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ITEM9.CHANGESINANDDISAGREEMENTSWITHACCOUNTANTSONACCOUNTINGANDFINANCIALDISCLOSURE
Notapplicable.
ITEM9A.CONTROLSANDPROCEDURES
ConclusionsRegardingDisclosureControlsandProcedures
Ourchiefexecutiveofficerandourchieffinancialofficerhaveconcluded,basedontheevaluationoftheeffectivenessofourdisclosurecontrolsand
procedures(asdefinedinRules13a-15(e)and15d-15(e)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended)byourmanagement,withtheparticipationofour
chiefexecutiveofficerandourchieffinancialofficer,thatourdisclosurecontrolsandprocedureswereeffectiveasofJuly1,2016.
Management'sReportonInternalControloverFinancialReporting
Ourmanagementisresponsibleforestablishingandmaintainingadequateinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting(asdefinedinRules13a-15(f)and15d-
15(f)undertheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended).Underthesupervisionandwiththeparticipationofourmanagement,includingourchiefexecutive
officerandchieffinancialofficer,weconductedanevaluationoftheeffectivenessofourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingbasedontheframeworkin
InternalControl-IntegratedFramework(2013)issuedbytheCommitteeofSponsoringOrganizationsoftheTreadwayCommission,orCOSO.
Basedonourevaluationunderthe2013frameworkinInternalControl—IntegratedFramework,ourmanagementhasconcludedthatourinternalcontrolover
financialreportingwaseffectiveasofJuly1,2016.TheeffectivenessofourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingasofJuly1,2016hasbeenauditedbyErnst&
YoungLLP,theindependentregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatauditedourfinancialstatementsincludedinthisForm10-K,asstatedintheirreportthatis
includedherein.
ChangesinInternalControloverFinancialReporting
Therewerenochangesinourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingduringourfourthfiscalquarterthathavemateriallyaffected,orarereasonablylikelyto
materiallyaffect,ourinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
LimitationsontheEffectivenessofControls
Ourmanagement,includingourchiefexecutiveofficerandchieffinancialofficer,doesnotexpectthatourdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresorourinternal
controlswillpreventallerrorsandallfraud.Acontrolsystem,nomatterhowwellconceivedandoperated,canprovideonlyreasonable,notabsolute,assurance
thattheobjectivesofthecontrolsystemaremet.Further,thedesignofacontrolsystemmustreflectthefactthatthereareresourceconstraints,andthebenefitsof
controlsmustbeconsideredrelativetotheircosts.Ourdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresandourinternalcontrolshavebeendesignedtoprovidereasonable
assuranceofachievingtheirobjectives.Becauseoftheinherentlimitationsinallcontrolsystems,noevaluationofcontrolscanprovideabsoluteassurancethatall
controlissuesandinstancesoffraud,ifany,withinSeagatehavebeendetected.Anevaluationwasperformedunderthesupervisionandwiththeparticipationof
ourmanagement,includingourchiefexecutiveofficerandchieffinancialofficer,oftheeffectivenessofthedesignandoperationofourdisclosurecontrolsand
proceduresasofJuly1,2016.Basedonthatevaluation,ourmanagement,includingourchiefexecutiveofficerandchieffinancialofficer,concludedthatour
disclosurecontrolsandprocedureswereeffectiveatthereasonableassurancelevel.
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