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Proxy Statement
114
The Audit Committee of Eastman Kodak Company’s Board of Directors is composed solely of independent directors and operates under a written charter
adopted by the Board and most recently amended on February 17, 2004. A copy of the Committee’s charter is attached to this Proxy Statement as
Exhibit I.
Management is responsible for the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and preparing
the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s independent accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), are responsible for
performing an independent audit of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and for issuing a
report of the results. As outlined in its charter, the Committee is responsible for overseeing these processes.
During 2003, the Committee 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 reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and the independent accountants.
The Committee discussed with the independent accountants the matters specified 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 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 control over financial reporting, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and the quality of the Company’s financial
reporting.
In reliance on these reviews and discussions, the Committee recommended 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, 2003, and the Board accepted the Committee’s recommendations.
The following fees were paid to PwC for services rendered in 2003 and 2002 (in millions of $):
2003 2002
Audit Fees $ 8.7 $ 7.9
Audit-Related Fees 5.0 1.9
Tax Fees 1.7 3.7
All Other Fees 0.2 3.0
$ 15.6 $ 16.5
The Audit Fees related primarily to the annual audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, quarterly reviews of interim financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-Q reports, statutory audits of certain of the Company’s
subsidiaries and services relating to filings under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934.
The Audit-Related Fees related primarily to advisory services in connection with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, due diligence related to merger and
acquisition activity, audits of the Company’s employee benefit plans, and accounting and reporting consultations relating to new accounting standards.
Tax Fees in 2003 included $1.1 million for tax compliance services and $0.6 million for tax planning and advice. Tax Fees in 2002 included $3.1 million
for tax compliance services and $0.6 million for tax planning and advice.
The All Other Fees related primarily to business process reviews.
The Committee recommended to the Board, subject to shareholder ratification, the election of PwC as the Company’s independent accountants. In addi-
tion, the Committee approved the scope of non-audit services anticipated to be performed by PwC in 2004 and the estimated budget for those services.
The Committee adopted an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit II.
Hector de J. Ruiz, Chair
Richard S. Braddock
Martha Layne Collins
Timothy M. Donahue
William H. Hernandez
Report of the Audit Committee