2001 Annual Report Americas largest automotive retailer
Financial HIGHLIGHTS Total Revenue Earnings Before Interest,
Diluted Earnings Per Share Taxes, Depreciation from Continuing
Operations and Amortization (EBITDA) Billions Millions $20.6 $1.00
$20.1 $20.0 $20 $700 $.91 $692 .90 $.87 $663 $.84 $644 600 .80 $587
$588 $.73 .70 $.66 500 .60 $438 15 400 $.48 .50 .40 $12.7 300 .30
200 .20 10 $110 .10 100 $(.07) 0 0 (.10) 2001 1998 2001 2000 1999
1998 1999 2000 1998 2000 1999 2001 Reported results. Pro forma
results. These results exclude certain charges and gains and are
not presented on a basis consistent with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States. Please refer to page 21
of the attached 2001 Annual Report Form 10-K for a reconciliation
of these results to reported figures and to the quot;Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operationsquot; section of the Form 10-K for further details about
these charges and gains. Consolidated Earnings and Balance Sheet
Highlights AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, .. . . . . . .
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reclassification of certain items. 2Long-term debt in 1998, 1999
and 2000 includes certain operating leases. 3 Shareholders' equity
in 2000 reflects the impact of the tax-free spin-off of the
Company's former vehicle rental businesses (ANC Rental Corp.) to
AutoNation shareholders. Business DESCRIPTION AutoNation, Inc. is
Americas largest retailer of both new and used vehicles. As of
March 15, 2002, we owned and operated 371 new vehicle franchises
from dealership locations in 17 states, predominantly in the
Sunbelt. Each of our automotive franchised dealerships offers a
diverse range of automotive products and services beyond new and
used vehicles that includes vehicle maintenance and repair
services, vehicle parts, extended service contracts, insurance
products and other aftermarket products, and each also arranges
financing for vehicle purchases through third-party sources.
Additionally, we operate collision repair centers in most of our
key markets. The vehicles we sell are manufactured by Ford, General
Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and BMW. These
manufacturers represent approximately 95% of the new vehicles that
we sold in 2001. In total, we offer 35 different brands of new
vehicles.
AutoNation Annual Report 2001 A letter to SHAREHOLDERS (left to
right) Craig T. Monaghan To Our Shareholders: to our brand of
pure-play, specialty retailing. Chief Financial Officer 2001 was a
year in which we enjoyed successes A great example: In 2001, we
drove operational H. Wayne Huizenga Chairman with all of our core
constituencies. improvements in the used vehicle, parts and
service, and finance and insurance areas of our Mike Jackson Our
customers purchased 712,000 new and used Chief Executive Officer
automotive franchises. These higher-margin vehicles from us,
helping our company become areas offered opportunities that we
believed were Michael E. Maroone America's undisputed leader in
automotive retail great enough to offset challenges in the U.S.
President & for a fifth straight year. Chief Operating Officer
new vehicle market last year. On Wall Street, our investors rallied
behind And they were. Although collectively accounting AutoNation's
solid earnings, cash flow and for about a third of our total
revenue, these same-store sales in the face of economic
higher-margin areas that are unique to automotive challenges. Their
enthusiasm helped generate retail delivered 68% of AutoNation's
gross margin more than $2 billion of shareholder value as in 2001,
enabling us AutoNation's shares rose 106% and the number of to
deliver more AutoNation's Stock Price Rises 106% investment
analysts covering the company doubled. store-level profit (Dec.
2000-Dec. 2001) $13.00 Meanwhile, in a Fortune magazine survey
released than in 2000. In $12.33 $11.65 $11.60 $11.45 $11.06 this
year, industry analysts and peers voted us addition, the $10.85
MONTH-END PRICE PER SHARE $11.00 $10.76 America's Most Admired
Company in the $10.29 diversity of the 35 $9.00 automotive
retailing and services sector, giving vehicle brands we $ 9.00
$8.79 $8.30 AutoNation high marks for its innovative culture, $7.50
sell and of the 20 $ 7.00 quality of management, financial
soundness and major markets we $6.00 most important for the caliber
of its people. operate in made us $ 5.00 even more resilient.
