cost with
    depreciation and amortization computed utilizing the
    straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
</DIV>

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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Furniture and fixtures
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    7&#160;years
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Leasehold improvements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Lesser of 5 to 10&#160;years or lease term
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Automobiles
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    5&#160;years
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Computer equipment and software
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    3 to 5&#160;years
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In accordance with SFAS No.&#160;144, <I>&#147;Accounting for
    the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,&#148;</I>
    impairment losses may be recorded on long-lived assets used in
    operations when events and circumstances indicate that the
    assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows
    estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the
    carrying amounts of those assets. If such a condition occurs,
    the assets are adjusted to their estimated fair value, which is
    determined based upon prices for similar assets. Impairment
    charges of $29, $13 and $219 were recognized for the years ended
    February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008, and
    January&#160;31, 2009, respectively, for assets related to
    stores to be converted and are recorded in selling, general, and
    administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated
    Statements of Income.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Deferred
    Rent and Tenant Allowances</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Deferred rent is recognized when a lease contains a
    predetermined fixed escalation of minimum rent. The Company
    recognizes the related rent expense on a straight-line basis
    from possession date and records the difference between the
    recognized rental expense and the amounts payable under the
    lease as deferred rent liability. Also included in deferred rent
    are tenant allowances received from landlords in accordance with
    negotiated lease terms. The tenant allowances are amortized as a
    reduction to rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term
    of the lease (including the pre-opening build-out period). The
    short-term portion of deferred rent is recorded in accrued
    expenses and other current liabilities and the long-term portion
    is included in deferred rent, tenant allowances and other
    long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
    Sheets.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Insurance
    and Self-Insurance</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company uses a combination of insurance and self-insurance
    for a number of risk management activities including
    workers&#146; compensation, general liability, automobile
    liability, and employee-related health care benefits, a portion
    of which is paid by the employees. Costs related to claims are
    accrued based on known claims and historical experiences of
    incurred but not reported claims received from our insurers. The
    Company believes that it has adequately reserved for its
    self-insurance liability, which is capped through the use of
    stop-loss contracts and specified retentions with insurance
    companies. However, any significant variation of future claims
    from historical trends could cause actual results to differ from
    the accrued liability.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Revenue
    Recognition</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Revenue is recognized upon purchase of merchandise by customers.
    Allowances for sales returns are recorded as a reduction of net
    sales in the periods in which the sales are recognized.
    Consistent with our merchandise return policy of 30&#160;days,
    the allowance for sales returns at each period end is calculated
    and recorded based on actual returns made during the subsequent
    30-day period. The allowance for sales returns was $204 and $229
    for the years ended February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31,
    2009, respectively. Sales tax collected from customers is
    excluded from revenue and is included as part of accrued
    expenses and other current liabilities on the Company&#146;s
    consolidated balance sheets.
</DIV>

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    Deferred revenue is established upon the purchase of gift cards
    by customers, and revenue is recognized upon redemption of gift
    cards for merchandise. The Company evaluated unredeemed gift
    cards and determined
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    that the likelihood of certain gift cards being redeemed by the
    customer after 18&#160;months was remote, based upon historical
    redemption patterns of gift cards. We have established a
    wholly-owned subsidiary to administer the gift card program
    within a state jurisdiction that does not require remittance of
    unclaimed property. For those gift cards that were determined
    redemption would be remote, the Company reversed the liability,
    and recorded gift card breakage income. Gift card breakage
    income of $535 was recognized for the year ended
    January&#160;31, 2009 which represented the initial recognition
    and includes income related to gift cards sold since the
    inception of the gift card program. Gift card breakage income is
    recorded as reduction to cost of goods sold.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Cost of
    Goods Sold</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    Cost of goods sold includes costs related to merchandise sold,
    distribution and warehousing, freight from the distribution
    center to the stores, store occupancy, and buying and
    merchandising department expenses. Cost of goods sold is reduced
    by certain vendor allowances received, primarily for markdowns,
    merchandise marked out of stock and vendor non-compliance
    charges.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Selling, general and administrative expense includes
    administration, share-based compensation and store expenses but
    excludes store occupancy costs and freight to stores.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Income
    Taxes</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective February&#160;4, 2007, the Company adopted Financial
    Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.&#160;48,
    <I>&#147;Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an
    interpretation of FASB Statement No.&#160;109&#148;</I>
    (&#147;FIN&#160;48&#148;). FIN&#160;48 prescribes a
    comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and
    disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or
    expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision
    whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction.
    Under FIN&#160;48, a tax benefit from an uncertain position may
    be recognized only if it is &#147;more likely than not&#148;
    that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits.
    Refer to Note&#160;8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements
    for further discussion of the adoption of FIN&#160;48.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company calculates income taxes in accordance with SFAS
    No.&#160;109, <I>&#147;Accounting for Income Taxes&#148;</I>
    (&#147;SFAS&#160;No.&#160;109&#148;), which requires the use of
    the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax
    assets and liabilities are recognized based on the difference
    between the Consolidated Financial Statement carrying amounts of
    existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases
    as computed pursuant to FIN&#160;48. Deferred tax assets and
    liabilities are measured using the tax rates, based on certain
    judgments regarding enacted tax laws and published guidance, in
    effect in the years when those temporary differences are
    expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established
    against the deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not
    that some portion or all of the deferred taxes may not be
    realized. Changes in the level and composition of earnings, tax
    laws or the deferred tax valuation allowance, as well as the
    results of tax audits may materially impact the Company&#146;s
    effective tax rate.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The calculation of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, as
    well as the decision to recognize a tax benefit from an
    uncertain position and to establish a valuation allowance
    require management to make estimates and assumptions. The
    Company believes that its assumptions and estimates are
    reasonable, although actual results may have a positive or
    negative material impact on the balances of deferred tax assets
    and liabilities, valuation allowances, or net income.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Share
    Based Compensation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company accounts for share based compensation awards in
    accordance with SFAS&#160;No.&#160;123(R), <I>&#147;Share Based
    Payments&#148;</I> (&#147;SFAS No.&#160;123(R)&#148;).
    SFAS&#160;No.&#160;123(R) requires that companies recognize all
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    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">share-based</FONT>
    payments to employees, including grants of employee stock
    options, in the consolidated financial statements based on the
    grant date fair value of the equity or liability instruments
    issued. The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock
    option awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite
    service period of the award. All share-based awards to date have
    been incentive stock options.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Store
    Preopening Costs</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Store preopening costs, which consist primarily of occupancy
    costs and payroll, are expensed as incurred and are included in
    selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying
    Consolidated Statements of Income.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Advertising
    Costs</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company expenses advertising costs when incurred.
    Advertising expense, which is classified in selling, general,
    and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated
    Statements of Income, was $1,405, $1,795 and $2,381 for the
    years ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Repairs
    and Maintenance</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company capitalizes costs that extend the life of an asset
    and that meet certain minimal dollar thresholds depending on
    asset category. All other costs including maintenance agreements
    are charged to selling, general and administrative expense in
    the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Repairs and
    maintenance expense was $662, $850 and $1,204 for the years
    ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009, respectively. Repairs and maintenance
    expense does not include any costs for store conversions.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Legal
    Proceedings and Claims</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims
    arising out of the conduct of its business. In accordance with
    SFAS&#160;No.&#160;5, <I>&#147;Accounting for
    Contingencies&#148;, </I>management records a reserve for
    estimated losses when the loss is probable and the amount can be
    reasonably estimated. If a range of possible loss exists and no
    anticipated loss within the range is more likely than any other
    anticipated loss, the Company records the accrual at the low end
    of the range, in accordance with FASB Interpretation
    No.&#160;14, <I>&#147;Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a
    Loss&#160;&#151; an interpretation of FASB Statement
    No.&#160;5&#148;. </I>As the Company believes that it has
    provided adequate reserves, it anticipates that the ultimate
    outcome of any matter currently pending against the Company will
    not materially affect the consolidated financial position or
    results of operations of the Company.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Earnings
    per Share</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Basic earnings per common share amounts are calculated using the
    weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
    period. Diluted earnings per common share amounts are calculated
    using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    plus the additional dilution for all potentially dilutive stock
    options utilizing the treasury stock method.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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    The following table shows the amounts used in computing earnings
    per share and the effect on net income and the weighted average
    number of shares of potential dilutive common stock (stock
    options):
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January 31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,798
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,639
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average basic shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,782
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,705
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,914
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Impact of dilutive securities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,106
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,137
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average dilutive shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,888
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,842
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,814
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Per common share:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Basic earnings per share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.39
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.58
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Diluted earnings per share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.36
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.55
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Equity awards to purchase 23, 236 and 314 shares of common stock
    for the years ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008
    and January&#160;31, 2009, respectively, were outstanding, but
    were not included in the computation of weighted average diluted
    common share amounts as the effect of doing so would have been
    anti-dilutive.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Reclassifications</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain reclassifications have been made to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements for prior periods in order to conform to
    the fiscal year 2008 presentation, including unaudited quarterly
    financial information.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    Accounting Pronouncements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165, <I>&#147;Subsequent
    Events&#148; </I>(&#147;SFAS&#160;165&#148;), which establishes
    guidance regarding the Company&#146;s accounting for and
    disclosure of subsequent events. SFAS&#160;165 requires
    management to evaluate, as of each reporting period, events or
    transactions that occur after the balance sheet date through the
    date that the financial statements are issued or are available
    to be issued. The Company adopted SFAS&#160;165 as of
    August&#160;1, 2009 and the adoption did not have a material
    impact on the Company&#146;s Consolidated Financial Statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In July 2009, the FASB issued SFAS&#160;168, <I>&#147;The FASB
    Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally
    Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement
    No.&#160;162&#148; </I>(&#147;SFAS&#160;168&#148;).
    SFAS&#160;168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standard
    Codification as the single source of authoritative accounting
    principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by
    nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial
    statements in conformity with GAAP. The Company will adopt
    SFAS&#160;168 beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year
    2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS&#160;168
    to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial
    Statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective February&#160;1, 2009, the Company adopted
    SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157, <I>&#147;Fair Value Measurements&#148;
    </I>(&#147;SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157&#148;), for non-financial
    assets and non-financial liabilities, and it did not have a
    material impact on the Company&#146;s Consolidated Financial
    Statements. In October 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;FAS&#160;157-3,</FONT>
    <I>&#147;Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When
    the Market for That Asset is Not Active&#148; </I>(&#147;FSP
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">FAS&#160;157-3&#148;),</FONT>
    which clarified the application of SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157 in
    cases where a market is not active. The Company has considered
    the guidance provided by FSP
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">FAS&#160;157-3</FONT>
    in its determination of fair values as of January&#160;31, 2009,
    and the impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements was not
    material.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In December 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting
    Bulletin&#160;110, <I>&#147;Share-Based Payment&#148;
    </I>(&#147;SAB&#160;110&#148;). SAB&#160;110 allows for
    continued use of the simplified method for estimating the
    expected term of &#147;plain vanilla&#148; share option grants
    under specified conditions. The expected term used to value a
    share option grant under the
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    simplified method is the midpoint between the vesting date and
    the contractual term of the share option. SAB&#160;110
    eliminates the December&#160;31, 2007 sunset provision
    previously specified in Staff Accounting Bulletin No.&#160;107
    (&#147;SAB&#160;107&#148;). SAB&#160;110 is effective for share
    option grants made on or after January&#160;1, 2008. The Company
    has utilized the simplified method for estimating the expected
    term of its stock option grants under SAB&#160;107 and
    SAB&#160;110 and will continue to utilize this simplified method
    until the Company has sufficient historical exercise data to
    provide a reasonable basis to estimate the expected term.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">2.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fair
    Value of Financial Measurements</FONT></B>
</TD>
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    SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157 defines fair value, establishes a
    framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting
    principles generally accepted in the United States, and expands
    disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined
    under SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157 as the exit price associated with
    the sale of an asset or transfer of a liability in an orderly
    transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
    The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157
    as of February&#160;3, 2008, for its financial instruments.
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    Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under
    SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157 must maximize the use of observable
    inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. In addition,
    SFAS&#160;No.&#160;157 establishes a three-tier fair value
    hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair
    value. These tiers include:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Level&#160;1&#160;&#151; Quoted prices in active markets for
    identical assets or liabilities. The Company&#146;s cash and
    cash equivalents of $3,343 and $4,611 as of February&#160;2,
    2008 and January&#160;31, 2009, respectively, are reported at
    fair value utilizing Level&#160;1 inputs, as quoted current
    market prices are readily available.
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Level&#160;2&#160;&#151; Inputs other than Level&#160;1 that are
    observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices
    for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that
    are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be
    corroborated by observable market data for substantially the
    full term of the assets or liabilities.
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Level&#160;3&#160;&#151; Unobservable inputs (i.e. projections,
    estimates, interpretations, etc.) that are supported by little
    or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value
    of the assets or liabilities.
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    The Company has no financial instruments that would be
    considered significant for fair value measurement purposes.
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">3.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Property
    and Equipment</FONT></B>
</TD>
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    Property and equipment consisted of the following:
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Furniture and fixtures
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,831
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    43,327
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Leasehold improvements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,868
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,284
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Automobiles
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Computer equipment and software
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,688
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,260
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,405
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,889
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,083
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,202
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,322
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56,687
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">4.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Long-Term
    Debt</FONT></B>
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    Effective April&#160;10, 2008, the Company established a
    five-year $60,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the
    &#147;Senior Secured Credit Facility&#148;) with Bank of America
    N.A. The ceiling is expandable at the
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    Company&#146;s option in increments of $5,000 up to a limit of
    $85,000 under certain defined conditions. Availability under the
    Senior Secured Credit Facility is collateralized by a first
    priority interest in all the Company&#146;s assets. The Senior
    Secured Credit Facility accrues interest at the Bank of America
    base rate, defined at the Company&#146;s option as the prime
    rate or the Eurodollar rate plus applicable margin which ranges
    from 1.25% to 2.00% set quarterly dependent upon average net
    availability on the facility during the previous quarter. The
    weighted-average interest rate under the Senior Secured Credit
    Facility was 3.22% for the year ended January&#160;31, 2009. The
    Senior Secured Credit Facility initial borrowing was $27,217.
    Proceeds were used for the extinguishment of all of the
    Company&#146;s long-term debt facilities including the Senior
    Revolver, the Term Notes, the Term Note&#160;C, the accrued SKM
    monitoring fees (each as discussed below) and the Bank of
    America commitment fee. The Senior Secured Credit Facility
    includes a fixed charge covenant applicable only if net
    availability falls below thresholds of 25% in calendar year
    2008, 15% in calendar year 2009, and 10% thereafter. The Company
    is in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Secured
    Credit Facility at January 31, 2009. The Senior Secured Credit
    Facility matures in April 2013. As of January&#160;31, 2009
    $19,476 was outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective May&#160;15, 2003, the Company established a $13,000
    senior secured revolving credit facility (the Senior Revolver).
    Availability was collateralized by a first priority interest in
    the Company&#146;s inventory, reduced by the Company&#146;s
    outstanding gift card liabilities. The facility accrues interest
    at the LaSalle base rate, defined at the Company&#146;s option
    as the prime rate or the Eurodollar rate plus applicable margin
    (1.50%), which was 5.75% at February&#160;2, 2008. The borrowing
    limit was increased twice since establishment, to $20,000 on
    March&#160;17, 2005, and to $27,000 on May&#160;17, 2006.
    Effective with the May&#160;17, 2006 amendment, the
    facility&#146;s term was extended to April&#160;28, 2008.
    Effective February&#160;14, 2006, the facility was amended to
    permit the Company to enter into certain transactions with the
    Term Note holders as discussed below. The amounts outstanding
    under the Senior Revolver were paid upon the establishment of
    the Senior Secured Credit Facility on April&#160;10, 2008.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective May&#160;15, 2003, the Company entered into a credit
    agreement with BNP Paribas (&#147;BNPP&#148;), that provided for
    two term note (&#147;Term Notes&#148;) facilities
    ($19,250&#160;&#151;&#160;Term A and
    $10,250&#160;&#151;&#160;Term B), and with SKM Investment
    Fund&#160;II and SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, LP, majority
    stockholders, that provided for a Term C note (&#147;Term Note
    C&#148;) in the amount of $4,750. Additionally, at
    February&#160;2, 2008, the Company was obligated to the managers
    of SKM funds above, in the amount of $1,177, related to annual
    management and advisory fees, which was included in other
    long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at
    February&#160;2, 2008. These amounts were paid upon the
    establishment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility on
    April&#160;10, 2008.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Borrowings on the Term Notes under the credit agreement required
    monthly interest payments at (a)&#160;the BNPP prime rate or
    (b)&#160;a Eurodollar rate, plus an applicable margin (3.0%),
    which was 6.00% at February&#160;2, 2008. The credit agreement
    was collateralized by substantially all of the Company&#146;s
    assets.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective February&#160;14, 2006, the credit facility was
    amended to permit the Company to acquire the face amount of
    $4,985 of the Term Notes and 1,119 class&#160;A common shares of
    stock held specifically by term loan bank lender National City
    Bank for total consideration of $4,793. The debt acquired by the
    Company was sourced through borrowings of $2,397 from term loan
    bank lender BNPP and the remainder paid with cash on hand. Upon
    acquisition of the stock, the Company placed in treasury 70% of
    the shares or 783&#160;shares and reissued the remainder of
    336&#160;shares to term loan bank lender BNPP. The proceeds used
    to acquire the aforementioned securities were allocated to the
    respective instruments based upon their fair value. A gain of
    $507 was recognized as a result of the satisfaction of the
    National City Bank obligation. This amount was included in
    selling, general, and administrative expense in the Consolidated
    Statements of Income.
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    The Term Note&#160;C accrued interest at a Eurodollar rate, plus
    an applicable margin (3.0%), which was 7.52% at February&#160;2,
    2008. All interest and principal were paid upon the
    establishment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility on
    April&#160;10, 2008.
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    <BR>
    F-14
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All Term Notes (A, B, and C)&#160;were scheduled to mature on
    April&#160;29, 2008, with balloon payments due at maturity for
    Term Note&#160;A of $10,061, for Term Note&#160;B of $8,341, and
    for Term Note&#160;C of $4,750. The Company refinanced these
    facilities prior to maturity as discussed above.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The table below represents available and outstanding borrowings
    on the facilities and interest expense incurred on the
    facilities as of and for the year ended January&#160;31, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Available to<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Outstanding<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Interest<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Borrow</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Borrowings</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Expense</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Term A Note
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    113
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Term B Note
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    93
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Term C Note
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    86
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Senior Revolver
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    51
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Senior Secured Credit Facility(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,524
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    938
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,289
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Additional unused line of credit fees totaling $69 are excluded.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As a result of the various refinancing arrangements discussed
    above, future maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="91%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Year ending January:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2011
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2012
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2013
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2014
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2015
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">5.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Share-Based
    Payments</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective May&#160;15, 2003, the Company adopted the 2003
    Ownership Incentive Plan pursuant to which key employees,
    officers, and directors shall be eligible to receive options to
    purchase common stock for an aggregate of up to 19.8% of the
    shares of the common stock outstanding based on eligibility,
    vesting, and performance standards established by the board of
    directors. All share based awards to date have been incentive
    stock options. Stock options granted are generally exercisable
    over four years subject to certain employment terms and
    conditions. The stock options expire ten years from the date of
    issuance.
</DIV>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    F-15
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The fair value of stock options was estimated at the date of
    grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
    following weighted-average assumptions:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Black-Scholes Option Valuation Assumptions:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Risk-free interest rate(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.7%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.7%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.7%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Dividend yield
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Volatility factors for the expected market price of the
    Company&#146;s common stock(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    45%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Weighted average expected term(3)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.5&#160;years
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.5&#160;years
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.3&#160;years
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
    grant with a term consistent with the expected life of stock
    options.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Expected stock price volatility is based on comparable
    volatilities of peer companies within rue21&#146;s industry.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Represents the period of time options are expected to be
    outstanding. The weighted-average expected option term was
    determined using the &#147;simplified method&#148;, as allowed
    by Staff Accounting Bulletin&#160;No.&#160;110, <I>&#147;Share
    Based Payments&#148;</I>. The expected term used to value a
    share option grant under the simplified method is the midpoint
    between the vesting date and the contractual term of the share
    option.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table represents stock options granted, vested,
    and expired under the 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan for the
    fiscal years ended February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31,
    2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="54%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
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<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Weighted<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Weighted-<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Average<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Average<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Remaining<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Exercise<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Contractual<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Intrinsic<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Options</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Price</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Term</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Value</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In years)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Outstanding February&#160;2, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,376
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.186
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Granted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    127
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Exercised
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (221
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Expired or forfeited
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (68
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.908
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Outstanding January&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.906
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Vested January&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    404
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.857
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.54
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    862
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of January&#160;31, 2009, the Company had 656&#160;shares
    available for stock grants. We recognized $34, $34 and $0 in
    compensation expense related to stock options for the fiscal
    years ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009, respectively. The weighted-average fair
    value of stock options at the grant date was $0.02, $0.38 and
    $0.43 for the fiscal years ended February&#160;3, 2007,
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009, respectively.
    The intrinsic value of options exercised was $764, $311 and
    $617, respectively, in the years ended February&#160;3, 2007,
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009. All outstanding
    vested options are currently exercisable as of January&#160;31,
    2009.
</DIV>
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    <BR>
    F-16
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table summarizes information regarding non-vested
    outstanding stock options as of January&#160;31, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="75%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="5%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Weighted<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Average<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fair Value at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Shares</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Grant Date</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(Dollars)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Non-vested as of February&#160;2, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,174
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Granted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    127
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.43
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Vested
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (423
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.09
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cancelled
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (68
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Non-vested as of January&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    810
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of January&#160;31, 2009, there was $153 of unrecognized
    compensation expense related to nonvested stock option awards
    that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period
    of 2.8&#160;years.
</DIV>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">6.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Lease
    Commitments</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All of the Company&#146;s operations are conducted from leased
    premises. Store leases provide for base rentals, some of which
    increase over time, and the payment of a percentage of sales as
    additional rent when sales exceed specified levels. Minimum
    rentals relating to these leases are recorded on a straight-line
    basis. Generally, lease terms are five years in length excluding
    renewal options. In addition, the Company is typically
    responsible under its leases for maintenance, common area
    charges, real estate taxes, and certain other expenses. Point of
    sale equipment is also leased by the Company in terms of four
    years. All leases are classified as operating leases.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A summary of fixed minimum and contingent rent expense for all
    operating leases follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Store Rent:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Fixed minimum
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,440
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,649
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,057
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Contingent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,103
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,039
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total store rent, excluding common area maintenance charges,
    real estate taxes and certain other expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,543
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,676
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,096
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Offices, distribution facilities and equipment
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,320
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,712
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total Rent Expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,863
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,388
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,146
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company leases an approximately 190,000&#160;square foot
    distribution and office facility, which is accounted for as an
    operating lease. The lease agreement expires in fiscal year 2011
    with options to renew for two additional five-year terms. Our
    principal executive office, approximating 53,000&#160;square
    feet, is also under an operating lease agreement. This lease
    agreement expires in fiscal year 2017 with an option to renew
    for an additional five-year term.
</DIV>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    F-17
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<P><HR noshade><P>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The table below summarizes future annual minimum lease
    obligations under all operating leases as required by the lease
    agreements:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Year ending January:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2010
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35,535
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2011
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,720
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2012
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,442
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2013
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,516
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    2014
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,927
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Thereafter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,760
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total future lease obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    176,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">7.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">401(k)
    Profit-Sharing Plan</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
<!-- XBRL,body -->
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company sponsors a qualified 401(k) plan with a contributory
    profit-sharing feature (the &#147;Plan&#148;) for eligible
    employees. Participants of the 401(k)&#160;plan may contribute
    up to 15% of pretax annual compensation as defined in the Plan,
    subject to certain limitations. The Company matches 25% of the
    first 6% of base compensation that a participant contributes to
    the Plan. Profit-sharing contributions to the &#147;Plan&#148;,
    as determined by the Board of Directors, are discretionary, but
    generally may not exceed 15% of defined annual compensation paid
    to all participating employees. 401(k)&#160;matching
    contributions and profit-sharing contributions to the Plan were
    $61, $116 and $119 for the years ended February&#160;3, 2007,
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009, respectively,
    and are included in selling, general, and administrative expense
    in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">8.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Income
    Taxes</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The provision for income taxes at February&#160;3, 2007,
    February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009 consists of the
    current and deferred elements in the table below:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Current:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Federal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,292
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,422
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,693
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    State
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    733
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,020
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,434
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total current
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,025
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,442
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,127
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Deferred:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Reduction in valuation reserve
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (805
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Federal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (536
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,967
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    State
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (61
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (67
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total deferred
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (2,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (522
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,900
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,452
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,920
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,027
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company&#146;s income taxes determined at the statutory rate
    for the years ended February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008
    and January&#160;31, 2009 differ from the actual rate as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="11" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Effective Rate
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Statutory rate
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    State taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Valuation allowance
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (18.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Non-deductible expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Tax contingency reserve
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (5.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (0.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )%
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38.8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The fiscal year ended February&#160;3, 2007 effective tax rate
    varied significantly from the statutory tax rate of 35% as a
    result of two material discrete events. The first of which is
    the reversal of income tax reserves due to settlement of the
    2004 Internal Revenue Service audit. The second discrete event
    was the reversal of the valuation allowance as the Company
    determined as of February&#160;3, 2007 that it was more likely
    than not that the deferred tax assets would be fully realized.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As a result of temporary differences, the Company has the
    following net deferred tax amounts (asset (liability) at
    February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Deferred tax assets&#160;&#151;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    FIN&#160;48&#160;&#151; temporary differences
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    169
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Federal &#038; State NOL&#146;s
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Deferred rent
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,067
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,016
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,618
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Accrued compensation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    423
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Accrued reserve
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    421
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    552
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    143
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Inventory
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    644
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    435
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    547
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    92
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total deferred tax assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,659
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,783
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,241
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Deferred tax liabilities&#160;&#151;
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fixed assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (3,086
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4,689
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (9,046
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Net deferred tax assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,094
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Current&#160;&#151; Deferred tax assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,218
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,595
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,136
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Noncurrent&#160;&#151; Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    355
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (1,941
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,573
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,094
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table summarizes the activity related to our
    unrecognized tax benefits:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="94%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="2%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross balance as of February&#160;3, 2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Prior period tax positions&#160;&#151; increase
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    228
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross balance as of February&#160;2, 2008
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    228
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Prior period tax positions&#160;&#151; (decrease)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (82
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross balance as of January&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    146
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of
    February&#160;3, 2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009 was $0, $228 and $146, respectively, of
    which $23 would affect the effective tax rate if recognized.
    Over the next 12&#160;months the company believes that there
    will be no material change in unrecognized tax benefits.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The company classifies interest and penalties as an element of
    tax expense. The amount of tax related interest and penalties
    for fiscal years ended February&#160;2, 2008 and
    January&#160;31, 2009 was not material.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    rue21, inc. files U.S.&#160;Federal Tax returns as well as
    various state tax returns. The Company&#146;s U.S. Federal tax
    return for the filing period&#160;2004 has been examined by the
    Internal Revenue Service, which resulted in a no change audit.
    rue21, inc.&#146;s federal tax returns are open for further
    audit by taxing authorities for the periods of&#160;2005
    through&#160;2008. The principal state jurisdictions that remain
    open to examination for the periods&#160;2004 and forward
    are:&#160;Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, and
    West Virginia.
</DIV>
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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">9.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Commitments
    and Contingencies</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation
    relating to claims arising out of the normal course of business.
    As of the date hereof, the Company is involved in no litigation
    that the Company believes will have a material adverse effect on
    its consolidated financial condition, results of operation, or
    liquidity.
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">10.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Related
    Party Transactions</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company and two funds managed by Apax Partners, L.P.
    (&#147;Apax&#148;) and BNP Paribas of North America, Inc.
    (&#147;BNP&#148;), entered into a shareholders&#146; agreement
    in 2003. This agreement among other things: (1)&#160;set the
    composition of the board of directors; (2)&#160;insured the
    continuity of management; and (3)&#160;limited share transfers.
    In addition, as long as Apax owned at least 25% of the
    outstanding shares, the Company was required to pay an annual
    fee of $250 in exchange for certain financial advisory services.
    This fee has been paid for the years ended February&#160;3,
    2007, February&#160;2, 2008 and January&#160;31, 2009.
</DIV>
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    F-20
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">11.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Selected
    Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly
    financial information (in thousands, except per share amounts):
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="57%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirteen Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>May&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>August&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Fiscal Year 2008</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net Sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,779
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    98,058
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,464
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    119,113
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross Profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,218
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34,714
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35,149
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,480
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    836
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,315
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,890
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,598
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Basic earnings per share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.04
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Diluted earnings per share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.04
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.19
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average basic shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,873
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,895
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,953
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,046
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,849
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,850
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,822
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,846
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="57%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="3%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="15" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirteen Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>May&#160;5,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>August&#160;4,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;3,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>February&#160;2,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Fiscal Year 2007</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net Sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    63,745
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    77,282
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,929
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,931
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross Profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,097
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,902
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,558
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,296
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net Income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    535
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,288
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,855
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,455
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Basic earnings per share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.02
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.09
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.16
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Diluted earnings per share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.02
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.08
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.15
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average basic shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,695
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,695
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,702
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,783
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,865
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,867
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,847
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,848
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The sum of the quarterly income per common share may not equal
    the full year amount as the computations of the weighted average
    common shares outstanding for basic and diluted shares
    outstanding for each quarter and the full year are performed
    independently.
</DIV>
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    <BR>
    F-21
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue21,
    inc.<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Condensed
    Consolidated Balance Sheets</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="66%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(Unaudited) </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="10" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands, except per share data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Assets</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Current assets:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,861
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Merchandise inventory, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    87,182
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    66,838
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    76,492
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,718
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,299
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,171
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total current assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    107,230
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    83,748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    93,524
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net property and equipment
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    70,836
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56,687
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50,293
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Other assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,682
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    765
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,563
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    179,748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    141,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    145,380
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Liabilities and stockholders&#146; equity</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Current liabilities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Current maturities of term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    197
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accounts payable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    73,977
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60,449
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    54,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,969
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Accrued payroll and related taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,699
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,532
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,184
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total current liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    99,226
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    73,039
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term liabilities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,176
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,989
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Deferred rent, tenant allowances and other long-term liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,456
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,381
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,478
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total long-term liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    47,632
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,857
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58,467
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total liabilities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    146,858
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    122,807
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    131,506
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Commitments and Contingencies</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Common stock&#151;&#160;par value $0.004 per share;
    50,000&#160;shares authorized; 22,511; 21,896 and 22,020 shares
    issued and outstanding, respectively
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    90
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Additional paid in capital
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    213
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    91
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Retained earnings
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,587
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,292
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,695
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total stockholder&#146;s equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,890
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,393
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,874
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total liabilities and stockholders&#146; equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    179,748
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    141,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    145,380
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated
    financial statements.
</DIV>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    F-22
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue21,
    inc.<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Condensed
    Consolidated Statements of Income</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(Unaudited)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands, except per share data)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net sales
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    370,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    272,302
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cost of goods sold (includes certain buying, occupancy and
    distribution center expenses)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    237,733
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    177,219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Gross profit
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    132,481
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,083
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selling, general, and administrative expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,217
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,350
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Depreciation and amortization expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income from operations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,070
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,488
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Interest expense, net
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,258
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Income before income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,637
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,230
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,342
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Basic income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Diluted income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.63
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.35
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,894
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,828
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,823
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated
    financial statements.
</DIV>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    F-23
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue21,
    inc.<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Condensed
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(Unaudited, in thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Operating activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Depreciation and amortization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,194
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,245
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Deferred taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    893
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (401
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Share based compensation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    193
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Changes in:
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 40pt">
    Merchandise inventory
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (20,344
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (29,339
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 40pt">
    Accounts payable
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,528
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,085
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 40pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,752
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    276
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash provided by operating activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,511
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,911
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Investing activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Acquisition of property and equipment
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,398
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash used for investing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,499
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (16,398
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Financing activities</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Borrowings under revolver
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    85,791
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    98,592
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Payments under revolver
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (84,091
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (63,435
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Payments on long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (23,152
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds from stock options exercised
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net cash provided by financing activities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,707
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Increase in cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    719
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    518
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,343
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,330
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,861
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated
    financial statements.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notes to
    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)</FONT></B>
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    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">1.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Basis of
    Presentation</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    rue21, inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;rue21&#148;) is a
    specialty retailer of junior and young men&#146;s apparel and
    accessories in various strip centers, regional malls and outlet
    centers throughout the United States. Sales are generally
    transacted for cash or checks and through the acceptance of
    third-party credit and debit cards.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The consolidated financial statements include all the accounts
    of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary &#147;r services,
    llc&#148;. All intercompany transactions and balances have been
    eliminated in consolidation. At October&#160;31, 2009, the
    Company operated in one reportable segment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed
    consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
    consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for
    the fair statement of consolidated financial position, results
    of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented.
    The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
    statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the
    rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in
    financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
    principles generally accepted in the United States of America
    (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and
    regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures
    made are adequate to ensure that the information presented is
    not misleading. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed
    consolidated financial statements and related notes should be
    read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
    and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended January&#160;31,
    2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The results of operations for the thirty-nine week periods ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the
    operating results for the full fiscal year.
</DIV>
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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">2.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Summary
    of Significant Accounting Policies</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fiscal
    Year</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company&#146;s fiscal year is 52 or 53&#160;weeks ending on
    the Saturday nearest to January 31 of the following year. As
    used herein,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;Year-to-date</FONT>
    2009&#148; and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;year-to-date</FONT>
    2008&#148; refer to the thirty-nine week periods ending
    October&#160;31, 2009 and November&#160;1, 2008, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Estimates</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
    accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
    requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These
    estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets
    and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
    liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
    reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting
    period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an
    ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on
    currently available information. Changes in facts and
    circumstances may result in revised estimates.
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated)&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Seasonality</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our business is seasonal and historically we have realized a
    higher portion of our net sales, net income and operating cash
    flows in the second through the fourth fiscal quarters,
    attributable to the impact of the summer and holiday selling
    seasons. As a result, our working capital requirements fluctuate
    during the year, increasing in mid-summer in anticipation of the
    holiday selling season. Our business is also subject, at certain
    times, to calendar shifts which may occur during key selling
    times such as school holidays, Easter and regional fluctuations
    in the calendar during the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">back-to-school</FONT>
    selling season.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    Accounting Standards</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
    (&#147;FASB&#148;) established authoritative United States
    generally accepted accounting principles (&#147;GAAP&#148;),
    codifying and superseding all pre-existing accounting standards
    and literature. This newly codified GAAP is effective for
    financial statements issued for interim and annual periods
    ending after September&#160;15, 2009. The Company has adopted
    the guidance without any impact on the consolidated financial
    statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective February&#160;1, 2009, the Company adopted the
    FASB&#146;s authoritative guidance related to fair value
    measurements for non-financial assets and non-financial
    liabilities that are measured on a non-recurring basis. Refer to
    Note&#160;5 for additional information.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with adding qualified special purpose entities into
    the scope of guidance for consolidation of variable interest
    entities. This literature also modifies the analysis by which a
    controlling interest of a variable interest entity is determined
    thereby requiring the controlling interest to consolidate the
    variable interest entity. A controlling interest exists if a
    party to a variable interest entity has both (i)&#160;the power
    to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most
    significantly impact the entity&#146;s economic performance and
    (ii)&#160;the obligation to absorb losses of or receive benefits
    from the entity that could be potentially significant to the
    variable interest entity. The guidance becomes effective as of
    the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning
    after November&#160;15, 2009 and should be applied prospectively
    for interim and annual periods upon adoption. The Company is
    currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the
    authoritative guidance could have on its consolidated financial
    statements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with subsequent events. The guidance establishes
    general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events
    that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
    statements are issued or are available to be issued. The
    literature renames type one and type two subsequent events as
    &#147;recognized&#148; subsequent events and
    &#147;non-recognized&#148; subsequent events. For recognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall recognize in the financial
    statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide
    additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of
    the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the
    process of preparing financial statements. For unrecognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall not recognize subsequent
    events about conditions that did not exist at the date of the
    balance sheet but that arose after the balance sheet date. Refer
    to Note&#160;10 for additional information.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with interim disclosures about fair value of
    financial instruments. The guidance requires disclosures about
    fair value of financial instruments in interim financial
    statements as well as in annual financial statements. These
    disclosures are effective for interim periods ending after
    June&#160;15, 2009. Refer to Note&#160;7 for additional
    information.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated)&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">3.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Earnings
    Per Share</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Earnings per common share has been computed as follows (in
    thousands, except per share data):
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Net income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,295
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,045
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,111
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,894
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Impact of dilutive securities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    717
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    929
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,828
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,823
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Per common share :
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Basic income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.65
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Diluted income per common share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.63
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.35
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Equity awards to purchase 849 and 492&#160;shares of common
    stock for the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008, respectively, were outstanding, but were
    not included in the computation of weighted average diluted
    common share amounts as the effect of doing so would have been
    anti-dilutive.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">4.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Share-Based
    Compensation</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In November 2009, the Company adopted the 2009 Omnibus Incentive
    Plan (the &#147;2009 Plan&#148;) in connection with the
    Company&#146;s initial public offering pursuant to which key
    employees, officers, and directors shall be eligible to receive
    the grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights,
    restricted stock or restricted stock units to employees
    (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the
    Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 3.6&#160;million
    shares of common stock based on eligibility, vesting, and
    performance standards established by the board of directors.
    Stock options granted in the future are generally exercisable
    ratably over four years subject to certain employment terms and
    conditions. The stock options begin to expire ten years from the
    date of issuance. Restricted stock granted under the Plan vest
    one year from the date of the grant. To date, no stock
    appreciation rights or restricted stock units have been issued
    under the plan.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective May&#160;15, 2003, the Company adopted the 2003
    Ownership Incentive Plan (the &#147;2003 Plan&#148;) pursuant to
    which key employees, officers, and directors were eligible to
    receive options to purchase common stock for an aggregate of up
    to 19.8% of the shares of the common stock outstanding based on
    eligibility, vesting, and performance standards established by
    the board of directors. Upon adopting the 2009 Plan, the Company
    terminated the 2003 Plan and no further option grants will be
    made.
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated)&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table represents stock options granted, vested,
    and expired under the existing share based compensation plans
    for the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009. All share
    based awards to date have been incentive stock options.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="13%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Weighted<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Average<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Remaining<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Weighted-Average<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Contractual<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Intrinsic<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Stock Options</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Exercise Price</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Term</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Value</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(Per share)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In years)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Outstanding January&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.91
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Granted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    412
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.40
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Exercised
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (421
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.02
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Expired or forfeited
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Outstanding October&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,205
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.82
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,681
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Exercisable at October&#160;31, 2009
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    558
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.94
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,959
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We recognized $193 and $0 in compensation expense related to
    stock options for the thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31,
    2009 and November&#160;1, 2008, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The fair value of stock options was estimated at the date of
    grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
    following weighted-average assumptions:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="76%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Black-Scholes Option Valuation Assumptions :</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Risk-free interest rate(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Dividend yield
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Volatility factor(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Weighted average expected term(3)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.3&#160;years
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.3&#160;years
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 06 -->

<TR>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
    grant with a term consistent with the expected life of stock
    options.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Expected stock price volatility is based on comparable
    volatilities of peer companies within rue21&#146;s industry.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Represents the period of time options are expected to be
    outstanding. The weighted-average expected option term was
    determined using the &#147;simplified method&#148;, as allowed
    by Staff Accounting Bulletin&#160;No.&#160;110, Share Based
    Payments. The expected term used to value a share option grant
    under the simplified method is the midpoint between the vesting
    date and the contractual term of the share option.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated)&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">5.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Property,
    Plant and Equipment</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
<!-- XBRL,body -->
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF"><!-- TABLE 01 -->
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="64%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<!-- TableOutputHead -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>October&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>January&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>November&#160;1,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Furniture and fixtures
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55,761
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    43,327
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,523
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Leasehold improvements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    51,854
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,284
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,606
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Automobiles
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 30pt">
    Computer equipment and software
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,038
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,260
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,941
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    122,671
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,889
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88,088
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (51,835
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (40,202
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (37,795
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    70,836
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56,687
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50,293
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In accordance with the FASB&#146;s authoritative guidance
    related to the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets,
    impairment losses may be recorded on long-lived assets used in
    operations when events and circumstances indicate that the
    assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows
    estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the
    carrying amounts of those assets. If such a condition occurs,
    the assets are adjusted to their estimated fair value, which is
    determined based upon prices for similar assets. Impairment
    charges of $152 and $208 were recognized for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and November&#160;1, 2008,
    respectively, for assets related to stores to be converted and
    are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expense in
    the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. In
    accordance with the FASB&#146;s authoritative guidance related
    to fair value measurements for non-financial assets and
    non-financial liabilities, the Company determined that the fair
    value measurements related to the impaired long lived assets
    discussed above are derived from significant other observable
    inputs (&#147;Level&#160;2 inputs&#148;).
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">6.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Long-Term
    Debt</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Effective April&#160;10, 2008, the Company established a
    five-year $60,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the
    Senior Facility) with Bank of America, N.A. The borrowing
    ceiling is expandable at the Company&#146;s option in increments
    of $5,000 up to a limit of $85,000 under certain defined
    conditions. Availability under the Senior Facility is
    collateralized by a first priority interest in all the
    Company&#146;s assets. The Senior Facility accrues interest at
    the Bank of America base rate, defined at the Company&#146;s
    option as the prime rate or the Eurodollar rate plus applicable
    margin which ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% set quarterly dependent
    upon average net availability on the Senior Facility during the
    previous quarter. A Fixed Charge covenant is applicable only if
    the net availability falls below thresholds of 15% in calendar
    year 2009, and 10% thereafter. The Company is in compliance with
    all covenants under the Senior Facility at October&#160;31,
    2009. The Senior Facility matures in April 2013. Refer to
    Note&#160;10 regarding the amendment of the Senior Facility.
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">7.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fair
    Value</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The FASB&#146;s authoritative guidelines require the
    categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based
    upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or
    liabilities. Level&#160;1 provides the most reliable measure of
    fair value, whereas Level&#160;3 generally requires significant
    management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Level&#160;1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for
    identical assets and liabilities. The Company&#146;s cash and
    cash equivalents of $5,330, $4,611 and $3,861 as of
    October&#160;31, 2009, January&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008, respectively, are reported at fair value
    utilizing Level&#160;1 inputs.
</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated)&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Level&#160;2: Observable inputs other than those included in
    Level&#160;1. For example, quoted prices for similar assets or
    liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical
    assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Level&#160;3: Unobservable inputs reflecting management&#146;s
    own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or
    liability.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of October&#160;31, 2009, January&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008, respectively, management believes that
    the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables,
    and payables approximate fair value because of the short
    maturity of these financial instruments. Additionally,
    management believes the fair value of the long-term debt
    approximates carrying value as of October&#160;31, 2009,
    January&#160;31, 2009 and November&#160;1, 2008, respectively,
    as the debt instrument has a variable interest rate that resets
    quarterly.
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">8.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Income
    Taxes</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate
    of the annual effective tax rate and is adjusted as necessary
    for discrete events occurring in a particular period. The
    effective income tax rate for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October&#160;31, 2009 was 39.5% compared to 39.2% for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November&#160;1, 2008. The higher
    effective income tax rate for year to date 2009 was primarily
    the result of an increase in the amount of non-deductible
    expenses.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The company classifies interest and penalties as an element of
    tax expense. The amount of tax related interest and penalties
    for thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008, respectively, was not material.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company recognizes income tax liabilities related to
    unrecognized tax benefits in accordance with the FASB&#146;s
    authoritative guidance related to uncertain tax positions and
    adjusts these liabilities when its judgment changes as the
    result of the evaluation of new information. The Company does
    not anticipate any significant changes to the unrecognized tax
    benefits recorded at the balance sheet date within the next
    12&#160;months.
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">9.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Commitments
    and Contingencies</FONT></B>
</TD>
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    From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation
    relating to claims arising out of the normal course of business.
    As of the date hereof, the Company is involved in no litigation
    that the Company believes will have a material adverse effect on
    its consolidated financial condition, results of operation, or
    liquidity.
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">10.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Subsequent
    Events</FONT></B>
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On November&#160;13, 2009, the Company completed an initial
    public offering of 7,780,252&#160;shares of common stock at a
    price to the public of $19.00 per share, of which
    1,650,000&#160;shares were sold by the Company, 5,115,437 were
    sold by the selling shareholders (including 913,590 by the
    Company&#146;s management) and 1,014,815&#160;shares were sold
    by a certain selling stockholder pursuant to the
    underwriters&#146; over-allotment option. Upon completing the
    offering, the Company received net proceeds of approximately
    $29&#160;million.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In conjunction with the initial public offering of common stock,
    the Company was reincorporated in Delaware. The Company&#146;s
    authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 of shares of
    common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
    10,000,000&#160;shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
    share.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On November&#160;24, 2009, the Company amended its Senior
    Secured Revolving Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A. An
    amendment fee of $125 was paid on the effective date of the
    amendment. Key provisions of the amendment include an increase
    in the borrowing ceiling to $85,000 from $60,000, which is
    further
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">rue2l,
    inc.<BR>
    <BR>
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements<BR>
    Thirty-nine weeks ended October&#160;31, 2009 and
    November&#160;1, 2008<BR>
    (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated)&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
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    expandable at the Company&#146;s option in increments of $5,000
    up to a limit of $100,000 under certain defined conditions.
    Interest accrues at the higher of the Federal Funds rate plus
    0.50%, the prime rate or the adjusted LIBOR rate plus the
    applicable margin which ranges from 1.25% to 3.00%.
</DIV>

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    The Company has evaluated subsequent events occurring through
    December&#160;18, 2009, the date which the consolidated
    financial statements are filed with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). Other than the events disclosed
    above, no events have occurred that would require adjustment to
    or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements
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    F-31
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PART&#160;II<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INFORMATION
    NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Item&#160;13.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.</FONT></B>
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    The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other
    than the underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us,
    in connection with the offer and sale of the securities being
    registered. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC
    registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.
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    SEC registration fee
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,887
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    FINRA filing fee
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,172
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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    Printing expenses
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Legal fees and expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Accounting fees and expenses
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    Miscellaneous expenses
</DIV>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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    Total expenses
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&nbsp;
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    $
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    *
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    To be filed by amendment.</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Item&#160;14.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Indemnification
    of Directors and Officers.</FONT></B>
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    Section&#160;102(b)(7) of the DGCL allows a corporation to
    provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of
    the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation
    or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
    duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty
    of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
    misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment
    of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of
    Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit.
    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will
    provide for this limitation of liability.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;145 of the DGCL, or Section&#160;145, provides that
    a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or
    is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or
    completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
    administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
    the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such
    person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such
    corporation or is or was serving at the request of such
    corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
    corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses
    (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts
    paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
    person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
    provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
    reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
    corporation&#146;s best interests and, with respect to any
    criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
    believe that his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware
    corporation may indemnify any persons who are, were or are a
    party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
    or in the right of the corporation by reasons of the fact that
    such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
    another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include
    expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
    reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the
    defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such
    person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
    believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best
    interests, provided that no indemnification is permitted without
    judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is
    adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
    director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense
    of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify
    him against the expenses which such officer or director has
    actually and reasonably incurred.
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    Section&#160;145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase
    and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
    director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or
    was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
    officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
    against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
    in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as
    such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the
    power to indemnify him under Section&#160;145.
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    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest
    extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses
    incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its
    final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on
    behalf of an indemnified person, to repay all amounts so
    advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person
    is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or
    otherwise.
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    We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
    current directors and officers. These agreements require us to
    indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted
    under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason
    of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a
    result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be
    indemnified.
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    The indemnification rights set forth above are not be exclusive
    of any other right which an indemnified person may have or
    hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of our amended
    and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and
    restated bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or
    disinterested directors or otherwise.
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    We maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage
    (1)&#160;to our directors and officers against loss rising from
    claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act
    and (2)&#160;to us with respect to indemnification payments that
    we may make to such directors and officers.
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    The proposed form of Purchase Agreement filed as
    Exhibit&#160;1.1 to this Registration Statement provides for
    indemnification to our directors and officers by the
    underwriters against certain liabilities.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Item&#160;15.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    Sales of Unregistered Securities.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Set forth below is information regarding shares of our common
    stock issued, and stock options granted, by us within the past
    three years that were not registered under the Securities Act.
    Also included is the consideration, if any, received by us for
    such shares or stock option grants and information relating to
    the section of the Securities Act, or rule of the SEC, under
    which exemption from registration was claimed.
