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This excerpt taken from the PBI DEF 14A filed Mar 27, 2008. Audit Committee,
which met six times in 2007, monitors the financial reporting standards and
practices of the company and the company’s internal financial controls to confirm compliance with the policies and objectives established by the board of directors and oversees the company’s
ethics and compliance programs. The committee appoints an independent registered
public accounting firm to conduct the annual
audits, and discusses with the company’s independent registered public accountants
the scope of their examinations, with particular attention to areas where either
the committee or the independent registered public accountants believe special
emphasis should be directed. The committee reviews the annual financial statements
and independent
8 registered public accounting firm’s report, invites the independent registered public accounting firm’s recommendations on internal controls and on other matters, and reviews the evaluation given and corrective action taken by management. It reviews the independence of the independent registered public accountants and approves their fees. It also reviews the company’s internal accounting controls and the scope and results of the company’s internal auditing activities, and submits reports and proposals on these matters to the board. The committee meets in executive session with the independent registered public accountants at each committee meeting. The board of directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee, James H. Keyes, Michael I. Roth, David L. Shedlarz and Robert E. Weissman, are “audit committee financial experts,” as that term is defined by regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The This excerpt taken from the PBI DEF 14A filed Apr 3, 2007. Audit Committee, which met six times in 2006, monitors the financial reporting standards and practices of the company and the
company’s internal financial controls to confirm compliance with the policies and objectives established by the board of directors and oversees the company’s law and ethics compliance programs. The committee appoints an independent
registered public accounting firm to conduct the annual audits, and discusses with the company’s independent registered public accountants the scope of their examinations, with particular attention to areas where either the committee or the
independent registered public accountants believe special emphasis should be directed. The committee reviews the annual financial statements and independent registered public accounting firm’s report, invites the independent registered public
accounting firm’s recommendations on internal controls and on other matters, and reviews the evaluation given and corrective action taken by management. It reviews the independence of the independent registered public accountants and approves
their fees. It also reviews the company’s internal accounting controls and the scope and results of the company’s
internal auditing activities, and submits reports and proposals on these matters
to the board.
The board of directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee, including James H. Keyes, Michael I. Roth, David L. Shedlarz and Robert E. Weissman, are “audit committee financial experts,” as that term is defined by regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The This excerpt taken from the PBI DEF 14A filed Mar 23, 2006. Audit Committee, which met five times in 2005, monitors the financial reporting standards and practices of the company and
the company’s internal financial controls to confirm compliance with the policies and objectives established by the board of directors and oversees the company’s law and ethics compliance programs. The committee appoints an independent
registered public accounting firm to conduct the annual audits, and discusses with the company’s independent registered public accountants the scope of their examinations, with particular attention to areas where either the committee or the
independent registered public accountants believe special emphasis should be directed. The committee reviews the annual financial statements and independent registered public accounting firm’s report, invites the independent registered public
accounting firm’s recommendations on internal controls and on other matters, and reviews the evaluation given and corrective action taken by management. It reviews the independence of the independent registered public accountants and approves
their fees. It also reviews the company’s internal accounting controls and the scope and results of the company’s internal auditing activities, and submits reports and proposals on these matters to the board.
The board of directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are “audit committee financial experts,” as that term is defined by regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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