Building and nurturing a strong commitment to the communities where we live and work has always been important to Limited Brands. To further build upon this robust foundation, Limited Brands is pleased to operate a Supplier Diversity Program. The purpose of this program is to provide minority and women owned businesses with access and opportunity to compete on an equal basis with all other businesses in Limited Brands' procurement process.

In addition to building direct relationships between Limited Brands and diverse business enterprises, we will be requesting that our major suppliers support us in meeting our objective of significantly increasing the use of diverse enterprises. The mutually beneficial business relationships we and our major suppliers develop with diverse enterprises will broaden the economic vitality and prosperity of the communities we serve, create value for our shareholders, and provide a fresh perspective and innovative solutions to our business.

We want to emphasize our commitment, and the importance of the Limited Brands Supplier Diversity Program, to the continued success of Limited Brands, and to our vision that Limited Brands becomes a recognized leader in growing, developing, and utilizing minority- and women-owned business enterprises.