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This excerpt taken from the GPS DEF 14A filed Apr 7, 2009.

Principal Accounting Firm Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008 by our principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”).

 

Fiscal Year 2008 and 2007 Accounting Fees  
Fees (see notes below)     

Fiscal Year 2008

      

Fiscal Year 2007

 

Audit Fees

     $ 4,766,000         $ 4,628,000   

Audit-Related Fees

       166,000          164,000  

Tax Fees

       21,000          97,000  

All Other Fees

       2,000          1,500  

Total

     $ 4,955,000        $ 4,890,500  

 

“Audit Fees” consists of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, the review of our interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, and the audits in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

“Audit-Related Fees” consists primarily of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our employee benefit plans, audit procedures required by store leases, and consents for registration statements.

 

“Tax Fees” consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, and competent authority proceedings.

 

“All Other Fees” consists of fees for products and services other than the services reported above. In fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, this category included licensing fees related to accounting research software.

 

The Audit and Finance Committee has a policy to monitor and limit, as appropriate, non-audit related services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. The policy requires pre-approval by the Audit and Finance Committee of all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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This excerpt taken from the GPS DEF 14A filed Apr 16, 2008.

Principal Accounting Firm Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal years ended February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007 by our principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”), which includes Deloitte Consulting:

 

Fiscal Year 2007 and 2006 Accounting Fees  
   
     2007     2006  
Fees (see notes below)   Amount  

% of Total

Fees for Year

    Amount  

% of Total

Fees for Year

 

Audit Fees

  $ 4,628,000   95 %     $ 4,250,000   96 %

Audit-Related Fees

    164,000   3 %     134,000   3 %

Tax Fees

    97,000   2 %     65,000   1 %

All Other Fees

    1,500   %     1,000   %

Total

  $ 4,890,500   100 %   $ 4,450,000   100 %

“Audit Fees” consists of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, the review of our interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, and the audits in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

“Audit-Related Fees” consists of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our employee benefit plans and audit procedures required by store leases.

 

“Tax Fees” consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, and competent authority proceedings.

 

“All Other Fees” consists of fees for products and services other than the services reported above. In fiscal 2006, this category included fees related to tax software and related training. In fiscal 2007, this category included fees related to accounting research software.

   

  

   

   

The Audit and Finance Committee has a policy to monitor and limit, as appropriate, non-audit related services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. The policy requires pre-approval by the Audit and Finance Committee of all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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This excerpt taken from the GPS DEF 14A filed Apr 26, 2007.

Principal Accounting Firm Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal years ended February 3, 2007 and January 28, 2006 by our principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”), which includes Deloitte Consulting:

 

Fiscal Year 2006 and 2005 Accounting Fees  
   
      2006     2005  
Fees (see notes below)    Amount   

% of Total

Fees for Year

    Amount   

% of Total

Fees for Year

 

Audit Fees

   $ 4,250,000    96 %       $ 4,006,000    91 %

Audit-Related Fees

     134,000    3 %     87,000    2 %

Tax Fees

     65,000    1 %     135,000    3 %

All Other Fees

     1,000    %     150,000    3 %

Total

   $ 4,450,000    100 %   $ 4,378,000    100 %

“Audit Fees” consistsof fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, the review of our interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, and the audits in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

“Audit-Related Fees” consistsof fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our employee benefit plans and audit procedures required by store leases.

 

“Tax Fees” consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, and competent authority proceedings.

 

“All Other Fees” consistsof fees for products and services other than the services reported above. In fiscal 2006 and 2005, this category included fees related to tax software and related training.

   

  

  

  

The Audit and Finance Committee has a policy to monitor and limit, as appropriate, non-audit related services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. The policy requires pre-approval by the Audit and Finance Committee of all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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This excerpt taken from the GPS DEF 14A filed Mar 28, 2006.

Principal Accounting Firm Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal years ended January 28, 2006 and January 29, 2005 by our principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”), which includes Deloitte Consulting:

 

Fiscal Year 2005 and 2004 Accounting Fees  
   
        2005      2004  
Fees (see notes below)      Amount    % of Total
Fees for Year
     Amount    % of Total
Fees for Year
 

Audit Fees

     $ 4,006,000    91 %        $ 5,039,000    94 %

Audit-Related Fees

       87,000    2 %      104,000    2 %

Tax Fees

       135,000    3 %      86,000    2 %

All Other Fees

       150,000    3 %      104,000    2 %

Total

     $ 4,378,000    100 %    $ 5,333,000    100 %

“Audit Fees” consists of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, the review of our interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, and the audits in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

“Audit-Related Fees” in fiscal 2005, this category consisted of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our employee benefit plans and audit procedures required by store leases. In fiscal 2004, this category consisted of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our employee benefit plans, audit procedures required by store leases, and audits related to the liquidation of foreign entities.

 

“Tax Fees” consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, and competent authority proceedings.

 

“All Other Fees” consists of fees for products and services other than the services reported above. In fiscal 2005 and 2004, this category included fees related to tax software and related training. The increase in fiscal 2005 is due to increased costs related to tax software and related training.

 

   

     

   

   

The Audit and Finance Committee has a policy to monitor and limit, as appropriate, non-audit related services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. The policy requires pre-approval by the Audit and Finance Committee of all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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This excerpt taken from the GPS DEF 14A filed Mar 28, 2005.

Principal Accounting Firm Fees

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal years ended January 29, 2005 and January 31, 2004 by our principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”), which includes Deloitte Consulting:

 

Fiscal Year 2004 and 2003 Accounting Fees  
   
       2004        2003  
Fees (see notes below)      Amount    % of Total
Fees for Year
       Amount    % of Total
Fees for Year
 

Audit Fees

     $ 5,039,000    94 %      $ 2,047,000    91 %

Audit-Related Fees

       104,000    2 %        29,000    1 %

Tax Fees

       86,000    2 %        93,000    4 %

All Other Fees

       104,000    2 %        95,000    4 %

Total

     $ 5,333,000    100 %      $ 2,264,000    100 %

“AuditFees” consists of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, the review of our interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, and the audits in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

“Audit-RelatedFees” in fiscal year 2004, this category consisted of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our employee benefit plans, audit procedures required by store leases, and audits related to the liquidation of foreign entities. In fiscal 2003, professional services rendered in connection with the audit or our employee benefit plans and audit procedures required by store leases comprised these fees.

 

“TaxFees” consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, and competent authority proceedings.

 

“All Other Fees” consists of fees for products and services other than the services reported above. In fiscal 2004 and 2003, this category included fees related to tax software and related training.

 

   

     

   

    

 

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The Audit and Finance Committee has a policy to monitor and limit, as appropriate, non-audit related services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. The policy requires pre-approval by the Audit and Finance Committee of all services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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