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Fourth Quarter Highlights Fiscal 2010

• Revenue of $3.84 billion, up $127.8 million or 3.4 percent.
• Sobeys' same-store sales increased 0.5 percent.
• Earnings before capital gains (losses) and other items of $71.9 million ($1.05 per share) compared to $62.9 million ($0.95 per share) last year.
• Capital gains (losses) and other items, net of tax, of $1.6 million versus $(0.8) million last year.
• Net earnings of $73.5 million ($1.07 per share) compared to $62.1 million ($0.94 per share) last year.
• Net debt to capital of 21.8 percent, down from 28.6 percent at the end of the last fiscal year.

Fiscal 2010 Highlights

• Revenue of $15.52 billion, up $501.1 million or 3.3 percent.
• Sobeys' same-store sales increased 1.9 percent.
• Earnings before capital gains (losses) and other items of $284.5 million ($4.15 per share) compared to $261.7 million ($3.97 per share) last year.
• Capital gains and other items, net of tax, of $17.4 million versus $3.0 million last year.
• Net earnings of $301.9 million ($4.40 per share) compared to $264.7 million ($4.02 per share) last year.
• Sobeys' net operating earnings increased 12.5 percent.