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    1.&#160;From January 2007 through August&#160;1, 2007, we
    granted options to purchase 102,500&#160;shares of our common
    stock at an exercise price of $0.39 per share on a weighted
    average basis to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did not grant
    any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
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    2.&#160;On January&#160;4, 2008, we granted options to purchase
    374,500&#160;shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
    $8.00 per share to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did not
    grant any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
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    3.&#160;From February 2008 through March 2009, we granted
    options to purchase 170,000&#160;shares of our common stock at
    an exercise price of $8.00 per share to employees under our 2003
    Plan. We did not grant any stock options outside of our 2003
    Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    4.&#160;On July&#160;24, 2009, we granted options to purchase
    326,500&#160;shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
    $11.80 per share to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did not
    grant any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
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    5.&#160;On August&#160;21, 2009, we granted 42,480&#160;options
    to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
    $11.80&#160;per share to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did
    not grant any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
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    The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described
    above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the
    Securities Act in reliance upon Rule&#160;701 of the Securities
    Act or Section&#160;4(2) of the Securities Act. The offers,
    sales and issuances of the securities that were deemed to be
    exempt in reliance on Rule&#160;701 were transactions under
    compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to
    compensation as provided under Rule&#160;701. The offers, sales
    and issuances of the securities that were deemed to be exempt in
    reliance upon Section&#160;4(2) were each transactions not
    involving any public offering, and all recipients of these
    securities were accredited investors within the meaning of
    Rule&#160;501 of Regulation&#160;D of the Securities Act. The
    recipients of the foregoing securities were our employees,
    directors or <I>bona fide </I>consultants and received the
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    securities under our 2003 Plan. Appropriate legends were affixed
    to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the
    recipients of securities in these transactions had adequate
    access, through employment, business or other relationships, to
    information about us.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Item&#160;16.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Exhibits
    and Financial Statement Schedules.</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(a)&#160;Exhibits</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The exhibit index attached hereto is incorporated herein by
    reference.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(b)&#160;Financial
    Statement Schedules</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    No financial statement schedules are provided because the
    information called for is not applicable or is shown in the
    financial statements or notes thereto.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Item&#160;17.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Undertakings.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the
    underwriters at the closing specified in the purchase agreement,
    certificates in such denominations and registered in such names
    as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to
    each purchaser.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
    Securities Act of 1933&#160;may be permitted to directors,
    officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
    the provisions referenced in Item&#160;14 of this registration
    statement or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
    the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
    indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
    Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
    that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
    than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid
    by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
    in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
    asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
    connection with the securities being registered hereunder, the
    registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
    has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
    appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
    indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
    the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
    adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (1)&#160;For purposes of determining any liability under the
    Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of
    prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in
    reliance upon Rule&#160;430A and contained in the form of
    prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
    Rule&#160;424(b)(1) or (4)&#160;or 497(h) under the Securities
    Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as
    of the time it was declared effective;&#160;and
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (2)&#160;For the purpose of determining any liability under the
    Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that
    contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new
    registration statement relating to the securities offered
    therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall
    be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>
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    <BR>
    II-3
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SIGNATURES</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
    registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
    signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
    authorized, in Warrendale, Pennsylvania on February&#160;12,
    2010.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 20pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">rue21, inc.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 40pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="49%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="47%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    By:&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;Robert
    N. Fisch</I></DIV>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 53%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 53%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Name:&#160;&#160;&#160;Robert N. Fisch
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 53%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Title:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;President and Chief
    Executive Officer
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">POWER OF
    ATTORNEY</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and director
    of rue21, inc. whose signature appears below constitutes and
    appoints Robert N. Fisch and Keith A. McDonough, and each of
    them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
    with full power of substitution and revocation, for him or her
    and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
    capacities, to execute any or all amendments including any
    post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration
    Statement, and any additional Registration Statement filed
    pursuant to Rule&#160;462(b), and to file the same, with all
    exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
    attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
    perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
    be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
    or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
    said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or
    substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
    hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this
    registration statement has been signed by the following persons
    in the capacities indicated on the date indicated below:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
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    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
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    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Signature</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Title</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Date</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 12pt">
<TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;Robert
    N. Fisch</I></DIV><BR>
    <DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>Robert
    N. Fisch
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (principal
    executive officer)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    February&#160;12, 2010
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 12pt">
<TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;Keith
    A. McDonough</I></DIV><BR>
    <DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>Keith
    A. McDonough
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal
    financial officer and principal accounting officer)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    February&#160;12, 2010
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 12pt">
<TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;John
    F. Megrue</I></DIV><BR>
    <DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>John
    F. Megrue, Jr.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    February&#160;12, 2010
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 12pt">
<TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;Alex
    S. Pellegrini</I></DIV><BR>
    <DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>Alex
    S. Pellegrini
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    February&#160;12, 2010
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 12pt">
<TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;Douglas
    E. Coltharp</I></DIV><BR>
    <DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>Douglas
    E. Coltharp
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    February&#160;12, 2010
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 12pt">
<TD colspan="3">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <DIV style="display:inline; text-align:left;"><I>/s/&#160;&#160;Arnold
    Barron</I></DIV><BR>
    <DIV style="font-size: 2pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;  align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV>Arnold
    S. Barron
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    February&#160;12, 2010
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <BR>
    II-4
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXHIBIT&#160;INDEX</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Exhibit<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Number</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Description</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1*
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Purchase Agreement.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1*
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of rue21,
    inc., to be effective upon completion of this offering.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .2*
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Amended and Restated Bylaws of rue21, inc., to be effective upon
    completion of this offering.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1(4)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1*
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Opinion of Kirkland&#160;&#038; Ellis LLP.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Employment Agreement, dated as of January&#160;1, 2008, between
    rue21, inc. and Robert N. Fisch.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .2(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Shareholders&#146;&#160;Agreement, dated as of May&#160;15,
    2003, between rue21, inc., SKM Equity Fund&#160;II, L.P., SKM
    Investment Fund&#160;II, funds advised by Apax Partners, L.P.,
    BNP Paribas of North America, Inc., UnionBalCal Equities, Inc.
    and National City Bank of Pennsylvania.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .3(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    rue21, inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .4(1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of rue21, inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .5(5)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Credit Agreement, dated April&#160;10, 2008, among rue21, inc.,
    as lead borrower, the borrowers named therein, r services llc,
    as guarantor and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent,
    collateral agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer,
    and the other lender parties thereto.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .6(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Security Agreement, dated April&#160;10, 2008, by and among
    rue21, inc., as lead borrower, r services llc, as guarantor, and
    Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .7(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Guaranty, dated April&#160;10, 2008, by r services llc, as
    guarantor, in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
    agent and collateral agent.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .8(5)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Lease Agreement, dated June&#160;28, 1999, by and between West
    Virginia Economic Development Authority, as landlord, and
    Pennsylvania Fashions, Inc., as tenant.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .8.1(5)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated April&#160;1, 2001, by and
    between West Virginia Economic Development Authority, as
    landlord, and Pennsylvania Fashions, Inc., as tenant.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .9(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    First Amendment to Lease, dated April&#160;1, 2002, by and
    between West Virginia Economic Development Authority, as
    landlord, and Pennsylvania Fashions, Inc., as tenant.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .10(2)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Letter Agreement, dated May&#160;15, 2003, by and between Apax
    Partners, L.P., as successors to Saunders Karp&#160;&#038;
    Megrue, LLC and rue21,&#160;inc.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .11(5)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Termination Agreement, by and between rue21, inc. and
    Apax Partners, L.P.
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .12(3)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .13(1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .14(1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .15(1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .16(1)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement.+
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .17(3)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Indemnification Agreement for Officers.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .18(6)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    First Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among rue21, inc., as
    the Lead Borrower, r services llc, as Guarantor, and Bank of
    America, N.A., as Lender, Administrative Agent, Collateral
    Agent, Swing Line Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer, dated
    November 24, 2009.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .19(7)</A>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    First Amendment to Security Agreement by and among rue21, inc.,
    as the Lead Borrower, r services llc, as Guarantor, and Bank of
    America, N.A. as Collateral Agent, dated November 24, 2009.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    10
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .20(8)</A>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    First Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement by
    and among rue21, inc., as the Lead Borrower, r services llc, as
    Guarantor, and Bank of America, N.A. as Collateral Agent, dated
    November 24, 2009.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    21
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1(3)
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    List of subsidiaries of rue21, inc.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    23
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Consent of Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP, independent registered
    public accounting firm.
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    23
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .2*
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Consent of Kirkland&#160;&#038; Ellis LLP (included in
    Exhibit&#160;5.1).
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    24
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    .1
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
</TD>
</TR>
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    To be filed by amendment.</TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&#160;3 to Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-161850)</FONT>
    filed on November&#160;2, 2009.</TD>
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    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-161850)</FONT>
    filed on September&#160;10, 2009.</TD>
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    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&#160;4 to Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-161850)</FONT>
    filed on November&#160;9, 2009.</TD>
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    (4) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&#160;5 to Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-161850)</FONT>
    filed on November&#160;10, 2009.</TD>
</TR>


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    (5) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&#160;1 to Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-1</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-161850)</FONT>
    filed on October&#160;13, 2009.</TD>
</TR>


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    (6) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Current Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;001-34536)</FONT>
    filed on December&#160;1, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD></TD>
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    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.2 to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Current Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;001-34536)</FONT>
    filed on December&#160;1, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD></TD>
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    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.3 to rue21,
    inc.&#146;s Current Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    filed (SEC File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;001-34536)</FONT>
    on December&#160;1, 2009.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
    Exchange Commission on February 12, 2010
No.
    333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
    COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
    20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
    UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
    1933
rue21, inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
    specified in its charter)
Delaware
5600
25-1311645
(State or other jurisdiction
    of
incorporation or organization)
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
800 Commonwealth Drive
Suite 100
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
    15086
(724) 776-9780
(Address, including zip code,
    and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's
    principal executive offices)
Robert N. Fisch
President and Chief Executive
    Officer
rue21, inc.
800 Commonwealth Drive
Suite 100
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
    15086
(724) 776-9780
(Name, address, including zip
    code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for
    service)
Copies of all communications,
    including communications sent to agent for service, should be
    sent to:
Joshua N. Korff, Esq.
Jason K. Zachary, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 446-4800
William F. Gorin, Esq.
Jeffrey D. Karpf, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
    public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration
    Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
    offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
    Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following
    box:
o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
    offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
    please check the following box and list the Securities Act
    registration statement number of the earlier effective
    registration statement for the same
    offering.
o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
    Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
    box and list the Securities act registration statement number of
    the earlier effective registration statement for the same
    offering.
o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
    Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
    box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
    the earlier effective registration statement for the same
    offering.
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
    accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
    filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
    "large accelerated filer," "accelerated
    filer" and "smaller reporting company" in
    Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large
    accelerated
    filer
o
Accelerated
    filer
o
Non-accelerated
    filer
þ
Smaller reporting
    company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION
    OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share(2)
Offering Price(1)(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
5,823,097 shares
$
28.63
$
166,715,267
$
11,887
(1)
Includes shares of common stock
    that the underwriters may purchase, including pursuant to the
    option to purchase additional shares, if any, from the selling
    stockholders.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of
    calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the
    high and low prices for the registrant's common stock on
    February 10, 2010, pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
    such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
    date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
    specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
    thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
    of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration
    Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
    acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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The
information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and
may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This
preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities
and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion,
    Dated February 12, 2010
5,063,563 Shares
rue21, inc.
Common Stock
The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, which
    include certain members of our management, are offering all of
    the shares offered hereby and will receive all of the proceeds
    from the offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the
    offering. See "Principal and Selling Stockholders."
Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    under the symbol "rue." On February 11, 2010 the
    closing price of our common stock as reported on The NASDAQ
    Global Select Market was $28.57.
See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 9 to
    read about factors you should consider before buying shares of
    our common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
    securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
    prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
    offense.
Per Share
Total
Public offering price
$
$
Underwriting discount
$
$
Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholders
$
$
To the extent that the underwriters sell more than
    5,063,563 shares of common stock, the underwriters have the
    option to purchase up to an additional 759,534 shares of
    common stock from certain of the selling stockholders at the
    public offering price less the underwriting discount.
The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in
    New York, New York on March   , 2010.
BofA
    Merrill Lynch
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
J.P.Morgan
Barclays Capital
Piper Jaffray
Prospectus
    dated          ,
    2010.
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TABLE OF
    CONTENTS
Page
Prospectus Summary
1
Risk Factors
9
Forward-Looking Statements
29
Use of Proceeds
31
Market Price of Common Stock
32
Dividend Policy
33
Capitalization
34
Selected Consolidated Financial Data
35
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
    Financial Condition and Results of Operations
37
Business
57
Management
68
Executive Compensation
73
Principal and Selling Stockholders
91
Certain Relationships and Related Party
    Transactions
93
Description of Capital Stock
95
Description of Certain Indebtedness
98
Shares Eligible for Future Sale
100
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
    to
Non-U.S.
Holders
102
Underwriting
105
Industry and Market Data
110
Legal Matters
110
Experts
110
Where You Can Find More Information
110
Index to Financial Information
F-1
EX-23.1
You should rely only on the information contained in this
    prospectus or in any free-writing prospectus we may specifically
    authorize to be delivered or made available to you. We have not,
    the selling stockholders have not, and the underwriters have not
    authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different
    information. The selling stockholders are offering to sell, and
    seeking offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in
    jurisdictions where such offers and sales are permitted. The
    information in this prospectus or a free-writing prospectus is
    accurate only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery
    or of any sale of shares of our common stock. Our business,
    financial condition, results of operations and prospects may
    have changed since that date.
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PROSPECTUS
    SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in
    this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the
    information that you should consider in making your investment
    decision. You should read the following summary together with
    the entire prospectus, including the more detailed information
    regarding us, the common stock being sold in this offering and
    our financial statements and the related notes appearing
    elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully consider,
    among other things, the matters discussed in the sections
    entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's
    Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations" in this prospectus before deciding to invest in
    our common stock. Some of the statements in this prospectus
    constitute forward-looking statements. See "Forward-Looking
    Statements."
Except where the context otherwise requires or where
    otherwise indicated, the terms "rue21,"
    "we," "us," "our," "our
    company" and "our business" refer to rue21, inc.
    and its consolidated subsidiary as a combined entity. Certain
    differences in the numbers in the tables and text throughout
    this prospectus may exist due to rounding.
We operate on a fiscal calendar widely used by the retail
    industry that results in a given fiscal year consisting of a 52-
    or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31
    of the following year. For example, references to "fiscal
    year 2009" refer to the fiscal year ended January 30,
    2010 and "fiscal year 2008" refer to the fiscal year
    ended January 31, 2009. Our fiscal year 2006 consisted of a
    53-week period and ended on February 3, 2007.
Our
    Company
rue21 is a fast growing specialty apparel retailer offering the
    newest fashion trends for girls and guys at value prices. We
    operate over 500 stores in 43 states. Our merchandise is
    designed to appeal to 11 to 17 year olds who aspire to be
    "21" and adults who want to look and feel
    "21". We react quickly to market trends and our daily
    shipments to our stores ensure there is always new merchandise
    for our customers to discover. In addition, we offer our own
    brands, such as rue21 etc!, Carbon, tarea and rueKicks, to
    create merchandise excitement and differentiation in our stores.
    The energy in our stores and our focus on customer service,
    combined with our great value products, keep our customers
    returning to us. Through viral marketing and our interactive
    website, we continue to build a rueCommunity with a loyal
    customer base that will drive our growth into the future. The
    company and customer culture we have created invoke only one
    simple thought in the minds of most...
Do you rue? I do!
We pursue a three-pronged strategy that focuses on
    diversification and growth. The key elements of our strategy are:
•
Diversified Product — girls, guys, rue21
    etc!
We offer a broad range of girls and guys
    apparel, accessories, footwear, jewelry and fragrances. Over the
    last few years, we have expanded and developed a number of
    product categories to complement our extensive apparel
    offerings, including rue21 etc!, our girls jewelry and
    accessories category; tarea by rue21, our intimate apparel
    category; Carbon, our guys apparel and accessories category;
    rueKicks, one of our footwear lines; and a full line of
    fragrances for both girls and guys.
•
Flexible Real Estate — strip centers, regional
    malls, outlet centers.
As of January 30,
    2010, approximately 52% of our stores were located in strip
    centers, 27% in regional malls and 21% in outlet centers. Our
    stores are located primarily in small- and middle-market
    communities that we believe have been underserved by traditional
    specialty apparel retailers. As a result, we are often the only
    junior and young men's specialty apparel retailer in such
    communities. In these markets, our limited competition comes
    from large value retailers and department stores.
•
Balanced Growth — new stores, store conversions,
    comparable store sales.
We drive sales growth
    through opening new stores, converting existing stores into our
    new, larger rue21 etc! layout and increasing our comparable
    store sales. In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new stores
    and converted 26 stores to a larger layout that includes a
    separate rue21 etc!
store-in-store.
In fiscal year 2010, we plan to open 100 new stores and convert
    30 stores to a larger layout that includes a separate rue21 etc!
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store-in-store.
We believe our merchandising initiatives and new category
    introductions will further enhance our comparable store sales
    growth.
Under the leadership of Bob Fisch, our President and Chief
    Executive Officer, we have experienced consistent growth in net
    sales and net income over the seven prior years. We have
    continued these strong results in recent quarters despite the
    difficult economic environment. Our comparable store sales
    increases were 7.4% in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 and 0.8% in fiscal year 2008. In the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009, our net sales
    were $370.2 million, which represents a 40.7% increase over
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008. Our net
    income was $14.3 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009, which represents a 77.7% increase over
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008. We believe
    our compelling value proposition and trend-right merchandise
    have contributed to our strong operating results.
Our
    Competitive Strengths
We attribute our success as a specialty apparel retailer to the
    following competitive strengths:
•
Compelling "fashion meets value"
    proposition.
We offer the newest fashion for
    girls and guys at prices lower than many other similar apparel
    retailers. Our broad product assortment, ranging from apparel to
    accessories to footwear, enables our customers to create a
    complete look. In addition, we provide our customers with a
    distinctive shopping experience in a
fun-to-shop
environment, further enhancing our branded value proposition.
•
Flexible, fast-fashion business model.
Our
    merchandising model allows us to quickly identify and respond to
    trends and bring proven concepts and styles to our stores. Our
    sourcing model is designed to achieve lower cost, faster
    turnaround and lower inventory levels. Our vendor network
    consists of domestic importers and domestic suppliers. Our
    collaborative relationship with our vendors allows us to test
    small quantities of new products in select stores before broadly
    distributing them to our stores which, in turn, reduces markdown
    risk. By carrying the newest styles and regularly updating our
    floor sets, we provide our customers with a reason to frequently
    shop our stores.
•
Presence in locations with limited direct
    competition.
We focus on small- and middle-market
    communities, which we define as communities with populations
    between 25,000 and 200,000 people, where household incomes
    do not typically support higher-priced retailers. As a result,
    we often are the only junior and young men's specialty
    apparel retailer in a shopping center and face limited direct
    competition in these communities.
•
Attractive new store economics.
We operate a
    proven and efficient store model that delivers strong cash flow.
    Not only do our stores provide a distinctive shopping experience
    and compelling merchandise assortment, but with low store
    build-out costs, competitive lease terms and a low-cost
    operating model, our stores also generate a strong return on
    investment. All of our new stores feature our rue21 etc!
store-in-store
layout, showcasing an expanded accessories offering. Our new
    stores average approximately 4,700 square feet, which is
    larger than our historical store layout, and pay back our
    investment in less than one year.
•
Distinct company and customer culture.
We have
    a strong core culture that emanates from our employees, many of
    whom are high school and college students who live in the
    community and are rue21 customers. Through our viral marketing
    efforts and the support of our online rueCommunity, we bring the
    rue21 culture to our customer base. We believe our culture
    enables us to connect to our employees and customers,
    differentiate our in-store shopping experience and ultimately
    strengthen our brand image and drive customer loyalty.
•
Strong and experienced management team.
Our
    senior management team has extensive experience across a broad
    range of disciplines in the specialty retail industry, including
    merchandising, real estate, supply chain and finance. Bob Fisch,
    our President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than
    30 years of experience in the apparel industry. Upon
    completion of this offering, our executive officers will own
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8.8% of our common stock and will own options that will enable
    them to own, in the aggregate, up to 10.1% of our common stock.
Our
    Growth Strategy
We believe we are positioned to take advantage of significant
    opportunities to increase net sales and net income. We have
    recently invested significant capital to build the
    infrastructure necessary to support our growth. This investment
    included an upgrade of our distribution facility and related
    systems, which we completed in January 2010. The
    distribution facility can support approximately 1,300 stores.
    Key elements of our growth strategy include the following:
•
Increase Square Footage.
We intend to drive
    our square footage growth by opening new stores and converting
    existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout. We believe
    there is a significant opportunity to expand our store base from
    535 locations as of January 30, 2010 to more than 1,000
    stores within five years. In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new
    stores and converted 26 stores. In fiscal year 2010, we plan to
    open 100 new stores and convert 30 stores.
•
Drive Comparable Store Sales.
We seek to
    maximize our comparable store sales by increasing the
    penetration of our diversified product categories, increasing
    our rue21 brand awareness, continuing to provide our distinctive
    store experience and converting existing stores to our larger
    rue21 etc! layout. We believe that our fashionable merchandise
    selections and affordable prices create shopping excitement for
    our customers, increase our brand loyalty and drive sales.
•
Improve Profit Margins.
We believe we have the
    opportunity to drive margin expansion through scale
    efficiencies, continued cost discipline and changes in
    merchandise mix. We believe our expected strong store growth
    will permit us to take advantage of economies of scale in
    sourcing and to leverage our existing infrastructure, corporate
    overhead and fixed costs. We believe the expansion of our higher
    margin categories, such as accessories and footwear, will
    increase our overall margins over time.
Recent
    Developments
Management has prepared the estimated net sales, comparable
    store sales and earnings per share data below in good faith
    based upon our internal reporting for the thirteen weeks ended
    January 30, 2010 and fiscal year 2009. The information
    presented below was estimated utilizing significant assumptions
    regarding historical sales return information and inventory
    valuation data. The estimates represent the most current
    information available to management. Such estimates have not
    been subject to our normal financial closing and financial
    statement preparation processes. As a result, our actual
    financial results could be different and those differences could
    be material. The audit of the fiscal year 2009 consolidated
    financial statements by the company's independent
    registered public accounting firm has not yet been completed. As
    such, the results are subject to change. However, in the opinion
    of management, any adjustments are expected to be of a normal
    and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the
    information presented below. Our consolidated financial
    statements for fiscal year 2009 are not expected to be filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, until
    after this offering is completed.
We believe that the recent net sales data and the accompanying
    estimated earning per share range, is important to an
    investor's understanding of our performance. The net sales
    information presented below for the thirteen weeks ended
    January 30, 2010 and fiscal year 2009 is estimated based
    upon currently available information relating to net sales and
    estimates of sales returns, which are subject to change.
For the thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2010, our net
    sales increased 30.4%, or $36.3 million, to
    $155.4 million from $119.1 million for the thirteen
    weeks ended January 31, 2009. This increase in net sales
    was due to an increase of approximately 24% in the number of
    transactions, primarily driven by new store openings and an
    increase of approximately 4% in the average dollar value of
    transactions per store. During the thirteen weeks ended
    January 30, 2010, we opened 3 new stores and closed 2
    stores compared to 17 new stores opened and 1 store closed
    during the thirteen weeks ended January 31, 2009. Our
    comparable store sales increased 8.6% for the thirteen weeks
    ended January 30, 2010 compared to an increase of 11.2% for
    the
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thirteen weeks ended January 31, 2009. Comparable store
    sales increased by $33.7 million and non-comparable store
    sales increased by $2.6 million for the thirteen weeks
    ended January 30, 2010 as compared to the thirteen weeks
    ended January 31, 2009. There were 417 comparable stores
    and 118 non-comparable stores open at January 30, 2010
    compared to 332 and 117, respectively, at January 31, 2009.
In fiscal year 2009, our net sales increased 34.3%, or
    $134.2 million, to $525.6 million from
    $391.4 million in fiscal year 2008. This increase in net
    sales was due to an increase of approximately 33% in the number
    of transactions, primarily driven by new store openings and an
    increase of approximately 1% in the average dollar value of
    transactions per store. During fiscal year 2009, we opened 88
    new stores and closed 2 stores compared to 99 new stores and 2
    store closures in fiscal year 2008. Our comparable store sales
    increased 7.8% in fiscal year 2009 compared to an increase of
    3.7% in fiscal year 2008. Comparable store sales increased by
    $100.5 million and non-comparable store sales increased by
    $33.7 million for fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year
    2008.
In fiscal year 2009, net sales of girls apparel, girls
    accessories and guys apparel and accessories represented 56.7%,
    24.3% and 19.0%, respectively, of total net sales compared to
    58.3%, 23.5% and 18.2%, respectively, for fiscal year 2008. For
    fiscal year 2009, the girls accessories and guys apparel and
    accessories categories grew by approximately 39% and 40%,
    respectively. The girls apparel category grew by approximately
    31%. The increase in the guys apparel and accessories category
    as a percentage of net sales was due to management efforts to
    expand the number of items in the guys apparel and accessories
    category.
We estimate that diluted earnings per share will be between
    $0.31 and $0.33 for the thirteen weeks ended January 30,
    2010 as compared to $0.20 for the thirteen weeks ended
    January 31, 2009. We estimate diluted earnings per share
    for the fiscal year 2009 will be between $0.95 and $0.97 as
    compared to $0.55 for the fiscal year 2008.
Although we are unable at this time to provide any additional
    estimates with respect to our financial position, we have not
    identified any unusual or unique events or trends that occurred
    during the thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2010 which
    might materially affect our results of operations.  We do not
    expect actual sales return data for the thirteen weeks ended
    January 30, 2010 to be different by more than 0.03% from
    the sales return information used, in part, to estimate net
    sales data for the thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2010
    and fiscal year 2009. The final financial results for the
    thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2010 may be different
    from the preliminary estimates we are providing above due to
    completion of quarterly close and review procedures, final
    adjustments and other developments that may arise between now
    and the time the financial results for this period are finalized.
Risk
    Factors
We are subject to a number of risks, including risks that may
    prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may
    adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of
    operations, cash flows and prospects. You should carefully
    consider these risks, including the risks discussed in the
    section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on
    page 9 of this prospectus, before investing in our common
    stock. Risks relating to our business include:
•
we may not be able to effectively identify and respond to
    changing fashion trends and customer preferences in a timely
    manner or at all;
•
we may not be able to execute on our growth strategy because we
    are unable to identify suitable locations to open new stores or
    convert existing stores into our rue21 etc! layout, obtain
    favorable lease terms, attract customers to our stores, hire and
    retain personnel and maintain sufficient levels of cash flow and
    any necessary financing to support our expansion;
•
we may not be able to effectively manage our operations, which
    have grown rapidly, or our future growth;
•
we may not be able to maintain and enhance our brand image,
    which could adversely affect our business;
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•
we may not be able to maintain or improve levels of comparable
    store sales;
•
we may lose key personnel, which could adversely impact our
    business;
•
we may face increased competition, which could adversely affect
    our business; and
•
we rely on key relationships with numerous vendors and we may
    not be able to maintain or add to these relationships by
    identifying vendors that appeal to our customer base or obtain
    sufficient inventory from these vendors to support our growth.
Our
    Principal Stockholders
Following completion of this offering, funds advised by Apax
    Partners, L.P. will own approximately 37.1% of our outstanding
    common stock, or 23.8% if the underwriters' option to
    purchase additional shares is fully exercised. Funds advised by
    Apax Partners, L.P. will be able to have a significant effect
    relating to votes over fundamental and significant corporate
    matters and transactions. See "Risk Factors—Risks
    Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock."
Apax Partners, L.P. is the United States subsidiary of Apax
    Partners LLP. We refer to Apax Partners L.P. and Apax Partners
    LLP together as Apax Partners. Apax Partners is an independent
    global private equity advisory firm with approximately
    $37 billion under management. Funds advised by Apax
    Partners invest in five global growth sectors:
    Retail & Consumer; Technology &
    Telecommunications; Media; Healthcare and Financial &
    Business Services. Apax Partners has an established global
    platform with nine offices in nine countries across three
    continents.
Corporate
    and Other Information
We were originally incorporated in Pennsylvania in October 1976
    and reincorporated in Delaware in November 2009. We changed our
    name to rue21, inc. in May 2003. Our principal executive office
    is located at 800 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 100,
    Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086 and our telephone number is
(724) 776-9780.
Our corporate website address is www.rue21.com. We do not
    incorporate the information contained on, or accessible through,
    our corporate website into this prospectus, and you should not
    consider it part of this prospectus.
The trademarks rue21, rue21 etc!, tarea by rue21, Carbon, Carbon
    Black, the CJ logo, CJ Black, rue by rue21, revert eco, sparkle
    rue21, Pink Ice rue21, rueKicks and MetroBlack rue21 are the
    property of rue21, inc. This prospectus contains additional
    trade names, trademarks and service marks of ours and of other
    companies. We do not intend our use or display of other
    companies' trade names, trademarks or service marks to
    imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us
    by, any other companies.
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The
    Offering
Common stock offered by the selling stockholders
5,063,563 shares
Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering
24,241,462 shares
Use of proceeds
The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from
    this offering and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale
    of shares in this offering. The selling stockholders include
    members of our management. Funds advised by Apax Partners are
    our controlling stockholders and are a selling stockholder in
    this offering. See "Principal and Selling
    Stockholders."
Principal Stockholders
Upon completion of this offering, funds advised by Apax
    Partners, L.P. will own 37.1% of our common stock.
Dividend policy
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock.
    We currently expect to retain future earnings, if any, for use
    in the operation and expansion of our business and do not
    anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
    Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is limited by
    the covenants of our senior secured credit facility and may be
    further restricted by the terms of any of our future debt or
    preferred securities. See "Dividend Policy."
Risk factors
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
    See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 9 of this
    prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully
    consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.
Symbol for trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
"rue."
Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus:
•
excludes 3,585,000 shares of common stock reserved for
    future grants under our equity compensation plan; and
•
assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to
    purchase up to an additional 759,534 shares from certain of
    the selling stockholders to cover their option to purchase
    additional shares.
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Summary
    Consolidated Financial and Other Data
The following table sets forth our summary consolidated
    financial and other data for the periods and at the dates
    indicated. The summary consolidated financial data for each of
    the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2009
    and as of January 31, 2009 have been derived from our
    audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in
    this prospectus. The historical financial data for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008 and
    October 31, 2009 and as of October 31, 2009 have been
    derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
    statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited
    condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared
    on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial
    statements and, in the opinion of our management, reflect all
    adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments,
    necessary for a fair presentation of this data. The results for
    any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results
    that may be expected for a full year. The consolidated financial
    statements for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period
    ended January 31, 2009 and as of the end of each such year
    have been audited.
The historical results presented below are not necessarily
    indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.
    This information should be read in conjunction with "Risk
    Factors," "Selected Consolidated Financial Data,"
    "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations," and our consolidated
    financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in
    this prospectus.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share and operating data)
Statement of Income Data:
Net sales
$
225,559
$
296,887
$
391,414
$
272,302
$
370,214
Cost of goods sold(1)
150,163
195,034
257,853
177,219
237,733
Gross profit
75,396
101,853
133,561
95,083
132,481
Selling, general and administrative expense
57,575
76,039
99,886
72,350
96,217
Depreciation and amortization expense
5,926
8,241
11,532
8,245
12,194
Income from operations
11,895
17,573
22,143
14,488
24,070
Interest expense, net
2,645
2,520
1,477
1,258
433
Provision for income taxes
1,452
5,920
8,027
5,185
9,342
Net income
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
$
8,045
$
14,295
Net income per common share
Basic
$
0.39
$
0.42
$
0.58
$
0.37
$
0.65
Diluted
$
0.36
$
0.40
$
0.55
$
0.35
$
0.63
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic
19,782
21,705
21,914
21,894
22,111
Diluted
21,888
22,842
22,814
22,823
22,828
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Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
Operating Data (unaudited)
Sales per gross square foot
$
234
$
236
$
235
$
174
$
177
Comparable store sales change(2)
(4.7
)%
7.8
%
3.7
%
0.8
%
7.4
%
Number of stores open at end of period
278
352
449
433
534
Total gross square feet at end of period (in thousands)
1,095
1,448
1,949
1,869
2,364
Store conversions during period
18
20
21
19
25
Capital expenditures (in thousands)
$
16,586
$
20,265
$
26,464
$
16,398
$
26,499
January 31,
October 31, 2009
2009
Actual
Pro Forma
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,611
$
5,330
$
5,330
Working capital
798
8,004
11,564
Total assets
141,200
179,748
183,308
Total long-term debt
19,476
21,176
—
Stockholders' equity
$
18,393
$
32,890
$
57,626
(1)
Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
(2)
Comparable store sales in fiscal
    years 2006 and 2007 are adjusted for the
    53
rd
week

    in fiscal year 2006.
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RISK
    FACTORS
This offering and an investment in our common stock involve a
    high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks
    described below, together with the financial and other
    information contained in this prospectus, before you decide to
    purchase shares of our common stock. If any of the following
    risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition,
    results of operations, cash flow and prospects could be
    materially and adversely affected. As a result, the trading
    price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all
    or part of your investment in our common stock.
Risks
    Related to Our Business
Our
    business is highly dependent upon our ability to identify and
    respond to new and changing fashion trends, customer preferences
    and other related factors.
Fashion trends and customer tastes are volatile and can change
    rapidly. Our success depends in large part upon our ability to
    effectively identify and respond to changing fashion trends and
    consumer demands, and to translate market trends into
    appropriate, saleable product offerings in a timely manner. A
    small number of our employees, including our divisional
    merchandise managers, our Senior Vice President and General
    Merchandise Manager and our President and Chief Executive
    Officer, are primarily responsible for performing this analysis
    and making related product purchase decisions. Failure of these
    employees to identify and react appropriately to new and
    changing trends or tastes or to accurately forecast demand for
    certain product offerings could lead to, among other things,
    excess inventories, markdowns and write-offs, which could
    materially adversely affect us and our brand image. Because our
    success depends significantly on our brand image, damage to our
    brand in particular would have a negative impact on us. There
    can be no assurance that our new product offerings will be met
    with the same level of acceptance as our past product offerings
    or that we will be able to adequately and timely respond to the
    preferences of our customers. The failure of any new product
    offerings could have a material adverse effect on our business
    plan, results of operations and financial condition.
Our
    growth strategy depends upon our ability to successfully open
    and operate a significant number of new stores each year in a
    timely and cost-effective manner without affecting the success
    of our existing store base.
Our net sales have grown appreciably during the past several
    years, primarily as a result of the opening of new stores. We
    intend to continue to pursue our growth strategy of opening new
    stores for the foreseeable future, and our future operating
    results will depend largely upon our ability to successfully
    open and operate a significant number of new stores each year in
    a timely and cost-effective manner, and to profitably manage a
    significantly larger business. We believe there is a significant
    opportunity to expand our store base from 535 locations as of
    January 30, 2010 to more than 1,000 stores within five
    years. In fiscal year 2010, we plan to open 100 new stores and
    convert 30 stores.
Our ability to successfully open and operate new stores depends
    on many factors including, among others, our ability to:
•
identify suitable store locations primarily in strip centers and
    regional malls, the availability of which is largely outside of
    our control;
•
negotiate acceptable lease terms, desired tenant allowances and
    assurances from operators and developers that they can complete
    the project, which depend in part on the financial resources of
    the operators and developers;
•
obtain or maintain adequate capital resources on acceptable
    terms;
•
source sufficient levels of inventory at acceptable costs;
•
hire, train and retain an expanded workforce of store managers
    and other personnel;
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•
successfully integrate new stores into our existing control
    structure and operations, including information system
    integration;
•
maintain adequate distribution facility, information system and
    other operational system capabilities;
•
identify and satisfy the merchandise and other preferences of
    our customers in new geographic areas and markets; and
•
address competitive, merchandising, marketing, distribution and
    other challenges encountered in connection with expansion into
    new geographic areas and markets.
In addition, as the number of our stores increases, we may face
    risks associated with market saturation of our product
    offerings. To the extent our new store openings are in markets
    where we have existing stores, we may experience reduced net
    sales in existing stores in those markets. Finally, there can be
    no assurance that any newly opened stores will be received as
    well as, or achieve net sales or profitability levels comparable
    to those of, our existing stores in the time periods estimated
    by us, or at all. If our stores fail to achieve, or are unable
    to sustain, acceptable net sales and profitability levels, our
    business may be materially harmed and we may incur significant
    costs associated with closing those stores.
Our failure to effectively address challenges such as these
    could adversely affect our ability to successfully open and
    operate new stores in a timely and cost-effective manner, and
    could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
    operations and financial condition. In addition, our current
    expansion plans are only estimates. The actual number of new
    stores we open each year and actual number of suitable locations
    for our new stores could differ significantly from these
    estimates. Any failure to successfully open and operate new
    stores in the time frames and at the costs estimated by us could
    have a material adverse effect on our business and result in a
    decline in the price of our common stock.
Our
    growth strategy will require us to expand and improve our
    operations and could strain our existing resources and cause the
    performance of our existing stores to suffer.
Our operating complexity will increase as our store base grows.
    Such increased complexity will require that we continue to
    expand and improve our operating capabilities, and grow, train
    and manage our employee base. We will need to continually
    evaluate the adequacy of our information and distribution
    systems and controls and procedures related to financial
    reporting. Implementing new systems, controls and procedures and
    any changes to existing systems, controls and procedures could
    present challenges we do not anticipate and could negatively
    impact us.
In addition, we may be unable to hire, train and retain a
    sufficient number of personnel or successfully manage our
    growth; moreover, our planned expansion will place increased
    demands on our existing operational, managerial, administrative
    and other resources. These increased demands could cause us to
    operate our business less effectively, which in turn could cause
    deterioration in the financial performance of our individual
    stores or our overall business.
Our rapid growth also makes it difficult for us to adequately
    predict the expenditures we will need to make in the future.
    This growth may also place increased burdens on our vendors, as
    we will likely increase the size of our merchandise orders. In
    addition, increased orders may negatively impact our approach of
    generally striving to minimize the time from purchase order to
    product delivery, and may increase our markdown risk. If we do
    not make the necessary capital or other expenditures necessary
    to accommodate our future growth, we may not be successful in
    our growth strategy. We cannot anticipate all of the demands
    that our expanding operations will impose on our business,
    personnel, systems and controls and procedures, and our failure
    to appropriately address such demands could have a material
    adverse effect on us.
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Our
    business depends in part on a strong brand image, and if we are
    not able to maintain and enhance our brand, particularly in new
    markets where we have limited brand recognition, we may be
    unable to attract a sufficient number of customers to our stores
    or sell sufficient quantities of our products.
We believe that the brand image we have developed has
    contributed significantly to the success of our business. We
    also believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand image,
    particularly in new markets where we have limited brand
    recognition, is important to maintaining and expanding our
    customer base. Maintaining and enhancing our brand image may
    require us to make substantial investments in areas such as
    merchandising, marketing, store operations, community relations,
    store promotions and employee training, and these investments
    may not be successful. Moreover, we do not utilize some of the
    advertising and marketing media used by some of our competitors,
    including advertising through the use of newspapers, magazines,
    billboards, television and radio. We believe our customers rely
    on
word-of-mouth
and social media marketing. As a result, we employ a viral
    approach to marketing that is designed to capture the interest
    of our customers and drive them into our stores. For example, we
    offer promotions and contests through our website, we provide
    product knowledge, trend statements and fashion blogs through
    Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube and we send regular
"e-blasts"
to customers to highlight key trends, new products and
    promotional events.
Because we do not rely on traditional advertising channels, such
    as newspaper or television advertisements, if our viral
    marketing efforts are not successful, there may be no
    immediately available alternative marketing channel for us to
    build awareness of our products in a manner that we think will
    be successful. This may impair our ability to successfully
    integrate new stores into the surrounding communities, to expand
    into new markets or to maintain the strength or distinctiveness
    of our brand image in our existing markets. In addition, if our
    viral marketing efforts are unsuccessful or we are otherwise
    required to use traditional advertising channels in our overall
    marketing strategy, then we will incur additional expenses
    associated with the transition to and operation of traditional
    advertising channels. Failure to successfully market our
    products and brand in new and existing markets could harm our
    business, results of operations and financial condition.
As of January 30, 2010, our 535 stores are located in
    516 cities in 43 states. A primary component of our
    strategy involves expanding into new geographic markets. As we
    expand into new geographic markets, we may be unable to develop,
    and consumers in these markets may not accept, our brand without
    significant additional expenditures or at all. Maintaining and
    enhancing our brand image will depend largely on our ability to
    offer a differentiated in-store experience to our customers and
    to continue to provide high quality products, which we may not
    continue to do successfully. In addition, our brand image may
    also be adversely affected if our public image or reputation is
    tarnished by negative publicity. The strength of our brand image
    is also dependent on our ability to successfully market our
    brand and product offerings to our customer demographic. To the
    extent the store and merchandise preferences of these customers
    change, the popularity of our brand may decline and our business
    may suffer.
Our
    inability to maintain or improve levels of comparable store
    sales could cause our stock price to decline.
We may not be able to maintain or improve the levels of
    comparable store sales that we have experienced in the recent
    past. Although we have sustained net sales growth since fiscal
    year 2005, our
quarter-to-quarter
comparable store sales have ranged from a decrease of 8.1% to an
    increase of 14.2%. We have recently experienced strong
    comparable store sales, which we may not be able to sustain. If
    our future comparable store sales decline or fail to meet market
    expectations, the price of our common stock could decline. In
    addition, the aggregate results of operations of our stores have
    fluctuated in the past and will fluctuate in the future. A
    variety of factors affect comparable store sales, including
    fashion trends, competition, current national and regional
    economic conditions, pricing, inflation, the timing of the
    release of new merchandise and promotional events, changes in
    our merchandise mix, inventory shrinkage, the success of our
    multi-channel marketing programs, the timing and level of
    markdowns and weather conditions. In addition, many retailers
    have been unable to sustain high levels of comparable store
    sales growth during and after periods of substantial expansion.
    These factors may cause our comparable store sales results to be
    materially lower than in recent periods and our expectations,
    which could harm our business and result in a decline in the
    price of our common stock.
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Our
    business is sensitive to global, national and regional consumer
    spending and economic conditions.
Consumer purchases of discretionary retail items and specialty
    retail products, including our products, may be affected by
    economic conditions such as employment levels, salary and wage
    levels, the availability of consumer credit, inflation, high
    interest rates, high tax rates, high fuel prices and consumer
    confidence in future economic conditions. These consumer
    purchases may decline during recessionary periods or at other
    times when disposable income is lower. These risks may be
    exacerbated for retailers such as us that focus on selling
    discretionary fashion merchandise. Consumer sentiment has
    recently declined and may decline further due to national and
    regional economic conditions, which has resulted in a general
    decrease in discretionary purchases. Our financial performance
    is particularly susceptible to economic and other conditions in
    regions or states where we have a significant number of stores,
    such as Texas or Georgia. Current economic conditions and
    further slowdown in the economy could further adversely affect
    strip center and regional mall traffic and new strip center and
    regional mall development and could materially adversely affect
    us and our growth plans.
Our
    plans to convert our existing stores and expand our product
    offerings may not be successful, and implementation of these
    plans may divert our operational, managerial and administrative
    resources, which could impact our competitive
    position.
In addition to our store growth strategy, we plan to convert
    many of our existing stores and grow our business by expanding
    some of our existing product categories, including our rue21
    etc! girls jewelry and accessories category, our footwear
    category and our Carbon guys apparel and accessories category.
    These plans involve various risks discussed elsewhere in these
    risk factors, including:
•
implementation of these plans may be delayed or may not be
    successful;
•
we may be unable to identify locations for conversion of
    existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout;
•
if our expanded product offerings fail to maintain and enhance
    our distinctive brand identity, our brand image may be
    diminished and our sales may decrease;
•
if we fail to expand our infrastructure, including by securing
    desirable store locations at reasonable costs and hiring and
    training employees, we may be unable to manage our expansion
    successfully; and
•
implementation of these plans may divert management's
    attention from other aspects of our business and place a strain
    on our management, operational and financial resources, as well
    as our information systems.
In addition, our ability to successfully carry out our plans to
    expand our product offerings may be affected by, among other
    things, inventory shrinkage that can result from an inventory
    that consists of smaller and easily concealable items such as
    jewelry, economic and competitive conditions, changes in
    consumer spending patterns and changes in consumer preferences
    and style trends. Our expansion plans could be delayed or
    abandoned, could cost more than anticipated or could divert
    resources from other areas of our business, any one of which
    could negatively impact our competitive position and reduce our
    revenue and profitability.
We
    could face increased competition from other retailers that could
    adversely affect us and our growth strategy.
We face competition in the specialty retail industry. We compete
    on the basis of a combination of factors, including among
    others, price, breadth, quality and style of merchandise
    offered, in-store experience, level of customer service, ability
    to identify and respond to new and emerging fashion trends,
    brand image and scalability. We compete with a wide variety of
    large and small retailers for customers, vendors, suitable store
    locations and personnel. We face competition from major
    specialty apparel retailers that offer their own private label
    assortment, including Aéropostale, American Eagle
    Outfitters, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, the Gap, J. Crew,
    Metropark, Old Navy and Wet Seal, as well as national off-price
    apparel chains such as TJX Companies, Burlington Coat Factory,
    and Ross Stores. We also face competition from department stores
    such as Dillard's, and JC Penney, and large value retailers
    such as Walmart, Target and Kohl's. We also compete against
    local off-price and specialty retail stores, regional retail
    chains, web-based retail stores and other direct retailers that
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engage in the retail sale of junior and young men's
    apparel, accessories, footwear and similar merchandise, which
    offer a variety of products, including apparel, for the
    value-conscious consumer. The competitive landscape we face,
    particularly among specialty retailers, is subject to rapid
    change which can affect customer preferences.
Many of our competitors have substantially greater name
    recognition as well as financial, marketing and other resources
    and therefore may be able to adapt to changes in customer
    preferences more quickly, devote greater resources to marketing
    and sale of their products, generate national brand recognition
    or adopt more aggressive pricing policies than we can. Many of
    our competitors also utilize advertising and marketing media
    which we do not, including advertising through use of
    newspapers, magazines, billboards, television and radio, which
    may provide them with greater brand recognition than we have.
Our competitors may also sell certain products or substantially
    similar products through the Internet or through outlet centers
    or discount stores, increasing the competitive pricing pressure
    for those products. We cannot assure you that we will continue
    to be able to compete successfully against existing or future
    competitors. Our expansion into markets served by our
    competitors and entry of new competitors or expansion of
    existing competitors into our markets could have a material
    adverse effect on us. Competitive forces and pressures may
    intensify as our presence in the retail marketplace grows.
We do not possess exclusive rights to many of the elements that
    comprise our in-store experience and product offerings. Some
    specialty retailers offer a personalized shopping experience
    that in some ways is similar to the one we strive to provide to
    our customers. Our competitors may seek to emulate facets of our
    business strategy and in-store experience, which could result in
    a reduction of any competitive advantage or special appeal that
    we might possess. In addition, some of our product offerings are
    sold to us on a non-exclusive basis. As a result, our current
    and future competitors may be able to duplicate or improve upon
    some or all of our in-store experience or product offerings that
    we believe are important in differentiating our stores and our
    customers' shopping experience, especially those
    competitors with significantly greater financial, marketing and
    other resources than ours. If our competitors were to duplicate
    or improve upon some or all of our in-store experience or
    product offerings, our competitive position and our business
    could suffer.
We
    depend on key personnel and may not be able to retain or replace
    these individuals or recruit additional personnel, which could
    harm our business.
We believe that we have benefited substantially from the
    leadership and experience of our key personnel, including our
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert N. Fisch, and our
    Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Kim A.
    Reynolds. The loss of the services of any of our key personnel
    could have a material adverse effect on our business and
    prospects, as we may not be able to find suitable individuals to
    replace such personnel on a timely basis. In addition, any such
    departure could be viewed in a negative light by investors and
    analysts, which could cause our common stock price to decline.
    None of our employees are subject to non-compete obligations at
    the present time. In addition, except for our President and
    Chief Executive Officer and employees subject to stock option
    award agreements, our employees are not subject to
    non-solicitation obligations. Moreover, we do not have
    employment agreements with any of our employees and we do not
    maintain "key man" or "key woman" insurance
    policies on the lives of these individuals, except for our
    President and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, their
    employment may be terminated by us or them at any time. We do,
    however, anticipate entering into an employment agreement with
    certain members of senior management. As our business expands,
    our future success will depend greatly on our continued ability
    to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified personnel.
    There is a high level of competition for experienced, successful
    personnel in the retail industry. Our inability to meet our
    staffing requirements in the future could impair our growth and
    harm our business.
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Our
    ability to attract customers to our stores that are located in
    strip centers, regional malls and outlet centers depends heavily
    on the success of the shopping centers in which our stores are
    located, and any decrease in customer traffic in these shopping
    centers could cause our net sales to be less than
    expected.
Our stores are located in strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers and our expansion is expected to be predominantly
    focused on strip centers and regional malls. Net sales at these
    stores are derived, to a significant degree, from the volume of
    traffic in those shopping centers and the surrounding area. Our
    stores benefit from the ability of shopping centers' other
    tenants, particularly anchor stores such as Walmart, Target and
    Kohl's, to generate consumer traffic in the vicinity of our
    stores and the continuing popularity of the strip centers,
    regional malls and outlet centers as shopping destinations. Our
    sales volume and traffic may be adversely affected by, among
    other things, economic downturns nationally or regionally, high
    fuel prices, increased competition, changes in consumer
    demographics, a decrease in popularity of shopping centers or of
    stores in the shopping centers in which our stores are located,
    the closing of anchor stores important to our business, or a
    deterioration in the financial condition of shopping center
    operators or developers which could, for example, limit their
    ability to finance tenant improvements for us and other
    retailers. A reduction in consumer traffic as a result of these
    or any other factors, or our inability to obtain or maintain
    prominent store locations within shopping centers, could have a
    material adverse effect on us. Although we do not have specific
    information in respect to the strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers in which we locate or plan to locate our stores,
    we believe strip center, regional mall and outlet center vacancy
    rates have been rising and traffic has been decreasing
    nationally.
We
    plan to use cash from operations to fund our expanding business
    and execute on our growth strategy and may require additional
    financing, which may not be available to us.
We have grown rapidly, with our net sales increasing from
    $146.9 million for fiscal year 2004 to $391.4 million
    for fiscal year 2008. During fiscal year 2008, capital
    expenditures, net of tenant allowances, were $17.6 million,
    of which $8.5 million was related to the 99 new stores we
    opened during fiscal year 2008. In addition, we spent
    approximately $2.4 million to convert our existing stores
    during fiscal year 2008. We plan to continue our growth and
    expansion, including opening a significant number of additional
    stores, as well as converting existing stores. Our plans to
    expand our store base may not be successful and the
    implementation of these plans may not result in expected
    increases in our net sales even though they increase our costs.
To support our expanding business and execute on our growth
    strategy, we will need significant amounts of cash from
    operations, including funds to pay our lease obligations, build
    out new store space, purchase inventory, pay personnel, further
    invest in our infrastructure and facilities, and pay for the
    increased costs associated with operating as a public company.
    In particular, payments under the operating leases associated
    with our stores and our distribution facility account for a
    significant portion of our operating expenses.
We primarily depend on cash flow from operations and our senior
    secured credit facility to fund our business and growth plans.
    If our business does not generate sufficient cash flow from
    operations to fund these activities, and sufficient funds are
    not otherwise available to us from our senior secured credit
    facility, we may need additional equity or debt financing. If
    such financing is not available to us on satisfactory terms, our
    ability to run and expand our business or to respond to
    competitive pressures would be limited and we could be required
    to delay, significantly curtail or eliminate planned store
    openings or operations or other elements of our growth strategy.
    If we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities or
    securities convertible into equity securities, your ownership
    may be diluted. Our senior secured credit facility and any
    additional debt financing we may incur may impose upon us
    covenants that restrict our operations, including limitations on
    our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends,
    redeem our common stock, make certain investments and engage in
    certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions.
    Moreover, any borrowings under any future debt financing will
    require interest payments and need to be repaid or refinanced,
    and would create additional cash demands and financial risk for
    us, which could be exacerbated by then-existing business or
    prevailing financial market conditions.
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We
    have many important vendor relationships and our ability to
    obtain merchandise at competitive prices could suffer as a
    result of any deterioration or change in those relationships or
    events that adversely affect our vendors or their ability to
    obtain financing for their operations.
We have many important vendor relationships that we believe
    provide us with a competitive advantage. We do not own or
    operate any manufacturing facilities. We instead purchase all of
    our merchandise from third-party vendors. Over the last twelve
    months, we sourced a majority of our merchandise from our
    various merchandise vendors, with no single vendor accounting
    for more than 8% of our merchandise. Our financial performance
    depends in large part on our ability to purchase desired
    merchandise in sufficient quantities at competitive prices from
    these and other vendors. In some cases, we obtain exclusive use
    of select products from our vendors for a period of time.
    Moreover, from time to time, some of our vendors, with their
    prior consent, allow us to return certain merchandise purchased
    from them. In addition, we are typically able to return
    merchandise that does not meet our preset specifications.
    However, we generally have no long-term purchase contracts or
    other contractual assurances of continued supply, pricing or
    access to new products. Any of our vendors could discontinue
    supplying us with desired products in sufficient quantities for
    a variety of reasons. The benefits we currently experience from
    our vendor relationships could be adversely affected if our
    vendors:
•
choose to discontinue selling non-exclusive or exclusive
    products to us;
•
refuse to allow us to return merchandise purchased from them;
•
raise the prices they charge us;
•
sell similar or identical products to certain of our
    competitors, many of whom purchase products in significantly
    greater volume and, in some cases, at lower prices than we do;
•
enter into arrangements with competitors that could impair our
    ability to sell their products, including by giving our
    competitors exclusive licensing arrangements or exclusive access
    to styles, brands and products or limiting our access to such
    arrangements or styles, brands or products;
•
initiate or expand sales of their products through their own
    stores or through the Internet to the retail market and
    therefore compete with us directly; or
•
sell their products through outlet centers or discount stores,
    increasing the competitive pricing pressure we face.
Some of our vendors are small and specialized with limited
    resources, production capacities and operating histories. Events
    that adversely affect our vendors could impair our ability to
    obtain desired merchandise in sufficient quantities. Such events
    include difficulties or problems associated with our
    vendors' business, finances, labor, importation of
    products, costs, production, insurance and reputation. For
    example, some of our vendors are extended credit by units of the
    CIT Group, or CIT, and if CIT ceases to do business or
    materially decreases its level of credit to our vendors, we may
    be required to pay for merchandise from our vendors earlier than
    our historical practice.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire
    desired merchandise in sufficient quantities on acceptable terms
    or at all in the future, especially if we need significantly
    greater amounts of inventory in connection with the growth of
    our business. Any inability to acquire suitable merchandise in
    sufficient quantities and at acceptable prices, in particular
    exclusive merchandise, due to the loss of or a deterioration or
    change in our relationship with one or more key vendors, or
    events harmful to our vendors, may materially adversely affect
    us.
