Audit Committee

The Audit Committee consists of three Supervisory Board Members: Mr. Streppel (Chairman), Mr. Bischoff and Mrs. Colijn-Hooymans.

The Audit Committee’s task is to supervise in particular the (quality of the) accounting and fi nancial reporting practices, including quarterly and annual reporting, accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures, the (quality of the) internal control system and internal audit function, the independent external audit of the Financial Statements, the performance and evaluation of the external auditor and the compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. The task of the Audit Committee in the area of fi nancial reporting and accounting practices is to provide reasonable assurance that the financial disclosures prepared by management adequately reflect KPN’s fi nancial condition, results of operations, cash flows and long-term commitments. We consider Mr.Streppel to be our financial experts within the meaning of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and Rule 10 A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All members of the Audit Committee are independent within the meaning of Rule 72 Corporate Governance KPN Annual Report and Form 20-f 2005 10A-3 and for purposes of the listing standards of the NYSE as they are applicable to KPN. The Terms of Reference of the Audit Committee have been revised in 2008.

Terms of Reference Audit Committee (PDF, 24 KB)