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Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2014 Proxy Statement, which it intends to file with the
SEC on or before April 11, 2014.
NBCUniversal
The Audit Committee of Comcast’s Board of Directors appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as NBCUniversal’
s independent registered
public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. Set forth below are the fees paid or accrued for the
services of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates in 2013 and 2012.
Audit fees consisted of fees paid or accrued for services rendered to NBCUniversal and its subsidiaries for the audits of its annual
financial statements, reviews of its quarterly financial statements and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or
regulatory filings.
Audit-related fees in 2013 and 2012 consisted primarily of fees paid or accrued for audits associated with employee benefit plans.
Tax fees in 2013 and 2012 consisted of fees paid or accrued for domestic and foreign tax compliance services, including tax
examination assistance. In 2012, tax compliance services included an analysis of tax accounting methods.
All other fees in 2013 and 2012 consisted of fees paid or accrued for various consulting services.
Preapproval Policy of Audit Committee of Services Performed by Independent Auditors
As a consolidated subsidiary of Comcast, NBCUniversal is subject to the policies of Comcast’
s Audit Committee regarding the
preapproval of services provided by the independent auditors. This policy requires that the Audit Committee preapprove all audit
and non-audit services performed by the independent auditors to assure that the services do not impair the auditors’
independence.
Unless a type of service has received general preapproval, it requires separate preapproval by the Audit Committee. Even if a
service has received general preapproval, if the fee associated with the service exceeds $250,000 in a single engagement or series
of related engagements or relates to tax planning, it requires separate preapproval. The Audit Committee has delegated its
preapproval authority to its Chair.
(in millions)
2013
2012
Audit fees
$
9.7
$
8.4
Audit
-
related fees
0.6
0.4
Tax fees
0.2
0.6
All other fees
0.2
0.1
$
10.7
$
9.5
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