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NOTE A - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 28, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 28, 2002. The Company has historically recorded its highest sales in the fourth quarter. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the current year presentation. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001.

NOTE B - Restructuring Charges
In 2000, the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan to restructure the Company's domestic and international quality writing instrument operations. As part of this restructuring plan, the Company consolidated writing instrument manufacturing and distribution at its headquarters in Lincoln, Rhode Island, closed its Irish manufacturing and distribution facility and reorganized its European operations. There was no change in the estimated expenses related to the restructuring plan in 2002.

The following is a tabular presentation of the restructuring liabilities:

NOTE C - Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001 follows:

NOTE D - Segment Information
The Company has one reportable segment, Quality Writing Instruments ("QWI"). In 2001, the Company significantly downsized the Pen Computing Group and more closely aligned its efforts with the QWI research and development department. Therefore, effective for 2002, pen computing results are no longer reported as a separate segment. For further information, refer to notes A and L in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001.

NOTE E - Line of Credit
The Company currently has a $25 million unsecured line of credit with a bank. The Company is required to meet certain liquidity levels and covenants. The most restrictive covenant is to maintain a consolidated cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance of not less than $15 million at the end of each quarter. There is also a restriction on the Company's ability to grant a security interest in its assets. Any amounts borrowed under this agreement are payable on demand and bear interest at either the bank's prime lending rate or at one percent per annum in excess of the London Interbank Offering Rate. At September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001 there was $1.5 million outstanding under this line of credit.

NOTE F - New Accounting Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 142 changes the accounting for goodwill from an amortization method to an impairment-only approach. Goodwill and certain intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives will remain on the balance sheet and not be amortized. Goodwill will be tested for impairment annually or when an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount, and write downs may be necessary. Testing goodwill impairment under SFAS No. 142 is a two-step process. The first step is a comparison of the reporting unit's fair value to its carrying amount. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no impairment would be recognized. If, however, the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value, the goodwill may be impaired . The first step of the initial assessment must be completed within six months of adoption. The second step of SFAS No. 142, determining the amount of the impairment, if any, must be performed no later than December 28, 2002. The Company has performed the first step of testing goodwill for impairment and has determined that there is no impairment. At September 28, 2002, the carrying value of goodwill was approximately $3,944,000. A reconciliation of reported net income (loss) and basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share to the amounts adjusted for the exclusion of goodwill amortization follows:

Other intangibles consisted of the following:

The Company amortizes other intangibles over an average five-year life. Amortization expense was approximately $310,000 and $335,000 for the nine months ended September 28, 2002 and September 29, 2001, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense for other intangibles remaining as of September 28, 2002 is as follows:

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," and the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions," for the disposal of a segment of a business (as previously defined in that opinion). SFAS No. 144 requires that one accounting model be used for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, whether previously held and used or newly acquired, and broadens the presentation of discontinued operations to include more disposal transactions than were included under the previous standards. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 had no material effect on the Company's consolidated financ ial position or results of operations.

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." SFAS No. 145 amends, among other things, the financial accounting and reporting for extinguishment of debt obligations and certain lease modifications. The provisions of SFAS No. 145 are effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002 with regard to extinguishment of debt obligations and is effective for transactions occurring after May 15, 2002 with regard to certain lease modifications. The remaining provisions are effective for financial statements issued on or after May 15, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 145 had no material effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities," and nullified Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 94-3. SFAS No.146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred, whereas EITF No 94-3 had recognized the liability at the commitment date to an exit plan. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 146 effective for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this statement.

NOTE G - Stock Repurchase Plan
On April 26, 2001, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 10% of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock. In the third quarter of 2002, the Company repurchased 348,867 shares of stock for approximately $2.4 million. At September 28, 2002, the Company had repurchased 1,446,267 shares of stock for approximately $9.9 million under this plan at an average price of $6.81. This plan was completed in October 2002. There were a total of 1,499,967 shares purchased under this plan for approximately $10.2 million at an average price per share of $6.78.

On October 23, 2002 the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new plan to repurchase up to an additional 10% of the outstanding Class A common stock. The Company plans to purchase approximately 1.4 million shares of stock on the open market, subject to regulatory considerations, from time to time, depending on market conditions.

Repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes including but not limited to employee benefit plans, strategic acquisitions and alliances.