We are
    subject to risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of
    space, including future increases in occupancy
    costs.
We do not own any real estate. Instead, we lease all of our
    store locations, our corporate headquarters in Warrendale,
    Pennsylvania and our distribution facility in Weirton, West
    Virginia. We lease our distribution facility from the State of
    West Virginia under a lease that expires in 2011, with two
    five-year renewal options.
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Although some of our leases are for ten-year periods, we
    typically occupy our stores under operating leases with terms of
    five years, with additional five-year renewal options. We have
    been able to negotiate favorable rental rates over the last year
    due in part to the state of the economy and high vacancy rates
    within some shopping centers; however, there is no guarantee
    that we will be able to continue to negotiate such favorable
    terms, and this can cause our occupancy rates to be higher in
    future years or may force us to close stores in desirable
    locations. Some of our leases have early cancellation clauses,
    which permit the lease to be terminated by us or the landlord if
    certain sales levels are not met in specific periods or if the
    strip center does not meet specified occupancy standards. In
    addition to future minimum lease payments, some of our store
    leases provide for additional rental payments based on a
    percentage of net sales, or "percentage rent," if
    sales at the respective stores exceed specified levels, as well
    as the payment of common area maintenance charges, real property
    insurance and real estate taxes. Many of our lease agreements
    have defined escalating rent provisions over the initial term
    and any extensions. As we expand our store base, our lease
    expense and our cash outlays for rent under the lease agreements
    will increase. Our substantial operating lease obligations could
    have significant negative consequences, including:
•
requiring that a substantial portion of our available cash be
    applied to pay our rental obligations, thus reducing cash
    available for other purposes;
•
increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and
    industry conditions;
•
limiting our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes
    in our business or in the industry in which we compete; and
•
limiting our ability to obtain additional financing.
Any of these consequences could place us at a disadvantage with
    respect to our competitors. We depend on cash flow from
    operations to pay our lease expenses and to fulfill our other
    cash needs. If our business does not generate sufficient cash
    flow from operating activities to fund these expenses and needs,
    we may not be able to service our lease expenses, grow our
    business, respond to competitive challenges or to fund our other
    liquidity and capital needs, which would harm our business.
Additional sites that we lease may be subject to long-term
    non-cancelable leases if we are unable to negotiate our current
    standard lease terms. If an existing or future store is not
    profitable, and we decide to close it, we may nonetheless be
    committed to perform our obligations under the applicable lease
    including, among other things, paying the base rent for the
    balance of the lease term. Moreover, even if a lease has an
    early cancellation clause, we may not satisfy the contractual
    requirements for early cancellation under that lease. Our
    inability to enter into new leases or renew existing leases on
    terms acceptable to us or be released from our obligations under
    leases for stores that we close would materially adversely
    affect us.
Our
    failure to find store employees that reflect our brand image and
    embody our culture, especially in light of our growth strategy,
    could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends in part upon our ability to attract,
    motivate and retain a sufficient number of store employees,
    including store managers, who understand and appreciate our
    corporate culture and customers, and are able to adequately and
    effectively represent our culture and establish credibility with
    our customers. The store employee turnover rate in the retail
    industry is generally high. If we are unable to hire and retain
    store personnel capable of consistently providing a high level
    of customer service, as demonstrated by their enthusiasm for our
    culture, understanding of our customers and knowledge of the
    merchandise we offer, our ability to open new stores may be
    impaired, the performance of our existing and new stores could
    be materially adversely affected and our brand image may be
    negatively impacted. We are also dependent upon temporary
    personnel to adequately staff our stores and distribution
    facility, with heightened dependence during busy periods such as
    the Easter and spring break season,
back-to-school
season and the winter holiday season and when multiple new
    stores are opening. There can be no assurance that we will
    receive adequate assistance from our temporary personnel, or
    that there will be sufficient sources of suitable temporary
    personnel to meet our demand. Any such failure to meet our
    staffing needs or any material increases in employee turnover
    rates could have a material adverse effect on our business or
    results of operations.
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Our
    net sales and inventory levels fluctuate on a seasonal basis or
    due to store events or promotions, leaving our operating results
    particularly susceptible to changes in seasonal shopping
    patterns and related risks.
Our net sales are typically disproportionately higher in the
    second and fourth fiscal quarters due to increased net sales
    during the summer and winter holiday seasons. Net sales during
    these periods cannot be used as an accurate indicator of annual
    results. Likewise, as is the case with many retailers of
    apparel, accessories and gifts, we typically experience lower
    net sales in the first fiscal quarter relative to other
    quarters. Any significant decrease in net sales during the
    summer or winter holiday seasons would have a material adverse
    effect on us. In addition, in order to prepare for these
    seasons, we must order and keep in stock significantly more
    merchandise than we carry during other parts of the year. This
    inventory
build-up
may
    require us to expend cash faster than is generated by our
    operations during this period. Any unanticipated decrease in
    demand for our products during these peak shopping seasons could
    require us to sell excess inventory at a substantial markdown,
    which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
    profitability, ability to repay any indebtedness and our brand
    image. In addition, we may experience variability in net sales
    as a result of a variety of other factors, including the timing
    of new store openings, store events, promotions or other
    marketing activities, which may cause our results of operations
    to fluctuate on a quarterly basis and relative to corresponding
    periods in prior years.
We
    only have one distribution facility and have not yet implemented
    disaster recovery procedures, and if we encounter difficulties
    associated with our distribution facility or if it were to shut
    down for any reason, we could face shortages of inventory that
    would have a material adverse affect on our business operations
    and harm our reputation.
Our only distribution facility is located in Weirton, West
    Virginia. Our distribution facility supports our entire
    business. All of our merchandise is shipped to the distribution
    facility from our vendors, and then packaged and shipped from
    our distribution facility to our stores. The success of our
    stores depends on their timely receipt of merchandise. The
    efficient flow of our merchandise requires that we have adequate
    capacity in our distribution facility to support our current
    level of operations, and the anticipated increased levels that
    may follow from our growth plans. If we encounter difficulties
    associated with our distribution facility or if it were to shut
    down for any reason, including by fire or other natural
    disaster, we could face shortages of inventory, resulting in
"out-of-stock"
conditions in our stores, and incur significantly higher costs
    and longer lead times associated with distributing merchandise
    to our stores. This could have a material adverse effect on our
    business and harm our reputation. We are in the process of
    developing disaster recovery and business continuity plans that
    would allow us to be fully operational regardless of casualties
    or unforeseen events that may affect our corporate headquarters
    or distribution center. Without proper disaster recovery and
    business continuity plans, if we encounter difficulties with our
    distribution facility or other problems or disasters arise, we
    cannot ensure that critical systems and operations will be
    restored in a timely manner or at all, and this would have a
    material adverse effect on our business.
We completed an upgrade of our distribution facility during
    fiscal year 2009, which we believe will support our growth to
    approximately 1,300 stores with little additional capital
    investment. We may need to further increase the capacity of this
    facility to support our growth, which may require us to secure
    additional favorable real estate or may require us to obtain
    additional financing. Appropriate locations or financing for the
    purchase or lease of such additional real estate may not be
    available at reasonable costs or at all. Our failure to provide
    adequate order fulfillment and secure additional distribution
    capacity when necessary could impede our growth plans, and the
    further increase of this capacity would increase our costs.
We
    rely upon independent third-party transportation providers for
    substantially all of our product shipments.
We currently rely upon independent third-party transportation
    providers for substantially all of our product shipments,
    including shipments to all of our stores. Our utilization of
    their delivery services for shipments, or those of any other
    shipping companies we may elect to use, is subject to risks,
    including increases in fuel prices, which would increase our
    shipping costs, and employee strikes and inclement weather,
    which may impact the shipping company's abilities to
    provide delivery services that adequately meet our shipping
    needs.
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If we change shipping companies, we could face logistical
    difficulties that could adversely affect deliveries and we would
    incur costs and expend resources in connection with such change.
    Moreover, we may not be able to obtain terms as favorable as
    those received from the independent third-party transportation
    providers we currently use, which in turn would increase our
    costs. We also face shipping and distribution risks and
    uncertainties associated with the upgrade of our distribution
    facility and related systems.
Our
    ability to source our merchandise profitably or at all could be
    hurt if new trade restrictions are imposed or existing trade
    restrictions become more burdensome.
Trade restrictions, including increased tariffs, safeguards or
    quotas, on apparel and accessories could increase the cost or
    reduce the supply of merchandise available to us. Under the
    World Trade Organization, or WTO, Agreement, effective
    January 1, 2005, the United States and other WTO member
    countries removed quotas on goods from WTO members, which in
    certain instances affords us greater flexibility in importing
    textile and apparel products from WTO countries from which we
    source our merchandise. However, as the removal of quotas
    resulted in an import surge from China, the United States in May
    2005 imposed safeguard quotas on seven categories of goods and
    apparel imported from China. Effective January 1, 2006, the
    United States imposed quotas on approximately twelve
    categories of goods and apparel from China, and may impose
    additional quotas in the future. These and other trade
    restrictions could have a significant impact on our sourcing
    patterns in the future. The extent of this impact, if any, and
    the possible effect on our purchasing patterns and costs, cannot
    be determined at this time. We cannot predict whether any of the
    countries in which our merchandise is currently manufactured or
    may be manufactured in the future will be subject to additional
    trade restrictions imposed by the United States and foreign
    governments, nor can we predict the likelihood, type or effect
    of any such restrictions. Trade restrictions, including
    increased tariffs or quotas, embargoes, safeguards and customs
    restrictions against apparel items, as well as United States or
    foreign labor strikes, work stoppages or boycotts, could
    increase the cost or reduce the supply of apparel available to
    us or may require us to modify our current business practices,
    any of which could hurt our profitability.
We
    rely significantly on information systems and any failure,
    inadequacy, interruption or security failure of those systems
    could harm our ability to effectively operate our
    business.
Our ability to effectively manage and maintain our inventory,
    and to ship products to our stores and our customers on a timely
    basis, depends significantly on our information systems,
    including our Island Pacific Inc., or Island Pacific, enterprise
    resource planning system and Epicor Software Corporation, or
    Epicor, including its Customer Relationship Management and store
point-of-sale,
or POS, system. We believe that utilizing this suite of products
    has allowed us to avoid the expense associated with internally
    developing and managing our own hardware and software systems.
    See "Business—Management Information Systems." To
    manage the growth of our operations, personnel and real estate
    portfolio, we will need to continue to improve and expand our
    operational and financial systems, real estate management
    systems, transaction processing and internal controls and
    business processes; in doing so, we could encounter transitional
    issues and incur substantial additional expenses. If we are
    unable to maintain our current relationships with Island Pacific
    or Epicor, there is no assurance that we will be able to locate
    replacements on a timely basis or on acceptable terms. The
    failure of our information systems to operate effectively,
    problems with transitioning to upgraded or replacement systems
    or expanding them into new stores, or a breach in security of
    these systems, could adversely impact the promptness and
    accuracy of our merchandise distribution, transaction
    processing, financial accounting and reporting, the efficiency
    of our operations and our ability to properly forecast earnings
    and cash requirements. We could be required to make significant
    additional expenditures to remediate any such failure, problem
    or breach. Such events may have a material adverse effect on us.
In addition, we may now and in the future implement new systems
    to increase efficiencies and profitability. To manage growth of
    our operations and personnel, we will need to continue to
    improve and expand our operational and financial systems,
    transaction processing, and internal controls and business
    processes. In doing any implementation or change to existing
    processes, we may encounter transitional issues and incur
    substantial additional expenses.
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System
    security risk issues could disrupt our internal operations or
    information technology services, and any such disruption could
    harm our net sales, increase our expenses, and harm our
    reputation and stock price.
Experienced computer programmers and hackers, or even internal
    users, may be able to penetrate our network security or that of
    Island Pacific or Epicor and misappropriate our confidential
    information or that of third parties, create system disruptions
    or cause shutdowns. As a result, we could incur significant
    expenses addressing problems created by security breaches of our
    network. This risk is heightened because we collect and store
    customer information for marketing purposes. Any compromise of
    customer information could subject us to customer or government
    litigation and harm our reputation, which could adversely affect
    our business and growth. Moreover, we could incur significant
    expenses or disruptions of our operations in connection with
    system failures or breaches. In addition, sophisticated hardware
    and operating system software and applications that we procure
    from third parties, including that of Island Pacific or Epicor,
    may contain defects in design or manufacture, including
    "bugs" and other problems that could unexpectedly
    interfere with the operation of the systems. The costs to us to
    eliminate or alleviate security problems, viruses and bugs, or
    any problems associated with the outsourced services provided by
    Island Pacific or Epicor, could be significant, and such efforts
    to address these problems could result in interruptions, delays
    or cessation of service that may impede our sales, distribution
    or other critical functions.
We may
    suffer risks if our vendors fail to follow our vendor
    guidelines, including the risk we could acquire merchandise
    without full rights to sell it and the risks that a vendor or a
    manufacturer may fail to use acceptable labor practices, comply
    with other applicable laws or face interruption with its
    operations.
We sometimes purchase merchandise from vendors who hold
    manufacturing and distribution rights under the terms of certain
    licenses or who themselves own intellectual property rights to
    the merchandise. In addition, we purchase merchandise that may
    be subject to design copyrights, design patents, or otherwise
    may incorporate protected intellectual property. We are not
    involved in the manufacture of any of the merchandise we
    purchase from our vendors for sale to our customers, and we do
    not independently investigate whether these vendors legally hold
    intellectual property rights to merchandise that they are
    manufacturing or distributing. As a result, we rely upon
    vendors' representations set forth in our purchase orders
    and vendor agreements concerning their right to sell us the
    products that we purchase from them. If a third party claims to
    have licensing rights with respect to merchandise we purchased
    from a vendor, or we acquire unlicensed merchandise, we could be
    obligated to remove such merchandise from our stores, incur
    costs associated with destruction of such merchandise if the
    distributor or vendor is unwilling or unable to reimburse us,
    and be subject to liability under various civil and criminal
    causes of action, including actions to recover unpaid royalties
    and other damages and injunctions. Although our purchase orders
    and vendor agreement with each vendor require the vendor to
    indemnify us against such claims, a vendor may not have the
    financial resources to defend itself or us against such claims,
    in which case, we may have to pay the costs and expenses
    associated with defending such claim. Any of these results could
    harm our brand image and have a material adverse effect on our
    business and growth.
Many of the products sold in our stores are manufactured outside
    of the United States, which may increase the risk that the
    labor, manufacturing safety and other practices followed by the
    manufacturers of these products may differ from those generally
    accepted in the United States. Although we require each of our
    vendors to sign a purchase order and vendor agreement that
    requires adherence to accepted labor practices and compliance
    with labor, manufacturing safety and other laws, we do not
    supervise, control or audit our vendors or the manufacturers
    that produce the merchandise we sell to our customers, and we
    have no direct relationship and very limited contact with any of
    the manufacturers. We do reserve the right to conduct random
    testing of products and we use a third-party resource to conduct
    such random testing on designated categories of items to further
    address our concern for customer safety. However, some of our
    vendors are small and may not have adequate procedures in place
    to assure compliance with applicable labor, manufacturing safety
    and other laws. The violation of such labor, manufacturing
    safety or other laws by any of our vendors or these
    manufacturers, or the divergence of the labor practices followed
    by any of our vendors or these manufacturers from those
    generally accepted in the United States, could interrupt, or
    otherwise disrupt, the
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shipment of finished products to us or damage our brand image
and/or
subject us to boycotts by our customers or activist groups.
In fiscal year 2009, substantially all of our merchandise was
    sourced from foreign factories, many of which were located in
    China and India. Any event causing a sudden disruption of
    manufacturing or imports from Asia, Central America or
    elsewhere, including the imposition of additional import
    restrictions, could materially harm our operations. We have no
    long-term merchandise supply contracts, and many of our imports
    are subject to existing or potential duties, tariffs or quotas
    that may limit the quantity of certain types of goods that may
    be imported into the United States from countries in Asia,
    Central America or elsewhere. We compete with other companies
    for production facilities and import quota capacity.
Our vendors' sourcing operations may also be hurt by
    political and financial instability, strikes, health concerns
    regarding infectious diseases in countries in which our
    merchandise is produced, adverse weather conditions or natural
    disasters that may occur in Asia, Central America or elsewhere
    or acts of war or terrorism in the United States or worldwide,
    to the extent these acts affect the production, shipment or
    receipt of merchandise. Our future operations and performance
    will be subject to these factors, which are beyond our control,
    and these factors could materially hurt our business, financial
    condition and results of operations or may require us to modify
    our current business practices or incur increased costs.
There
    are claims made against us from time to time that can result in
    litigation or regulatory proceedings which could distract
    management from our business activities and result in
    significant liability or damage to our brand
    image.
As a growing company with expanding operations, we increasingly
    face the risk of litigation and other claims against us.
    Litigation and other claims may arise in the ordinary course of
    our business and include employee claims, commercial disputes,
    intellectual property issues, product-oriented allegations and
    slip and fall claims. Often these cases raise complex factual
    and legal issues, which are subject to risks and uncertainties
    and which could require significant management time. Litigation
    and other claims against us could result in unexpected expenses
    and liability, as well as materially adversely affect our
    operations and our reputation.
We may
    be subject to liability if we infringe upon the trademarks or
    other intellectual property rights of third
    parties.
We may be subject to liability if we infringe upon the
    trademarks or other intellectual property rights of third
    parties. If we were to be found liable for any such
    infringement, we could be required to pay substantial damages
    and could be subject to injunctions preventing further
    infringement. Such infringement claims could subject us to
    boycotts by our customers or otherwise harm our brand image. In
    addition, any payments we are required to make and any
    injunctions we are required to comply with as a result of such
    infringement actions could adversely affect our financial
    results.
Changes
    in laws, including employment laws and laws related to our
    merchandise, could make conducting our business more expensive
    or otherwise change the way we do business.
We are subject to numerous regulations, including labor and
    employment, customs,
truth-in-advertising,
consumer protection and zoning and occupancy laws and ordinances
    that regulate retailers generally
and/or
govern the importation, promotion and sale of merchandise and
    the operation of stores and warehouse facilities. If these
    regulations were to change or were violated by our management,
    employees, vendors, buying agents or trading companies, the
    costs of certain goods could increase, or we could experience
    delays in shipments of our goods, be subject to fines or
    penalties, or suffer reputational harm, which could reduce
    demand for our merchandise and hurt our business and results of
    operations.
In addition to increased regulatory compliance requirements,
    changes in laws could make ordinary conduct of our business more
    expensive or require us to change the way we do business. For
    example, changes in federal and state minimum wage laws could
    raise the wage requirements for certain of our employees, which
    would likely cause us to reexamine our entire wage structure for
    stores. Other laws related to employee
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benefits and treatment of employees, including laws related to
    limitations on employee hours, supervisory status, leaves of
    absence, mandated health benefits or overtime pay, could also
    negatively impact us, such as by increasing compensation and
    benefits costs for overtime and medical expenses. Moreover,
    changes in product safety or other consumer protection laws
    could lead to increased costs to us for certain merchandise, or
    additional labor costs associated with readying merchandise for
    sale. For example, in August 2008, the Consumer Product Safety
    Improvement Act of 2008, or CPSIA, was signed into law. The
    CPSIA imposes new requirements for the textile and apparel
    industries. These new requirements relate to all products
    marketed to children 12 years of age and under. Among other
    requirements, the Consumer Product Safety Commission requires
    certification and testing of lead paint levels as applied to
    certain products, along with testing of the lead content of the
    product as a whole. We have engaged an accredited third party
    testing service to ensure our vendors' compliance with
    consumer safety laws and to meet further product safety goals.
    It is often difficult for us to plan and prepare for potential
    changes to applicable laws and future actions or payments
    related to such changes could be material to us.
We may
    incur indebtedness in the future and that indebtedness could
    adversely affect our financial health and harm our ability to
    react to changes to our business. Any future indebtedness may
    contain covenants that limit our business
    activities.
We may incur indebtedness in the future. Any increase in the
    amount of our indebtedness could require us to divert funds
    identified for other purposes for debt service and impair our
    liquidity position. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow
    from operations to service our debt, we may need to refinance
    our debt, dispose of assets or issue equity to obtain necessary
    funds. We do not know whether we will be able to take any of
    such actions on a timely basis, on terms satisfactory to us or
    at all.
Our level of indebtedness has important consequences to you and
    your investment in our common stock. For example, our level of
    indebtedness may:
•
require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from
    operations to pay interest and principal on our debt, which
    would reduce the funds available to us for working capital,
    capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
•
limit our ability to pay future dividends;
•
limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working
    capital, capital expenditures, expansion plans and other
    investments, which may limit our ability to implement our
    business strategy;
•
result in higher interest expense if interest rates increase on
    any floating rate borrowings;
•
heighten our vulnerability to downturns in our business, the
    industry or in the general economy and limit our flexibility in
    planning for or reacting to changes in our business and the
    retail industry; or
•
prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities as
    they arise or successfully carrying out our plans to expand our
    store base and product offerings.
We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient
    cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be
    available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to make
    payments on our indebtedness or to fund our operations. Any
    indebtedness we incur may contain covenants that restrict our
    ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends, make
    acquisitions or investments or do certain other things that may
    impact the value of our common stock.
The
    terms of our senior secured credit facility may restrict our
    current and future operations, which would adversely affect our
    ability to respond to changes in our business and to manage our
    operations.
Our senior secured credit facility contains, and any future
    indebtedness of ours would likely contain, a number of
    restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and
    financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our
    ability to, among other things:
•
place liens on our or our direct or indirect subsidiaries'
    assets;
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make investments other than permitted investments;
•
incur additional indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions;
•
prepay or redeem certain indebtedness;
•
merge, consolidate and dissolve;
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sell assets;
•
engage in transactions with affiliates;
•
change the nature of our business;
•
change our or our direct or indirect subsidiaries' fiscal
    year or organizational documents; and
•
make restricted payments, including certain equity issuances and
    payment of dividends in a form other than in common stock.
A failure by us to comply with the covenants or financial ratios
    contained in our senior secured credit facility could result in
    an event of default under our credit facility, which could
    adversely affect our ability to respond to changes in our
    business and manage our operations. A change in control of our
    company is also an event of default under our senior secured
    credit facility. Under our senior secured credit facility, a
    change in control of our company will occur if, among other
    things, any person or entity other than the funds advised by
    Apax Partners or us or our subsidiaries acquires, directly or
    indirectly, more than 35% of the outstanding equity interests of
    us or a greater percentage of the equity interest than is
    beneficially owned by the funds advised by Apax Partners. Upon
    the occurrence of an event of default under our senior secured
    credit facility, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts
    outstanding to be due and payable, require us to apply all of
    our available cash to repay these amounts and exercise other
    remedies as set forth in the senior secured credit facility. If
    the indebtedness under our senior secured credit facility were
    to be accelerated, there can be no assurance that our assets
    would be sufficient to repay this indebtedness in full. See
    "Description of Certain Indebtedness—Senior Secured
    Credit Facility."
We may
    be unable to protect our trademarks or other intellectual
    property rights.
We are not aware of any claims of infringement upon or
    challenges to our right to use any of our brand names or
    trademarks in the United States. Nevertheless, there can be no
    assurance that the actions we have taken to establish and
    protect our trademarks will be adequate to prevent imitation of
    our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to
    block sales of our products as a violation of the trademarks or
    proprietary rights of others. Also, others may assert rights in,
    or ownership of, our trademarks and other proprietary rights or
    claim that we are infringing on their proprietary rights, and we
    may not be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts
    to our satisfaction. In addition, we do not register our marks
    internationally, and the laws of certain foreign countries may
    not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws
    of the United States.
Because we have not registered our trademarks in any foreign
    countries, international protection of our brand image and the
    use of these marks could be limited. Other entities may have
    rights to trademarks that contain portions of our marks or may
    have registered similar or competing marks for apparel and
    accessories in foreign countries in which our vendors source our
    merchandise. There may also be other prior registrations in
    other foreign countries of which we are not aware. Accordingly,
    it may be possible for others to enjoin the manufacture, sale or
    exportation of our branded goods to the United States. If we
    were unable to reach a licensing arrangement with these parties,
    our vendors may be unable to manufacture our products in those
    countries. Our inability to register our trademarks or purchase
    or license the right to use our trademarks or logos in these
    jurisdictions could limit our ability to obtain supplies from
    less costly markets or penetrate new markets should our business
    plan change to include selling our merchandise in those
    jurisdictions outside the United States.
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We may
    be subject to unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or
    increased labor costs, especially if the Employee Free Choice
    Act is adopted.
Currently, none of our employees is represented by a union.
    However, our employees have the right at any time under the
    National Labor Relations Act to form or affiliate with a union.
    If some or all of our workforce were to become unionized and the
    terms of the collective bargaining agreement were significantly
    different from our current compensation arrangements, it could
    increase our costs and adversely impact our profitability. The
    Employee Free Choice Act of 2007: H.R. 800, or EFCA, was passed
    in the United States House of Representatives last year and the
    same legislation has been introduced again in 2009 as H.R. 1409
    and S. 560. President Obama and leaders of Congress have made
    public statements in support of this bill. Accordingly, this
    bill or a variation of it could be enacted in the future and the
    enactment of this bill could have an adverse impact on our
    business, by making it easier for workers to obtain union
    representation and increasing the penalties employers may incur
    if they engage in labor practices in violation of the National
    Labor Relations Act.
Maintaining
    and improving our financial controls and the requirements of
    being a public company may strain our resources, divert
    management's attention and affect our ability to attract
    and retain qualified board members.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting
    requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the
    Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules. The
    requirements of these rules and regulations have significantly
    increased our legal and financial compliance costs, including
    costs associated with the hiring of additional personnel, making
    some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly, and
    may also place undue strain on our personnel, systems and
    resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that
    we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to
    our business and financial condition.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we
    maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and
    internal control over financial reporting. Ensuring that we have
    adequate internal financial and accounting controls and
    procedures in place is a costly and time-consuming effort that
    needs to be re-evaluated frequently. We are in the initial stage
    of documenting our internal control procedures and have not
    begun testing these procedures in order to comply with the
    requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or
    Section 404. Section 404, which requires annual
    management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal
    control over financial reporting and a report by our independent
    registered public accounting firm auditing our effectiveness of
    internal control over financial reporting beginning with fiscal
    year 2010. Both we and our independent registered public
    accounting firm will be testing our internal controls in
    connection with the Section 404 requirements and could, as
    part of that documentation and testing, identify material
    weaknesses, significant deficiencies or other areas for further
    attention or improvement. Implementing any appropriate changes
    to our internal controls may require specific compliance
    training for our directors, officers and employees, require the
    hiring of additional finance, accounting and other personnel,
    entail substantial costs to modify our existing accounting
    systems, and take a significant period of time to complete. Such
    changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the
    adequacy of our internal controls, and any failure to maintain
    that adequacy, or consequent inability to produce accurate
    financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our
    operating costs and could materially impair our ability to
    operate our business. Moreover, effective internal controls are
    necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are
    important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to
    satisfy the requirements of Section 404 on a timely basis
    could result in the loss of investor confidence in the
    reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could
    cause the market value of our common stock to decline.
Various rules and regulations applicable to public companies
    make it more difficult and more expensive for us to maintain
    directors' and officers' liability insurance, and we
    may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur
    substantially higher costs to maintain coverage. If we are
    unable to maintain adequate directors' and officers'
    insurance, our ability to recruit and retain qualified officers
    and directors, especially those directors who may be deemed
    independent for purposes of The NASDAQ Stock Market rules, will
    be significantly curtailed.
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Risks
    Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common
    Stock
Concentration
    of ownership among our existing executive officers, directors
    and principal stockholders may prevent new investors from
    influencing significant corporate decisions.
Upon consummation of this offering our executive officers,
    directors and principal stockholders will own, in the aggregate,
    approximately 45.9% of our outstanding common stock and will own
    options that will enable them to own, in the aggregate,
    approximately 47.3% of our outstanding common stock assuming no
    exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional
    shares. As a result, these stockholders will be able to exercise
    significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder
    approval, including the election of directors, approval of
    significant corporate transactions and will have significant
    control over our management and policies. This concentration of
    influence could be disadvantageous to other stockholders with
    interests different from those of our officers, directors and
    principal stockholders. For example, our officers, directors and
    principal stockholders could delay or prevent an acquisition or
    merger even if the transaction would benefit other stockholders.
    In addition, this significant concentration of share ownership
    may adversely affect the trading price for our common stock
    because investors often perceive disadvantages in owning stock
    in companies with principal stockholders.
In addition, our amended and restated certificate of
    incorporation provides that the provisions of Section 203
    of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, that
    relate to business combinations with interested stockholders
    applies to us. Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly
    held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business
    combination transaction with an interested stockholder for a
    period of three years after the interested stockholder became
    such unless the transaction fits within an applicable exemption,
    such as board approval of the business combination or the
    transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an
    interested stockholder. The provisions of Section 203 of
    the DGCL may delay, prevent or deter a merger, acquisition,
    tender offer or other transaction that might otherwise result in
    our stockholders receiving a premium over the market price for
    their common stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that the doctrine of corporate opportunity does not apply
    against Apax Partners, funds advised by Apax Partners, or any of
    our directors who are employees of or affiliated with Apax
    Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners, in a manner that
    would prohibit them from investing or participating in competing
    businesses. To the extent they invest in such other businesses,
    Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners may have
    differing interests than our other stockholders.
We are
    a currently controlled company within the meaning of The NASDAQ
    Stock Market rules, and, as a result, we rely on exemptions from
    certain corporate governance requirements that provide
    protection to stockholders of other companies.
Funds advised by Apax Partners currently own more than 50% of
    the total voting power of our common stock and we are currently
    a controlled company under The NASDAQ Stock Market corporate
    governance listing standards. As a controlled company, certain
    exemptions under The NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards
    exempt us from the obligation to comply with certain of the
    NASDAQ Stock Market corporate governance requirements, including
    the requirements:
•
that a majority of our board of directors consist of independent
    directors, as defined under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market;
•
that we have a corporate governance and nominating committee
    that is composed entirely of independent directors with a
    written charter addressing the committee's purpose and
    responsibilities; and
•
that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely
    of independent directors with a written charter addressing the
    committee's purpose and responsibilities.
Accordingly, for so long as we are a controlled company, holders
    of our common stock will not have the same protections afforded
    to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of The
    NASDAQ Stock Market corporate governance requirements. Upon
    completion of this offering, we will cease to be a controlled
    company and we will have one year from the date we cease to be a
    controlled company to comply with The NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
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Our
    stock price may continue to be volatile or may decline
    regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able
    to resell your shares at or above the price at which you
    purchase them.
Shares of our common stock were sold in our initial public
    offering in November 2009 at a price of $19.00 per share, and
    our common stock has subsequently traded as high as $32.82.
    There has been a public market for our common stock for only a
    short period of time. An active, liquid and orderly market for
    our common stock may not be sustained, which could depress the
    trading price of our common stock. An inactive market may also
    impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund
    operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to
    acquire other companies by using our shares as consideration. In
    addition, the market price of our common stock may fluctuate
    significantly in response to a number of factors, most of which
    we cannot control, including:
•
fashion trends and changes in consumer preferences;
•
market conditions or trends in our industry or the economy as a
    whole and, in particular, in the retail sales environment;
•
the timing of new store openings and the relative proportion of
    our new stores to existing stores;
•
the performance and successful integration of any new stores
    that we open;
•
changes in our merchandise mix;
•
timing of promotional events;
•
changes in key personnel;
•
entry into new markets;
•
our levels of comparable store sales;
•
announcements by us or our competitors of new product offerings
    or significant acquisitions;
•
actions by competitors or other strip center, regional mall and
    outlet center tenants;
•
weather conditions, particularly during the holiday shopping
    period;
•
the level of pre-opening expenses associated with our new stores;
•
the level of expenses associated with our store conversions;
•
inventory shrinkage beyond our historical average rates;
•
changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of
    other retail companies;
•
the public's response to press releases or other public
    announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with
    the SEC and announcements relating to litigation;
•
the financial projections we may provide to the public, any
    changes in these projections or our failure to meet these
    projections;
•
changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who
    follow our common stock, our failure to meet these estimates or
    failure of those analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of
    our common stock;
•
ratings downgrades by any securities analysts who follow our
    common stock;
•
the development and sustainability of an active trading market
    for our common stock;
•
future sales of our common stock by our officers, directors and
    significant stockholders;
•
other events or factors, including those resulting from war,
    acts of terrorism, natural disasters or responses to these
    events; and
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changes in accounting principles.
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In addition, the stock markets, and in particular The NASDAQ
    Global Select Market, have experienced extreme price and volume
    fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the
    market prices of equity securities of many retail companies. In
    the past, stockholders have instituted securities class action
    litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were
    involved in securities litigation, we could incur substantial
    costs and our resources and the attention of management could be
    diverted from our business.
Future
    sales of our common stock, or the perception in the public
    markets that these sales may occur, may depress our stock
    price.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public
    market after this offering, or the perception that these sales
    could occur, could adversely affect the price of our common
    stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the
    sale of additional shares. Upon completion of this offering, we
    will have 24,241,462 shares of common stock outstanding.
All of the 7,780,252 shares of common stock sold in our
    initial public offering are, and the 5,063,563 shares of
    common stock (or 5,823,097 shares if the underwriters
    exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full)
    sold in this offering will be, freely tradable without
    restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act,
    except for any shares of our common stock that may be held or
    acquired by our directors, executive officers and other
    affiliates, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, which
    will be restricted securities under the Securities Act.
    Restricted securities may not be sold in the public market
    unless the sale is registered under the Securities Act or an
    exemption from registration is available.
We, each of our officers, directors and the selling stockholders
    have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, with the
    underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any of the shares of
    common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
    shares of common stock during the period from the date of this
    prospectus continuing through the date 90 days after the
    date of this prospectus, except, in our case, for the issuance
    of common stock upon exercise of options under existing option
    plans. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
    Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. may, in their
    sole discretion, release any of these shares from these
    restrictions at any time without notice. See
    "Underwriting."
Certain shares will not be subject to the new
90-day
restricted period but remain subject to the
180-day
restricted period in connection with our initial public
    offering, ending May 11, 2010 and, in some cases, subject
    to extension. After the expiration of the
lock-up
period, these shares may be sold in the public market, subject
    to prior registration or qualification for an exemption from
    registration, including, in the case of shares held by
    affiliates, compliance with the volume restrictions and other
    securities laws. See "Shares Eligible for Future
    Sale" for a more detailed description of the restrictions
    on selling shares of our common stock after this offering. To
    the extent that any of these stockholders sell, or indicate an
    intent to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the
    public market after the contractual
lock-ups
and
    other legal restrictions on resale discussed in this prospectus
    lapse, the trading price of our common stock could decline
    significantly.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    & Smith Incorporated have agreed to release Apax Partners
    from their initial public offering
lock-up
agreements, if any, prior to the expiration of the initial
    public offering
lock-up
period in connection with their sale of shares in this offering.
    Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    & Smith Incorporated of this offering may, in their sole
    discretion, release all or some portion of the shares subject to
    the
90-day
lock-up
agreements prior to expiration of such period.
On January 19, 2010, we filed a registration statement on
Form S-8
under Securities Act to register 4,754,880 shares for
    issuance under our equity incentive plans. These shares can be
    freely sold in the public market upon issuance and once vested,
    subject to
lock-up
restrictions in connection with this offering
and/or
our
    initial public offering and other restrictions provided under
    the applicable plan
and/or
the
    option agreements entered into with option holders. If these
    additional shares are sold, or if it is perceived that they will
    be sold, in the public market, the price of our common stock
    could decline substantially.
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In the future, we may also issue our securities in connection
    with investments or acquisitions. The amount of shares of our
    common stock issued in connection with an investment or
    acquisition could constitute a material portion of our
    then-outstanding shares of our common stock.
Anti-takeover
    provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law might
    discourage or delay acquisition attempts for us that you might
    consider favorable.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
    amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may make the
    acquisition of our company more difficult without the approval
    of our board of directors. These provisions:
•
establish a classified board of directors so that not all
    members of our board of directors are elected at one time;
•
authorize the issuance of undesignated preferred stock, the
    terms of which may be established and the shares of which may be
    issued without stockholder approval, and which may include super
    voting, special approval, dividend, or other rights or
    preferences superior to the rights of the holders of common
    stock;
•
prohibit stockholder action by written consent, which requires
    all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our
    stockholders;
•
provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to
    make, alter, or repeal our amended and restated bylaws; and
•
establish advance notice requirements for nominations for
    elections to our board of directors or for proposing matters
    that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.
These anti-takeover provisions and other provisions under
    Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction
    involving a change in control of our company, even if doing so
    would benefit our stockholders. These provisions could also
    discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and
    other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing and to
    cause us to take other corporate actions you desire.
If
    securities or industry analysts do not publish research or
    publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business,
    our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the
    research and reports that securities or industry analysts
    publish about us or our business. If no securities or industry
    analysts cover our company, the trading price for our common
    stock would be negatively impacted. If one or more of the
    analysts who covers us downgrades our common stock or publishes
    inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock
    price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts
    ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us
    regularly, demand for our common stock could decrease, which
    could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.
We do
    not expect to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable
    future.
The continued operation and expansion of our business will
    require substantial funding. Accordingly, we do not anticipate
    that we will pay any cash dividends on shares of our common
    stock for the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay
    dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board
    of directors and will depend upon results of operations,
    financial condition, contractual restrictions, including our
    senior secured credit facility and other indebtedness we may
    incur, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors
    our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, if you
    purchase shares in this offering, realization of a gain on your
    investment will depend on the appreciation of the price of our
    common stock, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash
    dividends in the foreseeable future should not purchase our
    common stock.
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Our
    actual operating results may differ significantly from our
    guidance.
From time to time, we release guidance regarding our future
    performance that represents our management's estimates as
    of the date of release. This guidance, which consists of
    forward-looking statements, is prepared by our management and is
    qualified by, and subject to, the assumptions and the other
    information contained or referred to in the release. Our
    guidance is not prepared with a view toward compliance with
    published guidelines of the American Institute of Certified
    Public Accountants, and neither our independent registered
    public accounting firm nor any other independent expert or
    outside party compiles or examines the guidance and,
    accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other
    form of assurance with respect thereto.
Guidance is based upon a number of assumptions and estimates
    that, while presented with numerical specificity, is inherently
    subject to significant business, economic and competitive
    uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our
    control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to
    future business decisions, some of which will change. We
    generally state possible outcomes as high and low ranges which
    are intended to provide a sensitivity analysis as variables are
    changed but are not intended to represent that actual results
    could not fall outside of the suggested ranges. The principal
    reason that we release this data is to provide a basis for our
    management to discuss our business outlook with analysts and
    investors. We do not accept any responsibility for any
    projections or reports published by any such persons.
Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be
    expected that some or all of the assumptions of the guidance
    furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly
    from actual results. Accordingly, our guidance is only an
    estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the
    date of release. Actual results will vary from the guidance and
    the variations may be material. Investors should also recognize
    that the reliability of any forecasted financial data diminishes
    the farther in the future that the data is forecast. In light of
    the foregoing, investors are urged to put the guidance in
    context and not to place undue reliance on it.
Any failure to successfully implement our operating strategy or
    the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances set forth
    in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus could
    result in the actual operating results being different than the
    guidance, and such differences may be adverse and material.
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FORWARD-LOOKING
    STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are
    subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than
    statements of historical fact included in this prospectus are
    forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our
    current expectations and projections relating to our financial
    condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future
    performance and business. You can identify forward-looking
    statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
    historical or current facts. These statements may include words
    such as "anticipate," "estimate,"
    "expect," "project," "plan,"
    "intend," "believe," "may,"
    "will," "should," "can have,"
    "likely" and other words and terms of similar meaning
    in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of
    future operating or financial performance or other events. For
    example, all statements we make relating to our estimated and
    projected earnings, revenues, costs, expenditures, cash flows,
    growth rates and financial results, our plans and objectives for
    future operations, growth or initiatives, strategies, or the
    expected outcome or impact of pending or threatened litigation
    are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements
    are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
    results to differ materially from those that we expected,
    including:
•
failure to successfully execute our growth strategy, including
    delays in store growth and store conversions, difficulties
    executing sales and operating profit margin initiatives and
    inventory shrinkage prevention;
•
the failure of our new stores or the conversion of our existing
    stores to achieve sales and operating levels consistent with our
    expectations;
•
risks and challenges in connection with sourcing merchandise
    from domestic and foreign vendors;
•
our level of success in gaining and maintaining broad market
    acceptance of our exclusive brands;
•
our failure to protect our brand image;
•
our debt levels and restrictions in our senior secured credit
    facility and in agreements for other indebtedness we may incur;
•
economic conditions, including their effect on the financial and
    capital markets, our vendors and business partners, employment
    levels, consumer demand, spending patterns, inflation and the
    cost of goods;
•
our loss of key personnel or our inability to hire additional
    personnel;
•
seasonality of our business;
•
increases in costs of fuel, or other energy, transportation or
    utilities costs and in the costs of labor and employment;
•
the impact of governmental laws and regulations and the outcomes
    of legal proceedings;
•
disruptions in our supply chain and distribution facility;
•
damage or interruption to our information systems;
•
changes in the competitive environment in our industry and the
    markets in which we operate;
•
natural disasters, unusually adverse weather conditions,
    pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events;
•
the incurrence of material uninsured losses or excessive
    insurance costs; and
•
our failure to maintain effective internal controls.
We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our
    operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many
    detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are
    reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the
    impact of known factors, and, it is impossible for us to
    anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.
    Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
    materially from
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our expectations, or cautionary statements, are disclosed under
    "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion
    and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations" in this prospectus. All written and oral
    forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting
    on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
    cautionary statements as well as other cautionary statements
    that are made from time to time in our other SEC filings and
    public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking
    statements made in this prospectus in the context of these risks
    and uncertainties.
We caution you that the important factors referenced above may
    not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In
    addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results
    or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if
    substantially realized, that they will result in the
    consequences we anticipate or affect us or our operations in the
    way we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this
    prospectus are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no
    obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
    statement as a result of new information, future events or
    otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
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USE OF
    PROCEEDS
The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from
    this offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
    shares of our common stock in this offering. We will pay the
    expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions,
    associated with the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
    The selling stockholders include members of our management.
    Funds advised by Apax Partners are our principal stockholders
    and are a selling stockholder in this offering. See
    "Principal and Selling Stockholders."
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MARKET
    PRICE OF COMMON STOCK
Our common stock has been listed on The NASDAQ Global Select
    Market under the symbol "rue" since our initial public
    offering on November 13, 2009. Before then, there was no
    public market for our common stock. The following table sets
    forth the high and low sales prices of our common stock per
    share, as reported by The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
High
Low
Fiscal Year ended January 30, 2010
4th Quarter 2009 (beginning November 13, 2009)
$
32.82
$
22.26
Fiscal Year ending January 29, 2011
1st Quarter 2010 (through February 11, 2010)
$
31.52
$
28.02
On February 11, 2010, the closing price as reported on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market of our common stock was $28.57. As
    of January 30, 2010, we had
    approximately           holders
    of record of our common stock.
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DIVIDEND
    POLICY
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common
    stock. We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock for
    the foreseeable future. Instead, we anticipate that all of our
    earnings in the foreseeable future will be used in the operation
    and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay
    dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors,
    subject to compliance with certain contractual restrictions,
    including under our senior secured credit facility and
    agreements for other indebtedness we may incur, which restricts
    or limits our ability to pay dividends, and will depend upon,
    among other factors, our results of operations, financial
    condition, capital requirements, restrictions contained in
    current and future financing instruments and other factors that
    our board of directors deems relevant. See "Description of
    Certain Indebtedness."
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and
    our capitalization as of October 31, 2009 on:
•
on a pro forma basis to give effect to the following:
•
the sale of 1,650,000 shares of our common stock on
    November 13, 2009 at an initial public offering price of
    $19.00 per share after deducting underwriting discounts and
    commissions and offering expenses payable by us; and
•
the application of the net proceeds from the initial public
    offering to reduce our borrowings under our senior secured
    credit facility.
You should read the following table in conjunction with the
    sections titled "Selected Consolidated Financial
    Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
    Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our
    financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in
    this prospectus.
October 31, 2009
Pro forma
(unaudited,
in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,330
Long-term debt including current portion, net
$
—
Common stock, $0.004 par value per share; 50,000,000 authorized;
    22,511,000 shares issued and outstanding at
    October 31, 2009 $0.001, par value per share;
    200,000,000 shares authorized; 24,160,662 shares
    issued and outstanding on a pro forma basis
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Additional paid in capital
25,015
Retained earnings
32,587
Total stockholder's equity
57,626
Total capitalization
$
57,626
The outstanding share information set forth above is as of
    October 31, 2009, and excludes:
•
1,205,380 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
    stock options outstanding as of October 31, 2009 at a
    weighted average exercise price of $6.82 per share on an as
    adjusted basis;
•
an aggregate of 3,585,000 shares of common stock reserved
    for issuance under our 2009 equity compensation plan; and
•
assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to
    purchase up to an additional 759,534 shares from certain of
    the selling stockholders to cover their option to purchase
    additional shares.
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SELECTED
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables set forth selected consolidated financial
    and other data for the periods and at the dates indicated. The
    selected income statement data for the fiscal years ended
    January 29, 2005, January 28, 2006, February 3,
    2007, February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009 and
    selected consolidated balance sheet data as of January 29,
    2005, January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007,
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009 are derived from
    our audited consolidated financial statements. Our audited
    statements of income for the fiscal years ended February 3,
    2007, February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009 and our
    audited consolidated balance sheets as of February 2, 2008
    and January 31, 2009 are included elsewhere in this
    prospectus. Our audited consolidated statements of income for
    the fiscal years ended January 29, 2005 and
    January 28, 2006 and our audited consolidated balance
    sheets as of January 29, 2005, January 28, 2006 and
    February 3, 2007 have not been included in this prospectus.
    The selected income statement data for the thirty-nine weeks
    ended November 1, 2008 and the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 and the selected balance sheet data as of
    November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009 are derived from
    our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
    included elsewhere in this prospectus. The historical results
    presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results to
    be expected for any future period. You should read this selected
    consolidated financial data in conjunction with the consolidated
    financial statements and related notes and the information under
    "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations" appearing elsewhere in
    this prospectus. The historical results set forth below are not
    necessarily indicative of results of operations to be expected
    in any future period.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
January 29,
January 28,
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share and operations data)
Statement of Income Data:
Net sales
$
146,918
$
192,818
$
225,559
$
296,887
$
391,414
$
272,302
$
370,214
Cost of goods sold(1)
100,216
129,214
150,163
195,034
257,853
177,219
237,733
Gross profit
46,702
63,604
75,396
101,853
133,561
95,083
132,481
Selling, general and administrative expense
38,136
48,703
57,575
76,039
99,886
72,350
96,217
Depreciation and amortization expense
2,782
3,945
5,926
8,241
11,532
8,245
12,194
Income from operations
5,784
10,956
11,895
17,573
22,143
14,488
24,070
Interest expense, net
1,685
1,959
2,645
2,520
1,477
1,258
433
Provision for income taxes
190
1,638
1,452
5,920
8,027
5,185
9,342
Net income
$
3,909
$
7,359
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
$
8,045
$
14,295
Net income per common share
Basic
$
0.20
$
0.38
$
0.39
$
0.42
$
0.58
$
0.37
$
0.65
Diluted
$
0.18
$
0.33
$
0.36
$
0.40
$
0.55
$
0.35
$
0.63
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic
19,217
19,217
19,782
21,705
21,914
21,894
22,111
Diluted
21,978
22,184
21,888
22,842
22,814
22,823
22,828
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Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
January 29,
January 28,
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
Operating Data (unaudited):
Sales per gross square foot
$
217
$
245
$
234
$
236
$
235
$
174
$
177
Comparable store sales change(2)
10.8
%
10.9
%
(4.7
)%
7.8
%
3.7
%
0.8
%
7.4
%
Number of stores open at end of period
193
229
278
352
449
433
534
Total gross square feet at end of period (in thousands)
750
896
1,095
1,448
1,949
1,869
2,364
Store conversions during period
10
6
18
20
21
19
25
Capital expenditures (in thousands)
$
7,174
$
12,098
$
16,586
$
20,265
$
26,464
$
16,398
$
26,499
As of
As of
January 29,
January 28,
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,977
$
4,075
$
2,525
$
3,343
$
4,611
$
3,861
$
5,330
Working capital
3,231
37
(622
)
3,946
798
20,485
8,004
Total assets
38,227
52,716
79,092
102,285
141,200
145,380
179,748
Total long-term debt
30,930
25,279
23,317
27,968
19,476
40,186
21,176
Stockholders' (deficit) equity
(18,535
)
(11,174
)
(3,537
)
5,753
18,393
13,874
32,890
Cash Flow Data:
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
11,283
$
16,195
$
17,480
$
21,512
$
36,859
$
4,911
$
25,511
(1)
Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
(2)
Comparable store sales in fiscal
    years 2006 and 2007 are adjusted for the
    53
rd
week

    in fiscal year 2006.
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MANAGEMENT'S
    DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion together with
    "Selected Consolidated Financial Data," and the
    historical financial statements and related notes included
    elsewhere in this prospectus. The statements in this discussion
    regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding our
    future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other
    non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking
    statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to
    numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
    the risks and uncertainties described in "Risk
    Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements." Our
    actual results may differ materially from those contained in or
    implied by any forward-looking statements.
We operate on a fiscal calendar widely used by the retail
    industry that results in a given fiscal year consisting of a 52-
    or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31
    of the following year. For example, references to "fiscal
    year 2008" refer to the fiscal year ended January 31,
    2009. Our fiscal year 2006 consisted of a 53-week period and
    ended on February 3, 2007.
Overview
rue21 is a fast growing specialty apparel retailer offering the
    newest fashion trends for girls and guys at value prices. We
    were originally founded in 1976 as a value-focused specialty
    apparel retailer. In 1998, we were acquired by certain funds now
    advised by Apax Partners, through SKM Equity Fund II, L.P.
    and SKM Investment Fund II. In 2001, our current President
    and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Fisch, joined us. Upon his
    hiring, Bob Fisch began repositioning our company by aligning
    our stores under one brand name, strengthening our management
    team, honing our fashion value merchandise approach and
    refocusing our store growth strategy. As part of our turnaround,
    we sought bankruptcy protection in February 2002 and emerged
    within fifteen months as a stronger company with a rationalized
    store base of 168 stores. We have been growing consistently
    since that time. In late 2006, we introduced our larger rue21
    etc! store layout, which averages approximately
    4,700 square feet and features a separate
store-in-store
for our rue21 etc! girls jewelry and accessories category. As of
    January 30, 2010, we operated 535 stores in 43 states,
    314 of which featured the larger rue21 etc! store layout.
Our strong growth and operating results reflect the initiatives
    taken by our management team, as well as the increasing
    acceptance of our brand and merchandise. Our net sales increased
    from $146.9 million in fiscal year 2004 to
    $391.4 million in fiscal year 2008, a compound annual
    growth rate of 27.8%. Over the same period, we grew income from
    operations from $5.8 million to $22.1 million, a
    compound annual growth rate of 39.9%. Since the beginning of
    fiscal year 2004, we have increased our store base from 175
    stores to 535 stores as of January 30, 2010. Our total
    square footage growth has outpaced our total store growth over
    this same period, reflecting the increasing size of our average
    store.
We expect to continue our strong growth in the future. We
    believe there is a significant opportunity to grow our store
    base to more than 1,000 stores within five years. We opened 88
    stores in fiscal year 2009 and plan to open 100 stores in fiscal
    year 2010. We also plan to continue to convert our existing
    stores into the larger rue21 etc! layout, which allows us to
    offer an increased proportion of higher margin categories, such
    as accessories, intimate apparel, footwear and fragrances. We
    converted 26 stores to the rue21 etc! layout in fiscal year 2009
    and plan to convert 30 stores in fiscal year 2010. We expect to
    continue to drive our comparable store sales by increasing the
    penetration of our newer product categories, increasing our
    brand awareness, continuing to provide our distinctive in-store
    experience and converting stores to the rue21 etc! layout.
