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ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer, who joined us effective January 4, 2010, we have carried out an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2009 to ensure that information we
are required to disclose in reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and
reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
As of December 31, 2009, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on
the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment, management determined that the
Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on those criteria.
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements of the
Company included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. The report, which expresses an unqualified opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, is included in this Item under the
heading “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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