Firm Analyst Argus Research Chris Graja Bank of America Securities - Merrill Lynch Alan  Rifkin Citigroup Global Markets Kate McShane Cleveland Research Co. Daryl Boehringer Credit Suisse Gary Balter Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Michael Baker Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Steve Chick FTN Midwest Anthony Chukumba Goldman Sachs Matthew Fassler Hudson Square Research Scott Tilghman Janney Montgomery Scott David Strasser Jefferies & Co. Dan Binder JPMorgan Chris Horvers KeyBanc Capital Markets Bradley Thomas Morgan Stanley Oliver Wintermantel Oppenheimer & Co. Brian Nagel Piper Jaffray Mitch Kaiser Rochdale Securities Jaison Blair Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. Colin McGranahan Telsey Advisory Group Joseph Feldman UBS Securities LLC William Truelove William Blair & Company Jack Murphy

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