Our growth in total square footage is supported by our store
    economics, which we believe to be very attractive. As a result
    of our low store build-out costs, favorable lease terms and
    low-cost operating model, our stores generate strong returns on
    investment. We focus our real estate strategy on strip centers,
    regional malls and outlet centers, primarily in small- and
    middle-market communities, which we believe are underserved by
    traditional junior and young men's specialty apparel
    retailers. Our typical new store investment is approximately
    $160,000, which includes build-out costs, net of landlord tenant
    allowances and initial inventory, net of payables. New stores
    generate on average between $900,000 and $1.1 million in
    net sales per store in the first
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twelve months and pay back our investment in less than one year.
    However, new stores opened in the future may not generate
    similar net sales in the first twelve months or pay back our
    investment in a similar time period.
We have recently invested significant capital to build the
    infrastructure necessary to support our future growth. This
    investment includes an upgrade of our distribution facility and
    related systems, which we completed in fiscal year 2009. The
    distribution facility can support approximately 1,300 stores.
    Additionally, we continue to invest in our systems
    infrastructure, including implementation of the latest store
    merchandising, distribution, financial and real estate
    applications. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2008, we invested in
    an expansion of our corporate headquarters, which increased the
    square footage by 50%.
We believe our business strategy will continue to offer
    significant opportunity, but it also presents risks and
    challenges. These risks and challenges include that we may not
    be able to effectively identify and respond to changing fashion
    trends and customer preferences, that we may not be able to find
    desirable locations in strip centers and regional malls or that
    we may not be able to effectively manage our operations which
    have grown rapidly, or our future growth. We seek to ensure that
    addressing these risks does not divert our management's
    attention from continuing to build on the strengths that we
    believe have driven the growth of our business. We believe our
    focus on maintaining the desirability of our products to our
    customers, maintaining and scaling our supply chain resources
    and improving our in-store shopping experience and our customer
    service will contribute to our ongoing success.
How We
    Assess the Performance of Our Business
In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a
    variety of performance and financial measures. The key measures
    for determining how our business is performing are net sales,
    comparable store and non-comparable store sales, gross profit
    margin and selling, general and administrative expense.
Net
    Sales
Net sales constitute gross sales net of any returns and
    merchandise discounts. Net sales consist of sales from
    comparable stores and non-comparable stores.
Comparable
    Store Sales
A store is included in comparable store sales on the first day
    of the sixteenth month as new stores generally open with above
    run-rate sales volumes, which usually extend for a period of at
    least three months, and comparability is achieved twelve months
    after the initial three-month period after store opening.
    Comparable store sales include existing stores that have been
    converted to our rue21 etc! layout. When a store that is
    included in comparable store sales is in process of being
    converted to our rue21 etc! layout, net sales from that store
    remain in comparable store sales. There may be variations in the
    way in which some of our competitors and other apparel retailers
    calculate comparable or "same store" sales. As a
    result, data in this prospectus regarding our comparable store
    sales may not be comparable to similar data made available by
    other retailers. Non-comparable store sales include sales not
    included in comparable store sales and sales from closed stores.
Measuring the change in
year-over-year
comparable store sales allows us to evaluate how our store base
    is performing. Various factors affect comparable store sales,
    including:
•
consumer preferences, buying trends and overall economic trends;
•
our ability to identify and respond effectively to fashion
    trends and customer preferences;
•
competition;
•
changes in our merchandise mix;
•
pricing;
•
the timing of our releases of new merchandise and promotional
    events;
•
the level of customer service that we provide in our stores;
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•
our ability to source and distribute products
    efficiently; and
•
the number of stores we open, close and convert in any period.
As we continue to pursue our store growth strategy, we expect
    that a significant percentage of our net sales increase will
    continue to come from non-comparable store sales. Opening new
    stores is an important part of our growth strategy. Accordingly,
    comparable store sales is only one element we use to assess the
    success of our growth strategy.
The retail apparel industry is cyclical, and consequently our
    net sales are affected by general economic conditions. Purchases
    of apparel and accessories are sensitive to a number of factors
    that influence the levels of consumer spending, including
    economic conditions and the level of disposable consumer income,
    consumer debt, interest rates and consumer confidence.
Our business is seasonal and as a result, our net sales
    fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Net sales are usually higher
    in the second and fourth fiscal quarters, and particularly in
    the months of August and December, as customers make
back-to-school
and holiday purchases.
Gross
    Profit
Gross profit is equal to our net sales minus our cost of goods
    sold. Gross margin measures gross profit as a percentage of our
    net sales. Cost of goods sold includes the direct cost of
    purchased merchandise, distribution center costs, all freight
    costs incurred to get merchandise to our stores, store occupancy
    costs and buying costs. The components of our cost of goods sold
    may not be comparable to those of other retailers.
Our cost of goods sold is substantially higher in higher volume
    quarters because cost of goods sold generally increases as net
    sales increase. Changes in the mix of our products, such as
    changes in the proportion of accessories, may also impact our
    overall cost of goods sold. We review our inventory levels on an
    ongoing basis in order to identify slow-moving merchandise, and
    generally use markdowns to clear that merchandise. The timing
    and level of markdowns are not seasonal in nature but are driven
    by customer acceptance of our merchandise. If we misjudge the
    market for our products, we may be faced with significant excess
    inventories for some products and be required to mark down those
    products in order to sell them. Significant markdowns have
    reduced our gross profit in some prior periods and may have a
    material adverse impact on our earnings for future periods
    depending on the amount of the markdowns and the amount of
    merchandise affected.
Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense includes
    administration, share-based compensation and store expenses but
    excludes store occupancy costs and freight to stores. These
    expenses do not generally vary proportionally with net sales. As
    a result, selling, general and administrative expense as a
    percentage of net sales is usually higher in lower volume
    quarters and lower in higher volume quarters. The components of
    our selling, general and administrative expense may not be
    comparable to those of other retailers. We expect that our
    selling, general and administrative expense will increase in
    future periods due to our continuing store growth and in part to
    additional legal, accounting, insurance and other expenses we
    expect to incur as a result of being a public company. Among
    other things, we expect that compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley
    Act and related rules and regulations will result in significant
    legal and accounting costs.
Share-based compensation expense related to stock options was
    $34,000, $34,000 and $0 for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008,
    respectively. We granted options to purchase an aggregate of
    397,000 shares and 126,500 shares of common stock in
    fiscal years 2007 and 2008, respectively. These and any future
    stock option grants will increase our share-based compensation
    expense in fiscal year 2009 and in future fiscal years compared
    to fiscal year 2008. See "—Critical Accounting
    Policies."
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Results
    of Operations
The following tables summarize key components of our results of
    operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a
    percentage of net sales:
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
225,559
$
296,887
$
391,414
$
272,302
$
370,214
Cost of goods sold(1)
150,163
195,034
257,853
177,219
237,733
Gross profit
75,396
101,853
133,561
95,083
132,481
Selling, general and administrative expense
57,575
76,039
99,886
72,350
96,217
Depreciation and amortization expense
5,926
8,241
11,532
8,245
12,194
Income from operations
11,895
17,573
22,143
14,488
24,070
Interest expense, net
2,645
2,520
1,477
1,258
433
Income before income taxes
9,250
15,053
20,666
13,230
23,637
Provision for income taxes
1,452
5,920
8,027
5,185
9,342
Net income
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
$
8,045
$
14,295
Operating Data (unaudited):
Number of stores open at end of period
278
352
449
433
534
Total gross square feet at end of the period (in thousands)
1,095
1,448
1,949
1,869
2,364
Sales per gross square foot
$
234
$
236
$
235
$
174
$
177
Comparable store sales change(2)
(4.7
%)
7.8
%
3.7
%
0.8
%
7.4
%
(1)
Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
(2)
Comparable store sales in fiscal
    years 2006 and 2007 are adjusted for the
    53
rd
week

    in fiscal year 2006.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
Net sales
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Cost of goods sold(1)
66.6
%
65.7
%
65.9
%
65.1
%
64.2
%
Gross profit
33.4
%
34.3
%
34.1
%
34.9
%
35.8
%
Selling, general and administrative expense
25.5
%
25.6
%
25.5
%
26.6
%
26.0
%
Depreciation and amortization expense
2.6
%
2.8
%
2.9
%
3.0
%
3.3
%
Income from operations
5.3
%
5.9
%
5.7
%
5.3
%
6.5
%
Interest expense, net
1.2
%
0.8
%
0.4
%
0.5
%
0.1
%
Income before income taxes
4.1
%
5.1
%
5.3
%
4.9
%
6.4
%
Provision for income taxes
0.6
%
2.0
%
2.1
%
1.9
%
2.5
%
Net income
3.5
%
3.1
%
3.2
%
3.0
%
3.9
%
(1)
Includes certain buying, freight,
    distribution facility and store occupancy expenses.
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The approximate percentage of our net sales derived from our
    product categories, based on our internal merchandising system,
    is as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
Merchandise categories:
Girls apparel
60.9
%
61.6
%
58.3
%
59.9
%
58.1
%
Girls accessories
21.4
%
21.9
%
23.5
%
22.6
%
23.7
%
Guys apparel and accessories
17.7
%
16.5
%
18.2
%
17.5
%
18.2
%
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
The increase in girls accessories net sales as a percentage of
    total net sales is due to management efforts to expand the
    number of items in the girls accessories category.
The following table summarizes the number of stores open at the
    beginning of the period and at the end of the period.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
Number of stores open at beginning of period
229
278
352
352
449
New stores
56
74
99
82
85
Store closings
(7
)
—
(2
)
(1
)
—
Number of stores open at end of period
278
352
449
433
534
Store conversions during period
18
20
21
19
25
Thirty-Nine
    Weeks Ended October 31, 2009 Compared to Thirty-Nine Weeks
    Ended November 1, 2008
Net
    Sales
Net sales increased 36.0%, or $97.9 million, to
    $370.2 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 from $272.3 million for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008. The increase in
    net sales was due to an increase of approximately 37% in the
    number of transactions, primarily driven by new store openings,
    partially offset by a decrease of approximately 1% in the
    average dollar value of transactions per store.
Comparable store sales increased 7.4% for the thirty-nine weeks
    ended October 31, 2009 compared to an increase of 0.8% for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008. Comparable
    store sales increased by $67.6 million and non-comparable
    store sales increased by $30.3 million. There were 386
    comparable and 148 non-comparable stores open at
    October 31, 2009 compared to 304 and 129, respectively, at
    November 1, 2008.
The decrease in the girls apparel category as a percentage of
    net sales and the corresponding increase in the girls
    accessories category as a percentage of net sales and the guys
    apparel and accessories as a percentage of net sales was
    reflective of varying category sales growth rates. The girls
    apparel category grew by approximately 32% while the girls
    accessories category grew by approximately 43% and the guys
    apparel and accessories category grew by approximately 41%. The
    increase in girls accessories as a percentage of net sales was
    due to management efforts to expand the number of items in the
    girls accessories category. The increase in the guys apparel and
    accessories category was the result of an increase in the
    average unit retail price of items sold in the current period.
Gross
    Profit
Gross profit increased 39.3%, or $37.4 million, in the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 to
    $132.5 million from $95.1 million in the thirty-nine
    weeks ended November 1, 2008. Gross margin increased
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90 basis points to 35.8% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 from 34.9% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008. This increase was primarily attributable
    to a 10 basis point increase in merchandise margin, due
    primarily to lower merchandise costs. The remainder of the gross
    margin increase was due to an 80 basis point decrease in
    store occupancy, distribution and buying costs as these costs
    increased at a lower rate than net sales.
Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased 33.0%, or
    $23.9 million, to $96.2 million in the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October 31, 2009 from $72.4 million for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008. As a
    percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative
    expense decreased to 26.0% in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 from 26.6% in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008. Store operating expenses increased by
    $18.5 million primarily resulting from the operation of 534
    stores as of October 31, 2009 compared to the operation of
    433 stores as of November 1, 2008. As a percentage of net
    sales, store operating expenses decreased slightly to 19.1% for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 from 19.2% for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008 as a result of
    payroll costs declining as a percentage of net sales. Due in
    part to insurance settlement proceeds of $223,000 received
    during the second quarter of 2009, administrative and general
    expenses decreased as a percentage of net sales to 6.9% for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 from 7.4% for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008.
Depreciation
    and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percentage
    of net sales to 3.3% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 from 3.0% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008, or $4.0 million. The increase was
    due to growth in capital expenditures to $26.5 million for
    the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 from
    $16.4 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008. This increase follows annual increases in
    capital expenditures of $3.7 million in fiscal year 2007
    and $6.2 million in fiscal year 2008.
Interest
    Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased by $0.8 million to
    $0.4 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009, due primarily to a decrease in average
    borrowings under our senior secured credit facility.
Provision
    for Income Taxes
The increase in provision for income taxes of $4.2 million
    in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 from the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008 was due primarily
    to the $10.4 million increase in pre-tax income. The
    effective tax rates were 39.5% and 39.2% for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October 31, 2009 and the thirty-nine weeks
    ended November 1, 2008, respectively.
Net
    Income
Net income increased 77.8%, or $6.3 million, to
    $14.3 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 from $8.0 million for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended November 1, 2008. This increase was due to the
    factors discussed above.
Fiscal
    Year 2008 Compared to Fiscal Year 2007
Net
    Sales
Net sales increased 31.8%, or $94.5 million, to
    $391.4 million in fiscal year 2008 from $296.9 million
    in fiscal year 2007. The increase in net sales was due to an
    increase of approximately 23% in the number of transactions,
    driven by new store openings and an increase of approximately 2%
    in the average dollar value of transactions per store.
Comparable store sales increased 3.7% for fiscal year 2008
    compared to an increase of 7.8% for fiscal year 2007. Comparable
    store sales increased by $66.7 million and non-comparable
    store sales increased by
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$27.8 million. There were 330 comparable stores and 119
    non-comparable stores open at January 31, 2009 compared to
    260 and 92, respectively, at February 2, 2008.
The increase in the girls accessories and guys apparel and
    accessories categories as a percentage of net sales and the
    approximate corresponding decrease in the girls apparel category
    as a percentage of net sales was reflective of varying category
    sales growth rates. The girls accessories and guys apparel and
    accessories categories grew by approximately 42% and 45%,
    respectively. Girls apparel category growth was approximately
    25%. The increase in girls accessories as a percentage of net
    sales was due to management efforts to expand the number of
    items in the girls accessories category.
Gross
    Profit
Gross profit increased 31.1%, or $31.7 million, in fiscal
    year 2008 to $133.6 million from $101.9 million in
    fiscal year 2007. Gross margin decreased 20 basis points to
    34.1% for fiscal year 2008 from 34.3% for fiscal year 2007. This
    decrease was primarily attributable to a 30 basis point
    decrease in merchandise margin, due primarily to increased
    markdowns. Gross margin was positively impacted by a
    10 basis point increase in store occupancy, distribution
    and buying costs, as these costs increased at a rate lower than
    net sales.
Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased 31.4%, or
    $23.8 million to $99.9 million in fiscal year 2008
    from $76.0 million in fiscal year 2007. As a percentage of
    net sales, selling, general and administrative expense remained
    constant at 25.5% and 25.6% in fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year
    2007, respectively.
Store operating expenses increased by $18.6 million
    primarily resulting from the operation of 449 stores as of
    January 31, 2009 compared to the operation of 352 stores as
    of February 2, 2008. As a percentage of net sales, store
    operating expenses increased to 18.6% in fiscal year 2008 from
    18.3% in fiscal year 2007, due primarily to increased store
    salaries as a percentage of net sales.
Administrative and general expenses decreased as a percentage of
    net sales to 6.9% in fiscal year 2008 from 7.4% in fiscal year
    2007 as these costs increased at a lower rate than net sales.
    Offsetting the decrease in administrative expense margin was a
    $434,000 asset write-off related to store conversions.
Depreciation
    and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percentage
    of net sales to 2.9% in fiscal year 2008 from 2.8% in fiscal
    year 2007, or $3.3 million. The increase was due to growth
    in capital expenditures of $6.2 million and $3.7 in fiscal
    year 2008 and fiscal year 2007, respectively.
Interest
    Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased by $1.0 million to
    $1.5 million in fiscal year 2008 due to both reduced
    weighted average borrowings and a reduced average interest rate
    under our senior secured credit facility.
Provision
    for Income Taxes
The increase in provision for income taxes of $2.1 million
    in fiscal year 2008 from fiscal year 2007 was due primarily to a
    $5.6 million increase in pre-tax income. The effective tax
    rate declined to 38.8% in fiscal year 2008 from 39.3% in fiscal
    year 2007.
Net
    Income
Net income increased 38.4%, or $3.5 million, to
    $12.6 million in fiscal year 2008 from $9.1 million in
    fiscal year 2007. This increase was due primarily to a
    $31.7 million increase in gross profit and lower interest
    expense, partially offset by increases in selling, general and
    administrative expense of $23.8 million, higher
    depreciation and amortization expense of $3.3 million and a
    higher provision for income taxes of $2.1 million.
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Fiscal
    Year 2007 Compared to Fiscal Year 2006
Net
    Sales
Net sales increased 31.6%, or $71.3 million, to
    $296.9 million in fiscal year 2007 from $225.6 million
    in fiscal year 2006. The increase in net sales was due primarily
    to the increase of approximately 19% in the number of
    transactions coupled with an increase of approximately 6% in the
    average dollar value of transactions per store.
Comparable store sales increased 7.8% for fiscal year 2007
    compared to a decrease of 4.7% for fiscal year 2006. Comparable
    store sales increased by $46.4 million and non-comparable
    stores increased by $24.9 million. There were 260
    comparable stores and 92 non-comparable stores open at
    February 2, 2008 compared to 208 and 69, respectively, at
    February 3, 2007.
The increases in the girls apparel and girls accessories
    categories as a percentage of net sales and the approximate
    corresponding decrease in the guys apparel and accessories
    category as a percentage of net sales was reflective of varying
    category sales growth rates. The girls apparel and girls
    accessories categories grew by approximately 35% and 37%,
    respectively. The guys apparel and accessories category growth
    was approximately 25%. The increase in girls accessories as a
    percentage of net sales was due to management efforts to expand
    the number of items in the girls accessories category.
Gross
    Profit
Gross profit increased 35.1%, or $26.5 million, in fiscal
    year 2007 to $101.9 million from $75.4 million in
    fiscal year 2006. Gross margin increased 90 basis points to
    34.3% for fiscal year 2007 from 33.4% for fiscal year 2006. This
    increase was primarily attributable to a 50 basis point
    increase in merchandise margin, due primarily to lower
    merchandise costs. In addition, store occupancy, distribution
    and buying costs decreased 40 basis points as these costs
    increased at a lower rate than net sales.
Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased 32.1%, or
    $18.5 million, to $76.0 million in fiscal year 2007
    from $57.6 million in fiscal year 2006. As a percentage of
    net sales, selling, general and administrative expense remained
    constant at 25.6% and 25.5% in fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year
    2006, respectively.
Store operating expenses increased by $11.9 million
    primarily resulting from the operation of 352 stores as of
    February 2, 2008 compared to the operation of 278 stores as
    of February 3, 2007. However, these costs declined from
    18.8% of net sales in fiscal year 2006 to 18.3% of net sales in
    fiscal year 2007.
Administrative and general expenses increased as a percentage of
    net sales to 7.4% in fiscal year 2007 from 6.8% in fiscal year
    2006 as these costs increased at a rate greater than net sales,
    due primarily to increased administrative salaries.
Depreciation
    and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percentage
    of net sales to 2.8% in fiscal year 2007 from 2.6% in fiscal
    year 2006, or $2.3 million. This increase was due to growth
    in capital expenditures of $3.7 million in fiscal year 2007.
Interest
    Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased by $125,000 to $2.5 million
    in fiscal year 2007 from $2.6 million in fiscal year 2006
    due to relatively constant levels of weighted average borrowings
    and average interest rate under our senior secured credit
    facility.
Provision
    for Income Taxes
The increase in provision for income taxes of $4.5 million
    in fiscal year 2007 from fiscal year 2006 was due primarily to
    the increase in the effective tax rate and to a lesser extent
    pre-tax income being $5.8 million higher. The effective tax
    rates were 39.3% and 15.7% for fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year
    2006, respectively.
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The fiscal year 2006 effective tax rate was significantly less
    than the fiscal year 2007 effective tax rate as a result of the
    reversal of income tax reserves due to settlement of a 2004
    Internal Revenue Service audit as well as the reversal of the
    valuation allowance as we determined as of February 3, 2007
    that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets
    would be fully realized.
Net
    Income
Net income increased 17.1%, or $1.3 million, to
    $9.1 million in fiscal year 2007 from $7.8 million in
    fiscal year 2006. This increase was due primarily to a
    $26.5 million increase in gross profit, partially offset by
    increases in selling, general and administrative expense of
    $18.5 million, higher depreciation and amortization expense
    of $2.3 million and a higher provision for income taxes of
    $4.5 million.
Quarterly
    Results and Seasonality
The following table sets forth our historical unaudited
    quarterly consolidated statements of income data for each of the
    ten fiscal quarters ended August 1, 2009 and expressed as a
    percentage of our net sales. This unaudited quarterly
    information has been prepared on the same basis as our annual
    audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this
    prospectus, and includes all adjustments, consisting only of
    normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary to
    present fairly the financial information for the fiscal quarters
    presented.
The quarterly data should be read in conjunction with our
    audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements and the
    related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
Quarterly
    Results of Operations
Fiscal Year 2007
Fiscal Year 2008
Fiscal Year 2009
First
Second
Third
Fourth
First
Second
Third
Fourth
First
Second
Third
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net sales
$
63,745
$
77,282
$
72,929
$
82,931
$
76,779
$
98,058
$
97,464
$
119,113
$
107,998
$
125,106
$
137,110
Gross profit
21,097
26,902
25,558
28,296
25,218
34,714
35,149
38,480
37,918
44,992
49,571
Income from operations
1,537
6,113
3,633
6,290
1,873
7,505
5,107
7,658
5,116
8,938
10,016
Net income
535
3,288
1,855
3,455
836
4,315
2,890
4,598
2,989
5,328
5,978
Year-Over-Year Increase
Net sales
40.1
%
42.0
%
27.9
%
20.9
%
20.4
%
26.9
%
33.6
%
43.6
%
40.7
%
27.6
%
40.7
%
Gross profit
46.1
%
45.3
%
31.8
%
22.8
%
19.5
%
29.0
%
37.5
%
36.0
%
50.4
%
29.6
%
41.0
%
Percent of Annual Results
Net sales
21.5
%
26.0
%
24.6
%
27.9
%
19.6
%
25.1
%
24.9
%
30.4
%
29.2
%
33.8
%
37.0
%
Gross profit
20.7
%
26.4
%
25.1
%
27.8
%
18.9
%
26.0
%
26.3
%
28.8
%
28.6
%
34.0
%
37.4
%
Income from operations
8.7
%
34.8
%
20.7
%
35.8
%
8.4
%
33.9
%
23.1
%
34.6
%
21.3
%
37.1
%
41.6
%
Net Income
5.9
%
36.0
%
20.3
%
37.8
%
6.6
%
34.1
%
22.9
%
36.4
%
20.9
%
37.3
%
41.8
%
Operating Data
Comparable store sales change(1)
12.7
%
8.9
%
9.8
%
1.8
%
(5.2
)%
0.7
%
6.6
%
11.2
%
8.3
%
0.6
%
13.5
%
(1)
Comparable store sales in fiscal
    year 2007 is adjusted for the
    53
rd
week

    in fiscal year 2006.
Liquidity
    and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations
    and borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. Our
    primary cash needs are for capital expenditures in connection
    with opening new stores and converting existing stores, and the
    additional working capital required for the related increase in
    merchandise inventories. Cash is also required for investment in
    information technology and distribution facility enhancements
    and funding normal working capital requirements. The most
    significant components of our working capital are cash and cash
    equivalents, merchandise inventories, accounts payable and other
    current liabilities. Our working capital position benefits from
    the fact that we generally collect cash from sales to customers
    the same day or, in the case of credit or debit card
    transactions, within several days of the related sale, and we
    typically have up to 75 days to pay our vendors.
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Cash
    Flow
A summary of operating, investing and financing activities are
    shown in the following table:
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Provided by operating activities
$
17,480
$
21,512
$
36,859
$
4,911
$
25,511
Used for investing activities
(16,586
)
(20,265
)
(26,464
)
(16,398
)
(26,499
)
Provided (used) for financing activities
(2,444
)
(429
)
(9,127
)
12,005
1,707
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
(1,550
)
$
818
$
1,268
$
518
$
719
Operating
    Activities
Operating activities consist primarily of net income adjusted
    for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization,
    deferred taxes, the effect of working capital changes and tenant
    allowances received from landlords.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Net income
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
$
8,045
$
14,295
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
5,926
8,241
11,532
8,245
12,194
Deferred taxes
(2,573
)
(522
)
1,900
(401
)
(619
)
Share-based compensation
34
34
—
—
193
Merchandise inventory
(11,184
)
(8,977
)
(19,685
)
(29,339
)
(20,344
)
Accounts payable
15,479
1,966
24,134
18,085
13,528
Other working capital components
(2,471
)
11,580
5,771
(4,696
)
2,336
All other
4,471
57
568
4,972
3,928
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
17,480
$
21,512
$
36,859
$
4,911
$
25,511
Net cash provided by operating activities was $25.5 million
    and $4.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 and the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008, respectively. The $20.6 million
    increase in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009
    when compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1,
    2008 was due to a $6.3 million increase in net income and a
    $4.0 million increase in non-cash depreciation and
    amortization expense. Improvements in our requirements for
    inventory net of accounts payable and our other working capital
    components provided a reduction in our use of cash of
    approximately $10.1 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008.
The $15.3 million improvement in net cash provided by
    operating activities in fiscal year 2008 compared to fiscal year
    2007 is due to the growth in net income of $3.5 million,
    the increase in depreciation and amortization expense of
    $3.3 million, an increase in accounts payable of $22.1
    offset by an increase in merchandise inventory of
    $10.6 million. The increase in trade payables was a result
    of our ability to secure longer payment terms from our vendors,
    which were partially offset by an increase in merchandise
    inventory.
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Merchandise inventory increased $19.7 million in fiscal
    year 2008 compared to an increase of $9.0 million in fiscal
    year 2007. Increases to merchandise inventory were due to actual
    and anticipated sales increases related to comparable store
    sales and non-comparable store count increases as well as new
    store openings planned for the subsequent quarter.
The $4.0 million improvement in net cash provided by
    operating activities in fiscal year 2007 compared to fiscal year
    2006 was due to the growth in net income of $1.3 million, a
    $14.1 million increase in other working capital accounts
    due to higher accrued expenses, a $3.2 million decrease in
    the level of merchandise inventory, the increase in depreciation
    and amortization expense of $2.3 million and the decrease
    in deferred taxes assets of $2.0 million. The increases to
    net cash provided by operations were partially offset by a
    decrease in the level of accounts payable of $13.5 million
    and a decrease in other operating activities of
    $4.5 million.
Merchandise inventory increased $9.0 million in fiscal year
    2007 compared to an increase of $11.2 million in fiscal
    year 2006. Increases to merchandise inventory were due to actual
    and anticipated sales increases related to comparable store
    sales and non-comparable store count increases as well as new
    store openings planned for the subsequent quarter.
Investing
    Activities
Investing activities consist entirely of capital expenditures
    for new and converted stores, as well as investment in
    information technology and our distribution facility
    enhancements.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Capital expenditures, net of tenant allowances
$
(11,331
)
$
(14,304
)
$
(17,555
)
$
(10,208
)
$
(19,097
)
Tenant allowances
(5,255
)
(5,961
)
(8,909
)
(6,190
)
(7,402
)
Capital expenditures
$
(16,586
)
$
(20,265
)
$
(26,464
)
$
(16,398
)
$
(26,499
)
For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 capital
    expenditures, net of tenant allowances increased
    $8.9 million compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008. The expansion of the distribution center
    and higher investment in information technology accounted for
    more than 50% of the increase. The remainder of the increase,
    due primarily to the opening of 85 new stores and 25 store
    conversions, were $9.9 million in the thirty-nine weeks
    ended October 31, 2009 and $7.0 million for 82 new
    stores and 19 conversions in the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008.
Capital expenditures, net of tenant allowances, for the opening
    of new stores and conversions were $5.7 million,
    $7.8 million and $10.9 million in fiscal years 2006,
    2007 and 2008, respectively. The remaining capital expenditures
    in each period were primarily for investment in the headquarters
    facility expansion, information technology and distribution
    facility enhancements.
Management anticipates that capital expenditures, net of tenant
    allowances in fiscal year 2009 will be approximately
    $27.8 million, including $13.6 million for 88 new
    stores and 26 store conversions and $9.5 million for
    investment in information technology and distribution facility
    enhancements. Management anticipates that capital expenditures
    net of tenant allowances in fiscal year 2010 will be
    approximately $32.0 million.
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Financing
    Activities
Financing activities consist principally of borrowings and
    payments on our outstanding credit facilities.
Fiscal Year Ended
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
November 1,
October 31,
2007
2008
2009
2008
2009
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Net borrowings under revolver
$
3,257
$
1,573
$
14,645
$
35,157
$
1,700
Payments on long-term debt
(5,716
)
(2,002
)
(23,326
)
(23,152
)
—
Proceeds from stock options exercised
15
—
1
—
7
Debt financing costs
—
—
(447
)
—
—
Net cash (used) provided for financing activities
$
(2,444
)
$
(429
)
$
(9,127
)
$
12,005
$
1,707
Net cash of $1.7 million was provided by financing
    activities in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009,
    which was primarily utilized to fund capital expenditures in the
    current fiscal year. In fiscal year 2008, $23.2 million of
    the proceeds from our senior secured credit facility were used
    to repay the senior revolver established on May 15, 2003
    and all term note loan facility financing arrangements with BNP
    Paribas North America, Inc.
$23.3 million of the proceeds from our senior secured
    credit facility in fiscal year 2008 were used to repay the
    senior secured credit facility established on May 15, 2003,
    or the Senior Revolver, and all term note loan facility
    financing arrangements with BNP Paribas, or the Term Notes. The
    outstanding borrowings under our senior secured credit facility
    were then reduced to $19.5 million by the end of fiscal
    year 2008, resulting in the $9.1 million use of cash.
The $2.4 million use of cash in fiscal year 2006 resulted
    primarily from the scheduled payments for the Term Notes of
    $5.7 million.
Senior
    Secured Credit Facility
Effective April 10, 2008, we established a five-year
    $60.0 million senior secured credit facility with Bank of
    America, N.A., or the senior secured credit facility. Under the
    agreement, we are able to increase the limit of the senior
    secured credit facility in increments of $5.0 million up to
    $85.0 million under certain defined conditions.
    Availability under our senior secured credit facility is
    collateralized by a first priority interest in all of our assets.
Our senior secured credit facility accrues interest at the Bank
    of America base rate, defined at our option as the prime rate or
    the Eurodollar rate plus applicable margin, which ranges from
    1.25% to 2.0% set quarterly dependent upon average net
    availability under our senior secured credit facility during the
    previous quarter. The weighted-average interest rate under our
    senior secured credit facility for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 and for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008 was 2.51% and 4.69%, respectively. Our
    excess borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit
    facility was $38.8 million, $40.5 million and
    $20.0 million on October 31, 2009, January 31,
    2009 and November 1, 2008, respectively.
Our senior secured credit facility includes a fixed charge
    covenant applicable only if net availability falls below
    thresholds of 15% in calendar year 2009 and 10% thereafter. We
    are in compliance with all covenants under our senior secured
    credit facility as of October 31, 2009.
We believe that our cash position, net cash provided by
    operating activities and availability under our senior secured
    credit facility will be adequate to finance working capital
    needs and planned capital expenditures for at least the next
    twelve months.
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Subsequent
    Events
On November 13, 2009, the Company completed an initial
    public offering of 7,780,252 shares of common stock at a
    price to the public of $19.00 per share, of which
    1,650,000 shares were sold by the Company 5,115,437 were
    sold by the selling shareholders (including 913,590 by the
    Company's management) and 1,014,815 shares were sold
    by a certain selling stockholder pursuant to the
    underwriters' over-allotment option. Upon completing the
    offering, the Company received net proceeds of approximately
    $29 million.
On November 24, 2009, the Company amended its senior
    secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. An amendment
    fee of $0.1 million was paid on the effective date of the
    amendment. Key provisions of the amendment include an increase
    in the borrowing ceiling to $85 million from
    $60 million, which is further expandable at the
    Company's option in increments of $5 million up to a
    limit of $100 million under certain defined conditions.
    Interest accrues at the higher of the Federal Funds rate plus
    .50%, the prime rate or the adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00% plus
    the applicable margin which now ranges from 1.25% to 3.00%.
Off
    Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not a party to any off balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual
    Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of
    October 31, 2009 and the effect such obligations are
    expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future
    periods.
Payments Due by Period
Less than
More than
Total
1 year
1 - 3 years
3 - 5 years
5 years
(in thousands)
Long-term debt obligations
$
21,176
—
—
$
21,176
—
Operating lease obligations
207,382
40,862
97,307
20,570
48,642
Merchandise inventory purchase commitments
62,340
62,340
—
—
—
Contract for upgrade of distribution facility
1,775
1,775
—
—
—
$
292,673
$
104,977
$
97,307
$
41,746
$
48,642
Impact of
    Inflation
Our results of operations and financial condition are presented
    based on historical cost. While it is difficult to accurately
    measure the impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of
    the estimates required, we believe the effects of inflation, if
    any, on our results of operations and financial condition have
    been immaterial.
Recent
    Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
    ("FASB") established authoritative United States
    generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"),
    codifying and superseding all pre-existing accounting standards
    and literature. This newly codified GAAP is effective for
    financial statements issued for interim and annual periods
    ending after September 15, 2009. The Company has adopted
    the guidance without any impact on the consolidated financial
    statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with adding qualified special purpose entities into
    the scope of guidance for consolidation of variable interest
    entities. This literature also modifies the analysis by which a
    controlling interest of a variable interest entity is determined
    thereby requiring the controlling interest to consolidate the
    variable interest entity. A controlling interest exists if a
    party to a variable interest entity has both (i) the power
    to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most
    significantly impact the entity's economic performance and
    (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of or receive benefits
    from the entity that could be potentially significant to the
    variable interest entity. The guidance
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becomes effective as of the beginning of the first annual
    reporting period beginning after November 15, 2009 and
    should be applied prospectively for interim and annual periods
    upon adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
    the adoption of the authoritative guidance could have on its
    consolidated financial statements.
In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with subsequent events. The guidance establishes
    general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events
    that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
    statements are issued or are available to be issued. The
    literature renames type one and type two subsequent events as
    "recognized" subsequent events and
    "non-recognized" subsequent events. For recognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall recognize in the financial
    statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide
    additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of
    the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the
    process of preparing financial statements. For unrecognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall not recognize subsequent
    events about conditions that did not exist at the date of the
    balance sheet but that arose after the balance sheet date. The
    Company has adopted the guidance without any impact on the
    consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with interim disclosures about fair value of
    financial instruments. The guidance requires disclosures about
    fair value of financial instruments in interim financial
    statements as well as in annual financial statements. These
    disclosures are effective for interim periods ending after
    June 15, 2009. The Company has adopted the guidance without
    any impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Effective February 1, 2009, the Company adopted the
    FASB's authoritative guidance related to fair value
    measurements for non-financial assets and non-financial
    liabilities that are measured on a non-recurring basis. The
    Company has adopted the guidance without any impact on the
    consolidated financial statements.
Critical
    Accounting Policies
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition
    and results of operations is based upon our consolidated
    financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
    with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
    States. The preparation of these financial statements requires
    estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our
    assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. Management bases
    estimates on historical experience and other assumptions it
    believes to be reasonable given the circumstances and evaluates
    these estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ
    from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe that the following critical accounting policies
    involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. See
    Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for the
    fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 for a complete
    discussion of our significant accounting policies. The following
    reflect the significant estimates and judgments used in the
    preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
    Recognition
Revenue is recognized upon purchase of merchandise by customers.
    Allowances for sales returns are recorded as a reduction of
    sales in the periods in which the sales are recognized. Deferred
    revenue is established upon the purchase of gift cards by
    customers, and revenue is recognized upon redemption of gift
    cards for merchandise.
Inventory
    Valuation
We value merchandise inventory at the lower of cost
(first-in,
first-out basis) or market using the retail inventory method. We
    record merchandise receipts at the time they are delivered to
    our consolidator, as we do not directly import any merchandise.
    This is the point at which title and risk of loss transfer to us.
We review our inventory levels to identify slow-moving
    merchandise and generally use markdowns to clear slow-moving
    merchandise. We record a markdown reserve based on estimated
    future markdowns related to current inventory to clear
    slow-moving inventory. Each period we evaluate the selling
    trends experienced and the related promotional events or pricing
    strategies in place to sell through the current inventory
    levels.
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Markdowns may occur when inventory exceeds customer demand for
    reasons of style, seasonal adaptation, changes in customer
    preference, lack of consumer acceptance of fashion items,
    competition, or if it is determined that the inventory in stock
    will not sell at its currently ticketed price. Such markdowns
    may have an adverse impact on earnings, depending on the extent
    and amount of inventory affected. The anticipated deployment of
    new seasonal merchandise is reflected within the estimated
    future markdowns reserve used in valuing current inventory, as
    such new inventory in certain circumstances will displace
    merchandise units currently on-hand. The markdown reserve is
    recorded as an increase to cost of goods sold in the
    accompanying consolidated statements of income.
We also estimate a shrinkage reserve for the period of time
    between the last physical count and the balance sheet date. The
    estimate for shrinkage reserve can be affected by changes in
    merchandise mix and changes in actual shrinkage trends.
Asset
    Impairment
We are exposed to potential impairment if the book value of our
    assets exceeds their expected future cash flows. The major
    components of our long-lived assets are store fixtures,
    equipment and leasehold improvements. We have recognized
    impairment charges related to store conversions and may
    recognize impairment charges in the future. The impairment of
    unamortized costs is measured at the store level and the
    unamortized cost is reduced to fair value if it is determined
    that the sum of expected discounted future net cash flows is
    less than net book value.
Income
    Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with the authoritative
    guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
    ("FASB"), which requires the use of the asset and
    liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
    liabilities are recognized based on the difference between our
    consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing
    assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred
    tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates,
    based on certain judgments regarding enacted tax laws and
    published guidance, in effect in the years when those temporary
    differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is
    established against the deferred tax assets when it is more
    likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred taxes
    may not be realized. Changes in the level and composition of
    earnings, tax laws or the deferred tax valuation allowance, as
    well as the results of tax audits may materially impact our
    effective tax rate.
We recognize income tax liabilities related to unrecognized tax
    benefits in accordance with the FASB's authoritative
    guidance related to uncertain tax positions and adjust these
    liabilities when our judgment changes as the result of the
    evaluation of new information. We classify interest and
    penalties as an element of tax expense.
The calculation of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, as
    well as the decision to recognize a tax benefit from an
    uncertain position and to establish a valuation allowance
    require management to make estimates and assumptions. We believe
    that our assumptions and estimates are reasonable, although
    actual results may have a positive or negative material impact
    on the balances of deferred tax assets and liabilities,
    valuation allowances, or net income.
Share-Based
    Compensation
We account for share-based compensation in accordance with the
    FASB's authoritative guidance for share-based compensation
    We estimate the grant date fair value of stock option awards
    using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For fiscal year
    2008, the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008 and
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October 31, 2009, respectively, the fair value of stock
    options was estimated at the grant date using the following
    assumptions:
Fiscal Year
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
Ended
November 1,
October 31,
2008
2008
2009
Risk-free interest rate
4.7%
4.7%
2.6%
Expected dividend yield
—
—
—
Expected volatility
55.0%
55.0%
60.0%
Weighted average expected term
6.3 years
6.3 years
6.3 years
The expected option life reflects the application of the
    simplified method set out in Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB,
    No. 107, or SAB 107. The simplified method defines the life as
    the average of the contractual term of the options and the
    weighted-average vesting period for all option tranches. The
    risk-free interest rate is based on
5-year
U.S. Treasury instruments whose maturities are similar to
    those of the expected term of the award being valued. The
    expected volatility reflects the application of SAB
    No. 110's interpretive guidance and, accordingly,
    incorporates historical volatility of similar entities whose
    share prices are publicly available. The expected dividend yield
    was based on our expectation of not paying dividends on our
    common stock for the foreseeable future. The weighted-average
    grant date fair value per share of stock options granted to
    employees during fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, the thirty-nine
    weeks ended November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009, was
    $0.02, $0.38, $0.43, $0.43 and $6.16, respectively.
We have granted to our employees and non-employees options to
    purchase our common stock at exercise prices greater than or
    equal to the fair value of the underlying stock at the time of
    each grant based upon the most recent valuation.
The following table sets forth all stock option grants since the
    beginning of fiscal year 2006:
Common
Stock Fair
Number of
Exercise
Value per
Effective
Options
Price per
Share at
Valuation
Vesting Period
Grant Date
Granted
Share
Grant Date
Date
(Years)
August 1, 2006
120,000
$
0.006
$
0.005
August 1, 2006
5
August 1, 2006
344,500
$
0.005
$
0.005
August 1, 2006
5
January 27, 2007
80,000
$
0.310
$
0.310
January 27, 2007
5
May 8, 2007
12,500
$
0.310
$
0.310
January 27, 2007
5
June 11, 2007
5,000
$
0.310
$
0.310
January 27, 2007
5
August 1, 2007
5,000
$
1.79
$
1.79
August 4, 2007
5
January 4, 2008
374,500
$
8.00
$
1.79
August 4, 2007
3.5
February 4, 2008
4,000
$
8.00
$
1.79
August 4, 2007
4
June 16, 2008
115,000
$
8.00
$
1.79
August 4, 2007
4
October 1, 2008
7,500
$
8.00
$
2.80
August 2, 2008
4
February 2, 2009
36,000
$
8.00
$
2.80
August 2, 2008
4
March 10, 2009
7,500
$
8.00
$
2.80
August 2, 2008
4
July 24, 2009
326,500
$
11.80
$
11.80
August 1, 2009
4
August 21, 2009
42,480
$
11.80
$
11.80
August 1, 2009
4
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, we granted to our
    employees and non-employees an aggregate of 41,000 options to
    purchase our common stock at exercise prices equal to the fair
    market value of the underlying stock at the time of each grant.
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Given the absence of an active market prior to our initial
    public offering in November 2009, we performed a valuation
    of our common stock at least annually. We set the exercise price
    of all stock options granted at or above the result of the most
    recent valuation. The valuation is dependent upon objective and
    subjective factors, including:
•
impact from, and stage or recovery from, our 2001 bankruptcy;
•
negative equity from the time of our 2003 emergence from
    bankruptcy until July 2007;
•
the February 2006 buyback of debt and approximately 5% of our
    equity at a price of 96% of the face value of the debt;
•
stage of development and growth of our net sales, both
    enterprise and same store, and number of stores;
•
budgets and forecasts of our financial performance, including
    our historical success in meeting those budgets;
•
comparative benchmarking of our financial results with those of
    our industry peer group;
•
the continued expansion of the depth and quality of the
    management team;
•
material events that could result in increased valuation of our
    common stock;
•
material risks affecting our business; and
•
the lack of marketability of our common stock.
Our common stock valuations utilized methodologies consistent
    with the recommendations of the American Institute of Certified
    Public Accountants, or AICPA, Audit and Accounting Practice Aid
    Series, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities
    Issued as Compensation. In light of advancements in our stage of
    development and growth, we determined it was appropriate for the
    cash flow estimates used to value our common stock be based on
    the relative likelihood of occurrence that we would follow one
    of four possible future scenarios:
•
continue to operate as a private company;
•
complete a strategic merger or sale;
•
complete an initial public offering; or
•
liquidate our assets upon failure and dissolve.
The estimated fair value of our common stock under each scenario
    was in turn affected by the use of certain assumptions and
    valuation methodologies. We assessed the relative likelihood and
    occurrence of the future scenarios as of the dates options were
    granted.
For the options granted subsequent to August 1, 2006, we
    determined that the undertaking of an initial public offering
    was the most likely event, the likelihood of a strategic merger
    or sale being a less likely event, the likelihood of continuing
    to operate as a private company even less likely and the
    likelihood of liquidating our assets upon failure and
    dissolution having no likelihood. For all options granted
    subsequent to August 1, 2007, we assessed the relative
    likelihood of a strategic merger or sale, or of continuing to
    operate as a private company as being a less likely event, and
    the likelihood of liquidating our assets upon failure and
    dissolution as having no likelihood.
The first step in the valuation process involved estimating the
    enterprise value of our firm. Based on our stage of development,
    our operating history and the reliability with which we can
    forecast future performance at the dates options were granted.
    We used a market approach and an income approach, as detailed in
    the AICPA guidelines.
In the market approach, we developed a list of comparable
    companies and valuation multiples based on those comparable
    companies' historical and pro forma financial statements
    and stock prices, including
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multiples and ratios such as revenue, earnings before interest
    and taxes, or EBIT, earnings before interest, taxes,
    depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, net income
and/or
tangible book value. We then applied these multiples to our
    financial performance to determine our estimated enterprise
    value. A second technique considered under the market approach
    involved developing a list of comparable merger and acquisition
    transactions and applying the observed exit multiples to our
    financial performance to determine our enterprise value.
The comparable companies considered in the market valuation
    multiples have historically included retail apparel and
    accessory companies that focus on teen and young adults, with
    lower price points, comparable distribution methods and other
    characteristics that make those companies alternative investment
    opportunities. Based on the significant historical growth we
    have experienced and the forecasted growth we are expecting, the
    list of comparable companies considered in our valuation as of
    August 1, 2009 was expanded to include other high growth
    apparel retailers with higher price points, and some with
    different distribution and supply chain systems that focus on a
    broader demographic group, because we now consider ourselves a
    reasonable investment alternative to those companies.
Similarly, the degree of growth that we have achieved and are
    forecasting to achieve impacts the decision regarding whether to
    rely on comparable historical or forecasted earnings multiples.
    For our August 2, 2008 and earlier valuations, based on our
    operating history, proximity to having emerged from bankruptcy
    in 2003, and our stage of growth, only historical earnings
    multiples were used in our valuations. Based on a consideration
    of the following factors, both historical and forecasted EBITDA
    multiples were used to value our common stock as of
    August 1, 2009:
•
our discernible, demonstrated history of successfully meeting or
    exceeding the results we forecast;
•
the importance that investors' are placing on forecasted
    future earnings;
•
our belief that we were closer to an initial public offering as
    of the date options were granted on July 24, 2009; and
•
the expectation that a significant portion of the shares issued
    in our initial public offering would be purchased by
    institutional investors, that are expected to place weight on
    forecasted multiples of earnings.
The inclusion of a broader range of high growth apparel
    retailers in our peer group of comparable companies, and the
    recent relevance of using forecasted earnings multiples to value
    us, are key factors that have resulted in a significant increase
    in our value from August 2008 to August 2009.
In the income approach, we performed discounted cash flow
    analyses. For options granted subsequent to August 1, 2006,
    valuations of our total equity were performed by first
    estimating the value of total invested capital based on debt
    free cash flow, discounted to present value using estimates of a
    weighted average cost of capital estimate reflective of the
    degree of risk associated with our forecasted financial
    information. The value of total invested capital was then
    reduced by the market value of debt to estimate the value of our
    equity.
For options granted subsequent to August 1, 2007, the total
    equity was valued based on the cash flows that would be
    available to equity owners after anticipated borrowing and debt
    service was considered. This method was considered appropriate
    because our capital structure was expected to fluctuate from
    year to year.
Consistent with Concept Statement 7,
"CON 7: Using Cash
    Flow Information and Present Value in Accounting
    Measurements,"
issued by the FASB, we utilized the
    expected cash flow approach to estimate our future cash flows
    using forecasts of net sales and expenses, inclusive of
    anticipated borrowing and debt service activity as appropriate.
    The probability-weighted expected cash flows were estimated
    based on assessments of the probabilities of various cash flow
    scenarios that focused on the amounts and timing that cash flows
    were expected to be received.
The probability-weighted expected cash flows were estimated and
    then discounted to a present value at rates of return that
    reflected the degree of risk associated with our enterprise,
    including but not limited to, our improving demonstrated success
    in achieving or surpassing forecasted financial results, risks
    related to our
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target customers, competition, and ability to timely anticipate,
    identify and respond to changing fashion trends, customer
    preferences, depth of management, and both liquidity and
    leverage risks associated with the availability of capital for
    future expansion. The following estimated discount rates used on
    our valuations were based on the preceding market participant
    considerations:
Equity Rate
Valuation Date
of Return
August 1, 2006
25.1
%
August 4, 2007
27.8
%
August 2, 2008
26.0
%
August 1, 2009
18.1
%
The downward trend in the estimated rates of return used in our
    August 2009 valuation reflects our success in exceeding the
    results we forecasted, our ability to obtain and repay the debt
    necessary to achieve significant growth, our continued
    improvement in the quality and depth of our management team, and
    other meaningful reductions in the risks associated with
    investing in us. These demonstrated improvements have resulted
    in a significant increase in our value over the past year.
The second step in the valuation process involved applying
    discounts to reflect the impairment to value resulting from the
    lack of marketability inherent in the ownership of our common
    stock, where we believed it was appropriate to do so. The level
    of discounts were impacted by numerous factors, including
    historical and forecasted profitability, growth expectations,
    restrictions on the transferability of the shares and the
    estimated term before those restrictions would lapse, and the
    estimated holding period of the stock, which is impacted by the
    time period(s) from the measurement date to when an initial
    public offering might take place:
Discount for Lack
Valuation Date
of Marketability
August 1, 2006
10
%
August 4, 2007
15
%
August 2, 2008
15
%
August 1, 2009
10
%
Based on such valuations and other information considered by our
    board of directors, we determined the fair value per share of
    our common stock. We then recorded share-based compensation for
    stock option grants based on the Black-Scholes option pricing
    model and the adjusted fair values of our common stock.
There are significant judgments and estimates inherent in the
    determination of the fair values. These judgments and estimates
    include determinations of the appropriate valuation methods and,
    when utilizing a market-based approach, the selection and
    weighting of appropriate market comparables and valuation
    multiples. For these and other reasons, the assessed fair values
    used to compute share-based compensation expense for financial
    reporting purposes may not reflect the fair values that would
    result from the application of other valuation methods,
    including accepted valuation methods, assumptions and inputs for
    tax purposes.
We recorded share-based compensation expense for fiscal years
    ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008,
    January 31, 2009, the thirty-nine weeks ended
    November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009 of $34,000,
    $34,000, $0, $169,000 and $193,000, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of outstanding options as of
    February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008, January 31,
    2009 and October 31, 2009 was $16,000, $360,000,
    $2.1 million and $14.7 million, respectively.
As of January 31, 2009 and October 31, 2009, total
    unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock
    options was approximately $153,000 and $2.4 million,
    respectively. This expense is expected to be recognized over a
    weighted-average period of 2.8 years and 3.1 years,
    respectively.
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Quantitative
    and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our principal market risk relates to interest rate sensitivity,
    which is the risk that future changes in interest rates will
    reduce our net income or net assets. Our senior secured credit
    facility accrues interest at the Bank of America base rate,
    defined at our option as the prime rate or the Eurodollar rate
    plus applicable margin, which ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% set
    quarterly dependent upon average net availability under our
    senior secured credit facility during the previous quarter. At
    October 31, 2009 the weighted-average interest rate on our
    borrowings was 2.51%. Based upon a sensitivity analysis at
    October 31, 2009, assuming average outstanding borrowings
    during fiscal 2009 of $23 million, a 50 basis point
    increase in interest rates would increase our annual interest
    expense by approximately $0.1 million.
