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These excerpts taken from the GPS 10-Q filed Jun 9, 2009.

Exhibit N – Guarantees

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First Amended and Restated Master Services Agreement

March 2, 2009

This document contains confidential and proprietary information of The Gap, Inc. and IBM. Except with the express prior written permission of The Gap, Inc. and IBM, this document and the information contained herein may not be published, disclosed, or used for any other purpose.

 

Exhibit N    Gap/IBM Confidential and Proprietary Information   


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Exhibit N - Guarantees

Attached to this Exhibit N (Guarantees) are the following Exhibits:

Exhibit N.1 (Supplier Guarantee)

Exhibit N.2 (Gap Guarantee)

 

Exhibit N    Gap/IBM Confidential and Proprietary Information    Page 2


This excerpt taken from the GPS 10-K filed Mar 28, 2006.

Exhibit N - Guarantees

Attached to this Exhibit N (Guarantees) are the following Exhibits:

Exhibit N.1 (Supplier Guarantee)

Exhibit N.2 (Gap Guarantee)

 

Exhibit N   Gap/IBM Confidential and Proprietary Information   Page 2


This excerpt taken from the GPS 10-K filed Mar 28, 2005.

NOTE K: GUARANTEES

 

We have applied the measurement and disclosure provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 45 (“FIN 45”), “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of the Indebtedness of Others,” to our agreements that contain guarantee and certain indemnification clauses. FIN 45 requires that upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must disclose and recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under the guarantee. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45 are effective for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. As of January 29, 2005, we did not have any material guarantees that were issued or modified subsequent to December 31, 2002.

 

However, we are a party to a variety of contractual agreements under which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party for certain matters. These contracts primarily relate to our commercial contracts, operating leases, trademarks, intellectual property, financial agreements and various other agreements. Under these contracts we may provide certain routine indemnifications relating to representations and warranties (e.g., ownership of assets, environmental or tax indemnifications) or personal injury matters. The terms of these indemnifications range in duration and may not be explicitly defined.

 

Generally, the maximum obligation under such indemnifications is not explicitly stated and as a result, the overall amount of these obligations cannot be reasonably estimated. Historically, we have not made significant payments for these indemnifications. We believe that if we were to incur a loss in any of these matters, the loss would not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

As party to a reinsurance pool for workers’ compensation, general liability and automobile liability, we have guarantees with a maximum exposure of $84 million as of January 29, 2005, of which $18 million has already been cash collateralized.

 

As a multinational company, we are subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes and claims (“Actions”) arising in the ordinary course of our business. Many of these Actions raise complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. Actions filed against us include commercial, intellectual property, customer, labor and employment related claims, including class action lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege that we violated federal and state wage and hour and other laws. The plaintiffs in some Actions seek unspecified damages or injunctive relief, or both. Actions are in various procedural stages, and some are covered in part by insurance. We have accrued for certain Actions as outlined in the Contingent Liabilities section of Note A.

 

We cannot predict with assurance the outcome of Actions brought against us. Accordingly, adverse developments, settlements or resolutions may occur and negatively impact earnings in the quarter of such development, settlement or resolution. However, we do not believe that the outcome of any current Action would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity or financial position taken as a whole.

 

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