Indeed, it was these 30,000 company associates $ 3.00 whom we
relied on most last year in our drive to In fact, because of be
America's best run, most profitable and most these strengths, and
12/01 12/00 1/01 7/01 8/01 9/01 10/01 11/01 2/01 5/01 3/01 4/01
6/01 valued automotive retailer. the contribution of these
higher-margin activities, we accomplished Together, we relentlessly
pursued operational the following in 2001: improvements and scale
advantages. We reinvested our cash for higher returns and
strengthened our Record full-year earnings per share from balance
sheet. We merchandised better and found continuing operations of
$0.87, before certain faster and more competitive ways to offer the
charges and gains. repair and maintenance services that only
factory- Record earnings before interest, taxes, authorized stores
like ours can provide. depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of
And we capitalized on the strengths that remain unique $663
million, before certain charges and gains.
AutoNation sold 712,000 new and used vehicles in 2001, We call
that vision our Driven to Be the Best focus, which A full-year
gross margin of 14.4%, up 70 basis points took hold last year as we
drove improvements in our from a year ago. higher-margin areas.
This focus is founded on principles The repurchase of 7% of our
outstanding shares for of operational excellence. When you sell
2,000 vehicles a $257 million, at an average price of $9.41 per
share. day and service 25,000 vehicles a day, operational Our first
senior note offering, a $450 million issue that excellence is what
ensures your business will grow and strengthened the make-up of
your customers will continue our capital structure and to come back
to you. Our Vision introduced our company to a This foundation of
operational new audience of investors. excellence supports four key
Customer Focus pillars of the Driven to Be the Information &
e-Technology Best vision. They are: SM Driven to Be the Best
Superior Productivity Superior Experiences. Experiences
Improvements Most significantly, We take the wealth of retail Scale
Dominant in 2001 our company knowledge that we possess and
Advantages Brands adopted a cultural mindset use it to create
better Operational Excellence that positioned us for future
experiences for the customer. growth in earnings and These
experiences are designed shareholder returns. to be hassle-free and
are shaped to drive strong repeat and referral business. As the
industry's largest player, we know we have great stores and talent.
But being big isn't enough to remain Scale Advantages. Because no
other automotive valued in the eyes of both shareholders and
customers. retailer has our scale, we have a wealth of
opportunities AutoNation must also be driven in its quest for
excellence. to create sustainable competitive advantages. And we
have a vision to get us there.
AutoNation Annual Report 2001 making us Americas largest
automotive retailer. Already we enjoy lower costs of capital, lower
costs for sense, we've already realized this aspect of our vision
by employee benefits and preferred relationships with growing
AutoNation into the Web's largest retailer of certain vendors that
are difficult to match. automobiles, selling $1.8 billion worth of
vehicles via the Internet in 2001. Productivity Improvements. This
probably is the However, while we're proud of our achievements in
greatest opportunity we have at AutoNation. By 2001, we expect to
enjoy greater rewards as our Driven combining the entrepreneurial
talents of our store to Be the Best focus gains further traction in
our stores, managers with proven best practices, we have found
among our associates and throughout the higher- better and faster
ways to manage our inventories, to margin areas of our business
that we've outlined above. deliver vehicle services and to present
and sell our finance and insurance products. These productivity We
thank you for your continued interest and support gains go straight
to the bottom line and create in AutoNation and look forward to
reporting back shareholder value. with more successes. Dominant
Brands. We strive to have between Sincerely, 10% and 20% of a
market's new vehicle sales each time we consolidate our stores
behind a local brand name such as John Elway, Maroone or AutoWay.
By comparison, a typical competitor will have a market share in the
low single digits. With that kind of advantage, we believe
customers in these markets won't be able to make an intelligent
buying decision without considering one of our stores. H. Wayne
Huizenga Mike Jackson Mike Maroone Finally, this Driven to Be the
Best vision is supported by Chairman Chief Executive Officer
President & Chief Operating Officer the wise use of information
and e-technology. In this
PARTS AND SERVICE Guarantees When Super Bowl MVP John Elway
represents our Price. John Elway brand in Denver and our Desert
brand Service. in Las Vegas, he often promotes our dealerships
vehicle Selection. services. With 8,000 service bays, AutoNation is
America's largest provider of factory-authorized vehicle
maintenance and repair services. at John Elway its GUARANTEED.