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BUSINESS
Our
    Company
rue21 is a fast growing specialty apparel retailer offering the
    newest fashion trends to girls and guys at value prices. We
    operate over 500 stores in 43 states. Our merchandise is
    designed to appeal to 11 to 17 year olds who aspire to be
    "21" and adults who want to look and feel
    "21". We react quickly to market trends and our daily
    shipments ensure there is always new merchandise for our
    customers to discover. In addition, we offer our own brands,
    such as rue21 etc!, Carbon, tarea and rueKicks, to create
    merchandise excitement and differentiation in our stores. The
    energy in our stores and our focus on customer service, combined
    with our great value products, keep our customers returning to
    us. Through viral marketing and our interactive website, we
    continue to build a rueCommunity with a loyal customer base that
    will drive our growth into the future. The company and customer
    culture we have created invokes only one simple thought in the
    minds of most...
Do you rue? I do!
We pursue a three-pronged strategy that focuses on
    diversification and growth. The key elements of our strategy are:
•
Diversified Product — girls, guys, rue21
    etc!
We offer a broad range of girls and guys
    apparel, accessories, footwear, jewelry and fragrances. Over the
    last few years, we have expanded and developed a number of
    product categories to complement our extensive apparel
    offerings, including rue21 etc!, our girls jewelry and
    accessories category; tarea by rue21, our intimate apparel
    category; Carbon, our guys apparel and accessories category;
    rueKicks, one of our footwear lines and a full line of
    fragrances for both girls and guys. While our girls apparel
    category currently represents the majority of our net sales, we
    believe the expansion of our guys apparel and accessories
    category presents a significant opportunity for us.
•
Flexible Real Estate — strip centers, regional
    malls, outlet centers.
As of January 30,
    2010 approximately 52% of our stores were located in strip
    centers, 27% in regional malls and 21% in outlet centers. Our
    stores are located primarily in small- and middle-market
    communities that we believe have been underserved by traditional
    specialty apparel retailers. As a result, we are often the only
    junior and young men's specialty apparel retailer in such
    communities and face limited direct competition. In these
    markets, our limited competition comes from large value
    retailers and department stores.
•
Balanced Growth — new stores, store conversions,
    comparable store sales.
We drive sales growth
    through opening new stores, converting existing stores into our
    new, larger rue21 etc! layout, and increasing our comparable
    store sales. In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new stores and
    converted 26 stores to a larger layout that includes a separate
    rue21 etc!
store-in-store.
In fiscal year 2010, we plan to open 100 new stores and convert
    30 stores. We believe our merchandising initiatives and new
    category introductions will further enhance our comparable store
    sales growth.
In 2001, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Fisch,
    joined our company and began repositioning our business by
    aligning our stores under one brand name, structuring our
    management team, honing our fashion value merchandise and
    refocusing our store growth strategy. At that time, we had over
    $60.0 million in liabilities, including $38.0 million
    in senior debt, coupled with a shareholder deficit of
    $18.5 million and a net loss for the preceding twelve
    months of $13.0 million. As part of our turnaround, we
    sought bankruptcy protection in February 2002 due to the poor
    financial condition of our business. We used bankruptcy
    protection to reorganize our operations and restructure our debt
    and emerged within fifteen months as a stronger company with a
    rationalized store base of 168 stores. Since emerging from
    bankruptcy, we have experienced rapid and consistent growth in
    net sales and net income.
We have continued to deliver strong results in recent quarters
    despite the difficult economic environment Our comparable store
    sales increases were 7.8% in fiscal year 2009 and 3.7% in fiscal
    year 2008. Our net sales were $525.6 million in fiscal year
    2009, which represents a 34.3% increase over fiscal year 2008.
    We believe our compelling value proposition and trend-right
    merchandise have contributed to our strong operating results.
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Our
    Competitive Strengths
We attribute our success as a specialty apparel retailer to the
    following competitive strengths:
•
Compelling "fashion meets value"
    proposition.
We offer the newest fashion to girls
    and guys at prices lower than many other similar apparel
    retailers. Our broad product assortment, ranging from apparel to
    accessories to footwear, enables our customers to create a
    complete look. In addition, we provide our customers with a
    distinctive shopping experience in a
fun-to-shop
environment, further enhancing our branded value proposition.
•
Flexible, fast-fashion business model.
Our
    merchandising model allows us to quickly identify and respond to
    trends and bring proven concepts and styles to our stores. Our
    sourcing model is designed to achieve lower cost, faster
    turnaround and lower inventory levels. Our vendor network
    consists of domestic importers and domestic suppliers. Our
    collaborative relationship with our vendors allows us to test
    small quantities of new products in select stores before broadly
    distributing them to our stores which, in turn, reduces markdown
    risk. By carrying the newest styles and regularly updating our
    floor sets, we provide our customers with a reason to frequently
    shop our stores.
•
Presence in locations with limited direct
    competition.
We focus on small- and middle-market
    communities, which we define as communities with populations
    between 25,000 and 200,000 people, where household incomes
    do not typically support higher-priced retailers. As a result,
    we often are the only junior and young men's specialty
    apparel retailer in a shopping center and face limited direct
    competition in these communities. We have a prominent, central
    location in many of our strip centers and regional malls to
    further drive traffic to our stores. We believe we are a highly
    attractive tenant and, as such, we are able to negotiate
    competitive and favorable lease terms and low construction costs.
•
Attractive new store economics.
We operate a
    proven and efficient store model that delivers strong cash flow.
    Not only do our stores provide a distinctive shopping experience
    and compelling merchandise assortment, but with low store
    build-out costs, competitive lease terms and a low-cost
    operating model, our stores also generate a strong return on
    store investment. All of our new stores feature our rue21 etc!
store-in-store
layout, showcasing an expanded accessories offering. Our new
    stores average approximately 4,700 square feet, which is
    larger than our historical store layout, and pay back our
    investment in less than one year.
•
Distinct company and customer culture.
We have
    a strong core culture that emanates from our employees, many of
    whom are high school and college students who live in the
    community and are rue21 customers. Through our viral marketing
    efforts and the support of our online rueCommunity, we bring the
    rue21 culture to our customer base. We believe our culture
    enables us to connect to our employees and customers,
    differentiate our in-store shopping experience and ultimately
    strengthen our brand image and drive customer loyalty.
•
Strong and experienced management team.
Our
    senior management team has extensive experience across a broad
    range of disciplines in the specialty retail industry, including
    merchandising, real estate, supply chain and finance. Bob Fisch,
    our President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than
    30 years of experience in the apparel industry. Since being
    named President and Chief Executive Officer, he has helped turn
    around our company and has overseen consistent growth in net
    sales and income from operations. Upon completion of this
    offering, our executive officers will own 8.8% of our common
    stock and will have options that will enable them to own, in the
    aggregate, up to 10.1% of our common stock.
Our
    Growth Strategy
We believe we are positioned to take advantage of significant
    opportunities to increase net sales and net income. We have
    recently invested significant capital to build the
    infrastructure necessary to support our growth. This investment
    includes an upgrade of our distribution facility and related
    systems, which we
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completed in fiscal year 2009. The distribution facility can
    support approximately 1,300 stores. Key elements of our growth
    strategy include:
•
Increase Square Footage.
We intend to drive
    our square footage growth by opening new stores and converting
    existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout.
Open new stores.
We believe there is a
    significant opportunity to expand our store base from 535
    locations as of January 30, 2010 to over 1,000 stores
    within the next five years. We expect to open 100 stores in
    fiscal year 2010. Most of our new stores will be opened in strip
    centers and regional malls in small- and middle-market
    communities. We will focus our store expansion in the south,
    southwest and western United States.
Convert existing stores to rue21 etc!
    layout.
We plan to continue to convert our
    existing stores into our larger rue21 etc! layout, which
    averages approximately 4,700 square feet. This store layout
    allows us to offer an increased proportion of higher margin
    categories, such as accessories, intimate apparel, footwear and
    fragrances. As of January 30, 2010, more than 55% of our
    store base was in the rue21 etc! layout. We converted 21 stores
    to the rue21 etc! layout in fiscal year 2008 and 26 stores in
    fiscal year 2009. These conversions result in increased store
    profitability and generate return on investment in excess of 30%
    over a twelve-month period.
•
Drive Comparable Store Sales.
We seek to
    maximize our comparable store sales by increasing the
    penetration of our diversified product categories, increasing
    our rue21 brand awareness, continuing to provide our distinctive
    store experience and converting existing stores to our larger
    rue21 etc! layout. We believe that our fashionable merchandise
    selections and affordable prices create more shopping excitement
    for our customers, increase our brand loyalty and drive sales.
    We believe significant opportunities exist to grow our guys
    apparel and accessories category, as there is limited specialty
    competition in guys at value prices, and our highly attractive
    footwear category, both of which have been recent drivers of
    comparable store sales. We also believe that our ability to
    quickly and consistently introduce the newest fashions into our
    stores keeps our shopping experience fresh and exciting and
    drives repeat customer visits.
•
Improve profit margins.
We believe we have the
    opportunity to drive margin expansion through scale
    efficiencies, continued cost discipline and changes in
    merchandise mix. We believe our strong expected store growth
    will permit us to take advantage of economies of scale in
    sourcing and to leverage our existing infrastructure, corporate
    overhead and fixed costs. We are focused on reducing costs
    throughout our organization and believe further cost reduction
    opportunities exist in inventory and supply chain management. We
    believe the expansion of our higher margin categories, such as
    accessories and footwear, will increase our overall margins over
    time.
Our
    Market
According to The NPD Group Inc., a nationally recognized firm
    that specializes in apparel market research based upon consumer
    panel tracking data, retail sales of domestic apparel totaled
    $199.4 billion in the United States in 2008. The specialty
    retail distribution channel represented 30.8% of the total
    market, or $61.5 billion in retail sales, in 2008.
    Teen specialty apparel retail sales totaled $12.9 billion
    in 2008. The value apparel market, as defined by us, totaled
    $100.7 billion in 2008.
Our customers, who include both 11 to 17 year olds who
    aspire to be "21" and adults who want to look and feel
    "21," live in small- or middle-market communities,
    which we define as communities with populations between 25,000
    and 200,000 people. Based upon Nielsen Claritas
    SiteReports, an online source for United States demographics,
    our customers typically live in households with a median annual
    income of less than $50,000. We believe we appeal to our
    customers by providing the newest fashions at value prices and
    locating our stores in strip centers and regional malls in their
    communities.
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Our
    Stores
As of January 30, 2010, we operated 535 stores in
    516 cities in 43 states throughout the United States.
    Our stores are located in strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers in small- and middle-market communities. Our
    stores averaged net sales of approximately $946,000 and net
    sales per gross square foot of $235 for fiscal year 2008.
The table below indicates certain historical information
    regarding our stores by type of shopping center as of the fiscal
    year end for each of the years indicated below:
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Strip Centers
13
47
93
148
215
278
Regional Malls
66
72
74
90
118
146
Outlet Centers
114
110
111
114
116
111
Total Stores
193
229
278
352
449
535
Total gross square feet at end of period (in thousands)
750
896
1,095
1,148
1,949
2,390
Average gross square feet per store
3,884
3,906
3,937
4,113
4,341
4,468
The gross square footage of new stores opened in fiscal years
    2008 and 2009 averaged approximately 4,700 square feet,
    which is larger than our historical store base and features a
    separate
store-in-store
for our rue21 etc! girls jewelry and accessories category. We
    have an ongoing strategy to convert our existing store base into
    the larger rue21 etc! layout which frequently involves
    relocating our stores. As a result, we have worked with our
    landlords to either convert or relocate our existing stores to
    attractively priced new locations, either in the same shopping
    center or in shopping centers in close proximity to the existing
    store, that would allow us to prominently showcase all of our
    product lines in a compelling store layout. In fiscal year 2009,
    we converted 26 stores to our rue21 etc! layout.
Store
    Locations
The following store list shows the number of stores operated in
    each state as of January 30, 2010:
Total
Number of
State
Stores
Alabama
27
Arizona
13
Arkansas
8
California
17
Colorado
7
Connecticut
1
Delaware
1
Florida
21
Georgia
37
Illinois
16
Indiana
14
Iowa
7
Kansas
4
Kentucky
8
Louisiana
22
Maine
1
Maryland
6
Massachusetts
3
Michigan
14
Minnesota
4
Mississippi
19
Missouri
14
Nebraska
2
Nevada
4
New Hampshire
2
New Jersey
3
New Mexico
7
New York
13
North Carolina
34
Ohio
14
Oklahoma
14
Oregon
4
Pennsylvania
24
South Carolina
16
Tennessee
23
Texas
69
Utah
10
Vermont
1
Virginia
11
Washington
4
West Virginia
7
Wisconsin
8
Wyoming
1
Total
535
Distinctive
    Store Experience
Our stores are designed by our in-house team in partnership with
    architectural consultants with the goal of creating an exciting
    and inviting atmosphere for girls and guys to shop and
    socialize. Our stores feature
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colorful displays showcasing the latest styles and trends,
    themed dressing rooms and top-40 music. Girls and guys apparel
    is located in separate areas with trend walls displaying the
    newest fashions. In our larger rue21 etc! layout stores, we
    feature our rue21 etc! accessories in the center of our stores,
    along with denim and fragrance bars and rueKicks displays. We
    believe that the fun and playful atmosphere in our stores
    contributes to the overall shopping experience.
Each of our stores is typically led by a manager, a full-time
    assistant manager and two part-time assistant managers. In
    addition, each store has eight to ten part-time sales
    associates, depending on store volume, many of whom are young
    members of the community who represent the rue21 demographic and
    carry the rueCulture not only inside the store, but also in
    their schools and communities.
Store
    Growth and Store Conversions
Our in-house real estate team works along with our brokerage
    network to negotiate the leases, lease renewals, and
    construction costs of every site. We lease all of our stores and
    determine store locations based on several factors, including
    geographic location, demographic information and proximity to
    other value retailers including Walmart, Target and Kohl's.
    Additionally, we analyze factors such as performance of a
    particular shopping center, the quality and nature of existing
    shopping center tenants and the configuration of the space and
    the lease terms being offered. We have prominent positioning in
    many of our strip center and regional mall locations as well as
    a highly visible façade.
In fiscal year 2009, we opened 88 new stores. We plan to open a
    total of 100 new stores in fiscal year 2010. We expect our store
    base to grow from 535 stores today to more than 1,000 stores
    within the next five years. Our new store operating model
    assumes an average store size of 4,700 square feet that has
    historically achieved sales per store of $900,000 to
    $1.1 million in the first twelve months. Our average net
    investment to open a new store is approximately $160,000, which
    includes $120,000 of average build-out costs, net of landlord
    contributions, and $40,000 of initial inventory, net of
    payables. This operating model results in an average pretax cash
    return on investment in excess of 100%. As a result, our stores
    pay back our investment in less than one year.
Our new store strategy is primarily focused on expanding our
    strip center presence, particularly in single anchor centers. We
    also see an opportunity to increase our footprint within
    regional malls, particularly in the small- and middle-markets
    communities, and to a more limited extent in outlet centers.
Converting existing stores to our larger rue21 etc! layout
    remains central to our growth strategy. As of January 30,
    2010, 314 of our 535 stores were in the rue21 etc! layout. We
    have plans to continue to convert additional stores within the
    next five years to the larger rue 21 etc! layout as
    opportunities to do so become available. We have plans to
    convert 30 stores to the rue21 etc! layout in fiscal year 2010.
The table below highlights certain information regarding our new
    stores opened and existing stores converted to the rue21 etc!
    layout as of the fiscal year end for each of the fiscal years
    indicated:
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Stores at beginning of period
175
193
229
278
352
449
Stores opened during period(1)
21
42
56
74
99
88
Stores closed during period
3
6
7
—
(2
)
(2
)
Stores at end of period
193
229
278
352
449
535
Store conversions during the period
10
6
18
20
21
26
(1)
Stores opened during period does
    not include existing stores that have been converted.
rueCulture
    and rueCommunity
A key component to our ongoing success has been our ability to
    preserve and continue to build our deep-rooted corporate and
    customer culture. The passion and commitment fostered by
    rueCulture enables us to connect with our employees and
    customers, to differentiate our customers' shopping
    experience and to ultimately drive our growth and profitability.
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Customer
    Connection
We create a fun and exciting fashion destination for our
    customers both in the store, through our themed dressing rooms
    and our top-40 music selection, and on the internet via our
    website, the rueCommunity blog and other social networking sites
    such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube. We consult a
    panel of teen advisors who regularly provide us with feedback on
    products and trends. By carrying the newest styles and regularly
    updating floor sets, we encourage our customers to shop our
    stores frequently. Our store associates share the rue21
    excitement and deliver a memorable, high energy in-store
    experience to our customers. Our stores have become a community
    destination of choice where customers can meet and socialize
    with friends.
Associate
    Development
rueCulture emphasizes exceptional people, and we believe that
    the passion and commitment of our managers, assistant managers
    and sales associates are key to our past and future success. We
    are intensely focused on fostering the talents of our employees,
    and are committed to providing sales associates and managers
    with career advancement opportunities. We endeavor to promote a
    large portion of store managers and district managers from
    within our company. We emphasize clear communication throughout
    the company, and routinely hold store manager conference calls
    and store level, district, and regional management meetings to
    keep our employees focused, informed and involved. In addition,
    we provide continuing education and training through our
    Management Advancement Development training program and our
    "rueniversity" assistant manager training program,
    which promote building effective management skills and reinforce
    the rueCulture.
Our
    Products and Brands
We offer a complete assortment of fashion apparel and
    accessories for girls and guys, including graphic
t-shirts,
denim, dresses, shirts, hoodies, belts, jewelry, handbags,
    footwear, intimate apparel and other accessories. We seek to
    identify the most current fashion trends in the market and
    utilize our product and sourcing teams to quickly introduce
    these fashions to our stores. Our strategy is to price our
    fashion merchandise lower than most other similar apparel
    retailers, with most of our products priced below $35. The
    prices for each of our products typically range from $7.99 to
    $39.99 for our girls and guys apparel, $1.99 to $19.99 for our
    accessories, $14.99 to $29.99 for our footwear and $9.99 for our
    fragrances.
The table below indicates our product mix as a percentage of our
    net sales derived from our product categories, based on our
    internal merchandising system, as of the fiscal year end for
    each of the years indicated below.
2006
2007
2008
2009
Girls apparel
60.9
%
61.6
%
58.3
%
56.7
%
Girls accessories
21.4
21.9
23.5
24.3
Guys apparel and accessories
17.7
16.5
18.2
19.0
Total
100
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
We believe that we have an opportunity to increase sales in our
    guys apparel and accessories category because there are few
    value retailers who offer similarly priced fashion apparel for
    young men. Currently, we offer more girls apparel and girls
    accessories than guys apparel and accessories. Our product mix
    may change based on the growth rate of each product category,
    although an increase in net sales in one of our product
    categories may not necessarily decrease net sales in our other
    product categories. Our diversified product assortment allows us
    to benefit from increased sales in all categories.
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All our brands are sold exclusively through our own stores. An
    overview of our key brands is as follows:
Brand
Year Introduced
Category
1999
Girls apparel, including graphic t-shirts, fashion tops,
    dresses, denim and outerwear
2006
Girls accessories, including jewelry, handbags, wallets, belts,
    sunglasses and scarves
2005
Guys apparel and accessories, including graphic t-shirts, denim,
    shirts, outerwear and accessories
2007
Girls intimate apparel, including lingerie sets, bras,
    underwear, sleepwear and loungewear
2009
Girls and guys footwear
2004 - 2009
Girls fragrances and guys colognes
Merchandising
    and Sourcing
Our flexible, fast fashion model allows us to quickly identify
    and respond to trends and bring the newest, tested concepts and
    styles to our stores. We strive to offer a compelling product
    selection for our customers by regularly editing our merchandise
    assortment to reflect key fashion trends and by shipping daily
    deliveries of new merchandise to our stores.
Merchandising
We maintain a separate merchandising team for each of the three
    principal categories of our business — girls apparel,
    girls accessories and guys apparel and accessories. Our
    merchandise directors, with the support of our product
    development and visual teams, coordinate color and trends across
    the product categories to ensure brand consistency. We utilize
    fashion and color services, trade shows, vendors, retail
    shopping and social networking to identify the merchandise that
    meets the demands of our customers. Our merchandising team
    schedules weekly trend meetings to review the information
    gathered and determine the trends to incorporate into our
    product offerings. We order our product assortments after
    careful review and consideration of the volumes required by each
    of our stores. We frequently test our new products in a limited
    number of our stores before broadly distributing to the rest of
    our stores.
Sourcing
We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities. We
    purchase all of our merchandise from a network of third-party
    vendors. Our vendor network currently consists of approximately
    370 domestic importers and domestic suppliers. During the last
    twelve months, we sourced approximately 70% of our merchandise
    from our top thirty vendors, with no single vendor accounting
    for more than 8% of our merchandise. We believe our lack of
    dependence on any one vendor enhances our flexibility and
    minimizes product risk. In addition, we believe our long-term
    relationships with many of our vendors enable us to benefit from
    quick deliveries as well as very competitive pricing.
A majority of our products are manufactured in China and India
    at lead times of less than 90 days. Our vendors are
    responsible for importing products. We do not directly import
    any of our products. A small portion of our merchandise is
    manufactured domestically, with lead times as short as seven
    days to eight weeks. This maximizes our speed to market on key
    fashion items.
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Although we typically transact business on an
order-by-order
basis, all of our vendors are required to sign our vendor
    agreement that incorporates a comprehensive vendor compliance
    manual. The vendor compliance manual details our packing,
    shipping and production requirements, as well as our legal
    requirements, professional and ethical standards and payment
    terms. Each purchase order also incorporates and references
    these requirements, standards and terms. The purchase orders,
    vendor agreement and vendor compliance manual all are designed
    to ensure that our vendors operate in compliance with all
    applicable rules and regulations, including labor, customs and
    consumer protection laws. We do not control or audit the vendors
    that produce the merchandise we sell. We do reserve the right to
    conduct random testing of products and use a third party
    resource to conduct such random testing on designated categories
    of items to further address our concern for customer safety.
Our national freight consolidator ships to our distribution
    facility from both the west coast and east coast and ships to
    our distribution facility in Weirton, West Virginia.
Marketing
    and Advertising
We believe that girls and guys rely heavily on the opinions of
    their peers, often expressed through social media, websites and
    blogs, to determine whether a retailer is relevant to them. As a
    result, we do not depend on conventional advertising, but
    instead employ a viral approach to marketing that is designed to
    capture the interest of our customers and drive them into our
    stores. For example, product knowledge, trend statements and
    fashion blogs are posted daily through Facebook, MySpace,
    Twitter and YouTube. Our rue21.com website reinforces our brand
    image and allows us to reach our customers in a fun and
    interactive environment. Website promotions and contests are an
    added incentive to motivate teens to share their voice. In
    addition, email campaigning is used to send
"e-blasts"
on a regular basis to customers who have provided their email
    addresses to us though our website or in-store collection
    processes. The
"e-blasts"
highlight key trends, new products and promotional events to
    drive our customer back to our stores.
In addition to using our website and social networking to
    promote our brand image, we employ a community-based marketing
    approach to building brand awareness and customer loyalty. We
    often initiate marketing efforts in concert with the local
    shopping center management in advance of opening our stores. At
    a store level, we reinforce our brands through in-store signage,
    events, and product labeling.
Our coupon programs encourage repeat business from our
    customers. We have built an extensive coupon program, which is
    strategically planned during select time periods during the year
    to maximize sales, traffic and customer loyalty. During an
    event, coupons are distributed in stores to our customers to
    generate repeat traffic as well as provide us with information
    as to customer spending, shopping patterns and habits.
Hiring the right people is a brand building tool in and of
    itself. We seek to hire a diverse, energetic, enthusiastic,
    trendy, passionate and knowledgeable group of individuals to be
    a part of our team. We promote individuality by welcoming
    diversity, keeping an open mind, and valuing different points of
    view.
Distribution
We distribute all of our merchandise from an 189,600 square
    foot distribution and office facility located in Weirton, West
    Virginia. Substantially all merchandise arrives at our
    distribution facility pre-ticketed by our vendors, which allows
    for a quick turn around time and reduced internal labor. In
    general, the merchandise is received, sorted by stock keeping
    unit, or SKU, based upon class, vendor and style, and packed in
    to shipments for each store based on a predetermined allocation
    plan. The distribution facility then uses an automated sorting
    system for separating shipments by store. Merchandise is shipped
    to our stores daily via a third-party delivery service to ensure
    a steady flow of new products to our stores. We completed the
    process of upgrading our distribution facility and related
    systems during fiscal 2009. The distribution facility can
    support approximately 1,300 stores.
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Management
    Information Systems
Our management information systems provide a full range of
    business process support and information to our store,
    merchandising, financial and real estate business teams. We
    believe the combination of our business processes and systems
    provide us with improved operational efficiencies, scalability,
    increased management control and timely reporting that allow us
    to identify and respond to trends in our business. These
    applications operate on vendor supported NCR registers, IBM and
    Dell servers, and operate on Epicor/CRS software for store point
    of sale and loss prevention, Island Pacific software for
    merchandising, allocation, inventory and warehouse management,
    and Lawson software for accounting and financial reporting.
Using a high-speed, broadband network, which we anticipate will
    be operational in all of our stores by the end of fiscal year
    2009, we will have the ability to communicate to our stores
    continuously, change POS promotional pricing daily and update
    each store's SKU level inventory that is updated daily in
    our inventory management system.
Competition
We believe rue21 is specialized in its ability to operate
    successfully in many different types of markets, including small
    or middle markets where there is limited direct competition.
    Small markets, which we define as communities with populations
    of less than 50,000 people, provide us with the ability to
    have a prominent location within the community. Typically, no
    other junior and young men's specialty apparel retailer
    operates in these markets and our principal competitors are
    large value retailers. Even in middle markets, which we define
    as communities with populations between 50,000 and
    200,000 people, we typically face limited direct
    competition from other junior and young men's specialty
    apparel retailers. Although large value retailers, including
    Walmart, Target and Kohl's, sell merchandise at comparable
    price points, our store format and in-store shopping experience
    is distinctive, with an exciting and inviting atmosphere
    offering trend-right fashions and our exclusive brands. Large
    value retailers may only have a small part of their store and
    total product selection dedicated to apparel and accessories.
    Department stores, including Dillard's and JC Penney, or
    other junior retailers may be located in regional malls or
    outlet centers in small to middle markets; however we believe
    that we have been successful competing in these markets against
    all types of competition based on our product assortment,
    exclusive brands, ability to respond to changing trends, and our
    distinctive combination of fashion and value. Although we feel
    we have many competitive strengths, we recognize that we face
    some competitive challenges in small to middle markets,
    including the fact that large value retailers, department stores
    and some junior retail stores have substantially greater name
    recognition, as well as financial, marketing, and other
    resources, and devote greater resources to the marketing and
    sale of their products than we do. We believe that we benefit
    from the traffic that large value retailers generate in a
    shopping center, and often seek to place ourselves in close
    proximity to large value retailers.
The junior and young men's specialty apparel landscape is
    highly competitive in large markets, which we define as
    communities with populations in excess of 200,000 people.
    We believe we are able to operate successfully in these markets
    given our distinctive combination of fashion and value. In large
    markets, we tend to position ourselves adjacent to other value
    retailers in strip centers or outlet centers. This provides the
    possibility of significant customer traffic and increased
    potential for sales, as most junior and young men's
    specialty apparel retailers, including Aéropostale,
    American Eagle Outfitters, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, the Gap,
    J. Crew, Metropark, Old Navy and Wet Seal, choose to position
    themselves in the more dominant regional malls. We recognize
    that some of the specialty apparel retailers with whom we
    compete also successfully offer a personalized shopping
    experience that could appeal to our target customers and that
    existing and new competitors may seek to emulate facets of our
    business strategy and in-store experience. Further, we may face
    new competitors and increased competition from existing
    competitors as we expand into new markets and increase our
    presence in existing markets. Competitive forces and pressures
    may intensify as our presence in the retail marketplace grows.
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Intellectual
    Property
We have registered numerous trademarks, trade names and logos
    with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including
    rue21 and rue21 etc!, Carbon, Carbon Black, the CJ logo design,
    and tarea by rue21. We also own trademark registrations for the
    names of our fragrances, including rue by rue21, revert eco, CJ
    Black, sparkle rue21, Pink Ice rue21 and MetroBlack rue21. In
    addition we own domain names, including www.rue21.com, for our
    primary trademarks and own unregistered copyright rights in our
    website content. We also rely on a variety of intellectual
    property rights that we license from third parties. We expect to
    continually grow our merchandise assortment and strengthen our
    brands, and we will continue to file new applications as
    appropriate to protect our intellectual property rights.
Regulation
    and Legislation
We are subject to labor and employment laws, laws governing
    advertising and promotions, privacy laws, safety regulations and
    other laws, including consumer protection regulations that
    regulate retailers and or govern the promotion and sale of
    merchandise and the operation of stores and warehouse
    facilities. We monitor changes in these laws and believe that we
    are in material compliance with applicable laws.
Insurance
We use a combination of insurance and self-insurance for a
    number of risk management activities including workers'
    compensation, general liability, automobile liability, and
    employee-related health care benefits, a portion of which is
    paid by the employees. We believe that we have adequately
    reserved for our self-insurance liability. We evaluate our
    insurance requirements on an ongoing basis to ensure we maintain
    adequate levels of coverage.
Employees
As of January 30, 2010, we had 5,765 employees of
    which 4,101 were part-time employees. Of this total number,
    205 employees were based at our corporate headquarters,
    135 employees were employed at our distribution facility,
    77 managers were employed in the field, 1,992 managers and
    assistant managers and 3,356 sales associates were located in
    our stores. None of our employees is represented by a union and
    we have had no labor-related work stoppages. Our rueCulture
    emphasizes teamwork and the belief that everyone can make a
    difference. The value we place on our employees is one of the
    keys to our success, and as a result we believe our relationship
    with our employees is strong.
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal and, historically, we have realized a
    higher portion of our net sales, net income and operating cash
    flows in the second and fourth fiscal quarters, attributable to
    the impact of the summer selling season and the holiday selling
    season. As a result, our working capital requirements fluctuate
    during the year, increasing in mid-summer in anticipation of the
    fourth fiscal quarter. Our business is also subject, at certain
    times, to calendar shifts, which may occur during key selling
    times such as school holidays, Easter and regional fluctuations
    in the calendar during the
back-to-school
selling season.
Legal
    Proceedings
We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims which
    arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although the
    outcome of these and other claims cannot be predicted with
    certainty, management does not believe that the ultimate
    resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect
    on our financial condition or on our operations.
Properties
We do not own any real property. Our principal executive office
    is located in Warrendale, Pennsylvania and is leased under a
    lease agreement expiring in 2017, with an option to renew for an
    additional five-year
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term. The 53,035 square foot space includes two
state-of-the-art
simulated stores that provide a forum for planning, visual and
    marketing concepts prior to their execution in our stores. We
    also lease office space in New York City at 1071 Sixth Avenue
    under a lease agreement that expires at the end of 2013.
Our 189,600 square foot distribution facility is located in
    Weirton, West Virginia. Our distribution facility is leased
    under a lease agreement expiring in 2011, with options to renew
    for two additional five-year terms. We have completed an upgrade
    of our distribution facility and related systems. The
    distribution facility can support approximately 1,300 stores.
As of January 30, 2010, we operated 535 stores in
    516 cities in 43 states. All of our stores are leased
    from third parties and the leases typically have terms of five
    years with options to renew for additional five-year periods
    thereafter. Some of our leases have early cancellation clauses,
    which permit the lease to be terminated by us or the landlord if
    certain sales levels are not met in specific periods or if a
    shopping center does not meet specified occupancy standards. In
    addition to future minimum lease payments, some of our store
    leases provide for additional rental payments based on a
    percentage of net sales if sales at the respective stores exceed
    specified levels, as well as the payment of common area
    maintenance charges, real property insurance and real estate
    taxes. Many of our lease agreements have defined escalating rent
    provisions over the initial term and any extensions.
We believe that our facilities are generally adequate for
    current and anticipated future use, although we may from time to
    time lease new facilities or vacate existing facilities as our
    operations require.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors
    and Executive Officers
Set forth below are the name, age, position and a description of
    the business experience of each of our executive officers,
    directors and other key employees as of January 30, 2010.
Name
Age
Position
Robert N. Fisch
60
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Kim A. Reynolds
52
Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager
Keith A. McDonough
51
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John P. Bugnar
61
Senior Vice President and Director of Stores
Michael A. Holland
45
Senior Vice President of Information Technology
Mark K. J. Chrystal
37
Senior Vice President of Planning and Allocation
Robert R. Thomson
51
Senior Vice President of Real Estate
John F. Megrue Jr
51
Director
Alex S. Pellegrini
34
Director
Douglas E. Coltharp
48
Director
Arnold S. Barron
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Director
Executive
    Officers
Robert N. Fisch
has served as our President and Chief
    Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors since
    June 2001. From February 1987 to December 1999, he served as
    president of Casual Corner Group, Inc. Since June 2004,
    Mr. Fisch has served as director at The Children's
    Place Retail Stores, Inc. and currently serves on its audit
    committee and compensation committee.
Kim A. Reynolds
has served as our Senior Vice President
    and General Merchandise Manager since July 2001. From March
    1987 to November 1999, she served as general merchandising
    manager of Casual Corner Group, Inc.
Keith A. McDonough
has served as our Chief Financial
    Officer since May 2003. From February 1990 to March 2001,
    Mr. McDonough served as senior vice president of finance
    and chief operating officer at Iron Age Corp. From March
    2001 to December 2002, he served as chief operating officer at
    Iron Age Corp.
John P. Bugnar
has served as our Senior Vice President
    and Director of Stores since September 2001. From December 1997
    to September 2001, he served as vice president at Jones Apparel
    Group, Inc./Jones Retail Corporation.
Michael A. Holland
has served as our Senior Vice
    President of Information Technology since April 2004. From
    January 1995 to March 2004, he served as senior director of
    information technology at the Timberland Company.
Mark K.J. Chrystal
has served as our Senior Vice
    President of Planning and Allocation since June 2008. From April
    2007 to June 2008, Mr. Chrystal served as vice president of
    allocation, replenishment and planning for American Eagle
    Outfitters. From September 2004 to April 2007, he served as vice
    president of planning and allocation at The Disney Store, Inc.
Robert R. Thomson
has served as our Senior Vice President
    of Real Estate since January 2007. From June 2000 to January
    2007, Mr. Thomson served as vice president of real estate
    and construction at Brookstone Corporation. From April 1995 to
    June 2000, he served as the director of real estate at The
    Stride Rite Corporation.
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Our executive officers are appointed by our board of directors
    and serve until their successors have been duly elected and
    qualified or their earlier resignation or removal. There are no
    family relationships among any of our directors or executive
    officers.
Directors
John F. Megrue Jr.
has served as a member of our board of
    directors since July 1998. Since November 2006, Mr. Megrue
    has served as chief executive officer of Apax Partners in the
    United States. From April 2005 to November 2006, he served as
    co-chief executive officer of Apax Partners, L.P. From May 1992
    to April 2005, he served as a partner of Saunders
    Karp & Megrue, LLC. Mr. Megrue also serves as a
    member of the board of directors of Bob's Discount
    Furniture, L.L.C., Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and MagnaCare
    Holdings, Inc. and has previously served as a member of the
    board of directors of Dollar Tree, Inc., The Children's
    Place Retail Stores, Inc. and Hibbett Sports, Inc.
Alex Pellegrini
has served as a member of our board of
    director since September 2009. Since January 2009,
    Mr. Pellegrini has served as a partner of Apax Partners,
    L.P. From April 2005 to December 2008, he served as a principal
    at Apax Partners, L.P. From August 2000 to April 2005, he served
    as an investment professional of Saunders Karp &
    Megrue, LLC. Mr. Pellegrini also serves as a member of the
    board of directors of MagnaCare Holdings, Inc. and Spectrum
    Laboratory Holdings.
Douglas E. Coltharp
has served as a member of our board
    of directors since November 2009. Since May 2007,
    Mr. Coltharp has served as a partner at Arlington Capital
    Advisors, LLC and Arlington Investment Partners. From November
    1996 to May 2007, Mr. Coltharp served as executive vice
    president and chief financial officer of Saks Incorporated and
    its predecessor organization. Mr. Coltharp also serves as a
    member of the board of directors of Under Armour, Inc. and Ares
    Capital Corporation.
Arnold S. Barron
has served as a member of our board of
    directors since November 2009. Since his retirement in January
    2009, Mr. Barron has been a private investor. From 1979 to
    January 2009, Mr. Barron served in various roles with the
    TJX Companies, including executive vice president, chief
    operating officer of the MarMaxx Group. Mr. Barron also
    serves as a member of the board of directors of Dollar Tree, Inc.
Corporate
    Governance
Controlled
    Company
We have availed ourselves of the controlled company exemption
    under the corporate governance rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market.
    Although we have a majority of independent directors on our
    board of directors, we do not have a compensation committee and
    a nominating and corporate governance committee composed
    entirely of independent directors as defined under the rules of
    The NASDAQ Stock Market. The controlled company exemption does
    not modify the independence requirements for the audit
    committee, and we intend to comply with the requirements of
    Sarbanes-Oxley and The NASDAQ Stock Market, which require that
    our audit committee be composed of at least three members, each
    of whom must be independent within one year of the date of
    listing our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Board
    Composition
Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our
    board of directors. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that
    our board of directors will be fixed from time to time by
    resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
    total directors then in office. Our board of directors is
    currently comprised of five directors. Our board of directors
    has determined that Messrs. Megrue, Pellegrini, Coltharp
    and Barron are independent as defined under the corporate
    governance rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market. In making that
    determination, our board of directors affirmatively determined
    that, in the opinion of our board of directors, neither
    Messrs. Megrue nor Pellegrini, who are affiliated with Apax
    Partners, a significant stockholder, have any relationship which
    would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in
    carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The directors
    will have discretion to increase or decrease the size of the
    board of directors.
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Our board of directors is divided into three classes, with each
    director serving a three-year term and one class being elected
    at each year's annual meeting of stockholders.
    Mr. Barron and Mr. Fisch serve as Class I
    directors with an initial term expiring in 2010. Mr. Barron
    was appointed by our board of directors to fill a vacant
    directorship by vote of a majority of the remaining members of
    our board of directors. Mr. Pellegrini and
    Mr. Coltharp serve as Class II directors, with an
    initial term expiring in 2011. Mr. Megrue serves as a
    Class III director with an initial term expiring in 2012.
Board
    Committees
Our board of directors has established the following committees:
    an audit committee, a compensation committee and a corporate
    governance and nominating committee. The composition and
    responsibilities of each committee are described below. Members
    serve on these committees until their resignation or until
    otherwise determined by our board of directors.
Audit
    Committee
Our audit committee consists of Messrs. Coltharp, Barron,
    and Pellegrini, with Mr. Coltharp serving as chair of the
    audit committee. Our audit committee will have responsibility
    for, among other things:
•
selecting and hiring our independent registered public
    accounting firm, and approving the audit and non-audit services
    to be performed by our independent registered public accounting
    firm;
•
evaluating the qualifications, performance and independence of
    our independent;
•
monitoring the integrity of our financial statements and our
    compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate
    to financial statements or accounting matters;
•
reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control
    policies and procedures;
•
discussing the scope and results of the audit with the
    independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing with
    management and the independent registered public accounting firm
    our interim and year-end operating results; and
•
preparing the audit committee report required by the SEC to be
    included in our annual proxy statement.
The SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules require us to have one
    independent audit committee member upon the listing of our
    common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, a majority of
    independent directors within 90 days of the date of such
    listing and all independent audit committee members within one
    year of the date of such listing. Our board of directors has
    affirmatively determined that Mr. Coltharp and
    Mr. Barron meet the definition of "independent
    directors" for purposes of serving on an audit committee
    under applicable SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules, and we
    intend to comply with these independence requirements within the
    time periods specified. Our board of directors has also
    determined that Mr. Pellegrini does not meet the criteria
    for independence set forth in
Rule 10A-3
of the Exchange Act because he is deemed an affiliated person of
    the company based upon his association with Apax Partners, a
    significant stockholder. However, Mr. Pellegrini is deemed
    to be independent under the general corporate governance rules
    of The NASDAQ Stock Market. In addition, Mr. Coltharp
    qualifies as our "audit committee financial expert."
Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for our
    audit committee, which is available on our corporate website at
    www.rue21.com.
Compensation
    Committee
Our compensation committee consists of Messrs. Megrue,
    Fisch and Pellegrini. Mr. Megrue is the chairperson of our
    compensation committee. The compensation committee will be
    responsible for, among other things:
•
reviewing and approving compensation of our executive officers
    including annual base salary, annual incentive bonuses, specific
    goals, equity compensation, employment agreements, severance and
    change in control arrangements, and any other benefits,
    compensation or arrangements;
•
reviewing succession planning for our executive officers;
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•
reviewing and recommending compensation goals, bonus and stock
    compensation criteria for our employees;
•
determining the compensation of our directors;
•
reviewing and discussing annually with management our
    "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" disclosure
    required by SEC rules;
•
preparing the compensation committee report required by the SEC
    to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
•
administrating, reviewing and making recommendations with
    respect to our equity compensation plans.
We had one independent compensation committee member upon the
    listing of our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    and we currently have a majority of independent directors. We
    are required to have a compensation committee that is composed
    entirely of independent directors within one year from the date
    we cease to be a controlled company. Our board of directors has
    affirmatively determined that Messrs. Megrue and Pellegrini
    meet the definition of "independent directors" for
    purposes of serving on a compensation committee under applicable
    SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market rules, and we intend to comply
    with the independence requirement within the time period
    specified.
Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for our
    compensation committee, which is available on our corporate
    website at www.rue21.com.
Corporate
    Governance and Nominating Committee
Our corporate governance and nominating committee consists of
    Messrs. Coltharp, Pellegrini and Fisch and
    Mr. Coltharp is the chairperson of this committee.
The corporate governance and nominating committee will be
    responsible for, among other things:
•
assisting our board of directors in identifying prospective
    director nominees and recommending nominees for each annual
    meeting of stockholders to the board of directors;
•
reviewing developments in corporate governance practices and
    developing and recommending governance principles applicable to
    our board of directors;
•
overseeing the evaluation of our board of directors and
    management; and
•
recommending members for each board committee of our board of
    directors.
We had one independent corporate governance and nominating
    committee member upon the listing of our common stock on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market and we currently have a majority of
    independent directors. We are required to have a corporate
    governance and nominating committee that is composed entirely of
    independent directors within one year from the date we cease to
    be a controlled company. Our board of directors has
    affirmatively determined that Messrs. Coltharp and
    Pellegrini meet the definition of independent directors for
    purposes of serving on a corporate governance and nominating
    committee under applicable SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market
    rules, and we intend to comply with the independence requirement
    within the time period specified.
Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for our
    corporate governance and nominating committee, which is
    available on our corporate website at www.rue21.com.
Compensation
    Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past
    year has served, as a member of the board of directors or
    compensation committee of any entity that has one or more
    executive officers serving on our board of directors or
    compensation committee.
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Code of
    Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable
    to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers
    and all persons performing similar functions. A copy of that
    code is available on our corporate website at www.rue21.com. We
    expect that any amendments to such code, or any waivers of its
    requirements, will be disclosed on our website.
Director
    Compensation
Prior to our initial public offering, members of our board of
    directors did not receive compensation for their services as
    directors, except for the reimbursement of reasonable and
    documented costs and expenses incurred by directors in
    connection with attending any meetings of the board of directors
    or any committee thereof. Apax Partners L.P., of which
    Mr. Megrue is chief executive officer and
    Mr. Pellegrini is a partner, has received fees from us
    pursuant to a letter agreement for financial advisory services
    performed by Apax Partners. See "Certain Relationships and
    Related Party Transactions—Agreement with Apax
    Partners."
We did not pay any compensation to members of our board of
    directors during 2008 because all of our directors were either
    employees of our company or affiliated with Apax Partners, our
    largest stockholder.
Our executive officers who are members of our board of directors
    and the directors who continue to provide services to, or are
    affiliated with, Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners
    do not receive compensation from us for their service on our
    board of directors. Accordingly, Messrs. Fisch, Megrue and
    Pellegrini do not receive compensation from us for their service
    on our board of directors. Only those directors who are
    considered independent directors under the corporate governance
    rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market and are not affiliated with
    Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners are eligible to
    receive compensation from us for their service on our board of
    directors. Messrs. Coltharp and Barron and all other
    non-employee directors not affiliated with Apax Partners or
    funds affiliated with Apax Partners will be paid quarterly in
    arrears:
•
a base annual retainer of $50,000 in cash;
•
an additional annual retainer of $20,000 in cash to the chair of
    the audit committee; and
•
an additional annual retainer of $10,000 in cash to each of the
    chairs of the compensation committee and the corporate
    governance and nominating committee.
In addition, upon initial election to our board of directors,
    each non-employee director not affiliated with Apax Partners or
    funds advised by Apax Partners will receive an option grant of
    12,500 shares of our common stock. For each year of
    continued service thereafter, each non-employee director not
    affiliated with Apax Partners or funds advised by Apax Partners
    will receive an annual option grant of 5,000 shares. Each
    grant will be subject to the same terms as those of our
    employees as described in the 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan
    narrative. See "Executive Compensation—2009 Omnibus
    Incentive Plan." We will also reimburse directors for
    reasonable expenses incurred to attend meetings of our board of
    directors or committees.
The following table sets forth information regarding
    compensation earned by our non-employee directors during fiscal
    year 2009.
Fees Earned or
Option
Paid in Cash
Awards
Total
Name
($)
($)(1)
($)
Arnold S. Barron
$
12,500
$
8,807
$
21,307
Douglas E. Coltharp
$
20,000
$
9,210
$
29,210
John F. Megrue
$
—
$
—
$
—
Alex S. Pellegrini
$
—
$
—
$
—
(1)
During fiscal year 2009,
    Messrs. Barron and Coltharp each received a grant of 12,500
    options to purchase common stock. The options to purchase common
    stock vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the
    first anniversary of the date of grant. The amounts shown
    represent expense recognized by us in fiscal year 2009,
    determined in accordance with the provisions of Accounting
    Standards Codification 718 Compensation—Stock Compensation.
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EXECUTIVE
    COMPENSATION
Compensation
    Discussion and Analysis
The purpose of this compensation discussion and analysis section
    is to provide information about the material elements of
    compensation that are paid, awarded to, or earned by, our
    "named executive officers," who consist of our
    principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and
    the three other most highly compensated executive officers. For
    fiscal year 2009, our named executive officers, were:
•
Robert N. Fisch, President and Chief Executive Officer;
•
Kim A. Reynolds, Senior Vice President and General Merchandise
    Manager;
•
Keith A. McDonough, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer;
•
John P. Bugnar, Senior Vice President and Director of
    Stores; and
•
Mark K. J. Chrystal, Senior Vice President of Allocation and
    Planning.
Historical
    Compensation Decisions
Our compensation approach is necessarily tied to our stage of
    development. Prior to our initial public offering, we were a
    privately-held company with a relatively small number of
    stockholders, including our principal investors and funds
    advised by Apax Partners. As a result, we were not subject to
    any stock exchange listing or SEC rules requiring a majority of
    our board of directors to be independent or relating to the
    formation and functioning of board committees, including audit,
    compensation and nominating committees. Most, if not all, of our
    prior compensation policies and determinations, including those
    made for fiscal year 2009, have been the product of informal
    discussions between our President and Chief Executive Officer
    and our board of directors.
Compensation
    Philosophy and Objectives
Our compensation committee reviews and approves the compensation
    of our named executive officers and oversees and administers our
    executive compensation programs and initiatives. As we gain
    experience as a public company, we expect that the specific
    direction, emphasis and components of our executive compensation
    program will continue to evolve. For example, over time we may
    reduce our reliance upon determinations made by our President
    and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors in favor of a more empirically-based approach that
    involves benchmarking against peer companies. Accordingly, the
    compensation paid to our named executive officers for fiscal
    year 2009 is not necessarily indicative of how we will
    compensate our named executive officers in the future.
We have strived to create an executive compensation program that
    balances short-term versus long-term payments and awards, cash
    payments versus equity awards and fixed versus contingent
    payments and awards in ways that we believe are most appropriate
    to motivate our executive officers. Our executive compensation
    program is designed to:
•
attract and retain talented and experienced executives in our
    industry;
•
reward executives whose knowledge, skills and performance are
    critical to our success;
•
align the interests of our executive officers and stockholders
    by motivating executive officers to increase stockholder value
    and rewarding executive officers when stockholder value
    increases;
•
ensure fairness among the executive management team by
    recognizing the contributions each executive officer makes to
    our success;
•
foster a shared commitment among executives by aligning their
    individual goals with the goals of the executive management team
    and our company; and
•
compensate our executives in a manner that incentivizes them to
    manage our business to meet our long-range objectives.
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The compensation committee meets outside the presence of all of
    our executive officers, including our named executive officers,
    to consider appropriate compensation for our President and Chief
    Executive Officer. For all other named executive officers, the
    compensation committee meets outside the presence of all
    executive officers except our President and Chief Executive
    Officer. Going forward, our President and Chief Executive
    Officer reviews annually each other named executive
    officer's performance with the compensation committee and
    recommend appropriate base salary, cash performance awards and
    grants of long-term equity incentive awards for all other
    executive officers. Based upon the recommendations from our
    President and Chief Executive Officer and in consideration of
    the objectives described above and the principles described
    below, the compensation committee approves the annual
    compensation packages of our executive officers other than our
    President and Chief Executive Officer. The compensation
    committee also annually analyzes our President and Chief
    Executive Officer's performance and determines his base
    salary, cash performance awards and grants of long-term equity
    incentive awards based on its assessment of his performance with
    input from any consultants engaged by the compensation committee.
Compensation amounts historically have been highly
    individualized, resulted from arm's length negotiations and
    have been based on a variety of informal factors including, in
    addition to the factors listed above, our financial condition
    and available resources, our need for that particular position
    to be filled and the compensation levels of our other executive
    officers, each as of the time of the applicable compensation
    decision. In addition, we informally considered the competitive
    market for corresponding positions within comparable geographic
    areas and companies of similar size and stage of development
    operating in the retail apparel industry. This informal
    consideration was based on the general knowledge possessed by
    our President and Chief Executive Officer regarding the
    compensation given to some of the executive officers of other
    companies in our industry through informal discussions with
    recruiting firms, research and informal benchmarking against
    their personal knowledge of the competitive market. As a result,
    our President and Chief Executive Officer historically has
    typically applied his discretion to make compensation decisions
    and did not formally benchmark executive compensation against a
    particular set of comparable companies or use a formula to set
    the compensation for our executives in relation to survey data.
    Our President and Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with
    members of our board of directors, made compensation decisions
    for our executive officers and after thorough discussion of
    various factors, including any informal knowledge or data he may
    have had, set the compensation for each executive officer on an
    individual basis. We anticipate that our compensation committee
    will more formally benchmark executive compensation against a
    peer group of comparable companies in the future. Our
    compensation committee may make adjustments in executive
    compensation levels in the future as a result of this more
    formal benchmarking process.
In April 2008, management engaged Ernst & Young LLP to
    advise management with their efforts to construct, from publicly
    available data, a peer group of companies to be used for
    compensation purposes in preparation for an initial public
    offering, provide market compensation data on the peer group
    companies, supplemented by survey data, as appropriate, and
    general market trends and developments. Management intends to
    use the information provided by Ernst & Young LLP and
    other resources and tools to develop recommendations to be
    presented and approved by our board of directors.
    Ernst & Young LLP has not recommended specific
    compensation amounts or the form of payment for any of our named
    executive officers. Management's review and analysis of its
    executive compensation program is ongoing and has not been
    completed. Ernst & Young LLP is also our independent
    registered public accounting firm.
Elements
    of Compensation
Our current executive compensation program, which was set by our
    President and Chief Executive Officer in consultation with our
    board of directors prior to the establishment of our
    compensation committee, consists of the following components:
•
base salary;
•
annual cash incentive awards linked to corporate and business
    segment performance;
•
periodic grants of long-term equity-based compensation, such as
    restricted stock or options;
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•
other executive benefits and perquisites; and
•
employment agreements, which contain termination and change in
    control benefits.
