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During fiscal 2013, we discussed the following other matters, among other things, with Deloitte:
• Deloitte’s responsibilities in connection with the audit of the company’s financial statements and matters
relating to Deloitte’s independence;
• Deloitte’s annual letter describing its internal quality control procedures;
• The company’s internal control over financial reporting;
• Any significant issues arising during the audit and any other matters relating to the conduct of the audit of
the company’s financial statements; and
• Matters required to be discussed pursuant to relevant PCAOB and SEC requirements, including the
quality of the company’s accounting principles, the soundness of significant judgments and the clarity of
disclosures in the company’s financial statements.
The Audit and Finance Committee hereby reports as follows:*
(1) The Audit and Finance Committee has reviewed and discussed the company’s audited financial
statements with management and Deloitte;
(2) The Audit and Finance Committee has discussed with Deloitte the matters required by PCAOB Auditing
Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees;
(3) The Audit and Finance Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte
required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding Deloitte’s communications with the Audit and
Finance Committee concerning independence and has discussed with Deloitte its independence; and
Based on the review and discussions referred to in items (1) through (3) above, the Audit and Finance
Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2013 for filing with the SEC.
AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Adrian T. Dillon, Chairman
Mary Ann Casati
Michael R. Lynch
* This report shall not be deemed to be (i) “soliciting material,” (ii) “filed” with the SEC, (iii) subject to
Regulations 14A or 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (iv) subject to the liabilities
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by
reference into any of our other filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent we specifically incorporate them by reference into
such filing.
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