EMC (EMC)

Our pension and retirement benefit plan assets are subject to market volatility.

We have noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and a post-retirement benefit plan assumed as part of our Data General acquisition. The plans’ assets are invested in common stocks, bonds and cash. The expected long-term rate of return on the plans’ assets is 8.0%. For the ten years ended December 31, 2007, the actual long-term rate of return was 6.0%. In 2008, we experienced a 27.0% loss on the plans’ assets. As such, the actual long-term rate of return achieved on the plans’ assets for the ten years ended December 31, 2008 was 1.6%. Given current market conditions, should we not achieve the expected rate of return on our plans’ assets or if our plans experience a decline in the fair value of their assets, we may be required to contribute assets to the plans which could materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Our pension and retirement benefit plan assets are subject to market volatility.

        We have noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and a post-retirement benefit plan assumed as part of our Data General acquisition. The plans' assets are invested in common stocks, bonds and cash. The expected long-term rate of return on the plans' assets is 8.0%. For the ten years ended December 31, 2007, the actual long-term rate of return was 6.0%. In 2008, we experienced a 27.0% loss on the plans' assets. As such, the actual long-term rate of return achieved on the plans' assets for the ten years ended December 31, 2008 was 1.6%. Given current market conditions, should we not achieve the expected rate of return on our plans' assets or if our plans experience a decline in the fair value of their assets, we may be required to contribute assets to the plans which could materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Our pension and retirement benefit plan assets are subject to market volatility.

        We have noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and a post-retirement benefit plan assumed as part of our Data
General acquisition. The plans' assets are invested in common stocks, bonds and cash. The expected long-term rate of return on the plans' assets is 8.0%. For the ten years ended
December 31, 2007, the actual long-term rate of return was 6.0%. In 2008, we experienced a 27.0% loss on the plans' assets. As such, the actual long-term rate of return
achieved on the plans' assets for the ten years ended December 31, 2008 was 1.6%. Given current market conditions, should we not achieve the expected rate of return on our plans' assets or if
our plans experience a decline in the fair value of their assets, we may be required to contribute assets to the plans which could materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial
condition.

Our pension and retirement benefit plan assets are subject to market volatility.

We have noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and a post-retirement benefit plan assumed as part of our Data General acquisition. The plans’ assets are invested in common stocks, bonds and cash. The expected long-term rate of return on the plans’ assets for 2008 is 8.25%. The actual long-term rate of return achieved on the plans’ assets for the ten years ended December 31, 2007 was 6.0%. Given current market conditions, should we not achieve the expected rate of return on our plans’ assets or if our plans experience a decline in the fair value of their assets, we may be required to contribute assets to the plan which could materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Our pension and retirement benefit plan assets are subject to market volatility.

We have noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and a post-retirement benefit plan assumed as part of our Data General acquisition. The plans’ assets are invested in common stocks, bonds and cash. The expected long-term rate of return on the plans’ assets for 2008 is 8.25%. The actual long-term rate of return achieved on the plans’ assets for the ten years ended December 31, 2007 was 6.0%. Given current market conditions, should we not achieve the expected rate of return on our plans’ assets or if our plans experience a decline in the fair value of their assets, we may be required to contribute assets to the plan which could materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

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Our pension and retirement benefit plan assets are subject to market volatility.

We have noncontributory defined benefit pension plans and a post-retirement benefit plan assumed as part of our Data General acquisition. The plans’ assets are invested in common stocks, bonds and cash. The expected long-term rate of return on the plans’ assets for 2008 is 8.25%. The actual long-term rate of return achieved on the plans’ assets for the ten years ended December 31, 2007 was 6.0%. Given current market conditions, should we not achieve the expected rate of return on our plans’ assets or if our plans experience a decline in the fair value of their assets, we may be required to contribute assets to the plan which could materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

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