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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Aggregate fees for professional services rendered for the Company by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers") for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, were:
Type of Fee 2009 2008
(in thousands)
Audit Fees $ 862 $ 767
Audit-Related Fees 15 254
Tax Fees 207 49
Other Fees 17 1
Total $ 1,101 $ 1,071
Audit Fees
The Audit Fees for the year ended December 31, 2009 relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the
integrated audit of our consolidated annual financial statements and our internal control over financial reporting.
The Audit Fees for the year ended December 31, 2008 relate to professional services rendered for the audit of our consolidated financial
statements.
The Audit Fees for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, also include the review of the quarterly consolidated financial
statements, issuance of consents and statutory audits.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-Related Fees for the year ended December 31, 2009 relate to professional services rendered for accounting related matters by
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Audit-Related Fees for the year ended December 31, 2008 include the assessment of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tax Fees
The Tax Fees for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 include services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers relating to tax
compliance.
The Tax Fees for the year ended December 31, 2009 also include other tax planning services.
Other Fees
The Other Fees for the year ended December 31, 2009 relate to professional services rendered for payment security compliance by
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In accordance with policies adopted by our audit committee, all audit and non-audit related services to be performed by our independent
public accountants must be approved in advance by the audit committee or by a designated member of the audit committee. All services
rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers were approved by our audit committee.
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