NOTE H - Contingencies
On or about April 21, 2000, the Company, certain officers and directors of the Company and others were named as defendants in an action filed in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The suit, which is brought by a purchaser of the Company's Class A common stock, alleges that the defendants violated Federal securities laws by making material misstatements and omissions in the Company's public filings and statements relating to the Company's Pen Computing Group ("PCG") business. The suit seeks class action status including all purchasers of the Company's Class A common stock between September 17, 1997 and April 22, 1999. The damages sought are unspecified.

On June 30, 2000, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss the action in the United States District Court in Rhode Island. The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted the Company's Motion to Dismiss in June 2001. In July 2001, the Plaintiff filed an appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

On March 20, 2002, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a judgment affirming the dismissal of all claims asserted against the W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust A, W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust B and W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust C and reversing the District Court's dismissal of the claims asserted against the Company and the named individual defendants. The Court of Appeals' ruling was limited to a finding that the plaintiff's complaint had satisfied the pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995; the Court did not opine on the merits of plaintiff's claims. The Company maintains that the claims are without merit and continues to vigorously defend the litigation.

In 1998, the Company received a Letter of Responsibility ("LOR") from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management ("DEM"). The LOR stated that analytical results indicated elevated levels of volatile organic compounds at several sites on the Company's property and requested that the Company conduct a site investigation to identify the source. The Company retained an environmental consulting firm to perform the site investigation and develop remedial action alternatives. The DEM has accepted these proposals and remediation activities began in 2001.

In 2000, the Company was advised by its environmental consultants that elevated levels of certain contaminants were found in soil and groundwater at the Company's Irish facility. These conditions have been reported to the regulatory authorities in Ireland and additional investigation is ongoing. A proposed remediation program was developed and presented to the Irish Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in 2001. This program was approved by the Irish EPA in the second quarter of 2002 and implementation is ongoing. Results will be subject to Irish EPA approval.

At September 28, 2002, there was approximately $744,000 in accrued expenses and other liabilities for these remediation programs.

The Company is involved in various litigation and legal matters that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. To its knowledge, management believes that the ultimate resolution of any existing matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial results.

Net sales for the third quarter of 2002 were $29.1 million, an increase of 4.6% as compared to the third quarter of 2001. Total Quality Writing Instrument ("QWI") sales for the quarter of $29.1 million increased 6.9% from the prior year. Domestic writing instrument sales of $15.4 million increased 18.5% as compared to the third quarter of 2001, while international writing instrument sales of $13.7 million decreased 3.6% as compared to the 2001 period. The Company significantly downsized the Pen Computing Group in 2001 and more closely aligned its efforts with the QWI research and development department. Therefore, effective for 2002, pen computing results are no longer reported as a separate segment. There was no significant pen computing activity in the third quarter of 2002. Pen computing segment revenue was $603,000 in the third quarter of 2001.

The third quarter increase in domestic writing instrument sales was due to higher retail division sales. Retail sales were 24.6% higher than the third quarter of 2001. This increase was due largely to a new Century® holiday gift package program offered to an existing warehouse club account. Century is one of the Company's core products. In addition, in the quarter, was the launch of the Company's new non-Cross branded popular priced Penatia™ line and new distribution in department stores of a new ion® gift package. ion is the Company's palm sized pen that uses gel ink. OEM revenue, which consists of sales of non-Cross branded writing instruments, increased 8.9% in the quarter. Domestic corporate gift division sales decreased 1.2% in the quarter, due to adverse economic conditions and the resulting reduction in corporate discretionary spending.

The third quarter decrease in international writing instrument sales was the result of a 13.2% decrease in Asian markets. The decline in Asian revenue was generally due to adverse economic conditions affecting the region's corporate gift and duty free sales, particularly in Japan, our largest Asian market. The Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA") region sales increased 3.2% in the quarter. The EMEA increase was due to improved retail performance in Europe, which more than offset declines in the corporate gift division and the Middle East markets. Sales in the international Americas, consisting of Canada and Latin America, decreased 5.6% compared to the third quarter of 2001.

The gross profit margin for the third quarter of 2002 was 52.1%, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 51.2% margin for the comparable period last year. Writing instrument margins declined 1.1 percentage points to 52.1% due to the effect of product mix and higher fixed manufacturing expenses. PCG segment margins were negative in the third quarter of 2001.

