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        EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS
      
        During
        fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an extraordinary gain of
        $455 (net of tax expense of $245) as a result of an
        insurance settlement relating to inventories damaged in
        fiscal 2011 as a result of weather−related water
        damage.
      
        During
        fiscal 2011, the Company incurred an extraordinary loss of
        $838 (net of tax benefit of $617) relating to inventories
        damaged as a result of weather−related water damage.
        The inventories damaged were predominantly patient bedside
        disposables and did not negatively impact the
        Company’s service levels with respect to this product
        class.
      
    
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