text: None of the reportable events defined under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K occurred within our two fiscal 
  years ended December 31, 2001 and through the subsequent interim period through March 25, 2002. The audit 
  reports of Arthur Andersen on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 
  31, 2001 and 2000 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified 
  as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. We provided Arthur Andersen with a copy of the foregoing 
  disclosure, and a copy of its letter stating its agreement with these statements was filed as an exhibit to our Form 
  8-K dated March 25, 2002. 
  
  The executive committee of our board of directors, upon the recommendation of our audit committee, elected to 
  appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors, effective May 16, 2002. During our two fiscal years ended 
  December 31, 2001, and through the subsequent interim periods through May 16, 2002, we did not consult with 
  Ernst & Young regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K. 