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TableofContents
ITEM9.CHANGESINANDDISAGREEMENTSWITHACCOUNTANTSONACCOUNTINGANDFINANCIALDISCLOSURE
Notapplicable.
ITEM9A.CONTROLSANDPROCEDURES
ConclusionsRegardingDisclosureControlsandProcedures
OurChiefExecutiveOfficerandourChiefFinancialOfficerhaveconcluded,basedontheevaluationoftheeffectivenessofourdisclosurecontrolsand
procedures(asdefinedinRules13a-15(e)and15d-15(e)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended)byourmanagement,withtheparticipationofour
chiefexecutiveofficerandourchieffinancialofficer,thatourdisclosurecontrolsandprocedureswereeffectiveasofJuly3,2015.
Management'sReportonInternalControloverFinancialReporting
Ourmanagementisresponsibleforestablishingandmaintainingadequateinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting(asdefinedinRules13a-15(f)and15d-
15(f)undertheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended).Underthesupervisionandwiththeparticipationofourmanagement,includingourChiefExecutive
OfficerandChiefFinancialOfficer,weconductedanevaluationoftheeffectivenessofourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingbasedontheframeworkin
InternalControl-IntegratedFramework(2013)issuedbytheCommitteeofSponsoringOrganizationsoftheTreadwayCommission,orCOSO.
Basedonourevaluationunderthe2013frameworkinInternalControl—IntegratedFramework,ourmanagementhasconcludedthatourinternalcontrolover
financialreportingwaseffectiveasofJuly3,2015.TheeffectivenessofourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingasofJuly3,2015hasbeenauditedbyErnst&
YoungLLP,theindependentregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatauditedourfinancialstatementsincludedinthisForm10-K,asstatedintheirreportthatis
includedherein.
ChangesinInternalControloverFinancialReporting
Therewerenochangesinourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingduringourfourthfiscalquarterthathavemateriallyaffected,orarereasonablylikelyto
materiallyaffect,ourinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
LimitationsontheEffectivenessofControls
Ourmanagement,includingourChiefExecutiveOfficerandChiefFinancialOfficer,doesnotexpectthatourdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresorour
internalcontrolswillpreventallerrorsandallfraud.Acontrolsystem,nomatterhowwellconceivedandoperated,canprovideonlyreasonable,notabsolute,
assurancethattheobjectivesofthecontrolsystemaremet.Further,thedesignofacontrolsystemmustreflectthefactthatthereareresourceconstraints,andthe
benefitsofcontrolsmustbeconsideredrelativetotheircosts.Ourdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresandourinternalcontrolshavebeendesignedtoprovide
reasonableassuranceofachievingtheirobjectives.Becauseoftheinherentlimitationsinallcontrolsystems,noevaluationofcontrolscanprovideabsolute
assurancethatallcontrolissuesandinstancesoffraud,ifany,withinSeagatehavebeendetected.Anevaluationwasperformedunderthesupervisionandwiththe
participationofourmanagement,includingourChiefExecutiveOfficerandChiefFinancialOfficer,oftheeffectivenessofthedesignandoperationofour
disclosurecontrolsandproceduresasofJuly3,2015.Basedonthatevaluation,ourmanagement,includingourChiefExecutiveOfficerandChiefFinancial
Officer,concludedthatourdisclosurecontrolsandprocedureswereeffectiveatthereasonableassurancelevel.
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