NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note D: Long-term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements

Long-term debt consists of:

(In Thousands)                                           October 28, 2000   October 30, 1999

Industrial revenue bonds with variable interest rates,
  due 2005                                                       $  4,700           $  4,700
Promissory notes, principal and interest due annually
  through 2007, interest at 7.23% and 8.9%, secured by
  limited partnership interests in affordable housing               2,872              5,789
Medium-term unsecured notes. $35,000 maturing in
  2002 and $75,000 maturing in 2006, with interest
  at 7.16% and 7.35%, respectively, principal and
  interest due annually through 2006                               87,613            110,000
Medium-term unsecured note, denominated in euros,
  with variable interest rate, principal and interest
  due semi-annually through 2004                                   40,620             52,200
Declining balance credit facility, denominated in euros,
  with variable interest rate, principal due annually
  through 2004                                                     20,312             22,647
Medium-term secured notes with variable rates,
  principal and interest due semi-annually through
  2006, secured by various equipment                               11,377             14,096
Variable rate - revolving credit agreements                        13,300             14,150
Other                                                               3,567              2,355
                                                                  184,367            225,937
Less current maturities                                            38,439             41,214
Total                                                            $145,928           $184,723

The company has various lines of credit which have a maximum available commitment of $37.3 million. As of October 28, 2000, the company has unused lines of credit of $24.0 million which bear interest at variable rates below prime. A fixed fee is paid for the availability of credit lines.

Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt for the five fiscal years after October 28, 2000, are as follows:

(In Thousands)                                                   

2001                                                      $38,439
2002                                                       41,990
2003                                                       31,684
2004                                                       28,695
2005                                                       16,758

Total interest paid during fiscal 2000, 1999 and 1998 was $16.5 million. $14.8 million and $13.6 million, respectively. Based on borrowing rates currently available to the company for long-term financing with similar terms and average maturities, the fair value of long-term debt, including current maturities, utilizing discounted cash flows is $185 million.

On October 31, 2000, the company entered into a $425.0 million line of credit which replaced an existing credit line of $20.0 million.