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This excerpt taken from the CVS 8-K filed Aug 15, 2006.
KPMG”), addressed to the Underwriters, confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder (“Rules and Regulations”) and to the effect that:

     (i) in their opinion the financial statements and schedules (other than those relating to the Standalone Drug Business) examined by them and included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the related published Rules and Regulations;

     (ii) they have performed the procedures specified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for a review of interim financial information as described in Statement of Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information, on the unaudited financial statements (other than those relating to the Standalone Drug Business) included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus;

     (iii) on the basis of the review referred to in clause (ii) above, a reading of the latest available interim financial statements of the Company, inquiries of officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters and other specified procedures, nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that:

  (A) the unaudited financial statements (other than those relating to the Standalone Drug Business) included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the related published Rules and Regulations or any material modifications should be made to such unaudited financial statements for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  (B) at the date of the latest available balance sheet read by such accountants, and at a subsequent specified date not more than three business days prior to the date of this Agreement, there was any decrease in stockholders’ equity or change in the capital stock or any increase in short-term indebtedness or long-term debt of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries or, at the date of the latest available balance sheet read by such accountants, there was any decrease in consolidated net current assets or total assets, as compared with amounts shown on the latest balance sheet included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus; or
     
  (C) for the period from the closing date of the latest income statement included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus to the closing date of the latest available income statement read by such accountants there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year and with the period of corresponding length ended the date of the latest income statement included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, in consolidated net sales, net operating income, the total or per share amounts of net earnings or in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, or any increases or decreases, as the case may be, in other items specified by the Representatives;
     
  (D) except in all cases set forth in clauses (B) and (C) above for changes, increases or decreases which the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or which are described in such letter;

     (iv) the pro forma financial statements, together with related notes, included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus are consistent with the historical

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statements, except for the pro forma adjustments specified therein, and give effect to assumptions made on a reasonable basis and present fairly the historical and proposed transactions contemplated hereby and by the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, and nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that the pro forma financial information included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus does not comply as to form in all material respects with the accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the related published Rules and Regulations or has not been properly compiled and that the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those statements; and

     (v) they have compared specified dollar amounts (or percentages derived from such dollar amounts), numerical data and other financial information (other than those relating to the Standalone Drug Business) contained in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (in each case to the extent that such dollar amounts, percentages, numerical data and other financial information are derived from the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries subject to the internal controls of the Company’s accounting system or are derived directly from such records by analysis or computation) with the results obtained from inquiries, a reading of such general accounting records and other procedures specified in such letter and have found such dollar amounts, percentages, numerical data and other financial information to be in agreement with such results except as otherwise specified in such letter.

     (c) The Representatives shall have received a letter, addressed to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, of KPMG which meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to in such subsection will be a date not more than three days prior to the Closing Date for the purposes of this subsection.

     (d) The Representatives shall have received a letter, dated the date of this Agreement, of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“

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