Driven to be NEW AND USED VEHICLE SALES With 35 different brands of
vehicles to offer across 371 retail franchises, we sell more new
and used vehicles than any other retailer. NFL legend Dan Marino
speaks for three of our local market brands Maroone in South
Florida, AutoWay in Tampa Bay and Courtesy in Orlando.
AutoNation Annual Report 2001 the best SM Across our markets,
our franchises, e-COMMERCE in every way Our in-store Internet Sales
Guides sold $1.8 billion worth of new and used vehicles to shoppers
they we serve met via the Internet. Through our websites, we
customers offer an online inventory of more than 100,000 vehicles,
each with an everyday low price. FINANCE AND INSURANCE Customers
seeking vehicle financing can count on AutoNation for help. Our
stores have relationships with all the major lenders, making
one-stop shopping for financing easy. We also promote an
easy-to-understand quot;menuquot; sales process that details a
customer's payment options.
AutoNation AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL FRANCHISES: 371 (as of March 15,
2002) ALABAMA (7) Miller-Sutherlin Chevrolet of Pell City
Miller-Sutherlin Chrysler of Pell City Miller-Sutherlin Dodge of
Pell City Miller-Sutherlin Jeep of Pell City Miller-Sutherlin
Pontiac of Pell City Treadwell Ford of Mobile Treadwell Honda of
Mobile ARIZONA (20) Brown & Brown Chevrolet of Mesa Brown &
Brown Chevrolet of Superstition Springs Brown & Brown Nissan of
Mesa Brown & Brown Nissan of Tempe Dobbs Honda of Tucson Lou
Grubb Chevrolet of Peoria-Arrowhead Lou Grubb Chevrolet of Phoenix
Lou Grubb Chrysler of Phoenix Lew Webb's Irvine Nissan Lou Grubb
Dodge of North Phoenix Lew Webb's Irvine Toyota Lou Grubb Ford of
Scottsdale Lexus of Cerritos Lou Grubb Jeep of Phoenix Magic Ford
of Valencia Pitre Buick of Scottsdale Magic Lincoln-Mercury of
Valencia Pitre Chrysler of Scottsdale Mercedes-Benz of South Bay
Pitre GMC of Scottsdale Newport Audi of Newport Beach Pitre Hyundai
of Scottsdale Newport Chevrolet of Newport Beach Pitre Isuzu of
Scottsdale Newport Porsche of Newport Beach Pitre Jeep of
Scottsdale Newport Rolls Royce of Newport Beach Pitre Pontiac of
Scottsdale Nissan of El Monte Pitre Subaru of Scottsdale Ontario
Dodge Tempe Toyota Ontario Isuzu Ontario Kia Peyton Cramer Ford of
Torrance CALIFORNIA (85) Peyton Cramer Infiniti of Torrance Acura
of South Bay Peyton Cramer Lincoln-Mercury of Torrance Allison BMW
of Mountain View Peyton Cramer Volkswagen of Torrance Anderson
Chevrolet of Cupertino Redlands Ford Anderson Chevrolet of Los
Gatos Roseville BMW Anderson Chevrolet of Menlo Park Roseville
Buick Anderson Chrysler of Cupertino Roseville GMC AutoWest
Chrysler of Fremont Roseville Mazda AutoWest Chrysler of Roseville
Roseville Oldsmobile AutoWest Dodge of Fremont Roseville Subaru
John Elway Hyundai of Westminster Courtesy Chevrolet of
Orlando-Airport AutoWest Dodge of Roseville Shamrock Ford of Dublin
Courtesy Chrysler of Casselberry John Elway Jeep of Golden AutoWest
Honda of Fremont Smythe European Mercedes-Benz of San Jose Courtesy
Chrysler of Orlando John Elway Jeep of Littleton-Broadway AutoWest
Honda of Roseville Smythe European Volvo of San Jose Courtesy Ford
of Sanford John Elway Lamborghini of Golden AutoWest Isuzu of
Fremont South Bay Volvo Courtesy GMC of Longwood John Elway Mazda
of Westminster AutoWest Jeep of Roseville Stevens Creek Acura of
Santa Clara Courtesy Honda of Longwood John Elway Nissan of
