Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 4. GAIN FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

During the first quarter of 2002, the company resolved a legal issue related to the disposal of its ChemLawn business in 1992. This resulted in the recognition of a gain from discontinued operations of $1,882,000 (net of income tax benefit of $1,079,000), or $0.01 per diluted share during the year ended December 31, 2002.