Executive compensation includes both fixed components (base
    salary, benefits and executive perquisites) and variable
    components (annual bonus/incentive, stock option
and/or
restricted stock unit grants) with the heaviest weight generally
    placed on the variable components. Each component is linked to
    one or more of the strategic objectives listed above. The fixed
    components of compensation are designed to be competitive in
    order to induce talented executives to join our company.
    Revisions to the fixed components of compensation occur
    infrequently aside from our annual salary review, which
    generally results in salary increases that range from 4% to 7%.
    Salary increases are, in part, designed to reward executives for
    their management activities during the year and to maintain
    their level of income with respect to cost of living increases.
The variable components are tied specifically to the achievement
    of our annual financial objectives and are designed so that
    above average performance is rewarded with above average
    rewards. Bonus levels, as a percentage of base salary, are set
    once the executive is hired and generally relate to his or her
    scope of responsibility, with revisions typically occurring upon
    promotions or substantial increases to the executive's
    scope of responsibility. Although bonus levels, as a percentage
    of base salary, generally do not change, the opportunity to
    accelerate bonus payments to twice the target amount for any one
    year does exist for an executive based upon our overall
    financial performance. Our bonus policy is designed to align
    each executive's annual goals for their respective area of
    responsibility with the financial goals of the entire business
    as set by our board of directors. The other material element to
    variable compensation is stock option awards. Our Amended and
    Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan was adopted by our board
    of directors to award grants, usually on an annual basis, to
    executive officers, general management and select associates.
    The grants awarded over the last six years had no public market
    and no certain opportunity for liquidity until our initial
    public offering, making them inherently long-term compensation.
    The awards have been used to motivate executives and employees
    to individually and collectively build long-term shareholder
    value that might in the future create a liquid market
    opportunity. In connection with our initial public offering, we
    adopted the rue21, inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or the 2009
    Plan, in November 2009.
Base
    Salary
The primary component of compensation of our executive officers
    has historically been base salary. The base salary established
    for each of our executive officers is intended to reflect each
    individual's professional responsibilities, the skills and
    experience required for the job, their individual performance,
    business performance, labor market conditions and competitive
    market salary levels. Base salary is also designed to provide
    our executive officers with steady cash flow during the course
    of the fiscal year that is not contingent on short-term
    variations in our corporate performance. Our President and Chief
    Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors determine market level compensation for base
    salaries based on our executives' experience in the
    industry with reference to the base salaries of similarly
    situated executives in other companies of similar size and stage
    of development operating in the retail apparel industry. This
    determination is informal and based primarily on the general
    knowledge of our President and Chief Executive Officer of the
    compensation practices within our industry.
Mr. Fisch's employment agreement sets forth his annual
    salary. Effective February 1, 2009, his base salary was
    increased to $800,000 and, effective February 1, 2010, his
    base salary was increased to $875,000.
Base salaries are reviewed during the fiscal year by our
    President and Chief Executive Officer, and salary increases
    typically take effect in June of each year, unless business
    circumstances require otherwise. In past years, our President
    and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors reviewed the performance of all executive officers,
    and based on this review and any relevant informal competitive
    market data made available to him or them during the preceding
    year, through informal discussions with recruiting firms,
    research and informal benchmarking against our President and
    Chief Executive Officer
and/or
directors' personal knowledge of the competitive market,
    set the salary level for each executive officer for the coming
    year. Since our initial public offering, the compensation
    committee has taken a more significant role in this annual
    review and decision-making process.
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As part of our annual review process, in June 2009, our
    President and Chief Executive Officer approved annual merit
    salary increases for each of our named executive officers,
    except for himself. These merit increases for our named
    executive officers for fiscal year 2009 ranged from 4% to 8% and
    took into account accomplishments of each individual; for
    example, Mr. McDonough's contributions to expense
    control and supply chain efficiencies, Ms. Reynold's
    contributions to merchandise mix and increasing gross margins;
    Mr. Chrystal's coordination of the distribution
    facility upgrade; Mr. Bugnar's management of the
    operational aspects of our store growth and developing our
    management training programs. Ms. Reynolds's salary
    increased from $330,000 to $355,000; Mr. McDonough's
    salary increased from $227,000 to $242,000;
    Mr. Bugnar's salary increased from $253,000 to
    $263,000; and Mr. Chrystal's salary increased from
    $250,000 to $265,000.
Bonus
Our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors have authority to award annual cash bonuses to our
    executive officers. The annual cash bonuses are intended to
    offer incentive compensation by rewarding the achievement of
    corporate objectives linked to seasonal financial results of the
    Company.
On an annual basis, or at the commencement of an executive
    officer's employment with us, our President and Chief
    Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors typically sets a target level of bonus compensation
    that is structured as a percentage of such executive
    officer's annual base salary. Depending upon corporate
    performance, an executive officer may receive from 0% to 60% of
    his or her base salary or in the case of our President and Chief
    Executive Officer from 0% to 110%. In setting the percentage of
    base salary level, our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors set the target bonus levels (as a percentage of
    base salary) based upon each executive's scope of
    responsibility and impact on the performance of the Company. In
    February 2010, our board of directors determined that our
    President and Chief Executive Officer may receive from 75% to
    150% of his base salary, effective fiscal year 2010.
The actual bonuses awarded in any year, if any, may be more or
    less than the target, depending on the achievement of corporate
    objectives, as discussed below. In addition, our President and
    Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors may adjust bonuses due to extraordinary or
    nonrecurring events, such as significant financings, equity
    offerings or acquisitions. We believe that establishing cash
    bonus opportunities helps us attract and retain qualified and
    highly skilled executives. These annual bonuses are intended to
    reward executive officers who have a positive impact on
    corporate results. Since our initial public offering, the
    compensation committee has taken a more significant role in this
    annual review and decision-making process.
Each year we establish our corporate financial performance
    objective and target amounts with reference to achieving pre-set
    levels of desired financial performance, and with consideration
    given to our annual and long-term financial plan, as well as to
    macroeconomic conditions. For fiscal year 2009, the annual cash
    bonus was linked to achievement of Adjusted EBITDA within a
    range of $36.4 million to $43.5 million. We believe
    this corporate performance objective and the proportionate
    weighting assigned, as discussed below, reflected our overall
    company goals for fiscal year 2009, which balanced the
    achievement of revenue growth and improving our operating
    efficiency. For purposes of our cash bonus program in fiscal
    year 2009, Adjusted EBITDA was defined as earnings before
    interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding
    approximately $700,000 in operating expense associated with the
    annual fee payable to Apax Partners, L.P., share-based
    compensation expense, public company expenditures and a loss on
    the disposal of fixed assets in fiscal year 2009, which were not
    taken into account when setting fiscal year 2009 financial
    targets. Our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors determined that these unplanned costs were outside
    management's control and excluded them when measuring
    Adjusted EBITDA achievement under the cash bonus program. For
    the Spring and Fall selling seasons, our actual Adjusted EBITDA,
    as calculated for the purpose of the annual cash bonus, was
    $21.9 million and $19.0 million, respectively. For the
    year ended January 30, 2010, our actual Adjusted EBITDA, as
    calculated for the purpose of the annual cash bonus, is expected
    to meet or exceed our maximum adjusted EBITDA target amount for
    the full fiscal year.
The corporate performance objective is based upon the
    achievement of Adjusted EBITDA targets that are set at a
    threshold amount, a target amount and a maximum amount for each
    of our Spring and Fall selling seasons and for the fiscal year
    by our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors. For fiscal year 2009, we defined our Spring
    selling season as the performance period from February 2009
    through July
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2009 and our Fall selling season as the performance period from
    July 2009 through January 2010. For fiscal year 2009, each of
    our Spring and Fall selling seasons carried a weight of 25% of
    the total bonus target amount while our annual Adjusted EBITDA
    target carried a weight of 50% of the total bonus target amount.
    The corporate performance during each of the three performance
    periods is compared separately to the different target amounts.
The following table sets forth the Adjusted EBITDA targets for
    the Spring and Fall selling seasons and the fiscal year.
Fiscal Year
Spring Season
Fall Season
Adjusted EBITDA Amounts:
Targets
Targets
Targets
Threshold
$
36.4 million
$
16.3 million
$
20.1 million
Target
$
39.2 million
$
17.5 million
$
21.7 million
Maximum
$
43.5 million
$
19.5 million
$
24.0 million
In November 2009, our President and Chief Executive Officer, in
    consultation with members of our board of directors, established
    a target bonus, expressed as a percentage of base salary, for
    each of our named executive officers, other than himself, with a
    minimum, threshold and maximum target bonus based upon the
    achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA target. For fiscal year 2009,
    Mr. Fisch's target bonus amount was set in accordance
    with his employment agreement at 50%. Going forward, our board
    of directors will determine the actual cash bonus awarded to our
    President and Chief Executive Officer. In February 2010,
    our board of directors determined that our President and Chief
    Executive Officer may receive from 75% to 150% of his base
    salary, effective fiscal year 2010. The following table shows
    the target bonus pool amounts for each of our named executive
    officers for different levels of achievement of the Adjusted
    EBITDA target amounts, as shown in the table above, for each of
    the Spring and Fall selling seasons and the fiscal year:
111%
93%
100%
of Adjusted
of Adjusted
of Adjusted
EBITDA
Below
EBITDA
EBITDA
Target or
Threshold
Target
Target
Above
Robert N. Fisch
—
25% salary
50% salary
110% salary
Kim A. Reynolds
—
15% salary
30% salary
60% salary
Keith A. McDonough
—
12.5% salary
25% salary
50% salary
John P. Bugnar
—
12.5% salary
25% salary
50% salary
Mark K. J. Chrystal
—
12.5% salary
25% salary
50% salary
Based upon our achievement of Adjusted EBITDA as calculated
    under our cash bonus program, each of our named executive
    officers received a bonus in the amount set forth in the Summary
    Compensation Table below.
Long-Term
    Equity-Based Compensation
Our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors believe that equity-based compensation is an
    important component of our executive compensation program and
    that providing a significant portion of our executive
    officers' total compensation package in equity-based
    compensation aligns the incentives of our executives with the
    interests of our stockholders and with our long-term corporate
    success. Additionally, our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors believe that equity-based compensation awards
    enable us to attract, motivate, retain and adequately compensate
    executive talent. To that end, we have awarded equity-based
    compensation in the form of options to purchase shares of our
    common stock. Our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors believe stock options provide executives with a
    significant long-term interest in our success by rewarding the
    creation of stockholder value over time.
Generally, each executive officer is provided with a stock
    option grant when he or she joins our company based upon his or
    her position with us and his or her relevant prior experience.
    Prior to fiscal year 2008, these inducement grants generally
    vested over the course of five years with 20% of the shares
    vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable grant date
    and the remainder of the shares vesting annually in equal
    installments over the next four years, to encourage executive
    longevity and to compensate our executive officers for their
    contribution to our success over a period of time. Beginning in
    fiscal year 2008, each of our stock option
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grants generally vest over the course of four years with 25% of
    the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable
    grant date and the remainder of the shares vesting annually in
    equal installments over the next three years. In addition to
    stock options granted upon commencement of employment with us,
    our compensation committee may grant additional stock options to
    retain our executives and to recognize the achievement of
    corporate and individual goals
and/or
strong individual performance.
Stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to or
    greater than the fair value of our stock on the applicable date
    of grant. We determine fair value for purposes of stock option
    pricing based on the closing price of our common stock on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market on the date of grant.
In general, stock option grants to our executive officers are
    determined at the discretion of our President and Chief
    Executive Officer in consultation with our board of directors.
    In addition, our President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors also consider the executive officer's current
    position with our company, the size of his or her total
    compensation package and the amount of existing vested and
    unvested stock options, if any, then held by the executive
    officer. No formal benchmarking efforts are made by our
    President and Chief Executive Officer
and/or
board
    of directors with respect to the size of option grants made to
    executive officers and, in general, the determination process is
    very informal. Historically, our President and Chief Executive
    Officer
and/or
board
    of directors has made all stock option grant decisions with
    respect to our executive officers, since our initial public
    offering, our compensation committee, subject to approval by our
    board of directors as deemed necessary by the compensation
    committee, determines the size and terms and conditions of
    option grants to our executive officers in accordance with the
    terms of the applicable plan and approves them on an individual
    basis.
On July 24, 2009, we approved a grant of incentive stock
    options to each of our named executive officers, as well as
    certain other executive officers. The stock options were granted
    in accordance with our Amended and Restated 2003 Ownership
    Incentive Plan, or the 2003 Plan, as follows:
Number of Stock
Options
Exercise Price
Robert N. Fisch
73,702
$
11.80
Kim A. Reynolds
58,962
$
11.80
Keith A. McDonough
29,481
$
11.80
John P. Bugnar
14,740
$
11.80
Mark K. J. Chrystal
14,740
$
11.80
The number of shares of common stock underlying each stock
    option grant was determined by our President and Chief Executive
    Officer based upon the outstanding equity grants held both by
    the individual and by our executives as a group, total
    compensation, performance, the vesting dates of outstanding
    grants, tax and accounting costs, potential dilution and other
    factors. The exercise price of the stock options equals 100% of
    the fair value in accordance with the terms of the 2003 Plan.
    Each grant of stock options vest in four equal annual
    installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of
    grant. The term of the options is ten years.
2009
    Omnibus Incentive Plan
In November 2009, we implemented the 2009 Plan. For more
    information relating to our 2009 Plan, see
    "— 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan."
Our 2009 Plan allows for the grant of other forms of equity
    incentives in addition to stock options, such as grants of
    restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation
    rights. Our compensation committee may consider awarding such
    additional or alternative forms of awards to our executive
    officers, although no decision to use such other forms of award
    has yet been made.
Other
    Executive Benefits and Perquisites
We provide the following benefits to our executive officers on
    the same basis as other eligible employees:
•
health insurance;
•
vacation, personal holidays and sick days;
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•
life insurance and supplemental life insurance;
•
short-term and long-term disability; and
•
a 401(k) profit-sharing plan with matching contributions.
We believe these benefits are generally consistent with those
    offered by other companies and specifically with those companies
    with which we compete for employees.
We also provide an automobile allowance to our executive
    officers and a housing allowance and the reimbursement of
    certain travel expenses of our President and Chief Executive
    Officer and his spouse.
Employment
    Agreements and Severance and Change in Control
    Benefits
We have entered into an employment agreement that contains
    severance benefits and change in control provisions with
    Mr. Fisch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, the
    terms of which are described under the heading
    "— Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change
    in Control." We believe these severance and change in
    control benefits are essential elements of our executive
    compensation package and assist us in recruiting and retaining
    talented individuals. In addition, we may enter into an
    employment agreement with certain other executive officers.
Section 162(m)
    Compliance
Section 162(m) of the Code limits us to a deduction for
    federal income tax purposes of no more than $1 million of
    compensation paid to certain executive officers in a taxable
    year. Compensation above $1 million may be deducted if it
    is "performance-based compensation" within the meaning
    of the Code.
Our board of directors has determined that stock options granted
    under our Amended and Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan, or
    2003 Plan, with an exercise price at least equal to the fair
    value of our common stock on the date of grant should be treated
    as "performance-based compensation." Our board of
    directors believes that we should be able to continue to manage
    our executive compensation program for our named executive
    officers so as to preserve the related federal income tax
    deductions, although individual exceptions may occur.
2009
    Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to compensation for fiscal year 2009 and 2008 earned by, awarded
    to or paid to our named executive officers.
Non-Equity
Stock
Option
Incentive Plan
All Other
Salary
Bonus
Awards
Awards
Compensation
Compensation
Total
Name and Principal Position
Year
($)
($)
($)
($)(1)
($)(2)
($)(3)
($)
Robert N. Fisch
President and Chief
Executive Officer
2009
800,000
—
—
75,174
880,000
100,440
1,855,614
2008
735,000
—
—
7,708
736,497
79,220
1,558,425
Kim A. Reynolds
Senior Vice President and General
Merchandise Manager
2009
344,423
—
—
62,219
206,750
3,805
617,197
2008
321,116
(4)
—
—
8,115
184,106
1,506
514,843
Keith A. McDonough
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
2009
235,654
—
—
31,124
117,875
2,567
387,220
2008
220,942
(5)
—
—
4,063
105,562
2,223
332,790
John P. Bugnar
Senior Vice President and
Director of Stores
.
2009
258,715
—
—
16,685
129,417
14,845
419,662
2008
248,962
(6)
—
—
3,051
118,992
11,533
382,538
Mark K. J. Chrystal
Senior Vice President of
Allocation and Planning
2009
258,654
—
—
18,449
129,375
164
406,642
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(1)
Reflects the aggregate dollar
    amounts recognized for incentive shares for financial statement
    reporting purposes for fiscal year 2009, disregarding any
    estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting
    conditions, in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R). See
    note 5 to our audited consolidated financial statements
    included elsewhere in this prospectus.
(2)
Represents amounts earned for
    fiscal year 2009 under our annual cash incentive program, which
    were paid in August 2009 or will be paid March 2010.
(3)
Includes 401(k) profit-sharing plan
    contributions for eligible employees, term life insurance,
    disability insurance, long-term care insurance and other
    personal benefits. The amounts included in that column include
    the following:
401(k)
Term Life
Life
Automobile
Personal
Housing
Name
Match(a)
Insurance(b)
Insurance(b)
Allowance
Travel(c)
Allowance(d)
Robert N. Fisch
—
772
6,148
18,433
48,545
26,542
Kim A. Reynolds
3,392
413
—
—
—
—
Keith A. McDonough
2,154
413
—
—
—
—
John P. Bugnar
1,696
772
—
12,377
—
—
Mark K. J. Chrystal
—
164
—
—
—
—
(a)
Reflects amounts of contributions
    to the 401(k) profit-sharing plan for eligible employees.
(b)
Represents premiums paid by us for
    applicable insurance policies.
(c)
Includes commercial airfare and
    other travel-related expenses of our President and Chief
    Executive Officer and his spouse to and from our corporate
    headquarters.
(d)
Represents the dollar value of rent
    and utilities paid by us for an apartment used by Mr. Fisch
    when he is in Pennsylvania.
(4)
Ms. Reynolds's salary was
    increased from $330,000 to $355,000 in June 2009.
(5)
Mr. McDonough's salary
    was increased from $227,000 to $242,000 in June 2009.
(6)
Mr. Bugnar's salary was
    increased from $253,000 to $263,000 in June 2009.
2009
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to grants of plan-based awards for the year ended
    January 31, 2010 with respect to our named executive
    officers.
All Other
All Other
Option
Stock
Awards:
Awards:
Number
Number
of
Exercise or
Grant Date
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Estimated Future Payouts Under
of Shares
Securities
Base Price
Fair Value
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)
of Stock
Underlying
of Option
of Stock
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Threshold
Target
Maximum
or Units
Options
Awards
and Option
Name
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(#)
(#)
($/sh)
Awards
Robert N. Fisch
200,000
400,000
880,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Kim A. Reynolds
51,688
103,375
206,750
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Keith A. McDonough
27,469
58,839
117,875
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
John P. Bugnar
32,354
64,709
129,417
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Mark K. J. Chrystal
32,344
64,688
129,375
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Outstanding
    Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2009
The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to outstanding equity awards of each of our named executive
    officers as of January 30, 2010. The market value of the
    shares in the following table is the fair value of such shares
    as of January 30, 2010. There were no unvested stock awards
    outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2009.
Option Awards
Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Number of
Number of
Securities
Securities
Securities
Underlying
Underlying
Underlying
Option
Unexercised
Unexercised
Unexercised
Exercise
Option
Options (#)
Options (#)
Unearned
Price
Expiration
Name
Grant Date
Exercisable
Unexercisable
Options(#)
($)
Date
Robert N. Fisch
8/01/2005
(1)
40,000
—
—
$
0.006
8/01/2015
8/01/2006
(1)
48,000
—
—
$
0.006
8/01/2016
1/04/2008
(2)
37,500
37,500
—
$
8.00
1/04/2018
7/24/2009
(2)
—
73,702
—
$
11.80
7/24/2019
Kim A. Reynolds
8/01/2005
(1)
4,000
—
—
$
0.005
8/01/2015
8/01/2006
(1)
40,000
—
—
$
0.005
8/01/2016
1/04/2008
(2)
40,000
40,000
—
$
8.00
1/04/2018
7/24/2009
(2)
—
58,962
—
$
11.80
7/24/2019
Keith A. McDonough
8/01/2005
(1)
2,000
—
—
$
0.005
8/01/2015
8/01/2006
(1)
24,000
—
—
$
0.005
8/01/2016
1/04/2008
(2)
20,000
20,000
—
$
8.00
1/04/2018
7/24/2009
(2)
—
29,481
—
$
11.80
7/24/2019
John P. Bugnar
8/01/2005
(1)
2,000
—
—
$
0.005
8/01/2015
8/01/2006
(1)
20,000
—
—
$
0.005
8/01/2016
1/04/2008
(2)
15,000
15,000
—
$
8.00
1/04/2018
7/24/2009
(2)
—
14,740
—
$
11.80
7/24/2019
Mark K. J. Chrystal
6/16/2008
—
37,500
—
$
8.00
6/16/2018
7/24/2009
—
14,740
—
$
11.80
7/24/2019
(1)
Options vest at a rate of 20% per
    year over five years on each anniversary date of the grant date,
    subject to continued employment with us.
(2)
Options vest at a rate of 25% per
    year over four years on each anniversary date of the grant date,
    subject to continued employment with us.
Options
    Exercised and Stock Vested
The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to the vesting or exercise of stock options during the fiscal
    year ended January 30, 2010 with respect to our named
    executive officers.
Option Awards
Number of Shares
Acquired on
Value Realized
Exercise
on Exercise
Name
(#)
($)
Robert N. Fisch
128,000
1,509,632
(1)
Kim A. Reynolds
24,000
283,080
(1)
Keith A. McDonough
14,000
165,130
(1)
John P. Bugnar
116,000
1,368,220
(1)
Mark K. J. Chrystal
12,500
137,500
(2)
(1)
Based upon an estimated share value
    of $11.80 per share.
(2)
Based upon an estimated share value
    of $19.00 per share.
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Pension
    Benefits
Our named executive officers did not participate in or have
    account balances in qualified or nonqualified defined benefit
    plans sponsored by us. Our board of directors or compensation
    committee may elect to adopt qualified or nonqualified benefit
    plans in the future if it determines that doing so is in our
    best interest.
Nonqualified
    Deferred Compensation
Our named executive officers did not participate in or have
    account balances in nonqualified defined contribution plans or
    other nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by us.
    Our board of directors or compensation committee may elect to
    provide our executive officers and other employees with
    nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred
    compensation benefits in the future if it determines that doing
    so is in our best interest.
Potential
    Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The information below describes and quantifies certain
    compensation that would become payable under
    Mr. Fisch's employment agreement if, as of
    January 30, 2010 his employment with us had been
    terminated. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature
    and amount of any benefits provided upon the events discussed
    below, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be different.
    For example, in February 2010, our board of directors determined
    that Mr. Fisch may receive from 75% to 150% of his base
    salary, effective fiscal year 2010. Factors that could affect
    these amounts include the timing during the year of any such
    event.
On January 1, 2008, we entered into an employment agreement
    with Mr. Fisch. Under the terms of his employment
    agreement, Mr. Fisch is entitled to the following:
•
annual base salary of $735,000 effective February 1, 2008,
    which increased to $800,000 effective February 1, 2009,
    $875,000 effective February 1, 2010 and annually reviewed
    thereafter by the board of directors;
•
annual target bonus ranging from 0% of base salary with a
    maximum equal to 110% of base salary;
•
a stock option grant of 75,000 shares, which vests 25%
    annually over four years with the first vesting date occurring
    on August 1, 2008;
•
participation in our employee benefit programs and perquisites,
    including lease of an automobile, a housing allowance for an
    apartment near our corporate headquarters and the reimbursement
    of certain of his and his spouses' travel expenses;
•
severance if his employment were terminated by us for cause or
    by him without good reason, equal to:
•
accrued but unpaid base salary; and
•
reimbursement of expenses and benefits to which he is
    entitled; and
•
severance if his employment were terminated by us without cause
    or by him for good reason, equal to:
•
two times his base salary in effect at termination;
•
two times his target annual cash incentive for the year of
    termination;
•
continuation of employee benefits for twenty-four months
    following termination to the extent permitted or, if not
    permitted, then a lump sum payment of reasonably equivalent
    value of the discontinued benefit;
•
full vesting of all accrued benefits under all retirement plans,
    excluding any stock option plans, for which he has participated
    and all such benefits shall be calculated as if he was credited
    with two additional years of age
and/or
service to us.
Mr. Fisch's right to severance if his employment was
    terminated by us without cause or by him for good reason is
    conditioned upon execution of a general release of claims. In
    the event we choose not to renew his
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employment agreement and he executes a general release of
    claims, he is eligible to receive an amount equal to twenty-four
    months of his base salary in effect at the end of the term in
    which we chose not to renew his employment agreement and the
    continuation of employee benefits for twenty-four months
    following the end of the term, to the extent permitted.
For this purpose "cause" is defined as:
•
acts or omissions which constitute intentional misconduct or a
    knowing violation of a material written company policy;
•
personal receipt of money, property or services by any person in
    knowing violation of applicable law or a violation of a material
    written company policy;
•
act of fraud, conversion, misappropriation or embezzlement or
    his conviction of, or entry of a guilty plea or plea of no
    contest, with respect to a felony or any other crime in which
    imprisonment is possible;
•
act of moral turpitude adversely affecting his ability to
    perform his duties;
•
alcohol or controlled substance abuse;
•
reckless disregard in the performance of his duties;
•
commission in bad faith of any act which injures or could
    reasonably be expected to injure the reputation, business or
    business relationships of our company;
•
material breach of his registration rights set forth in his
    employment agreement; or
•
any other breach of his employment agreement in any material
    respect which continues uncured for thirty days.
For this purpose "good reason" is defined as, other
    than with Mr. Fisch's consent:
•
removal or failure to reappoint him as President and Chief
    Executive Officer or as a member of the board of directors;
•
material decrease or other material adverse change in the nature
    or status of his duties, authority or responsibilities;
•
any other material breach by us of his employment agreement and
    which, in respect of any material decrease or other material
    adverse change in the nature or status of his duties, authority
    or responsibilities or any other material breach of his
    employment agreement, continues uncured for thirty days; or
•
a change in control and he remains employed by us for a period
    of six months following the change in control.
The table below provides an estimate of the value of the
    compensation and benefits due to our President and Chief
    Executive Officer in the event of: (i) a termination for
    cause or without good reason; (ii) death or disability;
    (iii) a change in control; or (iv) a termination
    without cause or for good reason. The amounts shown assume that
    specified event was effective as of January 30, 2010. The
    actual amounts to be paid can only be determined at the time of
    the termination of employment or change in control, as
    applicable.
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Termination
Termination
for Cause or
Without
Without
Death or
Change in
Cause or for
Good Reason
Disability
Control
Good Reason
Cash severance base salary
$
—
$
—
$
1,600,000
$
1,600,000
Cash severance bonus
400,000
400,000
800,000
800,000
Health benefits continuation
—
—
7,200
7,200
Housing and car allowance
—
—
30,000
30,000
Life insurance premiums
—
—
3,600
3,600
Total
$
400,000
$
400,000
$
2,440,800
$
2,440,800
Non-Solicitation
Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Fisch may not
    solicit any of our employees during the term of his respective
    employment for two years following his date of termination.
    Under our 2003 Plan, each stock option grant agreement contains
    a non-solicitation provision, which provides that each recipient
    may not solicit any of our employees during the term of his
    respective employment for two years following his date of
    termination.
Amended
    and Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan
Our board of directors adopted our 2003 Plan effective May 2003,
    which was amended in June 2006 to increase the aggregate number
    of shares available under the plan from 3,500,000 shares to
    4,743,340 shares, or 19.8% of the outstanding shares of our
    common stock.
As of January 30, 2010, 3,370,800 shares of common stock
    had been issued upon the exercise of options granted under the
    2003 Plan and 1,128,580 shares were subject to options granted
    and unexercised under the 2003 Plan. The 2003 Plan was
    terminated in November 2009 and no further option grants have
    been made under the 2003 Plan and any shares then remaining
    available for future grant, plus any shares underlying
    outstanding options that expire or are forfeited, will be
    allocated to our 2009 Plan.
Administration
The 2003 Plan is administered by our board of directors. Our
    board of directors has the authority to determine the exercise
    price of the awards, the recipients of awards granted under the
    2003 Plan and the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable
    to all awards granted under the 2003 Plan. Our board of
    directors approves the form of award agreement and has authority
    to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability of
    any award issued under the 2003 Plan. Our board of directors may
    amend, alter or discontinue the 2003 Plan at any time, provided
    that, subject to certain exceptions, no such amendment may
    adversely affect any then outstanding award without the consent
    of the applicable recipient.
Eligibility
The 2003 Plan permitted us to grant awards to our officers,
    employees, non-employee directors and consultants or advisors.
Awards
The 2003 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options,
    nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, share
    awards or a combination of the foregoing. A stock option may be
    an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422
    of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, or the
    Code, or a nonstatutory stock option. The maximum number of
    shares with respect to awards may be granted to any person
    during any calendar year is 2,000,000 shares.
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The 2003 Plan also provides that the ownership of shares by a
    recipient is subject to the terms of the shareholders'
    agreement, as amended and in effect from time to time. See
    "Certain Relationships and Related Party
    Transactions—Shareholders' Agreement."
Stock
    Options
Incentive and nonstatutory stock options may be granted pursuant
    to incentive and nonstatutory stock option agreements adopted by
    our board of directors. Our board of directors determines the
    exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and
    conditions of the 2003 Plan, provided that the exercise price of
    a stock option cannot be less than 100% of the fair value of our
    common stock on the date of grant. An incentive stock option
    granted to a person who at the time of grant owns or is deemed
    to own more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
    classes of our outstanding stock or any of our affiliates must
    have a term of no more than five years and an exercise price
    that is at least 110% of the fair value at the time of grant.
    Options granted under the 2003 Plan vest at the rate specified
    in the optionholder's option agreement.
Our board of directors determines the term of stock options
    granted under the 2003 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years,
    except in certain cases of termination, as described below.
    Unless the terms of an optionholder's stock option
    agreement provide otherwise, if an optionholder's
    relationship with us, or our subsidiary, ceases for any reason
    other than for cause, resignation with the consent of the board
    of directors or disability, death or retirement, the
    optionholder may exercise any vested options for a period of
    thirty days following the cessation of service. If an
    optionholder's service relationship is terminated for
    cause, then the option terminates immediately. If an
    optionholder ceases service with us by reason of resignation
    with the consent of the board of directors, the option shall
    terminate three months after the optionholder ceases services
    with us or our subsidiary. Unless the terms of an
    optionholder's stock option agreement provide otherwise, if
    an optionholder's service relationship ceases due to
    disability, death or retirement, or an optionholder dies within
    a certain period following cessation of service, the
    optionholder or a beneficiary may exercise any vested options
    for a period of 15 months following the date of termination
    due to disability, death or retirement.
No option may be assigned or transferred by the optionholder
    except, in the event of the death of the optionholder, by will
    or the laws of descent and distribution. In addition, our board
    of directors may amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any
    outstanding option or may waive any restrictions or conditions
    applicable to any outstanding option. Each option is evidenced
    by a written agreement, which contains such terms and
    conditions, including any performance objectives as may be
    determined at the discretion of the board of directors.
Stock
    Appreciation Rights
Stock appreciation rights may be granted pursuant to stock
    appreciation rights agreements adopted by our board of
    directors. Our board of directors determines the strike price
    for a stock appreciation right, which cannot be less than 100%
    of the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon
    the exercise of a stock appreciation right, we will pay the
    participant an amount not greater than the product of
    (a) the excess of the per share fair value of our common
    stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied
    by (b) the number of shares of common stock with respect to
    which the stock appreciation right is exercised. The
    appreciation distribution may be paid in cash or in any other
    form of consideration acceptable to our board of directors and
    set forth in the stock appreciation right agreement. A stock
    appreciation right granted under the 2003 Plan vests at the rate
    specified in the stock appreciation right agreement and may be
    restricted by our board of directors at the time of grant.
Our board of directors determines the term of stock appreciation
    rights granted under the 2003 Plan, up to a maximum of ten
    years. Unless the terms of a recipient's stock appreciation
    right agreement provide otherwise, if a participant's
    relationship with us, or our subsidiary, ceases for any reason
    other than for cause, resignation with the consent of our board
    of directors or disability, death or retirement, the participant
    may exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of
    thirty days following the cessation of service. If a
    participant's service relationship is terminated for cause,
    then the stock appreciation right terminates immediately. If a
    participant ceases service with us by reason of resignation with
    the consent of our board of directors,
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the stock appreciation right shall terminate three months after
    the participant ceases services with us or our subsidiary.
    Unless the terms of a participant's stock appreciation
    right agreement provide otherwise, if a participant's
    service relationship ceases due to disability, death or
    retirement, or a participant dies within a certain period
    following cessation of service, the participant or a beneficiary
    may exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of
    15 months following the date of termination due to
    disability, death or retirement.
Share
    Awards
Shares subject to a share award may be issued or transferred to
    a recipient at the time the share award is granted, or at any
    time thereafter, or in installments from time to time, as our
    board of directors shall determine. In the event that any such
    issuance or transfer shall not be made to the recipient at the
    time the share award is granted, our board of directors may
    provide for payment to such recipient, either in cash or in
    shares from time to time or at the time or times such shares
    shall be issued or transferred to such recipient, of amounts not
    exceeding the income distributions which would have been payable
    to such recipient in respect of such shares if they had been
    issued or transferred to such recipient at the time such share
    award was granted. Any amount payable in shares under the terms
    of a share award may, at the discretion of our board of
    directors, be paid in cash, on each date on which delivery of
    shares would otherwise have been made, in an amount equal to the
    fair value on such date of the shares which would otherwise have
    been delivered.
Upon the issuance or transfer of shares pursuant to a share
    award, the recipient shall, with respect to such shares, become
    a stockholder of our company except to the extent otherwise
    provided in the share award agreement.
Effect on
    Awards of Certain Corporate Transactions
If we experience a change in control, all awards that have been
    outstanding for at least six months shall immediately vest or
    become exercisable. The acquiring or surviving corporation may
    either assume or continue outstanding awards, or substitute
    equivalent awards for such awards. Alternatively, the acquiring
    or surviving corporation may instead terminate and cancel
    outstanding awards in exchange for a payment equal to the excess
    of the value of the shares that the recipient would have
    received upon the exercise of the awards over the exercise price
    or amount otherwise payable.
Other
    Provisions
If there is a transaction or event which changes our stock that
    does not involve our receipt of consideration, such as a merger,
    consolidation, reorganization, stock dividend or stock split,
    our board of directors will appropriately adjust the class and
    the maximum number of shares subject to the 2003 Plan.
2009
    Omnibus Incentive Plan
The 2009 Plan provides for grants of stock options, stock
    appreciation rights, restricted stock, other stock-based awards
    and other cash-based awards. Directors, officers and other
    employees of us and our subsidiaries, as well as others
    performing consulting or advisory services for us, are eligible
    for grants under the 2009 Plan. The purpose of the 2009 Plan is
    to provide incentives that will attract, retain and motivate
    highly competent officers, directors, employees and consultants
    by providing them with appropriate incentives and rewards either
    through a proprietary interest in our long-term success or
    compensation based on their performance in fulfilling their
    personal responsibilities. The following is a summary of the
    material terms of the 2009 Plan, but does not include all of the
    provisions of the 2009 Plan. For further information about the
    2009 Plan, we refer you to the complete copy of the 2009 Plan,
    which we included as Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 3
    to our registration statement on
Form S-1,
filed with the Commission on November 2, 2009 (File
No. 333-161850).
Administration
The 2009 Plan is administered by a committee designated by our
    board of directors. Among the committee's powers are to
    determine the form, amount and other terms and conditions of
    awards, clarify, construe or resolve any ambiguity in any
    provision of the 2009 Plan or any award agreement, amend the
    terms
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of outstanding awards and adopt such rules, forms, instruments
    and guidelines for administering the 2009 Plan as it deems
    necessary or proper. All actions, interpretations and
    determinations by the committee or by our board of directors are
    final and binding.
The committee has full authority to administer and interpret the
    2009 Plan, to grant discretionary awards under the 2009 Plan, to
    determine the persons to whom awards will be granted, to
    determine the types of awards to be granted, to determine the
    terms and conditions of each award, to determine the number of
    shares of common stock to be covered by each award and to make
    all other determinations in connection with the 2009 Plan and
    the awards thereunder as the committee, in its sole discretion,
    deems necessary or desirable.
Available
    Shares
The aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be
    issued or used for reference purposes under the 2009 Plan or
    with respect to which awards may be granted may not exceed
    3,626,000 shares, which may be either authorized and
    unissued shares of our common stock or shares of common stock
    held in or acquired for our treasury. In general, if awards
    under the 2009 Plan are for any reason cancelled, or expire or
    terminate unexercised, the shares covered by such awards will
    again be available for the grant of awards under the 2009 Plan.
Eligibility
    for Participation
Members of our board of directors, as well as employees of, and
    consultants to, us or any of our subsidiaries and affiliates are
    eligible to receive awards under the 2009 Plan. The selection of
    participants is within the sole discretion of the committee.
Award
    Agreement
Awards granted under the 2009 Plan shall be evidenced by award
    agreements, which need not be identical, that provide additional
    terms, conditions, restrictions
and/or
limitations covering the grant of the award, including, without
    limitation, additional terms providing for the acceleration of
    exercisability or vesting of awards in the event of a change of
    control or conditions regarding the participant's
    employment, as determined by the committee in its sole
    discretion.
Stock
    Options
The committee may grant nonqualified stock options and incentive
    stock options to purchase shares of our common stock only to
    eligible employees. The committee determines the number of
    shares of our common stock subject to each option, the term of
    each option, which may not exceed ten years, or five years in
    the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10%
    stockholder, the exercise price, the vesting schedule, if any,
    and the other material terms of each option. No incentive stock
    option or nonqualified stock option may have an exercise price
    less than the fair market value of a share of our common stock
    at the time of grant or, in the case of an incentive stock
    option granted to a 10% stockholder, 110% of such share's
    fair market value. Options are exercisable at such time or times
    and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the
    committee at grant and the exercisability of such options may be
    accelerated by the committee in its sole discretion.
Stock
    Appreciation Rights
The committee may grant stock appreciation rights, which we
    refer to as SARs either with a stock option, which may be
    exercised only at such times and to the extent the related
    option is exercisable, which we refer to as a Tandem SAR, or
    independent of a stock option, which we refer to as a Non-Tandem
    SAR. A SAR is a right to receive a payment in shares of our
    common stock or cash, as determined by the committee, equal in
    value to the excess of the fair market value of one share of our
    common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price per
    share established in connection with the grant of the SAR. The
    term of each SAR may not exceed ten years. The exercise price
    per share covered by a SAR will be the exercise price per share
    of the related option in the case of a Tandem SAR and will be
    the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant
    in the case of a Non-Tandem SAR. The committee may also grant
    limited SARs, either as Tandem SARs or Non-Tandem SARs, which
    may become exercisable only upon the occurrence of a change in
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control, as defined in the 2009 Plan, or such other event as the
    committee may, in its sole discretion, designate at the time of
    grant or thereafter.
Restricted
    Stock
The committee may award shares of restricted stock. Except as
    otherwise provided by the committee upon the award of restricted
    stock, the recipient generally has the rights of a stockholder
    with respect to the shares, including the right to receive
    dividends, the right to vote the shares of restricted stock and,
    conditioned upon full vesting of shares of restricted stock, the
    right to tender such shares, subject to the conditions and
    restrictions generally applicable to restricted stock or
    specifically set forth in the recipient's restricted stock
    agreement. The committee may determine at the time of award that
    the payment of dividends, if any, will be deferred until the
    expiration of the applicable restriction period.
Recipients of restricted stock are required to enter into a
    restricted stock agreement with us that states the restrictions
    to which the shares are subject, which may include satisfaction
    of pre-established performance goals, and the criteria or date
    or dates on which such restrictions will lapse.
If the grant of restricted stock or the lapse of the relevant
    restrictions is based on the attainment of performance goals,
    the committee will establish for each recipient the applicable
    performance goals, formulae or standards and the applicable
    vesting percentages with reference to the attainment of such
    goals or satisfaction of such formulae or standards while the
    outcome of the performance goals are substantially uncertain.
    Such performance goals may incorporate provisions for
    disregarding, or adjusting for, changes in accounting methods,
    corporate transactions, including, without limitation,
    dispositions and acquisitions, and other similar events or
    circumstances. Section 162(m) of the Code requires that
    performance awards be based upon objective performance measures.
    The performance goals for performance-based restricted stock
    will be based on one or more of the objective criteria set forth
    on Exhibit A to the 2009 Plan and are discussed in general
    below.
Other
    Stock-Based Awards
The committee may, subject to limitations under applicable law,
    make a grant of such other stock-based awards, including,
    without limitation, performance units, dividend equivalent
    units, stock equivalent units, restricted stock units and
    deferred stock units under the 2009 Plan that are payable in
    cash or denominated or payable in or valued by shares of our
    common stock or factors that influence the value of such shares.
    The committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any
    such other awards, which may include the achievement of certain
    minimum performance goals for purposes of compliance with
    Section 162(m) of the Code
and/or
a
    minimum vesting period. The performance goals for
    performance-based other stock-based awards will be based on one
    or more of the objective criteria set forth on Exhibit A to
    the 2009 Plan and discussed in general below.
Other
    Cash-Based Awards
The committee, in its discretion, may grant awards payable in
    cash. Cash-based awards shall be in such form, and dependent on
    such conditions, as the committee shall determine, including,
    without limitation, being subject to the satisfaction of vesting
    conditions or awarded purely as a bonus and not subject to
    restrictions or conditions. If a cash-based award is subject to
    vesting conditions, the committee may accelerate the vesting of
    such award in its discretion.
Performance
    Awards
The committee may grant a performance award to a participant
    payable upon the attainment of specific performance goals. The
    committee may grant performance awards that are intended to
    qualify as "performance-based compensation" under
    Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
    amended, or the Code, as well as performance awards that are not
    intended to qualify as "performance-based
    compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code. If the
    performance award is payable in cash, it may be paid upon the
    attainment of the relevant performance goals either in cash or
    in shares of restricted stock, based on the then current fair
    market value of such shares, as determined by the committee, in
    its sole discretion. Based on
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service, performance
and/or
such
    other factors or criteria, if any, as the committee may
    determine, the committee may, at or after grant, accelerate the
    vesting of all or any part of any performance award.
Performance
    Goals
The committee may grant awards of restricted stock, performance
    awards, and other stock-based awards that are intended to
    qualify as "performance-based compensation" for
    purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. These awards may be
    granted, vest and be paid based on attainment of specified
    performance goals established by the committee. These
    performance goals will be based on the attainment of a certain
    target level of, or a specified increase or decrease in, one or
    more of the following criteria selected by the committee:
    (i) earnings per share; (ii) operating income;
    (iii) gross income; (iv) net income (before or after
    taxes); (v) cash flow; (vi) gross profit;
    (vii) gross profit return on investment; (viii) gross
    margin return on investment; (ix) gross margin;
    (x) operating margin; (xi) working capital;
    (xii) earnings before interest and taxes;
    (xiii) earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
    amortization; (xiv) return on equity; (xv) return on
    assets; (xvi) return on capital; (xvii) return on
    invested capital; (xviii) net revenues; (xix) gross
    revenues; (xx) revenue growth; (xxi) annual recurring
    revenues; (xxii) recurring revenues; (xxiii) license
    revenues; (xxiv) sales or market share; (xxv) total
    shareholder return; (xxvi) economic value added;
    (xxvii) specified objectives with regard to limiting the
    level of increase in all or a portion of the Company's bank
    debt or other long-term or short-term public or private debt or
    other similar financial obligations of the Company, which may be
    calculated net of cash balances
and/or
other
    offsets and adjustments as may be established by the committee
    in its sole discretion; (xxviii) the fair market value of
    the a share of Common Stock; (xxix) the growth in the value
    of an investment in the Common Stock assuming the reinvestment
    of dividends; or (xxx) reduction in operating expenses.
To the extent permitted by law, the committee may also exclude
    the impact of an event or occurrence which the committee
    determines should be appropriately excluded, including:
    (i) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary
    items and other unusual or non-recurring charges; (ii) an
    event either not directly related to our operations or not
    within the reasonable control of management; or (iii) a
    change in accounting standards required by generally accepted
    accounting principles.
Performance goals may also be based on an individual
    participant's performance goals, as determined by the
    committee, in its sole discretion.
In addition, all performance goals may be based upon the
    attainment of specified levels of our performance, or
    subsidiary, division or other operational unit, under one or
    more of the measures described above relative to the performance
    of other corporations. The committee may designate additional
    business criteria on which the performance goals may be based or
    adjust, modify or amend those criteria.
Change in
    Control
In connection with a change in control, as defined in the 2009
    Plan, the committee may accelerate vesting of outstanding awards
    under the 2009 Plan. In addition, such awards will be, in the
    discretion of the committee, (i) assumed and continued or
    substituted in accordance with applicable law,
    (ii) purchased by us for an amount equal to the excess of
    the price of a share of our common stock paid in a change in
    control over the exercise price of the award(s), or
    (iii) cancelled if the price of a share of our common stock
    paid in a change in control is less than the exercise price of
    the award. The committee may also, in its sole discretion,
    provide for accelerated vesting or lapse of restrictions of an
    award at any time.
Stockholder
    Rights
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement,
    and with respect to an award of restricted stock a participant
    has no rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of our
    common stock covered by any award until the participant becomes
    the record holder of such shares.
Amendment
    and Termination
Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2009 Plan, our board
    of directors may at any time amend any or all of the provisions
    of the 2009 Plan, or suspend or terminate it entirely,
    retroactively or otherwise;
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provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law or
    specifically provided in the 2009 Plan, the rights of a
    participant with respect to awards granted prior to such
    amendment, suspension or termination may not be adversely
    affected without the consent of such participant.
Transferability
Awards granted under the 2009 Plan are generally nontransferable
    (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution),
    except that the committee may provide for the transferability of
    nonqualified stock options at the time of grant or thereafter to
    certain family members.
Effective
    Date
The 2009 Plan became effective on November 12, 2009.
Indemnification
    of Officers and Directors
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
    amended and restated bylaws provides that we will indemnify our
    directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the
    DGCL. We have in place directors' and officers'
    liability insurance that insures such persons against the costs
    of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain
    circumstances.
In addition, our amended and restated certificate of
    incorporation provides that our directors will not be liable for
    monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty.
In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements
    with each of our executive officers and directors. The
    indemnification agreements provide the executive officers and
    directors with contractual rights to indemnification, expense
    advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted
    under the DGCL.
There is no pending litigation or proceeding naming any of our
    directors or officers to which indemnification is being sought,
    and we are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation
    that may result in claims for indemnification by any director or
    officer.
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PRINCIPAL
    AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information as of
    January 30, 2010 regarding the beneficial ownership of our
    common stock (1) immediately prior to and (2) as
    adjusted to give effect to this offering by:
•
each person or group who is known by us to own beneficially more
    than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;
•
each of our named executive officers;
•
each of our directors and each director nominee;
•
all of the executive officers, directors and director nominees
    as a group; and
•
each selling stockholder.
For further information regarding material transactions between
    us and certain of our stockholders, see "Certain
    Relationships and Related Party Transactions."
Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following table is
    determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
    SEC. These rules generally provide that a person is the
    beneficial owner of securities if such person has or shares the
    power to vote or direct the voting thereof, or to dispose or
    direct the disposition thereof or has the right to acquire such
    powers within 60 days. Common stock subject to options that
    are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of
    January 30, 2010 are deemed to be outstanding and
    beneficially owned by the person holding the options. These
    shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of
    computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
    Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on
    24,237,462 shares of common stock outstanding as of
    January 30, 2010, and 24,241,462 shares of common
    stock to be outstanding after the completion of this offering,
    including common stock outstanding due to the exercise of
    options to purchase 4,000 shares of common stock after
    January 30, 2010, and assuming no exercise of the option to
    purchase additional shares. Except as disclosed in the footnotes
    to this table and subject to applicable community property laws,
    we believe that each stockholder identified in the table
    possesses sole voting and investment power over all shares of
    common stock shown as beneficially owned by the stockholder.
    Unless otherwise indicated in the table or footnotes below, the
    address for each beneficial owner is
c/o rue21,
inc., 800 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 100, Warrendale,
    Pennsylvania 15086.
Shares Beneficially
Shares Beneficially
Owned
Owned
Prior to This Offering(1)
Number of
After This Offering
Name
Number
Percent
Shares Offered
Number
Percent
5% Stockholders:
Funds advised by Apax Partners(2)
14,000,000
57.8
%
5,000,000
9,000,000
37.1
%
601 Lexington Avenue, 53rd Floor
New York, New York 10022
Adage Capital Partners, L.P.(3)
1,676,978
6.9
—
1,676,978
6.9
200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Executive Officers and Directors:
Robert N. Fisch(4)
1,740,324
7.2
—
1,740,324
7.2
Kim A. Reynolds(5)
245,259
1.0
—
245,259
1.0
Keith A. McDonough(6)
130,130
*
—
130,130
*
John P. Bugnar(7)
198,815
*
—
198,815
*
Michael A. Holland(8)
97,500
*
31,185
66,315
*
Robert R. Thomson(9)
47,500
*
10,000
37,500
*
Mark K.J. Chrystal(10)
9,250
*
—
9,250
*
John F. Megrue Jr.(2)
14,000,000
57.8
—
9,000,000
37.1
Alex S. Pellegrini(2)
14,000,000
57.8
—
9,000,000
37.1
Douglas E. Coltharp(11)
—
*
—
—
*
Arnold S. Barron(12)
—
*
—
—
*
All executive officers and directors. as a group
    (11 persons)(13)
17,496,093
72.2
41,185
17,454,908
72.0
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Shares Beneficially
Shares Beneficially
Owned
Owned
Prior to This Offering(1)
Number of
After This Offering
Name
Number
Percent
Shares Offered
Number
Percent
Selling Stockholders:
Todd M. Lenhart(14)
22,500
*
8,093
14,407
*
Gerald Tagliaferro(15)
12,500
*
5,593
6,907
*
Thomas D. Winter(16)
12,000
*
4,974
7,026
*
Mark G. Caplan(17)
6,250
*
3,718
2,532
*
*
Represents beneficial ownership of
    less than one percent (1%) of our outstanding common stock.
(1)
Shares shown in the table above
    include shares held in the beneficial owner's name or
    jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, nominee or
    trustee for the beneficial owner's account.
(2)
Includes 13,725,490.2 shares
    of common stock held by SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. and
    274,509.8 shares of common stock held by SKM Investment
    Fund II. SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. and SKM Investment
    Fund II are funds advised by Apax Partners. Apax Partners
    may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares beneficially
    owned by SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. and SKM Investment
    Fund II, but disclaims such beneficial ownership pursuant
    to rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
    Mr. Megrue is the chief executive officer and
    Mr. Pellegrini is a partner of Apax Partners, and each may
    be deemed to be the beneficial owners of shares owned by SKM
    Equity Fund II, L.P. and SKM Investment Fund II. Both
    Messrs. Megrue and Pellegrini disclaim beneficial ownership
    of any securities owned by SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. or SKM
    Investment Fund II.
(3)
Includes 1,676,978 shares of
    common stock beneficially owned by Adage Capital Partners, L.P.,
    Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. and Adage Capital Advisors,
    L.L.C. The address of Adage Capital Partners, L.P. is 200
    Clarendon Streer, 52nd floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
(4)
Includes 125,500 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(5)
Includes 84,000 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(6)
Includes 46,000 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(7)
Includes 37,000 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(8)
Includes 12,500 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(9)
Includes 31,500 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(10)
Includes no shares of our common
    stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(11)
Mr. Coltharp received a grant
    of 12,500 options to purchase common stock on November 18,
    2009. The options vest in four equal annual installments
    beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(12)
Mr. Barron received a grant of
    12,500 options to purchase common stock on November 20,
    2009. The options vest in four equal annual installments
    beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(13)
Includes shares of our common stock
    issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and the
    shares of our common stock beneficially owned described in
    footnotes (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10).
