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Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data:

      1998   1999   2000
      5/31/98   5/28/99   6/2/00
 
Operating Results            
  Sales
$ 5,156,016 $ 5,202,253 $ 4,333,942
  Cost of sales   2,910,267   2,900,169   2,484,883
  Gross margin   2,245,749   2,302,084   1,849,059
  Operating expenses   2,157,415   1,835,728   1,830,258
  Operating income   88,334   466,356   18,801
  Net income from continuing operations   23,046   364,945   615,563
  Net income from discontinued operations   7,168   38,929   58,740
  Net income $ 30,214 $ 403,874 $ 674,303
 
Shares used in computing EPS:          
  Basic   351,154   360,424   348,314
  Diluted   365,093   369,361   357,883
               
Basic earnings per share:
           
  Continuing operations $ 0.07 $ 1.01 $ 1.77
  Discontinued operations $ 0.02 $ 0.11 $ 0.17
               
Diluted earnings per share:
           
  Continuing operations $ 0.06 $ 0.99 $ 1.72
  Discontinued operations $ 0.02 $ 0.10 $ 0.16
               
Pro forma results            
  (excluding non-recurring items)          
  Pro forma net income $ 238,892 $ 359,227 $ 122,992
  Pro forma EPS $ 0.65 $ 0.97 $ 0.34

Financial Position            
  Total assets $ 4,048,887 $ 4,412,275 $ 6,492,954
  Long-term debt   35,878   29,723   14,740
  Stockholders’ equity   2,807,495   3,196,455   4,043,064

Other Data            
  Return on controllable assets (ROCA)   16.6%   28.1%   13.6%
  Common stockholders of record   7,100   7,183   5,941
  Employees   12,610   12,543   10,597


Net income for fiscal 1998 included a pre-tax charge of approximately $8.4 million related to purchased in-process technology associated with the purchase of Lanworks Technologies, Inc., and a net pre-tax charge of approximately $253.7 million for merger-related costs and disposition of real estate. Net income for fiscal 1998 also excludes Palm as a discontinued operation.

Net income for fiscal 1999 included a net pre-tax charge of approximately $10.6 million for purchased in-process technology associated with the purchases of NBX Corporation, and certain assets of ICS Networking, Inc., a net pre-tax credit of approximately $17.6 million primarily associated with past merger activities and a net gain on land and facilities of $4.2 million and a loss on investments of $2.6 million. Net income for fiscal 1999 also excludes Palm as a discontinued operation.

Net income for fiscal 2000 included a net pre-tax charge of approximately $13.5 million for purchased in-process technology, a net pre-tax credit of approximately $2.3 million primarily associated with past merger activities, a net pre-tax gain on the sale of land and facilities of $25.5 million, a net pre-tax charge of $68.9 million for business realignment costs associated with our change in strategy and the Palm separation, and a net pre-tax gain on sale of investments of $838.8 million.