EXHIBIT 99.1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
G&K Services, Inc.
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of G&K Services, Inc. as
of July 2, 2005, and July 3, 2004, and for each of the three years in the period
ended July 2, 2005, and have issued our report thereon dated September 7, 2005
(included elsewhere in this Form 10-K). Our audits also included the financial
statement schedule listed in Item 15(a) of this Registration Statement. This
schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion based on our audits.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 7, 2005
G&K SERVICES, INC.
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
(IN THOUSANDS)
Additions
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Balance at Charged to Charged to
Beginning of Costs and Other Balance at
Description Year Expenses Accounts Deductions End of Year
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
July 2, 2005 $ 2,603 $ 2,040 $ - $ 1,753 $ 2,890
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July 3, 2004 $ 3,687 $ 2,171 $ - $ 3,255 $ 2,603
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June 28, 2003 $ 3,326 $ 4,123 $ - $ 3,762 $ 3,687
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