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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Board is currently comprised of four directors, each of whom is
independent as defined in the NYSE’s listing standards and SEC rules. The Audit Committee operates
under a written charter adopted by the Board.
The Company’s management is responsible for the Company’s internal controls and the financial
reporting process, including the system of internal controls. The Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee this process.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements
of the Company with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP matters
required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board,
Communications with Audit Committees
, and Rule 2‐07 of SEC Regulation S‐X.
The Audit Committee has received from Deloitte & Touche LLP the written disclosures and the
letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding
the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the audit committee
concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its
independence. The Audit Committee considered whether Deloitte & Touche LLP’s provision of
non‐audit services is compatible with maintaining Deloitte & Touche LLP’s independence.
The Audit Committee discussed with the Company’s internal auditors and independent
registered public accounting firm the overall scopes and plans for their respective audits. The Audit
Committee meets with the internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm, with
and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, the evaluation of the
Company’s internal controls and overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting.
Based on the Audit Committee’s reviews and discussions with management, the internal
auditors and the independent registered public accounting firm referred to above, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‐K for the year ended January 3, 2015 for filing with the SEC.
This report of the Audit Committee has been presented by the following named directors
currently comprising the Committee: Thomas J. Fischer (Chairperson), Curtis W. Stoelting and Jane L.
Warner.