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Five-Year Performance

The selected financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements, including the related notes and other financial information contained in the Form 10-K for the period ending February 2, 2008.

  2007   2006*   2005**   2004   2003  
  (millions, except per share data)
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:  
Net Sales $26,313   $26,970   $22,390   $15,776   $15,412  
Cost of sales (15,677 ) (16,019 ) (13,272 ) (9,382 ) (9,175 )
Inventory valuation adjustments - May integration - (178 ) (25)   -   -  
Gross margin 10,636   10,773   9,093   6,394   6,237  
Selling, general and administrative expenses (8,554 ) (8,678 ) (6,980 ) (4,994 ) (4,896 )
May integration costs (219 ) (450 ) (169)   -   -  
Gains on sale of accounts receivable -   191   480   -   -  
Operating income 1,863   1,836   2,424   1,400   1,341  
Interest expense (a) (579 ) (451 ) (422 ) (299 ) (266 )
Interest income 36   61   42   15   9  
Income from continuing operations
  before income taxes.
1,320   1,446   2,044   1,116   1,084  
Federal, state and local income tax expense (411 ) (458 ) (671 ) (427 ) (391 )
Income from continuing operations 909   988   1373   689   693  
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes (b) (16 ) 7   33   -   -  
Net income $    893   $     995   $  1,406   $    689   $    693  
Basic earnings per share: (c)  
Income from continuing operations $    2.04   $    1.83   $    3.22   $    1.97   $    1.88  
Net income 2.00   1.84   3.30   1.97   1.88  
Diluted earnings per share: (c)  
Income from continuing operations $    2.01   $    1.80   $   3.16   $    1.93   $    1.85  
Net income 1.97   1.81   3.24   1.93   1.85  
Average number of shares outstanding (c) 445.6   539.0   425.2   349.0   367.6  
Cash dividends paid per share (c) $  .5175   $    .5075   $   .385   $ .265   $ .1875  
Depreciation and amortization $  1,304   $    1,265   $    976   $    737   $    710  
Capital expenditures. $  1,105   $    1,395   $    656   $    548   $    568  
Balance Sheet Data (at year end):  
Cash and cash equivalents $    583   $   1,211   $    248   $    868   $    925  
Total assets 27,789   29,550   33,168   14,885   14,550  
Short-term debt 666   650   1,323   1,242   908  
Long-term debt 9,087   7,847   8,860   2,637   3,151  
Shareholders' equity 9,907   12,254   13,519   6,167   5,940  

* 53 weeks
** The May Department Stores Company was acquired August 30, 2005 and the results of the acquired operations have been included in the Company's results of operations from the date of the acquisition.
(a) Interest expense includes a gain of approximately $54 million in 2006 related to the completion of a debt tender offer and a cost of approximately $59 million in 2004 associated with repurchases of the Company's long-term debt.
(b) Discontinued operations include (1) for 2007, the after-tax results of the After Hours Formalwear business, including an after-tax loss of $7 million on the disposal of After Hours Formalwear, (2) for 2006, the after-tax results of operations of the Lord & Taylor division and the Bridal Group division (including David's Bridal, After Hours Formalwear, and Priscilla of Boston), including after-tax losses of $38 million and $18 million on the disposals of the Lord & Taylor division and the David's Bridal and Priscilla of Boston businesses, respectively, and (3) for 2005, the after-tax results of operations of the Lord & Taylor division and the Bridal Group division.
(c) Share and per share amounts have been adjusted as appropriate to reflect the two-for-one stock-split effected in the form of a stock dividend distributed on June 9, 2006.

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