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10 - BENEFIT PLANS: |
The Company has a profit sharing plan
available to substantially all employees. The terms of the plan call
for annual contributions by the Company as determined by the Board
of Directors. Contributions of $11.2 million, $18.5 million and $15.5
million to the plan are included in other expense in the consolidated
financial statements for the years ended May 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.
The Company has a voluntary 401(k) employee savings plan. The Company
matches a portion of employee contributions with Common Stock, vesting
that portion over 5 years. Company contributions to the savings plan
were $8.1 million, $6.3 million and $4.7 million for the years ended
May 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
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