(14)
Includes 2,500 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(15)
Includes 6,500 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(16)
Includes 1,250 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
(17)
Includes 2,000 shares of our
    common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options.
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CERTAIN
    RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Shareholders'
    Agreement
In May 2003, we entered into a shareholders' agreement with
    SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. and SKM Investment Fund II as
    funds advised by Apax Partners, BNP Paribas of North America,
    Inc., UnionBalCal Equities, Inc., National City Bank of
    Pennsylvania and persons who become shareholders of our company
    from time to time. Under this agreement, holders of our common
    stock are subject to contractual restrictions relating to their
    proposed transfer of our capital stock. This agreement also
    provides for certain rights of first refusal and co-sale
    relating to the shares of our common stock held by the parties
    thereto. Upon completion of our initial public offering, the
    right of first refusal and co-sale provisions of the
    shareholders agreement terminated pursuant to the terms of the
    shareholders' agreement. In addition, the agreement
    provides for certain rights relating to the sale of our company
    and certain preemptive rights, which terminated pursuant to the
    terms of the shareholders' agreement.
The election of the members of our board of directors by funds
    advised by Apax Partners is also governed by the
    shareholders' agreement and related provisions of our
    amended and restated articles of incorporation. Upon completion
    of our initial public offering, the provisions of the
    shareholders' agreement related to the election of the
    members of our board of directors by funds advised by Apax
    Partners terminated in its entirety pursuant to the terms of the
    shareholders' agreement and our amended and restated
    certificate of incorporation was further amended and restated
    such that none of our stockholders have any special rights
    regarding the election or designation of members of our board of
    directors.
Agreements
    with Apax Partners
In May 2003, we entered into a letter agreement with Apax
    Partners, L.P. as successor to Saunders Karp & Megrue,
    LLC, relating to financial advisory services to be provided to
    us from time to time. Under the letter agreement, we have agreed
    to pay an annual fee of $250,000 to Apax Partners and to
    reimburse Apax Partners for all reasonable
out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with the letter agreement. In
    addition, the letter agreement provides for customary
    indemnification provisions and terminates once Apax Partners and
    its affiliates beneficially own, collectively, less than 25% our
    voting common stock. The letter agreement was terminated in
    connection with our initial public offering and Apax Partners
    was paid a termination fee of $1.5 million. Our
    indemnification obligations contained in the letter agreement
    survived the termination of the letter agreement.
Board
    Compensation
Directors who are our employees or employees of our subsidiaries
    or affiliated with Apax Partners do not receive any compensation
    for their service as members of either our board of directors or
    board committees. All non-employee members of our board of
    directors not affiliated with Apax Partners are compensated as
    set forth under "Management—Corporate
    Governance—Director Compensation."
Employment
    Agreements
We have entered into an employment agreement with
    Mr. Fisch, our President and Chief Executive Officer. For
    more information regarding this agreement, see "Executive
    Compensation—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change
    in Control." In addition, we currently intend to enter into
    an employment agreement with certain of our executive officers.
Indemnification
    Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
    current directors and executive officers. These agreements
    require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent
    permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise
    by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses
    incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which
    they could be indemnified. We also have entered into
    indemnification agreements with our future directors and
    executive officers.
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Procedures
    for Related Party Transactions
Our board of directors adopted a written code of conduct and
    ethics for our company. The code of conduct and ethics were not
    in effect when we entered into the related party transactions
    discussed above. Under our code of business conduct and ethics,
    our employees, officers and directors are discouraged from
    entering into any transaction that may cause a conflict of
    interest for us. In addition, they must report any potential
    conflict of interest, including related party transactions, to
    their managers or our corporate counsel who then reviews and
    summarizes the proposed transaction for our audit committee.
    Pursuant to its charter, our audit committee is required to then
    approve any related-party transactions, including those
    transactions involving our directors. In approving or rejecting
    such proposed transactions, the audit committee is required to
    consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and
    deemed relevant to the audit committee, including the material
    terms of the transactions, risks, benefits, costs, availability
    of other comparable services or products and, if applicable, the
    impact on a director's independence. Our audit committee
    approves only those transactions that, in light of known
    circumstances, are in, or are not inconsistent with, our best
    interests, as our audit committee determines in the good faith
    exercise of its discretion. A copy of our code of business
    conduct and ethics and audit committee charter is available on
    our corporate website at www.rue21.com.
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DESCRIPTION
    OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following is a description of the material terms of our
    amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended
    and restated bylaws as they are in effect upon completion of
    this offering. They may not contain all of the information that
    is important to you. To understand them fully, you should read
    our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
    amended and restated bylaws, copies of which are filed with the
    SEC as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this
    prospectus is a part.
Authorized
    Capitalization
Our authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 of shares
    of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
    10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
    share. On January 30, 2010, there were
    24,237,462 shares of our common stock outstanding, held of
    record by
    approximately          
    stockholders. Following completion of this offering, there will
    be 24,241,462 shares of our common stock outstanding.
As of January 30, 2010, there were outstanding options to
    purchase 1,169,580 shares of our common stock, of which
    480,975 were non-vested and 688,605 were vested.
Common
    Stock
Voting
    Rights
Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote with
    respect to each matter presented to our stockholders on which
    the holders of common stock are entitled to vote. Our common
    stock votes as a single class on all matters relating to the
    election and removal of directors on our board of directors and
    as provided by law. Holders of our common stock will not have
    cumulative voting rights. Except in respect to matters relating
    to the election and removal of directors on our board of
    directors and as otherwise provided in our amended and restated
    certificate of incorporation or required by law, all matters to
    be voted on by our stockholders must be approved by a majority
    of the shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and
    entitled to vote on the subject matter. In the case of election
    of directors, all matters to be voted on by our stockholders
    must be approved by a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast
    by all shares of common stock.
Dividend
    Rights
Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then
    outstanding preferred stock, the holders of our outstanding
    shares of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if
    any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of
    directors out of legally available funds. In addition, we also
    may not pay dividends on our capital stock if we are in default
    or have elected to defer payments of interest under our senior
    secured credit facility and agreements for other indebtedness we
    may incur. See "Dividend Policy."
Liquidation
    Rights
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
    dissolution or winding up of our affairs, holders of our common
    stock would be entitled to share ratably in our assets that are
    legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment
    of our debts and other liabilities. If we have any preferred
    stock outstanding at such time, holders of the preferred stock
    may be entitled to distribution
and/or
liquidation preferences. In either such case, we must pay the
    applicable distribution to the holders of our preferred stock
    before we may pay distributions to the holders of our common
    stock.
Other
    Rights
Our stockholders have no preemptive, conversion or other rights
    to subscribe for additional shares. The rights, preferences and
    privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to,
    and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of
    shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may
    designate and issue in the future.
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Listing
Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    under the symbol "rue".
Transfer
    Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Mellon
    Investor Services LLC.
Preferred
    Stock
Our board of directors is authorized to provide for the issuance
    of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more
    series and to fix the preferences, powers and relative,
    participating, optional or other special rights, and
    qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including
    the dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption
    rights and liquidation preference and to fix the number of
    shares to be included in any such series without any further
    vote or action by our stockholders. Any preferred stock so
    issued may rank senior to our common stock with respect to the
    payment of dividends or amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or
    winding up, or both. The issuance of preferred stock may have
    the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in
    control of our company without further action by the
    stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other
    rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred
    stock with voting and conversion rights may adversely affect the
    voting power of the holders of common stock, including the loss
    of voting control to others. At present, we have no plans to
    issue any of the preferred stock.
Corporate
    Opportunity
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that the doctrine of "corporate opportunity" will not
    apply against Apax Partners, the funds advised by Apax Partners,
    or any of our directors who are employees of, or affiliated
    with, Apax Partners, or funds advised by Apax Partners, in a
    manner that would prohibit them from advising the investing in
    or investing in competing businesses or doing business with our
    clients or customers. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related
    to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common
    Stock—Concentration of ownership among our existing
    executive officers, directors and principal stockholders may
    prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate
    decisions."
Antitakeover
    Effects of Delaware Law and Our Amended and Restated Certificate
    of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our
    amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may delay,
    defer or discourage another party from acquiring control of us.
    We expect that these provisions, which are summarized below,
    will discourage coercive takeover practices or inadequate
    takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage
    persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with
    our board of directors, which we believe may result in an
    improvement of the terms of any such acquisition in favor of our
    stockholders. However, they also give our board of directors the
    power to discourage acquisitions that some stockholders may
    favor.
Undesignated
    Preferred Stock
The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock will make
    it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock
    with super voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or
    preferences on a discriminatory basis that could impede the
    success of any attempt to acquire us. These and other provisions
    may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging
    hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of our
    company.
Classified
    Board of Directors
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that our board of directors is divided into three classes. Each
    class of directors serves a three-year term.
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Requirements
    for Advance Notification of Stockholder Meetings, Nominations
    and Proposals
Our amended and restated bylaws provide that special meetings of
    the stockholders may be called only upon the request of not less
    than a majority of the combined voting power of the voting
    stock, upon the request of a majority of the board of directors,
    or upon the request of the chief executive officer. Our amended
    and restated bylaws prohibit the conduct of any business at a
    special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such
    meeting. These provisions may have the effect of deferring,
    delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in
    control or management of our company.
Our amended and restated bylaws establish advance notice
    procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the
    nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than
    nominations made by or at the direction of the board of
    directors or a committee of the board of directors. In order for
    any matter to be "properly brought" before a meeting,
    a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice
    requirements and provide us with certain information.
    Additionally, vacancies and newly created directorships may be
    filled only by a vote of a majority of the directors then in
    office, even though less than a quorum, and not by the
    stockholders. Our amended and restated bylaws will allow the
    presiding officer at a meeting of the stockholders to adopt
    rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings which may have
    the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a
    meeting if the rules and regulations are not followed. These
    provisions may also defer, delay or discourage a potential
    acquiror from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the
    acquiror's own slate of directors or otherwise attempting
    to obtain control of our company.
Stockholder
    Action by Written Consent
Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, any action required to
    be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders
    may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without
    a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the
    action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock
    having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be
    necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which
    all shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon were present
    and voted, unless the company's amended and restated
    certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended and
    restated certificate of incorporation provides that any action
    required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders may be
    effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of our
    stockholders and may not be effected by consent in writing by
    such stockholders, unless such action is recommended by all
    directors then in office.
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DESCRIPTION
    OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS
Senior
    Secured Credit Facility
In April 2008, we entered into a five-year $60.0 million
    senior secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as
    administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender,
    letter of credit issuer and a lender, and various other lenders.
    We amended the senior secured credit facility in November 2009.
    The revolving credit facility matures on April 10, 2013 and
    is expandable at our option in increments of $5.0 million
    up to a limit of $100.0 million under certain defined
    conditions. The senior secured credit facility is intended to
    provide financing for working capital and general corporate
    purposes, including permitted investments and acquisitions and
    the repayment of our prior debt. The senior secured credit
    facility also contains (i) a $10.0 million sublimit
    for swingline loans and (ii) a $25.0 million sublimit
    for letters of credit. Availability under the senior secured
    credit facility is collateralized by a first priority interest
    in all of our assets.
As of October 31, 2009 and January 30, 2010, we had
    $21.8 million and $0, respectively, of outstanding
    borrowings under our senior secured credit facility. Immediately
    prior to the completion of this offering, we anticipate the
    outstanding borrowings under our senior secured credit facility
    will be $0.
Interest
    Rate, Facility Fee and Other Fees
Borrowings under our revolving credit facility bear interest, at
    our option, at either the base rate (defined as the greater of
    (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5% and (b) the prime
    rate) or adjusted LIBOR (defined as an interest rate equal to
    either the one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR, as applicable,
    multiplied by the statutory reserve rate) plus a margin ranging
    from 1.25% to 2.00% set quarterly depending upon the average net
    availability under the senior secured credit facility during the
    previous quarter. The statutory reserve rate is defined as a
    fraction, expressed as a decimal, the numerator of which is one
    and the denominator of which is one minus the aggregate of the
    maximum reserve percentages expressed as a decimal established
    by the Federal Reserve Board with respect to adjusted LIBOR, for
    Eurocurrency funding. Borrowings under our swingline subfacility
    will bear interest at a rate equal to the base rate referenced
    above. We are also required to pay letter of credit fees with
    respect to each letter of credit equal to 50% of the applicable
    margin for adjusted LIBOR multiplied by the face amount of each
    letter of credit.
The revolving credit facility also provides for a commitment fee
    equal to 0.25% times the actual daily amount by the aggregate
    commitments exceed the sum of the outstanding amount of loans
    and the outstanding amount of letter of credit obligations. In
    addition, if we terminate the senior secured credit facility on
    or prior to April 10, 2010, we are required to pay a fee
    equal to 1.0% of the revolving credit facility ceiling in effect
    at the date of termination.
Guarantees
All of our borrowings under our senior secured credit facility
    are guaranteed by substantially all of our material domestic
    subsidiaries, as defined in the revolving credit facility. All
    guarantees are guarantees of payment and performance and not of
    collection.
Covenants
Our senior secured credit facility contains a number of
    affirmative and restrictive covenants including limitations on
    the ability to place liens on our or our direct or indirect
    subsidiaries' assets; make investments other than permitted
    investments; incur additional indebtedness, subject to certain
    exceptions; prepay or redeem certain indebtedness; merge,
    consolidate and dissolve; sell assets; engage in transactions
    with affiliates; change the nature of our business; change our
    or our direct or indirect subsidiaries' fiscal year or
    organizational documents; and make restricted payments
    (including certain equity issuances and payment of dividends in
    a form other than in common stock).
In November 2009, we amended certain provisions of our senior
    secured credit facility to, among other things:
    (i) increase the aggregate commitment to $85.0 million
    with an option to increase the aggregate
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commitment to $100.0 million at our discretion and upon the
    satisfaction of certain conditions, (ii) revise the
    definition of "Change of Control" so that it is less
    likely that consent of the lenders will be required in
    connection with future changes in our capital structure,
    (iii) allow for the sale or issuance of equity interests in
    connection with a public offering, (iv) allow for the sale
    or issuance of equity interests to directors, officers,
    employees and consultants pursuant to compensation arrangements
    approved by our board of directors, (v) permit us to
    repurchase equity interests from directors, officers, employees
    or consultants up to certain agreed thresholds,
    (vi) eliminate our monthly financial reporting obligation,
    (vii) allow for us to make a one-time cash payment to
    terminate the letter agreement by and between us and Apax
    Partners, L.P. as successor to Saunders Karp & Megrue,
    LLC, (viii) increase various dollar amount thresholds for
    triggering defaults, and (ix) make various other technical
    amendments. We also obtained a waiver of the notice provision of
    the covenant restricting our ability to merge with another
    entity in connection with our initial public offering. See
    "Description of Certain Indebtedness," and
    "Underwriting."
During the continuance of a covenant compliance event (as
    defined below), our senior secured credit facility also requires
    us to meet a consolidated fixed charge covenant ratio, measured
    monthly, not to be less than 1.0 to 1.0. A covenant compliance
    event is defined as either (i) an event of default has
    occurred and continuing or (ii) excess availability is less
    than or equal to (a) 15% of the borrowing base at any time
    between January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 or
    (b) 10% of the borrowing base at any time thereafter.
Events of
    Default
Our senior secured credit facility contains events of default
    that are usual and customary in credit facilities of this type,
    including:
•
non-payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (with
    cure periods applicable to non-payment of interest, fees or
    other amounts);
•
violation of covenants (with cure periods, as applicable);
•
material inaccuracy of representations and warranties;
•
cross default to other indebtedness in an outstanding aggregate
    principal amount of at least $1.0 million;
•
bankruptcy and other insolvency events;
•
judgments involving an aggregate liability of at least
    $2.5 million or that have, or could reasonably be expected
    to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse
    effect;
•
certain ERISA matters;
•
failure of any loan documentation (including any guarantee) to
    be in full force and effect;
•
change in control;
•
cessation of business;
•
loss to a material portion of the collateral;
•
failure to make payments when due in respect of any material
    contract;
•
legal proceedings against us or any subsidiary in respect of a
    felony; and
•
the termination of the subordination provisions of the governing
    documents of any subordinated indebtedness.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE
    FOR FUTURE SALE
Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the
    public market, or the perception that such sales may occur,
    could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common
    stock. No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any,
    future sales of shares, or the availability of shares for future
    sales, will have on the market price of our common stock
    prevailing from time to time. The sale of substantial amounts of
    our common stock in the public market, or the perception that
    such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price
    of our common stock.
Sale of
    Restricted Shares
Upon completion of this offering, we will have
    24,241,462 shares of common stock outstanding. Of these
    shares of common stock, the 5,063,563 shares of common
    stock being sold in this offering will be freely tradable
    without restriction under the Securities Act, except for any
    such shares which may be held or acquired by an
    "affiliate" of ours, as that term is defined in
    Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which shares
    will be subject to the volume limitations and other restrictions
    of Rule 144 described below. The remaining
    11,397,647 shares of common stock held by our existing
    stockholders upon completion of this offering will be
    "restricted securities," as that phrase is defined in
    Rule 144, and may be resold only after registration under
    the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such
    registration, including, among others, the exemptions provided
    by Rules 144 and 701 under the Securities Act, which rules
    are summarized below. These remaining shares of common stock
    held by our existing stockholders upon completion of this
    offering will be available for sale in the public market after
    the expiration of the
lock-up
agreements described in "Underwriting," taking into
    account the provisions of Rules 144 and 701 under the
    Securities Act.
Rule 144
The SEC adopted amendments to Rule 144 which became
    effective on February 15, 2008. Under these amendments,
    persons who became the beneficial owner of shares of our common
    stock prior to the completion of this offering may not sell
    their shares until the earlier of (i) the expiration of a
    six-month holding period, if we have been subject to the
    reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and have filed all
    required reports for at least 90 days prior to the date of
    the sale, or (ii) a one-year holding period.
At the expiration of the six-month holding period, a person who
    was not one of our affiliates at any time during the three
    months preceding a sale is entitled to sell an unlimited number
    of shares of our common stock provided current public
    information about us is available, and a person who was one of
    our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a
    sale is entitled to sell within any three-month period only a
    number of shares of common stock that does not exceed the
    greater of either of the following:
•
1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding,
    which equals approximately 242,414 shares immediately after
    this offering; or
•
the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on The
    NASDAQ Global Select Market during the four calendar weeks
    preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect
    to the sale.
At the expiration of the one-year holding period, a person who
    was not one of our affiliates at any time during the three
    months preceding a sale would be entitled to sell an unlimited
    number of shares of our common stock without restriction. A
    person who was one of our affiliates at any time during the
    three months preceding a sale would remain subject to the volume
    restrictions described above.
Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates are also subject to
    manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the
    availability of current public information about us.
Rule 701
In general, under Rule 701, any of our employees,
    directors, officers, consultants or advisors who purchased
    shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option
    plan or other written agreement before the effective date of our
    initial public offerring, or who purchased shares from us after
    that date upon
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the exercise of options granted before that date, are eligible
    to resell such shares in reliance upon Rule 144 beginning
    90 days after the date of our initial public offering If
    such person is not an affiliate, the sale may be made subject
    only to the
manner-of-sale
restrictions of Rule 144. If such a person is an affiliate,
    the sale may be made under Rule 144 without compliance with
    its one-year minimum holding period, but subject to the other
    Rule 144 restrictions.
Stock
    Plans
We filed a registration statement on
Form S-8
under the Securities Act to register shares of our common stock
    issued or reserved for issuance under our 2003 Plan and 2009
    Plan. Accordingly, shares registered under such registration
    statement are available for sale in the open market, unless such
    shares are subject to vesting restrictions with us,
    Rule 144 restrictions applicable to our affiliates or the
lock-up
restrictions described below.
Lock-Up
Agreements
We, each of our officers, directors and the selling stockholders
    have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, with the
    underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any of the shares of
    common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
    shares of common stock during the period from the date of this
    prospectus continuing through the date 90 days after the
    date of this prospectus, except, in our case, for the issuance
    of common stock upon exercise of options under existing option
    plans. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
    Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. may, in their
    sole discretion, release any of these shares from these
    restrictions at any time without notice. See
    "Underwriting."
Certain shares will not be subject to the new
90-day
restricted period but remain subject to the
180-day
restricted period in connection with our initial public
    offering, ending May 11, 2010 and, in some cases, subject
    to extension. After the expiration of the
lock-up
period, these shares may be sold in the public market, subject
    to prior registration or qualification for an exemption from
    registration, including, in the case of shares held by
    affiliates, compliance with the volume restrictions and other
    securities laws. See "Shares Eligible for Future
    Sale" for a more detailed description of the restrictions
    on selling shares of our common stock after this offering. To
    the extent that any of these stockholders sell, or indicate an
    intent to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the
    public market after the contractual
lock-ups
and
    other legal restrictions on resale discussed in this prospectus
    lapse, the trading price of our common stock could decline
    significantly.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    & Smith Incorporated have agreed to release the selling
    stockholders from their initial public offering
lock-up
agreements, if any, prior to the expiration of the initial
    public offering
lock-up
period in connection with their sale of shares in this offering.
    Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
    & Smith Incorporated of this offering may, in their sole
    discretion, release all or some portion of the shares subject to
    the
90-day
lock-up
agreements prior to expiration of such period.
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MATERIAL
    U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS TO
NON-U.S.
HOLDERS
The following is a summary of material U.S. federal income
    tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of
    our common stock to a
non-U.S. holder
that purchases shares of our common stock in this offering. For
    purposes of this summary, a
"non-U.S. holder"
means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is, for
    U.S. federal income tax purposes:
•
a nonresident alien individual;
•
a foreign corporation (or an entity treated as a foreign
    corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes); or
•
a foreign estate or foreign trust.
In the case of a holder that is classified as a partnership for
    U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax treatment of a
    partner in such partnership generally will depend upon the
    status of the partner and the activities of the partner and the
    partnership. If you are a partner in a partnership holding our
    common stock, then you should consult your own tax advisor.
This summary is based upon the provisions of the
    U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we
    refer to as the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated
    thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations
    thereof, all as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be
    changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in
    U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those
    summarized below. We cannot assure you that a change in law will
    not alter significantly the tax considerations that we describe
    in this summary. We have not sought and do not plan to seek any
    ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which we
    refer to as the IRS, with respect to statements made and the
    conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be
    no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with our
    statements and conclusions.
This summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal
    income taxes that may be relevant to
non-U.S. holders
in light of their personal circumstances, and does not deal with
    federal taxes other than the U.S. federal income tax or
    with
non-U.S.,
state or local tax considerations. Special rules, not discussed
    here, may apply to certain
non-U.S. holders,
including:
•
U.S. expatriates;
•
controlled foreign corporations;
•
passive foreign investment companies;
•
corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal
    income tax; and
•
investors in pass-through entities that are subject to special
    treatment under the Code.
Such
non-U.S. holders
should consult their own tax advisors to determine the
    U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that
    may be relevant to them.
This summary applies only to a
non-U.S. holder
that holds our common stock as a capital asset (within the
    meaning of Section 1221 of the Code), and assumes that no
    item of income or gain in respect of the common stock at any
    time will be effectively connected with a U.S. trade or
    business conducted by the
non-U.S. holder.
If you are considering the purchase of our common stock, you
    should consult your own tax advisor concerning the particular
    U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the
    purchase, ownership and disposition of our common stock, as well
    as the consequences to you arising under U.S. tax laws
    other than the federal income tax law or under the laws of any
    other taxing jurisdiction.
Dividends
As discussed under the section entitled "Dividend
    Policy" above, we do not currently anticipate paying
    dividends. In the event that we do make a distribution of cash
    or property with respect to our common stock,
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any such distributions will be treated as a dividend for
    U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from
    our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined
    under U.S. federal income tax principles). Dividends paid
    to you generally will be subject to withholding of
    U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as
    may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
If the amount of a distribution paid on our common stock exceeds
    our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess
    will be allocated ratably among each share of common stock with
    respect to which the distribution is paid and treated first as a
    tax-free return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax
    basis in each such share, and thereafter as capital gain from a
    sale or other disposition of such share of common stock that is
    taxed to you as described below under the heading
    "— Gain on Disposition of Common Stock".
If you wish to claim the benefit of an applicable treaty rate to
    avoid or reduce withholding of U.S. federal income tax for
    dividends, then you must (a) provide the withholding agent
    with a properly completed IRS
Form W-8BEN
(or other applicable form) and certify under penalties of
    perjury that you are not a U.S. person and are eligible for
    treaty benefits, or (b) if our common stock is held through
    certain foreign intermediaries, satisfy the relevant
    certification requirements of applicable U.S. Treasury
    regulations. Special certification and other requirements apply
    to certain
non-U.S. holders
that act as intermediaries (including partnerships).
If you are eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal
    income tax pursuant to an income tax treaty, then you may obtain
    a refund of any excess amounts withheld by filing timely an
    appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.
Gain on
    Disposition of Common Stock
You generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income
    tax with respect to gain realized on the sale or other taxable
    disposition of our common stock, unless:
•
if you are an individual, you are present in the United States
    for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or
    other taxable disposition, and you have a "tax home"
    (as defined in the Code) in the United States; or
•
we are or have been during a specified testing period a
    "U.S. real property holding corporation" for
    U.S. federal income tax purposes, and certain other
    conditions are met.
We believe that we have not been and are not, and we do not
    anticipate becoming, a "U.S. real property holding
    corporation" for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Recent
    Legislative Developments Potentially Affecting Taxation of
    Common Stock Held By or Through Foreign Entities
Proposed legislation recently introduced in the United States
    Congress, if enacted, would generally impose a withholding tax
    of 30 percent on dividend income paid with respect to our
    common stock, and the gross proceeds of a disposition of our
    common stock, paid to a foreign financial institution, unless
    such institution enters into an agreement with the
    U.S. government to collect and provide to the U.S. tax
    authorities substantial information regarding U.S. account
    holders of such institution (which would include certain equity
    and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account
    holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners). The
    proposed legislation would also generally impose a withholding
    tax of 30 percent on dividend income from our common stock
    and the gross proceeds of a disposition of our common stock paid
    to certain non-financial foreign entities unless such an entity
    provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying
    the direct and indirect substantial U.S. owners of the
    entity. Under certain circumstances, a
Non-U.S. Holder
of our common stock might be eligible for refunds or credits of
    such taxes. As currently drafted, the legislation is proposed to
    be effective for amounts paid after December 31, 2012, and
    will not apply to payments made with respect to obligations
    outstanding on the date which is two years after the enactment
    of the legislation. At this time it is impossible to predict
    whether this legislation will be enacted, and, if enacted, its
    form. Investors are encouraged to consult with their own tax
    advisors regarding the possible implications of this proposed
    legislation on their investment in our common stock.
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Information
    Reporting and Backup Withholding Tax
We must report annually to the IRS and to you the amount of
    dividends paid to you and the amount of tax, if any, withheld
    with respect to such dividends. The IRS may make this
    information available to the tax authorities in the country in
    which you are resident.
In addition, you may be subject to information reporting
    requirements and backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of
    28%) with respect to dividends paid on, and the proceeds of
    disposition of, shares of our common stock, unless, generally,
    you certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS
Form W-8BEN)
that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish
    an exemption. Additional rules relating to information reporting
    requirements and backup withholding tax with respect to payments
    of the proceeds from the disposition of shares of our common
    stock are as follows:
•
If the proceeds are paid to or through the U.S. office of a
    broker, the proceeds generally will be subject to backup
    withholding tax and information reporting, unless you certify
    under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS
Form W-8BEN)
that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish
    an exemption.
•
If the proceeds are paid to or through a
non-U.S. office
of a broker that is not a U.S. person and is not a foreign
    person with certain specified U.S. connections (a
"U.S.-related
person"), information reporting and backup withholding tax
    generally will not apply.
•
If the proceeds are paid to or through a
non-U.S. office
of a broker that is a U.S. person or a
U.S.-related
person, the proceeds generally will be subject to information
    reporting (but not to backup withholding tax), unless you
    certify under penalties of perjury (usually on IRS
Form W-8BEN)
that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish
    an exemption.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding tax rules may
    be allowed as a refund or a credit against your
    U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required
    information is timely furnished by you to the IRS.
THE SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX
    CONSEQUENCES ABOVE IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES
    ONLY. POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK ARE URGED TO
    CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS TO DETERMINE THE
    U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND
NON-U.S. TAX
CONSIDERATIONS OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON
    STOCK.
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UNDERWRITING
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,
    Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities
    Inc. are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters
    named below. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters
    named below have entered into a purchase agreement with respect
    to the shares of common stock being offered. Subject to certain
    conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase
    the number of shares of common stock indicated in the following
    table.
Number
Underwriters
of Shares
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Barclays Capital Inc.
Piper Jaffray & Co.
Total
The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting
    discount, are estimated at
    $      million and are payable by
    us. However, the underwriters have agreed to reimburse us for
    certain of our expenses in connection with this offering.
The purchase agreement provides that the obligations of the
    underwriters to purchase the shares of common stock offered by
    this prospectus are subject to certain conditions precedent and
    that the underwriters will purchase all of the shares of common
    stock offered by this prospectus, other than those covered by
    the option to purchase additional shares described below, if any
    of these shares are purchased.
If the underwriters sell more shares of common stock than the
    total number set forth in the table above, the underwriters have
    an option to buy up to an additional 759,534 shares of
    common stock from certain of the selling stockholders. They may
    exercise that option for 30 days. If any shares of common
    stock are purchased pursuant to this option, the underwriters
    will severally purchase shares of common stock in approximately
    the same proportion as set forth in the table above.
The following table shows the per share and total underwriting
    discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by the
    selling stockholders. Such amounts are shown assuming both no
    exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' option to
    purchase 759,534 additional shares of common stock.
Per Share
Without Option
With Option
Public offering price
$
$
$
Underwriting discount
$
$
$
Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholders
$
$
$
Shares of common stock sold by the underwriters to the public
    will initially be offered at the public offering price set forth
    on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares of common stock sold
    by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a
    discount of up to $      per share of
    common stock from the public offering price. If all the shares
    of common stock are not sold at the public offering price, the
    representatives may change the offering price and the other
    selling terms. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is
    subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the
    underwriters' right to reject any order in whole or in part.
We, each of our officers, directors and the selling stockholders
    have agreed with the underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any
    of the shares of common stock or securities convertible into or
    exchangeable for shares of common stock without the prior
    written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
    Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. during the
    period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the
    date that is 90 days after the date of this prospectus.
    Specifically, we and these other persons have agreed, with
    certain limited exceptions, not to directly or indirectly:
•
offer, pledge, sell or contract to sell any common stock;
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•
sell any option or contract to purchase any common stock;
•
purchase any option or contract to sell any common stock;
•
grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of any common
    stock;
•
lend or otherwise dispose of or transfer any common stock;
•
request or demand that we file a registration statement related
    to the common stock; or
•
enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole
    or in part, the economic consequence of ownership of any common
    stock whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by
    delivery of shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise.
The
90-day
restricted period described in the preceding paragraph will be
    automatically extended if: (1) during the last 17 days
    of the initial
90-day
restricted period we issue an earnings release or announce
    material news or a material event; or (2) prior to the
    expiration of the initial
90-day
restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings
    results during the
15-day
period following the last day of the initial
90-day
period, then in each case the initial
90-day
restricted period will be automatically extended until the
    expiration of the
18-day
period beginning on the date of the earnings release or the
    announcement of the material news or material event, as
    applicable, unless Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
    Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. waive, in
    writing, such extension.
Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
    under the symbol "rue."
The underwriters do not expect to sell more than 5% of the
    shares of common stock in the aggregate to accounts over which
    they exercise discretionary authority.
We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the
    underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
    under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the
    underwriters may be required to make for these liabilities.
In connection with this offering, the underwriters may purchase
    and sell our shares of common stock in the open market. These
    transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions
    and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short
    sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number
    of shares of common stock than they are required to purchase in
    this offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in
    an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to
    purchase additional shares of common stock in this offering. The
    underwriters may close out any covered short position by either
    exercising their option to purchase additional shares of common
    stock or purchasing shares of common stock in the open market.
    In determining the source of shares of common stock to close out
    the covered short position, the underwriters will consider,
    among other things, the price of shares of common stock
    available for purchase in the open market as compared to the
    price at which they may purchase additional shares of common
    stock pursuant to the option granted to them. "Naked"
    short sales are any sales in excess of that option. The
    underwriters must close out any naked short position by
    purchasing shares of common stock in the open market. A naked
    short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters
    are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price
    of the shares of common stock in the open market after pricing
    that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this
    offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for
    or purchases of shares of common stock made by the underwriters
    in the open market prior to the completion of this offering.
The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
    a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
    the underwriting discount received by it because the
    representatives have repurchased shares of common stock sold by
    or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short
    covering transactions.
Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing
    transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for
    their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or
    retarding a decline in the market price of the company's
    stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may
    stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the
    common stock. As a result, the price of the common stock may be
    higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open
    market. If these activities are commenced, they
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may be discontinued at any time. These transactions may be
    effected on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, in the
over-the-counter
market or otherwise.
Conflicts
    of Interest
The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full
    service financial institutions engaged in various activities,
    which may include securities trading, commercial and investment
    banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal
    investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. Certain
    of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from
    time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various
    financial advisory and investment banking services for the
    issuer, for which they received or will receive customary fees
    and expenses.
In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the
    underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a
    broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity
    securities (or related derivative securities) and financial
    instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for
    the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long
    and short positions in such securities and instruments. Such
    investment and securities activities may involve securities and
    instruments of the issuer.
Foreign
    Selling Restrictions
Notice to
    Prospective Investors in the EEA
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
    which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
    "Relevant Member State") an offer to the public of any
    shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
    this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State,
    once the prospectus has been approved by the competent authority
    in such Relevant Member State and published in accordance with
    the Prospectus Directive as implemented in except that an offer
    to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be
    made at any time under the following exemptions under the
    Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that
    Relevant Member State:
(a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to
    operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or
    regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
    securities;
(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of
    (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the
    last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
    €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more
    than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or
    consolidated accounts;
(c) by the underwriters to fewer than 100 natural or legal
    persons (other than "qualified investors" as defined
    in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior
    consent of the representatives for any such offer; or
(d) in any other circumstances falling within
    Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;
provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a
    requirement for the publication by us or any representative of a
    prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus
    Directive.
Any person making or intending to make any offer of shares
    within the EEA should only do so in circumstances in which no
    obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a
    prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have
    authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of
    shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers
    made by the underwriters which constitute the final offering of
    shares contemplated in this prospectus.
For the purposes of this provision, and your representation
    below, the expression an "offer to the public" in
    relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the
    communication in any form and by any means of sufficient
    information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be
    offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any
    shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State
    by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that
    Relevant Member State and the expression "Prospectus
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Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any
    relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any
    communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares under,
    the offer of shares contemplated by this prospectus will be
    deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us
    and each underwriter that:
(A) it is a "qualified investor" within the
    meaning of the law in that Relevant Member State implementing
    Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive; and
(B) in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial
    intermediary, as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the
    Prospectus Directive, (i) the shares acquired by it in the
    offering have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been
    acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any
    Relevant Member State other than "qualified investors"
    (as defined in the Prospectus Directive), or in circumstances in
    which the prior consent of the representatives has been given to
    the offer or resale; or (ii) where shares have been
    acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State
    other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it
    is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been
    made to such persons.
In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being
    distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer
    subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are
    "qualified investors" (as defined in the Prospectus
    Directive)(i) who have professional experience in matters
    relating to investments falling within Article 19
    (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
    (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the
    "Order")
and/or
(ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom
    it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within
    Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons
    together being referred to as "relevant persons").
    This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United
    Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United
    Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this
    document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in
    with, relevant persons.
Notice to
    Prospective Investors in Hong Kong
The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document
    other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an
    offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies
    Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to
    professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and
    Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules
    made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do
    not result in the document being a "prospectus" within
    the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong
    Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to
    the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any
    person for the purpose of issue, in each case whether in Hong
    Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of
    which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong
    Kong, except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong,
    other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to
    be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to
    professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and
    Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules
    made thereunder.
Notice to
    Prospective Investors in Singapore
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
    Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus
    and any other document or material in connection with the offer
    or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the
    shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares
    be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
    subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
    persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional
    investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures
    Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (ii) to a
    relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A),
    and in accordance with the conditions, specified in
    Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to,
    and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable
    provision of the SFA.
Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under
    Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a
    corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
    business of which is to hold investments and the
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entire share capital of which is owned by one or more
    individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
    (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited
    investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each
    beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and
    units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the
    beneficiaries' rights and interest in that trust shall not
    be transferable for six months after that corporation or that
    trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except:
    (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of
    the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
    Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
    specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no
    consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by
    operation of law.
The securities have not been and will not be registered under
    the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan, or the Securities and
    Exchange Law, and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
    offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan
    or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term
    as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any
    corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan),
    or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly,
    in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an
    exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
    in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any
    other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of
    Japan.
Notice to
    Prospective Investors in Switzerland
This document, as well as any other material relating to the
    shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
    this prospectus, do not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant
    to Article 652a
and/or
1156
    of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The shares will not be listed
    on the SIX Swiss Exchange and, therefore, the documents relating
    to the shares, including, but not limited to, this document, do
    not claim to comply with the disclosure standards of the listing
    rules of SIX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes
    annexed to the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The
    shares are being offered in Switzerland by way of a private
    placement,
i.e.
, to a small number of selected investors
    only, without any public offer and only to investors who do not
    purchase the shares with the intention to distribute them to the
    public. The investors will be individually approached by the
    issuer from time to time. This document, as well as any other
    material relating to the shares, is personal and confidential
    and do not constitute an offer to any other person. This
    document may only be used by those investors to whom it has been
    handed out in connection with the offering described herein and
    may neither directly nor indirectly be distributed or made
    available to other persons without express consent of the
    issuer. It may not be used in connection with any other offer
    and shall in particular not be copied
and/or
distributed to the public in (or from) Switzerland.
Notice to
    Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial
    Centre
This document relates to an exempt offer in accordance with the
    Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services
    Authority. This document is intended for distribution only to
    persons of a type specified in those rules. It must not be
    delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The Dubai
    Financial Services Authority has no responsibility for reviewing
    or verifying any documents in connection with exempt offers. The
    Dubai Financial Services Authority has not approved this
    document nor taken steps to verify the information set out in
    it, and has no responsibility for it. The shares which are the
    subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may be
    illiquid
and/or
subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers
    of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on
    the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this
    document you should consult an authorised financial adviser.
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INDUSTRY
    AND MARKET DATA
We obtained the industry, market and competitive position data
    throughout this prospectus from our own internal estimates and
    research as well as from industry and general publications and
    research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties,
    including Nielsen Claritas Site Reports and The NPD Group, Inc.
    Industry publications, studies and surveys generally state that
    they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable,
    although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of
    such information. While we believe that each of these studies
    and publications is reliable, we have not independently verified
    market and industry data from third-party sources. While we
    believe our internal company research is reliable and the market
    definitions are appropriate, neither such research nor these
    definitions have been verified by any independent source.
LEGAL
    MATTERS
The validity of the common stock offered hereby will be passed
    upon for us by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New
    York. Certain partners of Kirkland & Ellis LLP are
    members of a limited partnership that is an investor in one or
    more investment funds advised by Apax Partners.
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents entities affiliated
    with Apax Partners and its affiliates in connection with legal
    matters. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New
    York, New York will act as counsel to the underwriters.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of rue21, inc. and
    subsidiary at February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009,
    and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended
    January 31, 2009, appearing in this prospectus and
    registration statement have been audited by Ernst &
    Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
    forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and
    are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority
    of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
Form S-1
under the Securities Act with respect to this offering or our
    common stock by the selling stockholders. The registration
    statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional
    relevant information about us and our common stock. The rules
    and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit from this document
    certain information included in the registration statement.
You may read and copy the reports and other information we file
    with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at
    100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580,
    Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this
    information by mail from the public reference room of the SEC,
    100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at
    prescribed rates. You may obtain information regarding the
    operation of the public reference room by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy
    statements and other information about issuers, like us, who
    file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is
http://www.sec.gov.
This reference to the SEC's website is an inactive textual
    reference only and is not a hyperlink.
We are subject to the reporting, proxy and information
    requirements of the Exchange Act and, as a result, are required
    to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information
    with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other
    information will be available for inspection and copying at the
    SEC's public reference room and the website of the SEC
    referred to above, as well as on our website, www.rue21.com.
    This reference to our website is an inactive textual reference
    only and is not a hyperlink. The contents of our website are not
    part of this prospectus, and you should not consider the
    contents of our website in making an investment decision with
    respect to our common stock.
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INDEX TO
    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
Number
Report of Independent Registered Public
    Accounting Firm
F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years
    ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'
    Equity (Deficit) for the years ended February 3, 2007,
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
    years ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009
F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31,
    2009 (unaudited), January 31, 2009 (unaudited), and
    November 1, 2008 (unaudited)
F-22
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October 31, 2009 (unaudited) and
    November 1, 2008 (unaudited)
F-23
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 (unaudited) and
    November 1, 2008 (unaudited)
F-24
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
F-25
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Report of
    Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of
    Directors and Shareholders of rue21, inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
    rue21, inc. and subsidiary as of February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements
    of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of
    the three years in the period ended January 31, 2009. These
    financial statements are the responsibility of the
    Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
    opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
    standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
    reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
    free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an
    audit of the Company's internal control over financial
    reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
    over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
    procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
    for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
    the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
    Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
    examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
    disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
    accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
    management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
    presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
    basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
    present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
    financial position of rue21, inc. and subsidiary at
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009, and the
    consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows
    for each of the three years in the period ended January 31,
    2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
    principles.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 10, 2009
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rue21,
    inc. and subsidiary
Consolidated
    Balance Sheets
February 2,
January 31,
2008
2009
(In thousands, except
per share data)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,343
$
4,611
Accounts receivable
2,649
2,527
Merchandise inventory, net
47,153
66,838
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
3,457
6,637
Deferred tax assets
2,595
3,135
Total current assets
59,197
83,748
Property and equipment, at cost
72,405
96,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
30,083
40,202
Net property and equipment
42,322
56,687
Other assets
267
765
Deferred tax assets
499
—
Total assets
$
102,285
$
141,200
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt
$
188
$
—
Accounts payable
36,315
60,449
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
12,530
14,969
Accrued payroll and related taxes
6,099
7,532
Accrued income and franchise taxes
119
—
Total current liabilities
55,251
82,950
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt
27,968
19,476
Deferred rent, tenant allowances and other long-term liabilities
13,313
18,440
Deferred tax liabilities
—
1,941
Total long-term liabilities
41,281
39,857
Total liabilities
96,532
122,807
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock — $0.004 par value;
    50,000 shares authorized, 21,869 and 22,090 shares
    issued and outstanding
87
88
Additional paid-in capital
13
13
Retained earnings
5,653
18,292
Total stockholder's equity
5,753
18,393
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
102,285
$
141,200
See accompanying notes.
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rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary
Consolidated
    Statements of Income
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
225,559
$
296,887
$
391,414
Cost of goods sold (includes certain buying, occupancy and
    distribution center expenses)
150,163
195,034
257,853
Gross profit
75,396
101,853
133,561
Selling, general, and administrative expense
57,575
76,039
99,886
Depreciation and amortization expense
5,926
8,241
11,532
Income from operations
11,895
17,573
22,143
Interest expense, net
2,645
2,520
1,477
Income before income taxes
9,250
15,053
20,666
Provision for income taxes
1,452
5,920
8,027
Net income
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
Basic income per common share
$
0.39
$
0.42
$
0.58
Diluted income per common share
$
0.36
$
0.40
$
0.55
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
19,782
21,705
21,914
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
21,888
22,842
22,814
See accompanying notes.
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rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary
Consolidated
    Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Additional
Retained
Common Stock
Paid-in
Earnings
Shares
Amount
Capital
(Deficit)
Total
(In thousands)
Balance January 28, 2006
19,216
$
80
$
24
$
(11,278
)
$
(11,174
)
Net income
—
—
—
7,798
7,798
Share-based compensation
—
—
34
—
34
Exercise of stock options
2,479
10
5
—
15
Treasury shares repurchased
(3
)
(207
)
—
(210
)
Balance February 3, 2007
21,695
87
(144
)
(3,480
)
(3,537
)
Net income
—
—
—
9,133
9,133
Share-based compensation and other
—
—
157
—
157
Exercise of stock options
174
—
—
—
—
Balance February 2, 2008
21,869
87
13
5,653
5,753
Net income
—
—
—
12,639
12,639
Exercise of stock options
221
1
—
—
1
Balance January 31, 2009
22,090
$
88
$
13
$
18,292
$
18,393
See accompanying notes.
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rue21,
    inc. and subsidiary
Consolidated
    Statements of Cash Flows
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net income
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
5,926
8,241
11,532
Loss on fixed assets disposals
139
44
349
Deferred taxes
(2,573
)
(522
)
1,900
Impairment of long-lived assets
29
13
219
Share based compensation
34
34
—
Changes in:
Accounts receivable
(1,259
)
(36
)
122
Merchandise inventory, net
(11,184
)
(8,977
)
(19,685
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(2,143
)
(1,041
)
(3,180
)
Accounts payable
15,479
5,141
24,134
Accrued payroll and related taxes
(430
)
1,966
1,433
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
1,361
4,586
2,320
Deferred rent and tenant allowances
4,788
2,301
4,926
Other
(485
)
629
150
Net cash provided by operating activities
17,480
21,512
36,859
Investing activities
Capital expenditures
(16,586
)
(20,265
)
(26,464
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(16,586
)
(20,265
)
(26,464
)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolver
54,505
66,799
125,371
Payments under revolver
(51,248
)
(65,226
)
(110,726
)
Payments on long-term debt
(5,716
)
(2,002
)
(23,326
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
15
—
1
Debt financing costs
—
—
(447
)
Net cash used for financing activities
(2,444
)
(429
)
(9,127
)
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents
(1,550
)
818
1,268
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
4,075
2,525
3,343
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
2,525
$
3,343
$
4,611
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Interest paid
$
2,244
$
1,907
$
2,771
Income taxes paid
$
3,238
$
7,053
$
7,935
See accompanying notes.
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rue2l,
    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended February 3, 2007; February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise indicated)
1.
Business
    and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of
    Business
rue21, inc. (the "Company" or "rue21") is a
    specialty retailer of junior and young men's apparel and
    accessories with 277, 352 and 449 stores as of February 3,
    2007, February 2, 2008, and January 31, 2009
    respectively, in various strip centers, regional malls and
    outlet centers throughout the United States. Sales are generally
    transacted for cash or checks and through the acceptance of
    third-party credit and debit cards.
Segment
    Reporting
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
    No. 131,
"Disclosures about Segments of an
    Enterprise and Related Information"
("SFAS No. 131") establishes standards
    for reporting information about a company's operating
    segments. It also establishes standards about products and
    services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company
    operates in and reports as a single operating segment which is
    the operation of its retail stores which are only located in the
    United States. The Company has no international sales. Net sales
    are generated through the retail store sale of merchandise to
    consumers only. All of the Company's identifiable assets
    are located in the United States.
Principles
    of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include all the accounts
    of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary "r services,
    llc". All intercompany transactions and balances have been
    eliminated in consolidation.
Fiscal
    Year
The Company's fiscal year is 52 or 53 weeks ending on
    the Saturday nearest to January 31 of the following year. These
    consolidated financial statements were prepared for the
    53 weeks ended February 3, 2007, the 52 weeks
    ended February 2, 2008 and the 52 weeks ended January
    31, 2009.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
    accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
    requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These
    estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets
    and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
    liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
    reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting
    period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an
    ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on
    currently available information. Changes in facts and
    circumstances may result in revised estimates.
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal and historically we have realized a
    higher portion of our net sales, net income and operating cash
    flows in the second and fourth fiscal quarters, attributable to
    the impact of the summer selling season in the second quarter,
    and the holiday selling season in the fourth quarter. As a
    result, our working capital requirements fluctuate during the
    year, increasing in mid-summer in anticipation of the fourth
    fiscal quarter. Our business is also subject, at certain times,
    to calendar shifts which may occur during key selling times such
    as school holidays, Easter and regional fluctuations in the
    calendar during the back-to-school selling season.
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    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
Fair
    Value of Financial Instruments
SFAS No. 107,
"Disclosures about Fair Value of
    Financial Instruments"
("SFAS No. 107"), requires management to
    disclose estimated fair value of certain assets and liabilities
    defined by SFAS No. 107 as financial instruments. As
    of February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009, management
    believes that the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents,
    receivables, and payables approximate fair value because of the
    short maturity of these financial instruments. Additionally,
    management believes the fair value of the long-term debt
    approximates carrying value as of February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009, as the debt instrument has a variable
    interest rate that resets quarterly.
Cash and
    Cash Equivalents
Cash includes cash equivalents, which includes credit and debit
    card transactions. Credit and debit card transactions are
    typically paid to the Company on the next business day. Amounts
    due from credit and debit card transactions totaled $1,982 and
    $1,332 on January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008. The
    Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with
    an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash
    equivalents.
Accounts
    Receivable
Accounts receivable generally represent tenant allowances due
    from lessors. The Company evaluates collectability and has
    determined that no allowance is necessary.
Merchandise
    Inventory
Merchandise inventory is valued at the lower of cost (first-in,
    first-out basis) or market using the retail inventory method.
    The Company records merchandise receipts at the time they are
    delivered to our consolidator, as we are not directly importing
    any merchandise. This is the point at which title and risk of
    loss transfer to the Company.
The Company reviews its inventory levels to identify slow-moving
    merchandise and generally uses markdowns to clear slow-moving
    merchandise. The Company records a markdown reserve based on
    estimated future markdowns related to current inventory to clear
    slow-moving inventory. Each period the Company evaluates the
    selling trends experienced and the related promotional events or
    pricing strategies in place to sell through the current
    inventory levels. Markdowns may occur when inventory exceeds
    customer demand for reasons of style, seasonal adaptation,
    changes in customer preference, lack of consumer acceptance of
    fashion items, competition, or if it is determined that the
    inventory in stock will not sell at its currently ticketed
    price. Such markdowns may have an adverse impact on earnings,
    depending on the extent and amount of inventory affected. The
    anticipated deployment of new seasonal merchandise is reflected
    within the estimated future markdowns reserve utilized in
    valuing current inventory, as such new inventory in certain
    circumstances will displace merchandise units currently on-hand.
    The markdown reserve is recorded as an increase to cost of goods
    sold in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company also estimates a shrinkage reserve for the period of
    time between the last physical count and the balance sheet date.
    The estimate for shrinkage reserve can be affected by changes in
    merchandise mix and changes in actual shrinkage trends.
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    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
Property
    and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded on the basis of cost with
    depreciation and amortization computed utilizing the
    straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Furniture and fixtures
7 years
Leasehold improvements
Lesser of 5 to 10 years or lease term
Automobiles
5 years
Computer equipment and software
3 to 5 years
In accordance with SFAS No. 144,
"Accounting for
    the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,"
impairment losses may be recorded on long-lived assets used in
    operations when events and circumstances indicate that the
    assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows
    estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the
    carrying amounts of those assets. If such a condition occurs,
    the assets are adjusted to their estimated fair value, which is
    determined based upon prices for similar assets. Impairment
    charges of $29, $13 and $219 were recognized for the years ended
    February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008, and
    January 31, 2009, respectively, for assets related to
    stores to be converted and are recorded in selling, general, and
    administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated
    Statements of Income.
Deferred
    Rent and Tenant Allowances
Deferred rent is recognized when a lease contains a
    predetermined fixed escalation of minimum rent. The Company
    recognizes the related rent expense on a straight-line basis
    from possession date and records the difference between the
    recognized rental expense and the amounts payable under the
    lease as deferred rent liability. Also included in deferred rent
    are tenant allowances received from landlords in accordance with
    negotiated lease terms. The tenant allowances are amortized as a
    reduction to rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term
    of the lease (including the pre-opening build-out period). The
    short-term portion of deferred rent is recorded in accrued
    expenses and other current liabilities and the long-term portion
    is included in deferred rent, tenant allowances and other
    long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
    Sheets.
