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32 Principal accountant fees and services
Fees related to professional services rendered by the Company’s principal accountant, KPMG
Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (KPMG),
for the fiscal years 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
In the above table, Audit Fees are the aggregate KPMG fees for professional services in connec-
tion with the audit of the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements and their attesta-
tion and report concerning internal control over financial reporting, reviews of interim financial
statements, as well as audits of statutory financial statements of Siemens AG and its subsidiaries.
Also included in Audit Fees are amounts for attestation services in relation to regulatory filings
and other compliance requirements. Audit-Related Fees are fees for due diligence engagements
related to acquisitions or divestments, accounting advice on actual or contemplated transactions,
attestation regarding compliance with certain agreements, employee benefit plan audits, assis-
tance relating to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other agreed-upon procedures that
are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial state-
ments. Tax Fees are fees for tax advice on actual or contemplated transactions, tax compliance,
expatriate employee tax services and transfer pricing studies.
33 Subsequent events
L&A will be dissolved as of October 1, 2005. As of this date, Postal Automation and Airport Logis-
tics will be integrated into I&S and Electronic Assembly Systems will become part of A&D.
After the close of fiscal 2005, Siemens sold its remaining 22.8 million shares of Juniper for net
proceeds of €465. The share sale is expected to result in a pre-tax gain of €356.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Financial Statements Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(in millions of €, except where otherwise stated
and per share amounts)
Year ended
September 30,
2005 2004
Type of Fees
Audit Fees 56.6 41.9
Audit-Related Fees 13.5 5.9
Tax Fees 4.3 4.2
All Other Fees 0.4 0.9
Total 74.8 52.9