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Financial Position
9 Months Ended
Nov. 26, 2011
Financial Position
Note 4 – Financial Position

The Company and Filene’s believe that cash provided from the liquidation process could provide sufficient liquidity to fund their day-to-day operations provided that they are able to sell their remaining assets (which consist primarily of owned real estate inclusive of the Company’s corporate headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey) at anticipated selling prices and within a reasonable period of time.  If the Company and Filene’s are unable to sell their assets in a reasonable period of time, or if they receive substantially less than anticipated, their ability to settle their liabilities and obligations in full while incurring necessary wind down costs would be in doubt.

Through the estimated liquidation period, if the Company is able to generate cash proceeds in excess of what is needed to satisfy all of the Company’s obligations, the Company will distribute any such excess proceeds to shareholders.  Whether there will be any excess cash proceeds for distribution to shareholders is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties that may prevent any such distribution from occurring. Accordingly, while the Company believes that a cash distribution is possible, actual results may differ from current estimates, perhaps materially, possibly resulting in no excess cash proceeds being available for distribution to shareholders. Moreover, the Company continues to consider other possible strategic alternatives other than liquidation of its assets.