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2008 Annual Report

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a.)      With respect to options granted to an employee or service provider who, at the time of grant owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company; the per share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant.
 
b.) With respect to options granted to an employee or service provider other than described in the preceding paragraph, the exercise price shall be no less than 100% for incentive stock options and 85% for non-statutory stock options of the fair market value on the date of grant.
 
No options have been granted, exercised, canceled or forfeited for the last five fiscal years.

     The following balances are active as of October 31, 2008 (exercise prices stated on a per share basis):

Options Exercisable  
Options Outstanding      Weighted average Weighted average  
Weighted average
Exercise price      Shares      remaining life (years)      exercise price      Shares     
exercise price
$ 10   250,000 .5 $ 10   250,000 $ 10

     The following balances are active as of November 2, 2007:

Options Exercisable  
Options Outstanding      Weighted average Weighted average  
Weighted average
Exercise price      Shares      remaining life (years)      exercise price      Shares     
exercise price
$ 10   250,000 1.5 $ 10   250,000 $ 10

401(K) Plan for Sales, Administrative, Supervisory and Certain Other Employees

     During the fiscal year ended November 3, 2006, the Company implemented a qualified 401(K) retirement plan (the “Plan”) for its sales, administrative, supervisory and certain other employees. During fiscal years 2008 and 2007, the Company made total contributions to the Plan in the amounts of $414 and $470, respectively.

NOTE 4- Income Taxes:

     The provision (benefit) for taxes on income includes the following:

     2008      2007
Current:
       Federal $     1 $     37
       State 70 136
  71 173
 
Deferred:
       Federal 5,557 (432 )
       State 951 (122 )
6,508 (554 )
$ 6,579 $ (381 )

     The total tax provision (benefit) differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes as follows:

     2008      2007
(Benefit) provision for federal income taxes at the applicable statutory rate $     (1,995 ) $     (229 )
(Decrease) increase in provision resulting from state income taxes, net of federal
       income tax benefit (372 )   (47 )
Research & development tax credit (15 ) (25 )
Non-taxable life insurance gain   315 (211 )
Valuation allowance 8,615 ---
Other, net 31 131
$ 6,579 $ (381 )

 

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