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7.2 Change of Control Provisions
Please refer to our Compensation Report at pages 91 to 127 of our Annual Report, Invitation and Proxy
Statement for the 2014 Annual General Meeting, of which this Report is a part, for information on the severance
and change of control agreements in place with Logitechs executive officers, and regarding the potential payments
in the event of termination of service of an executive officer or a change-in-control of Logitech.
8. Auditors
Under the Companys Articles of Incorporation, the shareholders elect the Company’s independent auditors
each year at the Annual General Meeting. Re-election is permitted.
The Company’s auditors are currently PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Lausanne branch, 45, Avenue C.F.
Ramuz, P.O. Box 1172, CH-1001, Lausanne, Switzerland. PwC assumed its first audit mandate for Logitech in
1988. They were re-elected as the Company’s auditors in September 2013. The responsible principal audit partner
as of March 31, 2014 is, and since fiscal year 2011 has been, Michael Foley. For purposes of U.S. securities law
reporting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, San Jose, California, serves as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm.
Please refer to the Corporate Governance and Board of Directors Matters section of Logitechs Annual
Report, Invitation and Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual General Meeting, under the headings “Independent
Auditors” and “Report of the Audit Committee,” for further information regarding the audit and non-audit fees
paid by Logitech to PricewaterhouseCoopers during fiscal year 2014, pre-approval policies for non-audit work by
PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the supervisory and control instruments of the Board of Directors, including the
Audit Committee of the Board, over the work and activities of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
9. Information Policy
The Company reports its financial results quarterly with an earnings press release. Quarterly financial results
are scheduled to be released as follows:
Q3 FY15 Earnings Release and Conference Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 22, 2015
Q4 FY15 Earnings Release and Conference Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22, 2015
The Company’s 2014 Annual General Meeting is to be held December 18, 2014 at SwissTech Center, EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland.
All registered shareholders and all shareholders in the United States that hold their shares through a U.S.
bank or brokerage or other nominee receive a copy of the Logitech Annual Report, Invitation and Proxy Statement,
or a notice that such documents are available. The Annual Report section of the document contains an overview
of Logitechs business in the fiscal year, audited financial statements for the group and the Company, the Report
on Corporate Governance and other key financial and business information. The Invitation and Proxy Statement
section of the document includes a description of the matters to be acted upon at the Annual General Meeting of
shareholders, a Compensation Report on executive officer and Board member compensation, and other disclosures
required under applicable Swiss and U.S. laws.
Logitech holds public conference calls after our quarterly earnings releases to discuss the results and present
an opportunity for institutional analysts to ask questions of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Logitech also holds periodic analyst days where senior management present reviews of Logitechs business. These
events are webcast and remain available on Logitechs Investor Relations website for a period of time after the
events. Logitech senior management also regularly participates in institutional investor seminars and roadshows,
many of which are also webcast.
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