text: short-term incentives, long-term incentives, benefits and perquisites. Amounts paid to Meridian for these services during fiscal 
  year 2014 was di minimis. Meridian did not provide any other services to the Company. 
  
  In order to ensure that any remuneration recommendations made by Meridian were free from undue influence by management, 
  the Remuneration and Nominations Committee engaged Meridian and any advice, work or recommendations made by Meridian 
  were provided to the committee chairman. 