Englewood AutoWest Mitsubishi of Fremont Torrance Nissan Courtesy
Jeep of Casselberry John Elway Nissan of Westminster Beach City
Chevrolet of Long Beach Toyota of Buena Park Courtesy Jeep of
Orlando John Elway Pontiac of Golden Champion Chevrolet of
Manhattan Beach Toyota of Cerritos Courtesy Oldsmobile of Orlando
John Elway Pontiac of Lone Tree Champion Oldsmobile of Manhattan
Beach Valencia BMW Courtesy Pontiac of Longwood John Elway Subaru
of Englewood Chevrolet of El Monte Valencia Chevrolet Courtesy
Toyota of Winter Park John Elway Subaru of Golden Corona Chevrolet
Valencia Chrysler Lexus of Clearwater and Tampa Bay John Elway
Toyota of Englewood Corona Oldsmobile Valencia Dodge Lexus of Palm
Beach Corona Volkswagen Valencia Honda Maroone Chevrolet of Delray
Costa Mesa Honda FLORIDA (73) Valencia Jeep Maroone Chevrolet of
Fort Lauderdale Costa Mesa Infiniti AutoWay Chevrolet of Clearwater
Maroone Chevrolet of Greenacres Volvo Cerritos Don-A-Vee Chrysler
of Placentia AutoWay Chevrolet of Tampa Maroone Chevrolet of Miami
Volvo Irvine Don-A-Vee Isuzu of Placentia Maroone Chevrolet of
Pembroke Pines AutoWay Dodge of Clearwater Don-A-Vee Jeep of
Bellflower Maroone Chevrolet of West Dade AutoWay Ford of Bradenton
Don-A-Vee Jeep of Placentia Maroone Chrysler of Coconut Creek
AutoWay Ford of Brooksville COLORADO (26) Don-A-Vee Suzuki of
Bellflower Maroone Dodge of Delray AutoWay Ford of St. Petersburg
Courtesy Ford of Littleton Don-A-Vee Suzuki of Placentia Maroone
Dodge of Miami AutoWay GMC Truck of Clearwater John Elway Buick of
Golden Ford of Garden Grove Maroone Dodge of Pembroke Pines AutoWay
GMC Truck of Port Richey John Elway Buick of Lone Tree Hayward
Dodge Maroone Ford of Delray AutoWay Honda of Clearwater John Elway
Chevrolet of Denver Hayward Hyundai Maroone Ford of Fort Lauderdale
AutoWay Lincoln-Mercury of Brooksville John Elway Chrysler of
Golden Maroone Ford of Margate Hayward Nissan AutoWay
Lincoln-Mercury of Clearwater John Elway Chrysler of
Littleton-Broadway Maroone Ford of Miami Hayward Toyota AutoWay
Nissan of Clearwater John Elway Dodge of Denver Maroone Honda of
Hollywood House of Imports (Mercedes-Benz) of Buena Park AutoWay
Pontiac of Clearwater John Elway Dodge of Englewood-Arapahoe
Maroone Honda of Miami Huntington Beach Ford AutoWay Pontiac of
Port Richey John Elway Ford of Boulder Maroone Jeep of Coconut
Creek Infiniti of Santa Monica AutoWay Toyota of Pinellas Park John
Elway Ford of Denver Maroone Kia of Hollywood Jaguar of South Bay
Coastal Cadillac of Port Richey John Elway Ford of Wheat Ridge
Maroone Lincoln-Mercury North Palm Joe MacPherson Chevrolet of
Irvine Cook-Whitehead Ford of Panama City John Elway GMC of Golden
Maroone Nissan of Delray Joe MacPherson Ford of Tustin Courtesy
Acura of Longwood John Elway GMC of Lone Tree Maroone Nissan of
Fort Lauderdale Joe MacPherson Infiniti of Tustin Courtesy Buick of
Longwood John Elway Honda of Westminster Maroone Nissan of Miami
Land Rover of Encino Courtesy Chevrolet of Orlando Land Rover of
South Bay
AutoNation Annual Report 2001 Markets with 5 or more TEXAS (59)
AutoNation Dodge of Grand Prairie AutoNation Dodge of Irving
AutoNation franchises Bankston Chrysler of Frisco Bankston Ford of
Frisco Bankston Jeep of Frisco Bankston Lincoln-Mercury of Dallas
Bankston Nissan of Dallas Bankston Nissan of Irving Bankston Nissan
of Lewisville Bledsoe Dodge of Dallas-Duncanville South Bledsoe
Dodge North of Dallas BMW of Houston North Champion Buick of Corpus
