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Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and
Director Independence
Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2016 Proxy Statement.
This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.
Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2016 Proxy Statement.
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, 2015 and 2014. 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 2015 and 2014.
(in millions) 2015 2014
Audit fees $ 10.6 $ 9.5
Audit-related fees 0.8 0.9
Tax fees 0.1 0.1
All other fees 0.1
$ 11.6 $ 10.5
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 2015 and 2014 consisted primarily of fees paid or accrued for audits associated with
employee benefit plans and attestation services related to contractual and regulatory compliance.
Tax fees in 2015 and 2014 consisted of fees paid or accrued for domestic and foreign tax compliance
services.
All other fees in 2015 primarily consisted of fees paid or accrued for consulting services regarding content
security.
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 Commit-
tee 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 ser-
ies of related engagements or relates to tax planning, it requires separate preapproval. The Audit Committee
has delegated its preapproval authority to its Chair.
129 Comcast 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K