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This excerpt taken from the XIDE DEF 14A filed Jul 28, 2008.
Fees of Independent Public Accountants for Fiscal 2008 and 2007
 
The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by PwC for the audit of our annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, together with any fees for audit-related services and tax services rendered by PwC for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007.
 
                 
    Fiscal 2008     Fiscal 2007  
 
(1) Audit fees(a)
  $ 5,916,631     $ 7,781,640  
(2) Audit-related fees(b)
    74,260       24,200  
(3) Tax fees(c)
    7,171       109,130  
(4) All other fees(d)
  $ 16,242       34,600  
                 
Total
  $ 6,014,304     $ 7,949,570  
                 
 
 
(a) Fees for professional services performed by PwC for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q filings, and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory regulatory filings or engagements. Fees for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 also included an audit of our internal control over financial reporting.
 
(b) Fiscal 2008 fees related to Information Technology work in France. Fiscal 2007 fees include assurance and related services performed by PwC that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, including employee benefit plan or subsidiary pension audits.
 
(c) Fees for professional services performed by PwC with respect to tax compliance and consulting.
 
(d) Fiscal 2008 fees related to environmental review and training for a new accounting framework in Europe. Fees in fiscal 2007 related to an attestation engagement for environmental statutory requirements and assistance with conversion to the International Financial Reporting Standards for two of our non-U.S. subsidiaries.
 
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