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Proxy Statement
107
The Company has advised the Audit Committee of its plans to expand its Internal Audit Department significantly, and the Committee
approved an increase in scope of work performed by the independent accountants in 2002.
Other Important Committee Activities
The Committee has met and held discussions with management and the independent accountants on a regular basis. Management
represented to the Committee that the Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the U.S., and the Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with
management and the independent accountants.
The Committee discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent accountants, matters required to be discussed by
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 “Communications with Audit Committee.” The independent accountants provided to the
Committee the written disclosures required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 “Independence Discussion With Audit
Committees.” The Committee discussed with the independent accountants their independence.
The Committee discussed with the Company’s internal auditors and independent accountants the plans for their respective audits. The
Committee met with the internal auditors and independent accountants, with and without management present, and discussed the
results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the quality of the Company’s financial reporting.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the audited
financial statements for inclusion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and the
Board accepted the Committee’s recommendations.
The following fees were paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for services rendered in 2002:
Audit Fees: $7.9 million
Financial Systems Design and Implementation Fees $0.7 million
All Other Fees $7.9 million
All other fees presented above primarily comprise amounts paid in connection with tax services, controls review services, and due
diligence in connection with contemplated mergers and acquisitions. The Committee has reviewed the above fees for non-audit services
and believes they are compatible with the independent accountants’ independence.
The Committee recommended to the Board, subject to shareholder ratification, the election of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
Company’s independent accountants. In addition the Committee has approved the scope of non-audit services anticipated to be
performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 2003 and the estimated budget for those services.
Hector de J. Ruiz, Chair
Richard S. Braddock
Martha Layne Collins
Timothy M. Donahue