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This excerpt taken from the BBBY 10-K filed May 2, 2007.

ITEM 7A - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET

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The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company’s investment securities. The Company is adverse to loss of principal and seeks to preserve its invested funds by limiting market risk. The Company’s investment securities consist of fixed rate instruments.  The Company’s investments include cash and cash equivalents of $213.4 million, short term investment securities of $774.9 million and long term investment securities of $102.7 million at weighted average interest rates as of March 3, 2007 of 5.3%, 3.8% and 4.5%, respectively.

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