Christi Champion Chevrolet of Houston Champion Chevrolet Texas of
Austin Champion Chrysler of Austin Champion Ford of Houston
Champion GMC of Austin Champion GMC of Corpus Christi Champion
Hyundai of Austin Champion Jeep of Austin Champion Pontiac of
Austin MICHIGAN (2) Champion Pontiac of Corpus Christi Taylor
Chrysler Champion Toyota of Austin Taylor Jeep Charlie Hillard
Buick of Fort Worth Charlie Hillard Ford of Fort Worth Charlie
Hillard Mazda of Fort Worth MINNESOTA (1) Charlie Thomas Acura of
Houston Tousley Ford of White Bear Lake Charlie Thomas Chevrolet of
Houston Charlie Thomas Chrysler of Houston Charlie Thomas Ford of
Houston NORTH CAROLINA (1) Charlie Thomas Hyundai of Houston
Superior Nissan of Charlotte Charlie Thomas Jeep of Houston Charlie
Thomas Isuzu of Houston Charlie Thomas Mitsubishi of Houston NEVADA
(15) Cleburne Ford Desert Audi of Las Vegas County Line Ford of
Burleson Desert BMW of Henderson and Las Vegas Hudiburg Chevrolet
of North Richland Hills Desert Buick of Henderson Jay Marks Toyota
of Houston Desert Buick of Las Vegas Ken Nichols Ford of Fort Worth
Desert Chrysler of Las Vegas Les Marks Chevrolet of La Porte Desert
Dodge of Las Vegas Les Marks Mazda of La Porte Desert GMC of
Henderson Mercedes-Benz of Houston Greenway Desert GMC of Las Vegas
Mercedes-Benz of Houston North Desert Honda of Las Vegas Midway
Chevrolet of Amarillo Maroone Nissan of Pembroke Pines Team Nissan
of Lithia Springs Desert Jeep of Las Vegas Padre Ford of Corpus
Christi Maroone Nissan of Perrine Team Nissan of Marietta Desert
Lincoln-Mercury of Las Vegas Padre Mazda of Corpus Christi Maroone
Oldsmobile of Pembroke Pines Team Pontiac of Union City Desert
Nissan of Las Vegas Payton Wright Ford of Grapevine Maroone Isuzu
of Pembroke Pines Team Toyota of Lithia Springs Desert Pontiac of
Henderson Plains Chevrolet of Amarillo Maroone Toyota of Davie
Desert Toyota of Las Vegas Port City Imports Honda of Corpus
Christi Mercedes-Benz of Fort Lauderdale Desert Volkswagen of Las
Vegas ILLINOIS (18) Port City Imports Hyundai of Corpus Christi
Mercedes-Benz of Miami Dodge World of Des Plaines Port City Imports
Volvo of Corpus Christi Mercedes-Benz of Orlando Downers Grove
Dodge Quality Nissan of Amarillo Mike Shad Chrysler of
Jacksonville-Cassat NEW YORK (1) Elmhurst Dodge Steakley Chevrolet
of Dallas Mike Shad Chrysler of Jacksonville-Southpoint Al Maroone
Ford of Williamsville Elmhurst Kia Texan Ford of Arlington Mike
Shad Ford of Jacksonville-The Avenues Golf Mill Ford of Niles Texan
Ford of Katy Mike Shad Ford of Orange Park Horizon Chevrolet of
Naperville Texan Isuzu of Houston Mike Shad Jeep of
Jacksonville-Cassat OHIO (9) Jaguar of Tinley Park Texan
Lincoln-Mercury of Houston Mike Shad Jeep of
Jacksonville-Southpoint Bob Townsend Ford of Cincinnati Jerry
Gleason Chevrolet of Forest Park Westgate Chevrolet of Amarillo
Nissan of Brandon Eastgate Ford of Dayton Jerry Gleason Dodge of
Forest Park Porsche of North Orlando Ed Mullinax Ford of Amherst
Joe Madden Ford of Downers Grove WASHINGTON (18) Sunrise Nissan of
Jacksonville John Lance Ford of Westlake Laurel Audi of Tinley Park
Appleway Audi of Spokane Sunrise Nissan of Orange Park Mullinax
Ford of North Canton Laurel Audi of Westmont Appleway Chevrolet of
Spokane Mullinax Ford of Wickliffe Laurel BMW of Westmont Appleway
Mazda of Spokane Mullinax Jeep of Mayfield Laurel Motors
(Mercedes-Benz) of Westmont Appleway Mitsubishi of Spokane GEORGIA
(18) Mullinax Lincoln-Mercury of Brunswick Laurel Volvo of Tinley
