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Management evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Under the
supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of February 29,
2008. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as
of February 29, 2008 based on the COSO criteria.
The certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer included in Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this
Annual Report on Form 10-K includes, in paragraph 4 of such certifications, information concerning the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Such certifications should be read in conjunction with the
information contained in this Item 9A. Controls and Procedures, for a more complete understanding of the matters covered by such
certifications.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 29, 2008, has been audited by Grant
Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm who also audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Grant Thornton LLP’s attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’ s internal control over financial reporting is included
below.
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Source: AUDIOVOX CORP, 10-K, May 14, 2008