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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with
Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures – The Company’s management conducted an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December
31, 2004. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.
In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s management
recognizes that any controls, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving the desired control objectives.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – Management’s Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting is set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of Raytheon’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is
set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Controls – There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during 2004 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.