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Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management of Harman International is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable
assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and the fair presentation
of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have
inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007.
In making this assessment, we used the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework.”
Our assessment included an evaluation of such elements as the design and operating effectiveness of key
financial reporting controls, process documentation, accounting policies, overall control environment
and information systems control environment. Based on our assessment, we have concluded that, as of
June 30, 2007, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as of June 30, 2007,
has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. KPMG’s report on
our internal controls over financial reporting is included herein.
/s/ Kevin L. Brown
Kevin L. Brown
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Sandra B. Robinson
Sandra B. Robinson
Vice President – Financial Operations and Chief Accounting Officer