The Audit Committee's Report for 2002 follows.
Audit Committee's Report
The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP
as the Company's independent public accountants in February 2002 and engaged
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's independent public accountants
for the fiscal year 2002. The Audit Committee, comprised of independent
directors, met with the independent public accountants, management and
internal auditors to assure that all were carrying out their respective
responsibilities. The Audit Committee discussed with and received a letter
from the independent public accountants confirming their independence. Both the
independent public accountants and the internal auditors had full access to the
Committee, including regular meetings without management present.
The Audit Committee met with the independent public accountants to discuss
their fees and the scope and results of their audit work, including the
adequacy of internal controls and the quality of financial reporting. The
Committee also discussed with the independent public accountants their
judgments regarding the quality and acceptability of the Company's accounting
principles, the clarity of its disclosures and the degree of aggressiveness or
conservatism of its accounting principles and underlying estimates. The Audit
Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management
and recommended to the Board of Directors that these financial statements be
included in the Company's Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Audit Committee
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Heidi G. Miller
Chairperson
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Lawrence A. Bossidy Thomas E. Shenk
Samuel O. Thier
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As part of its duties, the Audit Committee also considered whether the provision
of services other than audit services during fiscal year 2002 by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company's independent public accountants for
that period, is compatible with maintaining the accountants' independence. See
All Other Fees below.
Fees for all services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for fiscal year
2002 are as follows:
Audit Fees
Fees for services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP related to the 2002
annual financial statement audit and reviews of quarterly financial statements
filed in the reports on Form 10-Q approximated $5.2 million.
Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees
No services were provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 2002 in connection
with financial information systems design and implementation.
All Other Fees
Audit-Related Fees: Fees for audit-related services provided by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, primarily associated with Medco Health Solutions,
Inc.'s Form S-1 registration statements, statutory audits and employee benefit
plan audits, approximated $5.2 million.
Tax Fees: Fees for tax compliance approximated $0.50 million.
Other: Fees for other services approximated $0.60 million.
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