LPL » Topics » Item 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

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:

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006
     (in millions of Won)

Audit fees

   (Won) 1,906    (Won) 3,201

Audit-related fees

     713      704

Tax fees

     938      435

Other fees

     —        —  
             

Total fees

   (Won) 3,557    (Won) 4,340
             

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 Commission’s 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 organization’s pension plans. Accordingly, the investments in Philips Electronics by PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms’ pension plans are not permitted under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s auditor independence rules.

 

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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:

 

   

those professionals who conducted our audit were at all times unaware of the investments;

 

   

the investments were held by pension plans of PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms that are legal entities distinct from the relevant PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms, and as such, the holdings belong to those of the individual current and retired partners and staff of the member firms rather than of the firms themselves;

 

   

the shareholdings in Philips Electronics were disposed of as soon as practicable once they came to the attention of the engagement team conducting our audit;

 

   

the percentage of equity interest in Philips Electronics held by the three individual pension plans were at all times insignificant in the context of the overall investments of the pension funds concerned (constituting less than 1.25%, 0.12% and 0.5% of their respective overall investments, at all relevant times); and

 

   

all final decisions related to our audit are made by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers and not by any other member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, including those member firms whose pension funds made the investments in Philips Electronics.

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 firm’s 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:

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2004    2005
     (in millions of Won)

Audit fees

   (Won)1,528    (Won)1,906

Audit-related fees

   1,127    713

Tax fees

   672    938

Other fees

   —      —  
         

Total fees

   (Won)3,327    (Won)3,557
         

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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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 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 Commission’s 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 organization’s pension plans. Accordingly, the investments in Philips Electronics by PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms’ pension plans are not permitted under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 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:

 

    those professionals who conducted our audit were at all times unaware of the investments;

 

    the investments were held by pension plans of PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms that are legal entities distinct from the relevant PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms, and as such, the holdings belong to those of the individual current and retired partners and staff of the member firms rather than of the firms themselves;

 

    the shareholdings in Philips Electronics were disposed of as soon as practicable once they came to the attention of the engagement team conducting our audit;

 

    the percentage of equity interest in Philips Electronics held by the three individual pension plans were at all times insignificant in the context of the overall investments of the pension funds concerned (constituting less than 1.25%, 0.12% and 0.5% of their respective overall investments, at all relevant times); and

 

    all final decisions related to our audit are made by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers and not by any other member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, including those member firms whose pension funds made the investments in Philips Electronics.

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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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 firm’s 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:

 

     Year ended December 31,

         2003    

       2004    

     (in millions of Won)

Audit fees

   (Won) 1,546    (Won) 1,528

Audit-related fees

     406      1,127

Tax fees

     441      672

Other fees

     200      —  
    

  

Total fees

   (Won) 2,593    (Won) 3,327
    

  

 

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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