Annual Report: Challenging Circumstances

With great pleasure it is 0ur honor to present for shareholder approval the audited results for fiscal year 9824-c BCE.

Chairman's statement: 9824-c was a very challenging year for the group. During this year we witnessed the vaporization of several substantial planets, the galactic financial incineration, a measurable increase in the universal gravitational force, and the public flogging of several galactic supreme councilors. Thus it is not especially surprising that the holding company of the holding company, which is incorporated in the Crab Nebula Alpha system to take advantage of their nebulous regulations and favorable tax system, reported a bottom line loss of 699 bazillion galactic dinars. While this result is somewhat disappointing, we are optomistic for the future. We believe we are well positioned to weather the storm and feel that a solid foundation has been laid for future growth. While most of this loss can be blamed on challenging economic conditions, we must acknowledge that the high profile bribery, corruption, ponzi-schemeing and incompetence trial allegedly involving our CEO, Mr. Moppo - which is still underway, may have damaged the brand slightly. Nevertheless, recognizing the need to retain our most talented staff, we are awarding Mr. Moppo a 698 bazillion dinar bonus. You have to show your executives you care about them, or else they will simply go get another job and someone else would reap the harvest of their skills, their synergies, and their integrated platforms, and their value added processes, and their, uh, paradigms. Thank you, and have a joyous and prosperous 9825-a!