SG&A expenses for the third quarter of 2002 were 14.8% higher than the third quarter of 2001. Included in the 2002 third quarter were $340,000 of due diligence expenses related to a review of a strategic acquisition target as part of an ongoing search for external growth opportunities. At this time, the Company has decided not to pursue this target. Marketing and selling support for writing instruments increased by 9.6%. Included in the 2002 third quarter SG&A expense were costs associated with maintaining our Irish facility, which is for sale. All other SG&A expenses were 11.8% higher than the third quarter of 2001, largely due to timing.

Service and distribution ("S&D") expenses were lower than the prior year third quarter by $431,000, or 34.8%. In the prior year, a reclassification was made in the quarter to align the Company's S&D expenses with the restructured European operations. Excluding the effect of this reclassification, S&D expenses declined 25% in the quarter due to the effects of cost control programs put in place.

In the third quarter of 2002, Interest and other was $231,000 of income as compared to $146,000 of income in the third quarter of 2001. Interest income was lower in the third quarter of 2002 as compared to the third quarter of 2001 as interest rates were substantially below the prior year level. Other income was approximately $86,000 as compared to other expense of approximately $48,000 in the third quarter of 2001.

The effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2002 was 25% on the income from continuing operations as compared to a 45.0% rate for the prior year quarter. The significant decrease is due to a reduction in the quarter of the estimated rate for the full year 2002. This change in estimate is due to greater than expected tax benefits from operating loss carryforwards and export sales. The 2001 rate was impacted by the unfavorable tax treatment of loss provisions on Internet investments that utilized offshore funds.

Net sales for the nine month period ended September 28, 2002 were $84.0 million, a decrease of 1.5% as compared to the same period in 2001. Total QWI sales of $84.0 million increased 1.0% over the prior year. Domestic writing instrument sales were $43.7 million for the first nine months, 11.8% higher than the comparable period last year. International writing instrument sales of $40.3 million were 8.5% lower than the comparable period in 2001. Effective for 2002, pen computing results are no longer reported as a separate segment. For the nine months ended September 28, 2002, there was no significant pen computing activity, while sales in the 2001 period were $2.1 million.

The increase in domestic writing instrument sales was due primarily to retail division growth and higher OEM revenue. Sales by the retail division increased 11.8% for the first nine months of 2002 as compared to the first nine months of 2001. The increase in this division can be attributed to a new Century holiday gift package program offered to an existing warehouse club account, the cumulative effect of the launch of several new products and initiatives during the year and new distribution in department stores of new ion gift packages. OEM revenue was $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2002, compared to $1.3 million in the comparable period of 2001 due to the addition of a new customer. Business gift sales declined by 5.1% in 2002 compared to 2001, due to continued adverse economic conditions and the resulting reduction in corporate discretionary spending.

International revenues decreased for the first nine months primarily due to lower sales in Asia and the EMEA markets. Asia revenue declined 16.9% for the nine months ended September 28, 2002. This decline was due to the continuing adverse economic conditions in Asia, particularly in Japan, that are affecting the region's corporate gift and duty free sales. EMEA sales for the first nine months of 2002 declined 5.0% as compared to the same period of 2001. EMEA revenue has been affected by an 18% decline in business gift sales, offset somewhat by a 4% increase in retail sales. Canada and Latin America sales declined slightly as compared to 2001.

The gross profit margin for the first nine months of 2002 was 52.1%, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 52.3% gross margin reported for the comparable period last year. QWI gross margins were lower by 1.8 percentage points due to product mix as well as the effect of higher fixed manufacturing expenses on relatively flat sales volume. PCG segment margins were negative for the first nine months of 2001.

SG&A expenses for the first nine months of 2002 were 4.1% higher than the prior year. SG&A expenses in 2002 included $340,000 of due diligence expenses related to a review of a strategic acquisition target. At this time, the Company has decided not to pursue this target. Marketing and selling support expenses for the first nine months of 2002 increased 4.4% over the same period last year due to the Company's decision to investment spend in this area. All other SG&A expenses increased 1.2% for the first nine months as compared to the same period of 2001.

R&D expenses in the first nine months of 2002 were higher than the same 2001 period by 9.2%. This was due to increased expenditures for the development of new QWI products.

Interest and other for the first nine months of 2002 was income of $649,000 as compared to expense