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Annual Report 2014 Report by the Board of Directors Notes Proposed distribution of earnings Auditor’s report 11-year review Quarterly info

Note 28 Fees to auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is appointed auditors for the period until the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

  Group Parent Company
  2013 2014 2013 2014
PwC        
Audit fees1) 44 38 8 10
Audit-related fees2) 2 2 1
Tax fees3) 5 5 1
All other fees4) 2 26 1 26
Total fees to PwC 53 71 11 36
Audit fees to other audit firms 2
Total fees to auditors 55 71 11 36

1) Audit fees consist of fees for the annual audit-services engagement and other audit services, which are those services that only the external auditors reasonably can provide, and include the Company audit; statutory audits; comfort letters and consents; and attest services.

2) Audit-related fees consist of fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the external auditors, and include consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards; internal control reviews; and employee benefit plan audits. Audit-related fees also include review of interim reports.

3) Tax fees include fees for tax-compliance services, including the preparation of original and amended tax returns and claims for refund; tax consultations; tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions; transfer pricing; requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities; tax-planning services; and expatriate-tax planning and services.

4) All other fees include fees for transaction support services, financial advisory and other services in 2014.