Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Certain information required by this item is set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

The following table provides information regarding shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans as of August 31, 2008:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan category
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights (a)
   

Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding options,
warrants and rights (b)
    Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a)) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders      1,440,354 (1)       $ 30.86 (2)         2,855,682     
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders   n/a     n/a     n/a  
    1,440,354 (1) $ 30.86 (2)   2,855,682  

(1) Includes 1,404,713 securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options and 35,641 securities to be issued pursuant to outstanding restricted stock units.

(2) Weighted average exercise price only applies to stock options outstanding of 1,404,713, which is included as a component of the number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights.