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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
No information is required in response to this item.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our principal executive officer (Chief Executive Officer and President) and principal financial officer (Corporate
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) have evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of
December 31, 2009, and have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 USC § 78a et seq) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures
include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in the reports that we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the fourth quarter of 2009, no change occurred in the company’s internal control over financial reporting
that materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
No information is required in response to this item.
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