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Table of Contents
Any requests for audit, audit-related, tax and other services not contemplated with the recurring services approval described above must be submitted to
the Audit Committee for specific pre-approval and cannot commence until such approval has been granted. Normally, pre-approval is provided at regularly
scheduled meetings. However, the authority to grant specific pre-approval between meetings, as necessary, has been delegated to the Chairman of the Audit
Committee. The Chairman must update the Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting of any services that were granted specific pre-approval.
On a periodic basis, the Audit Committee reviews the status of services and fees incurred year-to-date and a list of newly pre-approved services since its
last regularly scheduled meeting. Our Audit Committee has considered whether the 2009 non-audit services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP are compatible
with maintaining auditor independence.
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
Service 2009 2008
Audit Fees $ 3,050,800 $ 3,807,300
Audit-Related Fees 492,200 2,065,479
Tax Fees 244,200 384,850
All Other Fees 34,050 165,800
Total $ 3,821,250 $ 6,423,429
AUDIT FEES
Fees for audit services related to 2009 and 2008 consist of audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, limited reviews of the Company’s
consolidated quarterly financial statements, statutory audits of the Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges and statutory audits of certain subsidiaries’ financial
statements. The 2009 and 2008 audit fees also include the impact of the attestation work performed by Deloitte & Touche related to Sarbanes-Oxley.
AUDIT RELATED FEES
Fees for audit-related services billed in 2009 were for audits of employee benefit plans. Fees for audit-related services billed in 2008 consisted of audits for
employee benefit plans, United Airlines Foundation and carve-out audits.
TAX FEES
Fees for tax services in 2009 and 2008 consisted of assistance with tax issues in certain foreign jurisdictions, tax consultation and bankruptcy tax
assistance.
ALL OTHER FEES
Fees for all other services billed in 2009 and 2008 consisted of the preparation of employee payroll tax filings.
All of the services in 2009 and 2008 under the Audit Related, Tax and All Other Fees categories above have been approved by the Audit Committee
pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act.
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