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to the general policy that such transactions should only be entered into if they are approved by the Parent Board, in accordance with applicable law, and on
terms that, on the whole, are no more or less favorable than those available from unaffiliated third parties.
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, 2010 and 2009, were:
Type of Fee 2010 2009
(in thousands)
Audit Fees $ 891 $ 862
Audit-Related Fees 15
Tax Fees 256 207
Other Fees 20 17
Total $ 1,167 $ 1,101
Audit Fees
The Audit Fees for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 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 years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 also include the review of the quarterly consolidated financial statements and statutory
audits.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-Related Fees for the year ended December 31, 2009 relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers for accounting related
matters.
Tax Fees
The Tax Fees for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 include services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers relating to tax compliance and
other planning services.
All Other Fees
The Other Fees for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 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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