Internal Controls

To help ensure that shareholders receive accurate financial information, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires public companies to assess their internal control structures and procedures for financial reporting and to disclose any material weakness in these controls. Our assessment is audited by an independent public accounting firm. The first report, which was due for the 2004 fiscal year, concluded our internal controls were effective and identified no material weaknesses. Subsequent reports for each fiscal year since 2004, including 2009, also concluded that our internal controls were effective and identified no material weaknesses.