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Externalaudit
DeloitteAccountantsBVhasactedasauditortothe
Companysince2004.Earlyin2006,theSupervisory
BoardreviewedtheindependenceofDeloitterelativeto
auditandnon-auditservicesprovidedtotheCompany
anditssubsidiaries.Belowisasummaryofservices
performedbyDeloitte:
Typeofservice 2005 2004
(in
thousands)
Statutoryauditservices 170 52% 147 27%
Otherauditservices 50 15% 278 51%
Taxservices 105 32% 120 22%
Total 325 545
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OtherauditservicesrelatetoIFRScompliance,IPO
administrationandotherauditrelatedservices.
Theindependenceoftheexternalauditorsisfurther
maintainedthroughtheuseofalternativeaccounting
firmsforduediligenceactivitiesandothermattersthat
requiresignificantlevelsofsubjectivejudgement.
TheSupervisoryBoardagreestheappointmentand
remunerationoftheexternalauditorsubjecttothe
approvaloftheCompany’sshareholdersattheAnnual
Generalshareholders’Meeting(AGM).
DeloitteAccountantsBVhaveexpressedtheir
willingnesstocontinueinofficeandresolutions
proposingtheirre-appointmentandauthorisingthe
SupervisoryBoardtosettheirremunerationwillbe
submittedattheforthcomingAGM.
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