Blackberry 2013 Annual Report Download - page 92

Lonvest Corporation (now London Insurance Group Inc.); President of Great Lakes Power, Deputy Chairman of London Insurance
Groups Inc.; Chairman, President and CEO of Wellington Insurance; and Chairman of London Guarantee Insurance Company.
Mr. Richardson was a past board member with the Insurance Bureau of Canada and the Facility Association. Mr. Richardson is
currently Chairman of Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. Limited, and a Director of Armtec Infrastructure Inc.
The Board has also determined that each of Mr. Kerr, Ms. Stymiest and Mr. Richardson is an audit committee financial expert within
the meaning of General Instruction B(8)(a) of Form 40-F under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The SEC has
indicated that the designation of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not make such person an “expert” for any
purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liability on such person that are greater than those imposed on members of the Audit
Committee and the Board who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the
audit committee or the Board.
As set out in the Audit and Risk Management Committee’s charter, the committee is responsible for pre-approving all non-audit
services to be provided to the Company by its independent external auditor. The Company’s practice requires senior management to
report to the Audit and Risk Management Committee any provision of services by the auditors and requires consideration as to
whether the provision of the services other than audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence. All audit
and audit-related services are pre-approved by the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP (EY) chartered accountants, the Company’s independent external auditor, for the
fiscal years ended March 2, 2013 and March 3, 2012, respectively, for professional services rendered by EY for the audit of the
Company’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by EY in connection with statutory and regulatory
filings or engagements for such fiscal years were $4,195,000 and $3,331,000 respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended March 2, 2013 and March 3, 2012, respectively, for assurance and related
services rendered by EY that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit review of the Company’s financial statements and
are not reported above as audit fees were $107,000 and $195,000.
Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended March 2, 2013 and March 3, 2012, respectively, for professional services
rendered by EY for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and other services were $13,000 and $Nil respectively. Tax services
provided included international tax compliance engagements.
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