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Our Consolidated Financial Statements and Quarterly Selected Financial Data are included beginning on page F-1 of this report.
None.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as
such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report and concluded that those
controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term
is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in
I
nternal Control-Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as
of December 31, 2009. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent registered certified public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial
statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as stated in their report, which is included on page F-2.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by
paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 that have materially affected or
are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon
certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is
only the reasonable assurance that our controls will succeed in achieving their goals under all potential future conditions.
None.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Chan
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reements With Accountants on Accountin
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and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information