Park Appleway Subaru of Spokane Gene Evans Team Ford of Union City
Mullinax Lincoln-Mercury of Mayfield Libertyville Toyota Appleway
Toyota of Spokane Team Buick of Union City Mercedes-Benz of
Naperville Appleway Volkswagen of Spokane Team Chevrolet of
Alpharetta-Northpoint Woodfield Ford of Schaumburg BMW of Bellevue
Team Chrysler of Lithia Springs TENNESSEE (10) Dodge of Bellevue
Team Dodge of Stone Mountain Dobbs Ford of Memphis-Mt. Moriah Ford
of Kirkland Team Dodge of Union City Dobbs Ford of
Memphis-Wolfchase MARYLAND (8) Kirkland Buick Team Ford of
Alpharetta-Northpoint Dobbs GMC of Memphis Fox Buick of Laurel
Kirkland GMC Team Ford of Atlanta Dobbs Honda on Memphis-Mendenhall
Fox Chevrolet of Baltimore Kirkland Pontiac Team Ford of Marietta
Dobbs Honda of Memphis-Covington Pike Fox Chevrolet of Laurel
Northwest Nissan of Lynwood Team GMC of Union City Dobbs Mazda of
Memphis Fox Chevrolet of Timonium Prestige Ford of Bellevue Team
Honda of Lithia Springs Dobbs Mitsubishi of Memphis Fox GMC of
Laurel Town & Country Chrysler of Seattle Team Jeep of Lithia
Springs Dobbs Nissan of Memphis Fox Isuzu of Laurel Town &
Country Jeep of Seattle Team Mitsubishi of Lithia Springs Dobbs
Pontiac of Memphis Fox Mitsubishi of Baltimore Town & Country
Nissan of Seattle Team Mitsubishi of Roswell-Northpoint West Side
Honda of Knoxville Fox Pontiac of Laurel
AutoNation BOARD OF DIRECTORS AutoNation Senior Management Mike
Jackson Chief Executive Officer Michael E. Maroone President, Chief
Operating Officer Harris W. Hudson H. Wayne Huizenga Mike Jackson
Craig T. Monaghan Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer Thomas S. Butler Senior Vice President Corporate
Development John R. Drury Senior Vice President Marketing Robert F.
Dwors J. P. Bryan 1, 2 Rick L. Burdick 1 Robert J. Brown Senior
Vice President Chairman & Chief Senior Managing Director
Partner Corporate Real Estate Services Executive Officer Torch
Energy Advisors, Inc. Akin, Gump, Strauss, B&C Associates, Inc.
(an outsourcing and service Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. James D.
Evans, Jr. (a management consulting provider to the oil and (a law
firm) Senior Vice President and public relations firm) gas
industry) New Vehicles Jonathan P. Ferrando Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary Patricia A. McKay Senior Vice
President Finance Peter C. Smith William C. Crowley 1 George D.
Johnson, Jr. 2 Michael G. DeGroote Senior Vice President Chairman
President & Chief Executive Officer Human Resources Century
Business Chief Operating Officer Extended Stay America, Inc.
Services, Inc. ESL Investments, Inc. (an economy extended stay
Allan D. Stejskal (a provider of professional (an investment firm)
lodging chain) Senior Vice President business services and
Operations products) Kevin P. Westfall Senior Vice President
Finance & Insurance Board Committees 1 Audit Committee John J.
Melk 1 Irene B. Rosenfeld 1, 2 Edward S. Lampert 2 Chairman &
Chairman & Chief Executive Group Vice President 2 Compensation
and Nominating Committee Chief Executive Officer Officer Kraft
Foods, Inc.; ESL Investments, Inc. Fisher Island Holdings, LLC
President-Operations, (an investment firm) (developer of
residential resort Research & Development and properties )
Information Systems, Kraft Canada, Mexico & Puerto Rico (a
manufacturer and distributor of packaged food and food service
products)
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