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REPORT OF THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE
In connection with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Audit and
Finance Committee has:
(1) Reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management;
(2) Discussed with E&Y, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the
matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended
and as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and
(3) Received the written disclosure and letter from E&Y regarding the auditors’ independence
required by PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, Communication with Audit
Committees Concerning Independence, and has discussed with the independent auditors, the
independent auditor’s independence.
Based upon these reviews and discussions, the Audit and Finance Committee recommended to the
Board at the February 3, 2010 meeting of the Board that the Company’s audited financial statements
be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board approved this inclusion.
The Audit & Finance Committee
J. Ralph Atkin (Chair)
Henry J. Eyring
Robert G. Sarver
James L. Welch
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
The Company’s executive officers, directors and 10% shareholders are required under Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these reports must also be
furnished to the Company.
Based solely on a review of copies of reports furnished to the Company, or written representations
that no reports were required, the Company believes that during 2009 its executive officers, directors
and 10% holders complied with all filing requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
If any shareholder intends to present a proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s
proxy material in connection with the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the proposal
must be in proper form (per SEC Regulation 14A, Rule 14a-8—Shareholder Proposals) and received by
the Secretary of the Company on or before October 16, 2010. Shareholder proposals to be presented at
the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which are not to be included in the Company’s proxy
materials must be received by the Company no earlier than November 15, 2010, nor later than
December 17, 2010, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Company’s Bylaws.
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