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This excerpt taken from the LPL 20-F filed Apr 11, 2007. Item 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by our independent auditors, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and their respective affiliates (collectively, PricewaterhouseCoopers), during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006:
Audit fees in the above table are the fees billed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our interim financial statements. Audit-related fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers for the issuance of comfort letters in connection with the issuance of securities, accounting consultations as well as agreed upon procedures related to various transactions involving us and our subsidiaries. Tax fees in the above table are fees billed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers for tax compliance services and other tax advice. Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures Our audit committee has not established pre-approval policies and procedures for the engagement of our independent auditors for services. Our audit committee expressly approves on a case-by-case basis any engagement of our independent auditors for audit and non-audit services provided to our subsidiaries or to us. The audit committee is permitted to approve certain fees for audit and non-audit services before the completion of the engagement that are recurring, in the ordinary course of business and otherwise comply with the de minimis exception to the applicable rules of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2006, no fees were approved pursuant to the de minimis exception. Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers has recently notified our audit committee that pension plans that manage pension funds for the benefit of the employees of three PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms held investments in the equity of Philips Electronics from time to time between 2001 and 2005. PricewaterhouseCoopers became aware of the investments in September 2005 and disposed of all the shareholdings in Philips Electronics by November 2005. The market value of the Philips Electronics shares owned by each of these pension plans ranged from the U.S. dollar equivalent of approximately US$112,233 to US$802,753. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions auditor independence rules require that, as our independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers maintain independence from us, as well as from Philips Electronics, to which we are a material investee. Such auditor independence rules extend the definition of an accounting firm to the organizations pension plans. Accordingly, the investments in Philips Electronics by PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms pension plans are not permitted under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions auditor independence rules.
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Table of ContentsAfter conducting an internal review, PricewaterhouseCoopers has concluded that its objectivity and impartiality were unaffected by these investments and therefore its independence has not been impaired. This conclusion is based on the following:
PricewaterhouseCoopers has discussed the facts and circumstances of this matter with the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including discussion of PricewaterhouseCoopers conclusion that its independence was not impaired. In February 2006, PricewaterhouseCoopers issued its Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 independence letter to our audit committee and therein reported that it is independent under applicable standards in connection with its audit opinion for the financial statements contained in this annual report. Our audit committee has reviewed this matter in detail and has discussed the matter with PricewaterhouseCoopers and our outside legal counsel. Upon careful review, the audit committee concurred with PricewaterhouseCoopers in concluding the accounting firms independence was not impaired by the above described incidents. This excerpt taken from the LPL 20-F filed Jun 21, 2006. Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by our independent auditors, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and their respective affiliates (collectively, PricewaterhouseCoopers), during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005:
Audit fees in the above table are the fees billed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our interim financial statements. Audit-related fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers for the issuance of comfort letters in connection with the issuance of securities, accounting consultations as well as agreed upon procedures related to various transactions involving us and our subsidiaries.
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Table of ContentsTax fees in the above table are fees billed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers for tax compliance services and other tax advice. Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures Our audit committee has not established pre-approval policies and procedures for the engagement of our independent auditors for services. Our audit committee expressly approves on a case-by-case basis any engagement of our independent auditors for audit and non-audit services provided to our subsidiaries or to us. The audit committee is permitted to approve certain fees for audit and non-audit services before the completion of the engagement that are recurring, in the ordinary course of business and otherwise comply with the de minimis exception to the applicable rules of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2005, no fees were approved pursuant to the de minimis exception. Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers has recently notified our audit committee that pension plans that manage pension funds for the benefit of the employees of three PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms held investments in the equity of Philips Electronics from time to time between 2001 and 2005. PricewaterhouseCoopers became aware of the investments in September 2005 and disposed of all the shareholdings in Philips Electronics by November 2005. The market value of the Philips Electronics shares owned by each of these pension plans ranged from the U.S. dollar equivalent of approximately US$112,233 to US$802,753. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions auditor independence rules require that, as our independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers maintain independence from us, as well as from Philips Electronics, to which we are a material investee. Such auditor independence rules extend the definition of an accounting firm to the organizations pension plans. Accordingly, the investments in Philips Electronics by PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms pension plans are not permitted under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions auditor independence rules. After conducting an internal review, PricewaterhouseCoopers has concluded that its objectivity and impartiality were unaffected by these investments and therefore its independence has not been impaired. This conclusion is based on the following:
PricewaterhouseCoopers has discussed the facts and circumstances of this matter with the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including discussion of PricewaterhouseCoopers conclusion that its independence was not impaired. In February 2006, PricewaterhouseCoopers issued its Independence Standards
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Table of ContentsBoard Standard No. 1 independence letter to our audit committee and therein reported that it is independent under applicable standards in connection with its audit opinion for the financial statements contained in this annual report. Our audit committee has reviewed this matter in detail and has discussed the matter with PricewaterhouseCoopers and our outside legal counsel. Upon careful review, the audit committee concurred with PricewaterhouseCoopers in concluding the accounting firms independence was not impaired by the above described incidents. This excerpt taken from the LPL 20-F filed Apr 11, 2005. Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by our independent auditors, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and their respective affiliates (collectively, PricewaterhouseCoopers), during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004:
Audit fees in the above table are the fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our interim financial statements.
Audit-related fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the issuance of comfort letters in connection with the issuance of securities, accounting consultations as well as agreed upon procedures related to various transactions involving us and our subsidiaries.
Tax fees in the above table are fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers for tax compliance services and other tax advice.
Other fees in the above table are fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers primarily related to Activity Based Cost accounting advisory services.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Our audit committee has not established pre-approval policies and procedures for the engagement of our independent auditors for services. Our audit committee expressly approves on a case-by-case basis any engagement of our independent auditors for audit and non-audit services provided to our subsidiaries or to us.
The audit committee is permitted to approve certain fees for audit and non-audit services before the completion of the engagement that are recurring, in the ordinary course of business and otherwise comply with the de minimis exception to the applicable rules of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2004, no fees were approved pursuant to the de minimis exception.
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