Insurance
    and Self-Insurance
The Company uses a combination of insurance and self-insurance
    for a number of risk management activities including
    workers' compensation, general liability, automobile
    liability, and employee-related health care benefits, a portion
    of which is paid by the employees. Costs related to claims are
    accrued based on known claims and historical experiences of
    incurred but not reported claims received from our insurers. The
    Company believes that it has adequately reserved for its
    self-insurance liability, which is capped through the use of
    stop-loss contracts and specified retentions with insurance
    companies. However, any significant variation of future claims
    from historical trends could cause actual results to differ from
    the accrued liability.
Revenue
    Recognition
Revenue is recognized upon purchase of merchandise by customers.
    Allowances for sales returns are recorded as a reduction of net
    sales in the periods in which the sales are recognized.
    Consistent with our merchandise return policy of 30 days,
    the allowance for sales returns at each period end is calculated
    and recorded based on actual returns made during the subsequent
    30-day period. The allowance for sales returns was $204 and $229
    for the years ended February 2, 2008 and January 31,
    2009, respectively. Sales tax collected from customers is
    excluded from revenue and is included as part of accrued
    expenses and other current liabilities on the Company's
    consolidated balance sheets.
Deferred revenue is established upon the purchase of gift cards
    by customers, and revenue is recognized upon redemption of gift
    cards for merchandise. The Company evaluated unredeemed gift
    cards and determined
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    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
that the likelihood of certain gift cards being redeemed by the
    customer after 18 months was remote, based upon historical
    redemption patterns of gift cards. We have established a
    wholly-owned subsidiary to administer the gift card program
    within a state jurisdiction that does not require remittance of
    unclaimed property. For those gift cards that were determined
    redemption would be remote, the Company reversed the liability,
    and recorded gift card breakage income. Gift card breakage
    income of $535 was recognized for the year ended
    January 31, 2009 which represented the initial recognition
    and includes income related to gift cards sold since the
    inception of the gift card program. Gift card breakage income is
    recorded as reduction to cost of goods sold.
Cost of
    Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold includes costs related to merchandise sold,
    distribution and warehousing, freight from the distribution
    center to the stores, store occupancy, and buying and
    merchandising department expenses. Cost of goods sold is reduced
    by certain vendor allowances received, primarily for markdowns,
    merchandise marked out of stock and vendor non-compliance
    charges.
Selling,
    General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense includes
    administration, share-based compensation and store expenses but
    excludes store occupancy costs and freight to stores.
Income
    Taxes
Effective February 4, 2007, the Company adopted Financial
    Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48,
"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an
    interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109"
("FIN 48"). FIN 48 prescribes a
    comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and
    disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or
    expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision
    whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction.
    Under FIN 48, a tax benefit from an uncertain position may
    be recognized only if it is "more likely than not"
    that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits.
    Refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements
    for further discussion of the adoption of FIN 48.
The Company calculates income taxes in accordance with SFAS
    No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes"
("SFAS No. 109"), which requires the use of
    the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax
    assets and liabilities are recognized based on the difference
    between the Consolidated Financial Statement carrying amounts of
    existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases
    as computed pursuant to FIN 48. Deferred tax assets and
    liabilities are measured using the tax rates, based on certain
    judgments regarding enacted tax laws and published guidance, in
    effect in the years when those temporary differences are
    expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established
    against the deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not
    that some portion or all of the deferred taxes may not be
    realized. Changes in the level and composition of earnings, tax
    laws or the deferred tax valuation allowance, as well as the
    results of tax audits may materially impact the Company's
    effective tax rate.
The calculation of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, as
    well as the decision to recognize a tax benefit from an
    uncertain position and to establish a valuation allowance
    require management to make estimates and assumptions. The
    Company believes that its assumptions and estimates are
    reasonable, although actual results may have a positive or
    negative material impact on the balances of deferred tax assets
    and liabilities, valuation allowances, or net income.
Share
    Based Compensation
The Company accounts for share based compensation awards in
    accordance with SFAS No. 123(R),
"Share Based
    Payments"
("SFAS No. 123(R)").
    SFAS No. 123(R) requires that companies recognize all
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    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
share-based
payments to employees, including grants of employee stock
    options, in the consolidated financial statements based on the
    grant date fair value of the equity or liability instruments
    issued. The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock
    option awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite
    service period of the award. All share-based awards to date have
    been incentive stock options.
Store
    Preopening Costs
Store preopening costs, which consist primarily of occupancy
    costs and payroll, are expensed as incurred and are included in
    selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying
    Consolidated Statements of Income.
Advertising
    Costs
The Company expenses advertising costs when incurred.
    Advertising expense, which is classified in selling, general,
    and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated
    Statements of Income, was $1,405, $1,795 and $2,381 for the
    years ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009, respectively.
Repairs
    and Maintenance
The Company capitalizes costs that extend the life of an asset
    and that meet certain minimal dollar thresholds depending on
    asset category. All other costs including maintenance agreements
    are charged to selling, general and administrative expense in
    the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Repairs and
    maintenance expense was $662, $850 and $1,204 for the years
    ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009, respectively. Repairs and maintenance
    expense does not include any costs for store conversions.
Legal
    Proceedings and Claims
The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims
    arising out of the conduct of its business. In accordance with
    SFAS No. 5,
"Accounting for
    Contingencies",
management records a reserve for
    estimated losses when the loss is probable and the amount can be
    reasonably estimated. If a range of possible loss exists and no
    anticipated loss within the range is more likely than any other
    anticipated loss, the Company records the accrual at the low end
    of the range, in accordance with FASB Interpretation
    No. 14,
"Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a
    Loss — an interpretation of FASB Statement
    No. 5".
As the Company believes that it has
    provided adequate reserves, it anticipates that the ultimate
    outcome of any matter currently pending against the Company will
    not materially affect the consolidated financial position or
    results of operations of the Company.
Earnings
    per Share
Basic earnings per common share amounts are calculated using the
    weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
    period. Diluted earnings per common share amounts are calculated
    using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    plus the additional dilution for all potentially dilutive stock
    options utilizing the treasury stock method.
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    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
The following table shows the amounts used in computing earnings
    per share and the effect on net income and the weighted average
    number of shares of potential dilutive common stock (stock
    options):
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
Net income
$
7,798
$
9,133
$
12,639
Weighted average basic shares
19,782
21,705
21,914
Impact of dilutive securities
2,106
1,137
900
Weighted average dilutive shares
21,888
22,842
22,814
Per common share:
Basic earnings per share
$
0.39
$
0.42
$
0.58
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.36
$
0.40
$
0.55
Equity awards to purchase 23, 236 and 314 shares of common stock
    for the years ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008
    and January 31, 2009, respectively, were outstanding, but
    were not included in the computation of weighted average diluted
    common share amounts as the effect of doing so would have been
    anti-dilutive.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements for prior periods in order to conform to
    the fiscal year 2008 presentation, including unaudited quarterly
    financial information.
Recent
    Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165,
"Subsequent
    Events"
("SFAS 165"), which establishes
    guidance regarding the Company's accounting for and
    disclosure of subsequent events. SFAS 165 requires
    management to evaluate, as of each reporting period, events or
    transactions that occur after the balance sheet date through the
    date that the financial statements are issued or are available
    to be issued. The Company adopted SFAS 165 as of
    August 1, 2009 and the adoption did not have a material
    impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
In July 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168,
"The FASB
    Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally
    Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement
    No. 162"
("SFAS 168").
    SFAS 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standard
    Codification as the single source of authoritative accounting
    principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by
    nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial
    statements in conformity with GAAP. The Company will adopt
    SFAS 168 beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year
    2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 168
    to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial
    Statements.
Effective February 1, 2009, the Company adopted
    SFAS No. 157,
"Fair Value Measurements"
("SFAS No. 157"), for non-financial
    assets and non-financial liabilities, and it did not have a
    material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial
    Statements. In October 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position
No. FAS 157-3,
"Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When
    the Market for That Asset is Not Active"
("FSP
FAS 157-3"),
which clarified the application of SFAS No. 157 in
    cases where a market is not active. The Company has considered
    the guidance provided by FSP
FAS 157-3
in its determination of fair values as of January 31, 2009,
    and the impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements was not
    material.
In December 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting
    Bulletin 110,
"Share-Based Payment"
("SAB 110"). SAB 110 allows for
    continued use of the simplified method for estimating the
    expected term of "plain vanilla" share option grants
    under specified conditions. The expected term used to value a
    share option grant under the
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    inc. and subsidiary
Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
simplified method is the midpoint between the vesting date and
    the contractual term of the share option. SAB 110
    eliminates the December 31, 2007 sunset provision
    previously specified in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107
    ("SAB 107"). SAB 110 is effective for share
    option grants made on or after January 1, 2008. The Company
    has utilized the simplified method for estimating the expected
    term of its stock option grants under SAB 107 and
    SAB 110 and will continue to utilize this simplified method
    until the Company has sufficient historical exercise data to
    provide a reasonable basis to estimate the expected term.
2.
Fair
    Value of Financial Measurements
SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a
    framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting
    principles generally accepted in the United States, and expands
    disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined
    under SFAS No. 157 as the exit price associated with
    the sale of an asset or transfer of a liability in an orderly
    transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
    The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157
    as of February 3, 2008, for its financial instruments.
Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under
    SFAS No. 157 must maximize the use of observable
    inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. In addition,
    SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-tier fair value
    hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair
    value. These tiers include:
•
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for
    identical assets or liabilities. The Company's cash and
    cash equivalents of $3,343 and $4,611 as of February 2,
    2008 and January 31, 2009, respectively, are reported at
    fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs, as quoted current
    market prices are readily available.
•
Level 2 — Inputs other than Level 1 that are
    observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices
    for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that
    are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be
    corroborated by observable market data for substantially the
    full term of the assets or liabilities.
•
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs (i.e. projections,
    estimates, interpretations, etc.) that are supported by little
    or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value
    of the assets or liabilities.
The Company has no financial instruments that would be
    considered significant for fair value measurement purposes.
3.
Property
    and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
February 2,
January 31,
2008
2009
Furniture and fixtures
$
31,831
$
43,327
Leasehold improvements
32,868
42,284
Automobiles
18
18
Computer equipment and software
7,688
11,260
72,405
96,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
30,083
40,202
$
42,322
$
56,687
4.
Long-Term
    Debt
Effective April 10, 2008, the Company established a
    five-year $60,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the
    "Senior Secured Credit Facility") with Bank of America
    N.A. The ceiling is expandable at the
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
Company's option in increments of $5,000 up to a limit of
    $85,000 under certain defined conditions. Availability under the
    Senior Secured Credit Facility is collateralized by a first
    priority interest in all the Company's assets. The Senior
    Secured Credit Facility accrues interest at the Bank of America
    base rate, defined at the Company's option as the prime
    rate or the Eurodollar rate plus applicable margin which ranges
    from 1.25% to 2.00% set quarterly dependent upon average net
    availability on the facility during the previous quarter. The
    weighted-average interest rate under the Senior Secured Credit
    Facility was 3.22% for the year ended January 31, 2009. The
    Senior Secured Credit Facility initial borrowing was $27,217.
    Proceeds were used for the extinguishment of all of the
    Company's long-term debt facilities including the Senior
    Revolver, the Term Notes, the Term Note C, the accrued SKM
    monitoring fees (each as discussed below) and the Bank of
    America commitment fee. The Senior Secured Credit Facility
    includes a fixed charge covenant applicable only if net
    availability falls below thresholds of 25% in calendar year
    2008, 15% in calendar year 2009, and 10% thereafter. The Company
    is in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Secured
    Credit Facility at January 31, 2009. The Senior Secured Credit
    Facility matures in April 2013. As of January 31, 2009
    $19,476 was outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Effective May 15, 2003, the Company established a $13,000
    senior secured revolving credit facility (the Senior Revolver).
    Availability was collateralized by a first priority interest in
    the Company's inventory, reduced by the Company's
    outstanding gift card liabilities. The facility accrues interest
    at the LaSalle base rate, defined at the Company's option
    as the prime rate or the Eurodollar rate plus applicable margin
    (1.50%), which was 5.75% at February 2, 2008. The borrowing
    limit was increased twice since establishment, to $20,000 on
    March 17, 2005, and to $27,000 on May 17, 2006.
    Effective with the May 17, 2006 amendment, the
    facility's term was extended to April 28, 2008.
    Effective February 14, 2006, the facility was amended to
    permit the Company to enter into certain transactions with the
    Term Note holders as discussed below. The amounts outstanding
    under the Senior Revolver were paid upon the establishment of
    the Senior Secured Credit Facility on April 10, 2008.
Effective May 15, 2003, the Company entered into a credit
    agreement with BNP Paribas ("BNPP"), that provided for
    two term note ("Term Notes") facilities
    ($19,250 — Term A and
    $10,250 — Term B), and with SKM Investment
    Fund II and SKM Equity Fund II, LP, majority
    stockholders, that provided for a Term C note ("Term Note
    C") in the amount of $4,750. Additionally, at
    February 2, 2008, the Company was obligated to the managers
    of SKM funds above, in the amount of $1,177, related to annual
    management and advisory fees, which was included in other
    long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at
    February 2, 2008. These amounts were paid upon the
    establishment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility on
    April 10, 2008.
Borrowings on the Term Notes under the credit agreement required
    monthly interest payments at (a) the BNPP prime rate or
    (b) a Eurodollar rate, plus an applicable margin (3.0%),
    which was 6.00% at February 2, 2008. The credit agreement
    was collateralized by substantially all of the Company's
    assets.
Effective February 14, 2006, the credit facility was
    amended to permit the Company to acquire the face amount of
    $4,985 of the Term Notes and 1,119 class A common shares of
    stock held specifically by term loan bank lender National City
    Bank for total consideration of $4,793. The debt acquired by the
    Company was sourced through borrowings of $2,397 from term loan
    bank lender BNPP and the remainder paid with cash on hand. Upon
    acquisition of the stock, the Company placed in treasury 70% of
    the shares or 783 shares and reissued the remainder of
    336 shares to term loan bank lender BNPP. The proceeds used
    to acquire the aforementioned securities were allocated to the
    respective instruments based upon their fair value. A gain of
    $507 was recognized as a result of the satisfaction of the
    National City Bank obligation. This amount was included in
    selling, general, and administrative expense in the Consolidated
    Statements of Income.
The Term Note C accrued interest at a Eurodollar rate, plus
    an applicable margin (3.0%), which was 7.52% at February 2,
    2008. All interest and principal were paid upon the
    establishment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility on
    April 10, 2008.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
All Term Notes (A, B, and C) were scheduled to mature on
    April 29, 2008, with balloon payments due at maturity for
    Term Note A of $10,061, for Term Note B of $8,341, and
    for Term Note C of $4,750. The Company refinanced these
    facilities prior to maturity as discussed above.
The table below represents available and outstanding borrowings
    on the facilities and interest expense incurred on the
    facilities as of and for the year ended January 31, 2009:
Available to
Outstanding
Interest
Borrow
Borrowings
Expense
Term A Note
$
—
$
—
$
113
Term B Note
—
—
93
Term C Note
—
—
86
Senior Revolver
—
—
51
Senior Secured Credit Facility(1)
40,524
19,476
938
Other
—
—
8
Total
$
1,289
(1)
Additional unused line of credit fees totaling $69 are excluded.
As a result of the various refinancing arrangements discussed
    above, future maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
Year ending January:
2010
$
—
2011
—
2012
—
2013
—
2014
19,476
2015
—
$
19,476
5.
Share-Based
    Payments
Effective May 15, 2003, the Company adopted the 2003
    Ownership Incentive Plan pursuant to which key employees,
    officers, and directors shall be eligible to receive options to
    purchase common stock for an aggregate of up to 19.8% of the
    shares of the common stock outstanding based on eligibility,
    vesting, and performance standards established by the board of
    directors. All share based awards to date have been incentive
    stock options. Stock options granted are generally exercisable
    over four years subject to certain employment terms and
    conditions. The stock options expire ten years from the date of
    issuance.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
The fair value of stock options was estimated at the date of
    grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
    following weighted-average assumptions:
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
Black-Scholes Option Valuation Assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate(1)
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
Dividend yield
—
—
—
Volatility factors for the expected market price of the
    Company's common stock(2)
45%
55%
55%
Weighted average expected term(3)
7.5 years
7.5 years
6.3 years
(1)
Based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
    grant with a term consistent with the expected life of stock
    options.
(2)
Expected stock price volatility is based on comparable
    volatilities of peer companies within rue21's industry.
(3)
Represents the period of time options are expected to be
    outstanding. The weighted-average expected option term was
    determined using the "simplified method", as allowed
    by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110,
"Share
    Based Payments"
. The expected term used to value a
    share option grant under the simplified method is the midpoint
    between the vesting date and the contractual term of the share
    option.
The following table represents stock options granted, vested,
    and expired under the 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan for the
    fiscal years ended February 2, 2008 and January 31,
    2009:
Weighted
Weighted-
Average
Common
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
Stock
Exercise
Contractual
Intrinsic
Options
Price
Term
Value
(In years)
(In thousands)
Outstanding February 2, 2008
1,376
$
2.186
Granted
127
$
8.000
Exercised
(221
)
$
0.005
Expired or forfeited
(68
)
$
1.908
Outstanding January 31, 2009
1,214
$
2.906
7.50
$
2,143
Vested January 31, 2009
404
$
1.857
6.54
$
862
As of January 31, 2009, the Company had 656 shares
    available for stock grants. We recognized $34, $34 and $0 in
    compensation expense related to stock options for the fiscal
    years ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009, respectively. The weighted-average fair
    value of stock options at the grant date was $0.02, $0.38 and
    $0.43 for the fiscal years ended February 3, 2007,
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009, respectively.
    The intrinsic value of options exercised was $764, $311 and
    $617, respectively, in the years ended February 3, 2007,
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009. All outstanding
    vested options are currently exercisable as of January 31,
    2009.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
The following table summarizes information regarding non-vested
    outstanding stock options as of January 31, 2009:
Weighted
Average
Fair Value at
Shares
Grant Date
(In thousands)
(Dollars)
Non-vested as of February 2, 2008
1,174
$
0.13
Granted
127
$
0.43
Vested
(423
)
$
0.09
Cancelled
(68
)
$
0.40
Non-vested as of January 31, 2009
810
$
0.18
As of January 31, 2009, there was $153 of unrecognized
    compensation expense related to nonvested stock option awards
    that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period
    of 2.8 years.
6.
Lease
    Commitments
All of the Company's operations are conducted from leased
    premises. Store leases provide for base rentals, some of which
    increase over time, and the payment of a percentage of sales as
    additional rent when sales exceed specified levels. Minimum
    rentals relating to these leases are recorded on a straight-line
    basis. Generally, lease terms are five years in length excluding
    renewal options. In addition, the Company is typically
    responsible under its leases for maintenance, common area
    charges, real estate taxes, and certain other expenses. Point of
    sale equipment is also leased by the Company in terms of four
    years. All leases are classified as operating leases.
A summary of fixed minimum and contingent rent expense for all
    operating leases follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
(In thousands)
Store Rent:
Fixed minimum
$
15,440
$
20,649
$
28,057
Contingent
1,103
1,027
1,039
Total store rent, excluding common area maintenance charges,
    real estate taxes and certain other expenses
16,543
21,676
29,096
Offices, distribution facilities and equipment
2,320
2,712
3,050
Total Rent Expense
$
18,863
$
24,388
$
32,146
The Company leases an approximately 190,000 square foot
    distribution and office facility, which is accounted for as an
    operating lease. The lease agreement expires in fiscal year 2011
    with options to renew for two additional five-year terms. Our
    principal executive office, approximating 53,000 square
    feet, is also under an operating lease agreement. This lease
    agreement expires in fiscal year 2017 with an option to renew
    for an additional five-year term.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
The table below summarizes future annual minimum lease
    obligations under all operating leases as required by the lease
    agreements:
Year ending January:
2010
$
35,535
2011
32,720
2012
28,442
2013
23,516
2014
17,927
Thereafter
38,760
Total future lease obligations
$
176,900
7.
401(k)
    Profit-Sharing Plan
The Company sponsors a qualified 401(k) plan with a contributory
    profit-sharing feature (the "Plan") for eligible
    employees. Participants of the 401(k) plan may contribute
    up to 15% of pretax annual compensation as defined in the Plan,
    subject to certain limitations. The Company matches 25% of the
    first 6% of base compensation that a participant contributes to
    the Plan. Profit-sharing contributions to the "Plan",
    as determined by the Board of Directors, are discretionary, but
    generally may not exceed 15% of defined annual compensation paid
    to all participating employees. 401(k) matching
    contributions and profit-sharing contributions to the Plan were
    $61, $116 and $119 for the years ended February 3, 2007,
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009, respectively,
    and are included in selling, general, and administrative expense
    in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
8.
Income
    Taxes
The provision for income taxes at February 3, 2007,
    February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009 consists of the
    current and deferred elements in the table below:
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
Current:
Federal
$
3,292
$
5,422
$
4,693
State
733
1,020
1,434
Total current
4,025
6,442
6,127
Deferred:
Reduction in valuation reserve
(805
)
—
—
Federal
(1,707
)
(536
)
1,967
State
(61
)
14
(67
)
Total deferred
(2,573
)
(522
)
1,900
Total provision for income taxes
$
1,452
$
5,920
$
8,027
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
The Company's income taxes determined at the statutory rate
    for the years ended February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008
    and January 31, 2009 differ from the actual rate as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
Effective Rate
Statutory rate
35.0
%
35.0
%
35.0
%
State taxes
4.8
%
4.5
%
4.4
%
Valuation allowance
(18.5
)%
—
—
Non-deductible expenses
0.4
%
0.3
%
0.4
%
Tax contingency reserve
(5.0
)%
—
—
Other
(1.0
)%
(0.5
)%
(1.0
)%
Total
15.7
%
39.3
%
38.8
%
The fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 effective tax rate
    varied significantly from the statutory tax rate of 35% as a
    result of two material discrete events. The first of which is
    the reversal of income tax reserves due to settlement of the
    2004 Internal Revenue Service audit. The second discrete event
    was the reversal of the valuation allowance as the Company
    determined as of February 3, 2007 that it was more likely
    than not that the deferred tax assets would be fully realized.
As a result of temporary differences, the Company has the
    following net deferred tax amounts (asset (liability) at
    February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009:
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
Deferred tax assets —
FIN 48 — temporary differences
$
—
$
241
$
169
Federal & State NOL's
12
—
—
Deferred rent
4,067
6,016
8,618
Accrued compensation
423
499
740
Accrued reserve
421
552
143
Inventory
644
435
547
Other
92
40
24
Total deferred tax assets
5,659
7,783
10,241
Deferred tax liabilities —
Fixed assets
(3,086
)
(4,689
)
(9,046
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
2,573
$
3,094
$
1,195
Fiscal Year Ended
February 3,
February 2,
January 31,
2007
2008
2009
Current — Deferred tax assets
$
2,218
$
2,595
$
3,136
Noncurrent — Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
355
499
(1,941
)
Total
$
2,573
$
3,094
$
1,195
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
The following table summarizes the activity related to our
    unrecognized tax benefits:
Gross balance as of February 3, 2007
$
—
Prior period tax positions — increase
228
Gross balance as of February 2, 2008
228
Prior period tax positions — (decrease)
(82
)
Gross balance as of January 31, 2009
$
146
The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of
    February 3, 2007, February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009 was $0, $228 and $146, respectively, of
    which $23 would affect the effective tax rate if recognized.
    Over the next 12 months the company believes that there
    will be no material change in unrecognized tax benefits.
The company classifies interest and penalties as an element of
    tax expense. The amount of tax related interest and penalties
    for fiscal years ended February 2, 2008 and
    January 31, 2009 was not material.
rue21, inc. files U.S. Federal Tax returns as well as
    various state tax returns. The Company's U.S. Federal tax
    return for the filing period 2004 has been examined by the
    Internal Revenue Service, which resulted in a no change audit.
    rue21, inc.'s federal tax returns are open for further
    audit by taxing authorities for the periods of 2005
    through 2008. The principal state jurisdictions that remain
    open to examination for the periods 2004 and forward
    are: Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, and
    West Virginia.
9.
Commitments
    and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation
    relating to claims arising out of the normal course of business.
    As of the date hereof, the Company is involved in no litigation
    that the Company believes will have a material adverse effect on
    its consolidated financial condition, results of operation, or
    liquidity.
10.
Related
    Party Transactions
The Company and two funds managed by Apax Partners, L.P.
    ("Apax") and BNP Paribas of North America, Inc.
    ("BNP"), entered into a shareholders' agreement
    in 2003. This agreement among other things: (1) set the
    composition of the board of directors; (2) insured the
    continuity of management; and (3) limited share transfers.
    In addition, as long as Apax owned at least 25% of the
    outstanding shares, the Company was required to pay an annual
    fee of $250 in exchange for certain financial advisory services.
    This fee has been paid for the years ended February 3,
    2007, February 2, 2008 and January 31, 2009.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
11.
Selected
    Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly
    financial information (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Thirteen Weeks Ended
May 3,
August 2,
November 1,
January 31,
2008
2008
2008
2009
Fiscal Year 2008
Net Sales
$
76,779
$
98,058
$
97,464
$
119,113
Gross Profit
25,218
34,714
35,149
38,480
Net Income
836
4,315
2,890
4,598
Basic earnings per share
0.04
0.20
0.13
0.21
Diluted earnings per share
0.04
0.19
0.13
0.20
Weighted average basic shares outstanding
21,873
21,895
21,953
22,046
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
22,849
22,850
22,822
22,846
Thirteen Weeks Ended
May 5,
August 4,
November 3,
February 2,
2007
2007
2007
2008
Fiscal Year 2007
Net Sales
$
63,745
$
77,282
$
72,929
$
82,931
Gross Profit
21,097
26,902
25,558
28,296
Net Income
535
3,288
1,855
3,455
Basic earnings per share
0.02
0.15
0.09
0.16
Diluted earnings per share
0.02
0.14
0.08
0.15
Weighted average basic shares outstanding
21,695
21,695
21,702
21,783
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
22,865
22,867
22,847
22,848
The sum of the quarterly income per common share may not equal
    the full year amount as the computations of the weighted average
    common shares outstanding for basic and diluted shares
    outstanding for each quarter and the full year are performed
    independently.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
rue21,
    inc.
Condensed
    Consolidated Balance Sheets
October 31,
January 31,
November 1,
2009
2009
2008
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,330
$
4,611
$
3,861
Merchandise inventory, net
87,182
66,838
76,492
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
14,718
12,299
13,171
Total current assets
107,230
83,748
93,524
Net property and equipment
70,836
56,687
50,293
Other assets
1,682
765
1,563
Total assets
$
179,748
$
141,200
$
145,380
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of term debt
$
—
$
—
$
197
Accounts payable
73,977
60,449
54,400
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
16,550
14,969
12,258
Accrued payroll and related taxes
8,699
7,532
6,184
Total current liabilities
99,226
82,950
73,039
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt
21,176
19,476
39,989
Deferred rent, tenant allowances and other long-term liabilities
26,456
20,381
18,478
Total long-term liabilities
47,632
39,857
58,467
Total liabilities
146,858
122,807
131,506
Commitments and Contingencies
Common stock— par value $0.004 per share;
    50,000 shares authorized; 22,511; 21,896 and 22,020 shares
    issued and outstanding, respectively
90
88
88
Additional paid in capital
213
13
91
Retained earnings
32,587
18,292
13,695
Total stockholder's equity
32,890
18,393
13,874
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
179,748
$
141,200
$
145,380
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated
    financial statements.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
rue21,
    inc.
Condensed
    Consolidated Statements of Income
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
October 31,
November 1
2009
2008
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
370,214
$
272,302
Cost of goods sold (includes certain buying, occupancy and
    distribution center expenses)
237,733
177,219
Gross profit
132,481
95,083
Selling, general, and administrative expense
96,217
72,350
Depreciation and amortization expense
12,194
8,245
Income from operations
24,070
14,488
Interest expense, net
433
1,258
Income before income taxes
23,637
13,230
Provision for income taxes
9,342
5,185
Net income
$
14,295
$
8,045
Basic income per common share
$
0.65
$
0.37
Diluted income per common share
$
0.63
$
0.35
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
22,111
21,894
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
22,828
22,823
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated
    financial statements.
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Notes to
    Consolidated Financial
    Statements — (Continued)
rue21,
    inc.
Condensed
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
October 31,
November 1,
2009
2008
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Operating activities
Net income
$
14,295
$
8,045
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
12,194
8,245
Deferred taxes
893
(401
)
Share based compensation
193
—
Changes in:
Merchandise inventory
(20,344
)
(29,339
)
Accounts payable
13,528
18,085
Other
4,752
276
Net cash provided by operating activities
25,511
4,911
Investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment
(26,499
)
(16,398
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(26,499
)
(16,398
)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolver
85,791
98,592
Payments under revolver
(84,091
)
(63,435
)
Payments on long-term debt
—
(23,152
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
7
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
1,707
12,005
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
719
518
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
4,611
3,343
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
5,330
$
3,861
See accompanying unaudited notes to the condensed consolidated
    financial statements.
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Notes to
    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)
1.
Basis of
    Presentation
rue21, inc. (the "Company" or "rue21") is a
    specialty retailer of junior and young men's apparel and
    accessories in various strip centers, regional malls and outlet
    centers throughout the United States. Sales are generally
    transacted for cash or checks and through the acceptance of
    third-party credit and debit cards.
The consolidated financial statements include all the accounts
    of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary "r services,
    llc". All intercompany transactions and balances have been
    eliminated in consolidation. At October 31, 2009, the
    Company operated in one reportable segment.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed
    consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
    consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for
    the fair statement of consolidated financial position, results
    of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented.
    The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
    statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the
    rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in
    financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
    principles generally accepted in the United States of America
    (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and
    regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures
    made are adequate to ensure that the information presented is
    not misleading. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed
    consolidated financial statements and related notes should be
    read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
    and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended January 31,
    2009.
The results of operations for the thirty-nine week periods ended
    October 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the
    operating results for the full fiscal year.
2.
Summary
    of Significant Accounting Policies
Fiscal
    Year
The Company's fiscal year is 52 or 53 weeks ending on
    the Saturday nearest to January 31 of the following year. As
    used herein,
"Year-to-date
2009" and
"year-to-date
2008" refer to the thirty-nine week periods ending
    October 31, 2009 and November 1, 2008, respectively.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
    accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
    requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These
    estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets
    and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
    liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
    reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting
    period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an
    ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on
    currently available information. Changes in facts and
    circumstances may result in revised estimates.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated) — (Continued)
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal and historically we have realized a
    higher portion of our net sales, net income and operating cash
    flows in the second through the fourth fiscal quarters,
    attributable to the impact of the summer and holiday selling
    seasons. As a result, our working capital requirements fluctuate
    during the year, increasing in mid-summer in anticipation of the
    holiday selling season. Our business is also subject, at certain
    times, to calendar shifts which may occur during key selling
    times such as school holidays, Easter and regional fluctuations
    in the calendar during the
back-to-school
selling season.
Recent
    Accounting Standards
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
    ("FASB") established authoritative United States
    generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"),
    codifying and superseding all pre-existing accounting standards
    and literature. This newly codified GAAP is effective for
    financial statements issued for interim and annual periods
    ending after September 15, 2009. The Company has adopted
    the guidance without any impact on the consolidated financial
    statements.
Effective February 1, 2009, the Company adopted the
    FASB's authoritative guidance related to fair value
    measurements for non-financial assets and non-financial
    liabilities that are measured on a non-recurring basis. Refer to
    Note 5 for additional information.
In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with adding qualified special purpose entities into
    the scope of guidance for consolidation of variable interest
    entities. This literature also modifies the analysis by which a
    controlling interest of a variable interest entity is determined
    thereby requiring the controlling interest to consolidate the
    variable interest entity. A controlling interest exists if a
    party to a variable interest entity has both (i) the power
    to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most
    significantly impact the entity's economic performance and
    (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of or receive benefits
    from the entity that could be potentially significant to the
    variable interest entity. The guidance becomes effective as of
    the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning
    after November 15, 2009 and should be applied prospectively
    for interim and annual periods upon adoption. The Company is
    currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the
    authoritative guidance could have on its consolidated financial
    statements.
In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with subsequent events. The guidance establishes
    general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events
    that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
    statements are issued or are available to be issued. The
    literature renames type one and type two subsequent events as
    "recognized" subsequent events and
    "non-recognized" subsequent events. For recognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall recognize in the financial
    statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide
    additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of
    the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the
    process of preparing financial statements. For unrecognized
    subsequent events, an entity shall not recognize subsequent
    events about conditions that did not exist at the date of the
    balance sheet but that arose after the balance sheet date. Refer
    to Note 10 for additional information.
In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance in
    connection with interim disclosures about fair value of
    financial instruments. The guidance requires disclosures about
    fair value of financial instruments in interim financial
    statements as well as in annual financial statements. These
    disclosures are effective for interim periods ending after
    June 15, 2009. Refer to Note 7 for additional
    information.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated) — (Continued)
3.
Earnings
    Per Share
Earnings per common share has been computed as follows (in
    thousands, except per share data):
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
October 31,
November 1,
2009
2008
Net income
$
14,295
$
8,045
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
22,111
21,894
Impact of dilutive securities
717
929
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
22,828
22,823
Per common share :
Basic income per common share
$
0.65
$
0.37
Diluted income per common share
$
0.63
$
0.35
Equity awards to purchase 849 and 492 shares of common
    stock for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008, respectively, were outstanding, but were
    not included in the computation of weighted average diluted
    common share amounts as the effect of doing so would have been
    anti-dilutive.
4.
Share-Based
    Compensation
In November 2009, the Company adopted the 2009 Omnibus Incentive
    Plan (the "2009 Plan") in connection with the
    Company's initial public offering pursuant to which key
    employees, officers, and directors shall be eligible to receive
    the grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights,
    restricted stock or restricted stock units to employees
    (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the
    Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 3.6 million
    shares of common stock based on eligibility, vesting, and
    performance standards established by the board of directors.
    Stock options granted in the future are generally exercisable
    ratably over four years subject to certain employment terms and
    conditions. The stock options begin to expire ten years from the
    date of issuance. Restricted stock granted under the Plan vest
    one year from the date of the grant. To date, no stock
    appreciation rights or restricted stock units have been issued
    under the plan.
Effective May 15, 2003, the Company adopted the 2003
    Ownership Incentive Plan (the "2003 Plan") pursuant to
    which key employees, officers, and directors were eligible to
    receive options to purchase common stock for an aggregate of up
    to 19.8% of the shares of the common stock outstanding based on
    eligibility, vesting, and performance standards established by
    the board of directors. Upon adopting the 2009 Plan, the Company
    terminated the 2003 Plan and no further option grants will be
    made.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated) — (Continued)
The following table represents stock options granted, vested,
    and expired under the existing share based compensation plans
    for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009. All share
    based awards to date have been incentive stock options.
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
Common
Weighted-Average
Contractual
Intrinsic
Stock Options
Exercise Price
Term
Value
(In thousands)
(Per share)
(In years)
Outstanding January 31, 2009
1,214
$
2.91
Granted
412
11.40
Exercised
(421
)
0.02
Expired or forfeited
—
—
Outstanding October 31, 2009
1,205
$
6.82
8.2
$
14,681
Exercisable at October 31, 2009
558
$
2.94
7.1
$
8,959
We recognized $193 and $0 in compensation expense related to
    stock options for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31,
    2009 and November 1, 2008, respectively.
The fair value of stock options was estimated at the date of
    grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
    following weighted-average assumptions:
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
October 31,
November 1,
2009
2008
Black-Scholes Option Valuation Assumptions :
Risk-free interest rate(1)
2.6
%
4.7
%
Dividend yield
$
—
$
—
Volatility factor(2)
60.0
%
55.0
%
Weighted average expected term(3)
6.3 years
6.3 years
(1)
Based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
    grant with a term consistent with the expected life of stock
    options.
(2)
Expected stock price volatility is based on comparable
    volatilities of peer companies within rue21's industry.
(3)
Represents the period of time options are expected to be
    outstanding. The weighted-average expected option term was
    determined using the "simplified method", as allowed
    by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110, Share Based
    Payments. The expected term used to value a share option grant
    under the simplified method is the midpoint between the vesting
    date and the contractual term of the share option.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
    Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated) — (Continued)
5.
Property,
    Plant and Equipment
October 31,
January 31,
November 1,
2009
2009
2008
Furniture and fixtures
$
55,761
$
43,327
$
39,523
Leasehold improvements
51,854
42,284
39,606
Automobiles
18
18
18
Computer equipment and software
15,038
11,260
8,941
122,671
96,889
88,088
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(51,835
)
(40,202
)
(37,795
)
$
70,836
$
56,687
$
50,293
In accordance with the FASB's authoritative guidance
    related to the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets,
    impairment losses may be recorded on long-lived assets used in
    operations when events and circumstances indicate that the
    assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows
    estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the
    carrying amounts of those assets. If such a condition occurs,
    the assets are adjusted to their estimated fair value, which is
    determined based upon prices for similar assets. Impairment
    charges of $152 and $208 were recognized for the thirty-nine
    weeks ended October 31, 2009 and November 1, 2008,
    respectively, for assets related to stores to be converted and
    are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expense in
    the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. In
    accordance with the FASB's authoritative guidance related
    to fair value measurements for non-financial assets and
    non-financial liabilities, the Company determined that the fair
    value measurements related to the impaired long lived assets
    discussed above are derived from significant other observable
    inputs ("Level 2 inputs").
6.
Long-Term
    Debt
Effective April 10, 2008, the Company established a
    five-year $60,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the
    Senior Facility) with Bank of America, N.A. The borrowing
    ceiling is expandable at the Company's option in increments
    of $5,000 up to a limit of $85,000 under certain defined
    conditions. Availability under the Senior Facility is
    collateralized by a first priority interest in all the
    Company's assets. The Senior Facility accrues interest at
    the Bank of America base rate, defined at the Company's
    option as the prime rate or the Eurodollar rate plus applicable
    margin which ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% set quarterly dependent
    upon average net availability on the Senior Facility during the
    previous quarter. A Fixed Charge covenant is applicable only if
    the net availability falls below thresholds of 15% in calendar
    year 2009, and 10% thereafter. The Company is in compliance with
    all covenants under the Senior Facility at October 31,
    2009. The Senior Facility matures in April 2013. Refer to
    Note 10 regarding the amendment of the Senior Facility.
7.
Fair
    Value
The FASB's authoritative guidelines require the
    categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based
    upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or
    liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of
    fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant
    management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:
•
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for
    identical assets and liabilities. The Company's cash and
    cash equivalents of $5,330, $4,611 and $3,861 as of
    October 31, 2009, January 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008, respectively, are reported at fair value
    utilizing Level 1 inputs.
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    Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated) — (Continued)
•
Level 2: Observable inputs other than those included in
    Level 1. For example, quoted prices for similar assets or
    liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical
    assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
•
Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting management's
    own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or
    liability.
As of October 31, 2009, January 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008, respectively, management believes that
    the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables,
    and payables approximate fair value because of the short
    maturity of these financial instruments. Additionally,
    management believes the fair value of the long-term debt
    approximates carrying value as of October 31, 2009,
    January 31, 2009 and November 1, 2008, respectively,
    as the debt instrument has a variable interest rate that resets
    quarterly.
8.
Income
    Taxes
The provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate
    of the annual effective tax rate and is adjusted as necessary
    for discrete events occurring in a particular period. The
    effective income tax rate for the thirty-nine weeks ended
    October 31, 2009 was 39.5% compared to 39.2% for the
    thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2008. The higher
    effective income tax rate for year to date 2009 was primarily
    the result of an increase in the amount of non-deductible
    expenses.
The company classifies interest and penalties as an element of
    tax expense. The amount of tax related interest and penalties
    for thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008, respectively, was not material.
The Company recognizes income tax liabilities related to
    unrecognized tax benefits in accordance with the FASB's
    authoritative guidance related to uncertain tax positions and
    adjusts these liabilities when its judgment changes as the
    result of the evaluation of new information. The Company does
    not anticipate any significant changes to the unrecognized tax
    benefits recorded at the balance sheet date within the next
    12 months.
9.
Commitments
    and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation
    relating to claims arising out of the normal course of business.
    As of the date hereof, the Company is involved in no litigation
    that the Company believes will have a material adverse effect on
    its consolidated financial condition, results of operation, or
    liquidity.
10.
Subsequent
    Events
On November 13, 2009, the Company completed an initial
    public offering of 7,780,252 shares of common stock at a
    price to the public of $19.00 per share, of which
    1,650,000 shares were sold by the Company, 5,115,437 were
    sold by the selling shareholders (including 913,590 by the
    Company's management) and 1,014,815 shares were sold
    by a certain selling stockholder pursuant to the
    underwriters' over-allotment option. Upon completing the
    offering, the Company received net proceeds of approximately
    $29 million.
In conjunction with the initial public offering of common stock,
    the Company was reincorporated in Delaware. The Company's
    authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 of shares of
    common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
    10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
    share.
On November 24, 2009, the Company amended its Senior
    Secured Revolving Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A. An
    amendment fee of $125 was paid on the effective date of the
    amendment. Key provisions of the amendment include an increase
    in the borrowing ceiling to $85,000 from $60,000, which is
    further
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    Statements
Thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2009 and
    November 1, 2008
(Dollars in thousands unless otherwise
    indicated) — (Continued)
expandable at the Company's option in increments of $5,000
    up to a limit of $100,000 under certain defined conditions.
    Interest accrues at the higher of the Federal Funds rate plus
    0.50%, the prime rate or the adjusted LIBOR rate plus the
    applicable margin which ranges from 1.25% to 3.00%.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events occurring through
    December 18, 2009, the date which the consolidated
    financial statements are filed with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission ("SEC"). Other than the events disclosed
    above, no events have occurred that would require adjustment to
    or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements
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PART II
INFORMATION
    NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13.
Other
    Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other
    than the underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us,
    in connection with the offer and sale of the securities being
    registered. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC
    registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.
SEC registration fee
$
11,887
FINRA filing fee
$
17,172
Printing expenses
$
*
Legal fees and expenses
$
*
Accounting fees and expenses
$
*
Miscellaneous expenses
$
*
Total expenses
$
*
*
To be filed by amendment.
Item 14.
Indemnification
    of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL allows a corporation to
    provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of
    the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation
    or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
    duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty
    of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
    misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment
    of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of
    Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit.
    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will
    provide for this limitation of liability.
Section 145 of the DGCL, or Section 145, provides that
    a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or
    is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or
    completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
    administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
    the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such
    person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such
    corporation or is or was serving at the request of such
    corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
    corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses
    (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
    paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
    person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
    provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
    reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
    corporation's best interests and, with respect to any
    criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
    believe that his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware
    corporation may indemnify any persons who are, were or are a
    party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
    or in the right of the corporation by reasons of the fact that
    such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
    another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include
    expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
    reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the
    defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such
    person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
    believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best
    interests, provided that no indemnification is permitted without
    judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is
    adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
    director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense
    of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify
    him against the expenses which such officer or director has
    actually and reasonably incurred.
Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase
    and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
    director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or
    was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
    officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
    against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
    in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as
    such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the
    power to indemnify him under Section 145.
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Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
    that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest
    extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses
    incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its
    final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on
    behalf of an indemnified person, to repay all amounts so
    advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person
    is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or
    otherwise.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
    current directors and officers. These agreements require us to
    indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted
    under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason
    of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a
    result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be
    indemnified.
The indemnification rights set forth above are not be exclusive
    of any other right which an indemnified person may have or
    hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of our amended
    and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and
    restated bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or
    disinterested directors or otherwise.
We maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage
    (1) to our directors and officers against loss rising from
    claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act
    and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that
    we may make to such directors and officers.
The proposed form of Purchase Agreement filed as
    Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement provides for
    indemnification to our directors and officers by the
    underwriters against certain liabilities.
Item 15.
Recent
    Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Set forth below is information regarding shares of our common
    stock issued, and stock options granted, by us within the past
    three years that were not registered under the Securities Act.
    Also included is the consideration, if any, received by us for
    such shares or stock option grants and information relating to
    the section of the Securities Act, or rule of the SEC, under
    which exemption from registration was claimed.
1. From January 2007 through August 1, 2007, we
    granted options to purchase 102,500 shares of our common
    stock at an exercise price of $0.39 per share on a weighted
    average basis to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did not grant
    any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
2. On January 4, 2008, we granted options to purchase
    374,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
    $8.00 per share to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did not
    grant any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
3. From February 2008 through March 2009, we granted
    options to purchase 170,000 shares of our common stock at
    an exercise price of $8.00 per share to employees under our 2003
    Plan. We did not grant any stock options outside of our 2003
    Plan.
4. On July 24, 2009, we granted options to purchase
    326,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
    $11.80 per share to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did not
    grant any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
5. On August 21, 2009, we granted 42,480 options
    to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
    $11.80 per share to employees under our 2003 Plan. We did
    not grant any stock options outside of our 2003 Plan.
The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described
    above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the
    Securities Act in reliance upon Rule 701 of the Securities
    Act or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The offers,
    sales and issuances of the securities that were deemed to be
    exempt in reliance on Rule 701 were transactions under
    compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to
    compensation as provided under Rule 701. The offers, sales
    and issuances of the securities that were deemed to be exempt in
    reliance upon Section 4(2) were each transactions not
    involving any public offering, and all recipients of these
    securities were accredited investors within the meaning of
    Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. The
    recipients of the foregoing securities were our employees,
    directors or
bona fide
consultants and received the
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securities under our 2003 Plan. Appropriate legends were affixed
    to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the
    recipients of securities in these transactions had adequate
    access, through employment, business or other relationships, to
    information about us.
Item 16.
Exhibits
    and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits
The exhibit index attached hereto is incorporated herein by
    reference.
(b) Financial
    Statement Schedules
No financial statement schedules are provided because the
    information called for is not applicable or is shown in the
    financial statements or notes thereto.
Item 17.
Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the
    underwriters at the closing specified in the purchase agreement,
    certificates in such denominations and registered in such names
    as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to
    each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
    Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
    officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
    the provisions referenced in Item 14 of this registration
    statement or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
    the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
    indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
    Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
    that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
    than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid
    by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
    in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
    asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
    connection with the securities being registered hereunder, the
    registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
    has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
    appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
    indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
    the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
    adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the
    Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of
    prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in
    reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of
    prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
    Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities
    Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as
    of the time it was declared effective; and
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the
    Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that
    contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new
    registration statement relating to the securities offered
    therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall
    be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
    registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
    signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
    authorized, in Warrendale, Pennsylvania on February 12,
    2010.
rue21, inc.
By:
/s/  Robert
    N. Fisch
Name:   Robert N. Fisch
Title:     President and Chief
    Executive Officer
POWER OF
    ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and director
    of rue21, inc. whose signature appears below constitutes and
    appoints Robert N. Fisch and Keith A. McDonough, and each of
    them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
    with full power of substitution and revocation, for him or her
    and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
    capacities, to execute any or all amendments including any
    post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration
    Statement, and any additional Registration Statement filed
    pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all
    exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
    attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
    perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
    be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
    or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
    said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or
    substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
    hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this
    registration statement has been signed by the following persons
    in the capacities indicated on the date indicated below:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  Robert
    N. Fisch
Robert
    N. Fisch
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (principal
    executive officer)
February 12, 2010
/s/  Keith
    A. McDonough
Keith
    A. McDonough
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal
    financial officer and principal accounting officer)
February 12, 2010
/s/  John
    F. Megrue
John
    F. Megrue, Jr.
Director
February 12, 2010
/s/  Alex
    S. Pellegrini
Alex
    S. Pellegrini
Director
February 12, 2010
/s/  Douglas
    E. Coltharp
Douglas
    E. Coltharp
Director
February 12, 2010
/s/  Arnold
    Barron
Arnold
    S. Barron
Director
February 12, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
1
.1*
Form of Purchase Agreement.
3
.1*
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of rue21,
    inc., to be effective upon completion of this offering.
3
.2*
Amended and Restated Bylaws of rue21, inc., to be effective upon
    completion of this offering.
4
.1(4)
Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
5
.1*
Form of Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
10
.1(2)
Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2008, between
    rue21, inc. and Robert N. Fisch.+
10
.2(2)
Shareholders' Agreement, dated as of May 15,
    2003, between rue21, inc., SKM Equity Fund II, L.P., SKM
    Investment Fund II, funds advised by Apax Partners, L.P.,
    BNP Paribas of North America, Inc., UnionBalCal Equities, Inc.
    and National City Bank of Pennsylvania.
10
.3(2)
rue21, inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Ownership Incentive Plan.+
10
.4(1)
Form of rue21, inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.+
10
.5(5)
Credit Agreement, dated April 10, 2008, among rue21, inc.,
    as lead borrower, the borrowers named therein, r services llc,
    as guarantor and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent,
    collateral agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer,
    and the other lender parties thereto.
10
.6(2)
Security Agreement, dated April 10, 2008, by and among
    rue21, inc., as lead borrower, r services llc, as guarantor, and
    Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent.
10
.7(2)
Guaranty, dated April 10, 2008, by r services llc, as
    guarantor, in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
    agent and collateral agent.
10
.8(5)
Lease Agreement, dated June 28, 1999, by and between West
    Virginia Economic Development Authority, as landlord, and
    Pennsylvania Fashions, Inc., as tenant.
10
.8.1(5)
Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated April 1, 2001, by and
    between West Virginia Economic Development Authority, as
    landlord, and Pennsylvania Fashions, Inc., as tenant.
10
.9(2)
First Amendment to Lease, dated April 1, 2002, by and
    between West Virginia Economic Development Authority, as
    landlord, and Pennsylvania Fashions, Inc., as tenant.
10
.10(2)
Letter Agreement, dated May 15, 2003, by and between Apax
    Partners, L.P., as successors to Saunders Karp &
    Megrue, LLC and rue21, inc.
10
.11(5)
Form of Termination Agreement, by and between rue21, inc. and
    Apax Partners, L.P.
10
.12(3)
Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors.
10
.13(1)
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.+
10
.14(1)
Form of Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement.+
10
.15(1)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.+
10
.16(1)
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement.+
10
.17(3)
Form of Indemnification Agreement for Officers.
10
.18(6)
First Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among rue21, inc., as
    the Lead Borrower, r services llc, as Guarantor, and Bank of
    America, N.A., as Lender, Administrative Agent, Collateral
    Agent, Swing Line Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer, dated
    November 24, 2009.
10
.19(7)
First Amendment to Security Agreement by and among rue21, inc.,
    as the Lead Borrower, r services llc, as Guarantor, and Bank of
    America, N.A. as Collateral Agent, dated November 24, 2009.
10
.20(8)
First Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement by
    and among rue21, inc., as the Lead Borrower, r services llc, as
    Guarantor, and Bank of America, N.A. as Collateral Agent, dated
    November 24, 2009.
21
.1(3)
List of subsidiaries of rue21, inc.
23
.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered
    public accounting firm.
23
.2*
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in
    Exhibit 5.1).
24
.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
*
To be filed by amendment.
+
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or
    arrangement.
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.'s Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(SEC File
No. 333-161850)
filed on November 2, 2009.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(SEC File
No. 333-161850)
filed on September 10, 2009.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.'s Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(SEC File
No. 333-161850)
filed on November 9, 2009.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.'s Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(SEC File
No. 333-161850)
filed on November 10, 2009.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to same numbered exhibit to rue21,
    inc.'s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(SEC File
No. 333-161850)
filed on October 13, 2009.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to rue21,
    inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K
(SEC File
No. 001-34536)
filed on December 1, 2009.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to rue21,
    inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K
(SEC File
No. 001-34536)
filed on December 1, 2009.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to rue21,
    inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed (SEC File
No. 001-34536)
on December 1, 2009.