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Management
The company is responsible for preparation of the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, cash flows and shareholders
equity. These statements have been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles and management
believes that they present fairly the companys
consolidated financial position and results of operations.
The integrity of the information presented in the financial
statements, including estimates and judgments relating
to matters not concluded by fiscal year end, is the
responsibility of management. To fulfill this responsibility,
an internal control structure designed to protect the
companys assets and properly record transactions
and events as they occur has been developed, placed
in operation and maintained. The internal control structure
is supported by an extensive program of internal audits
and is tested and evaluated by the independent auditors
in connection with their annual audit. The Board of
Directors pursues its responsibility for financial information
through an Audit Committee of Directors who are not
employees. The internal auditors and the independent
auditors have full and free access to the Committee.
Periodically, the Committee meets with the independent
auditors without management present to discuss the results
of their audits, the adequacy of the internal control
structure and the quality of financial reporting.
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Philip J. Carroll, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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Ralph F. Hake
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Report of Independent
Auditors
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Fluor Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet of Fluor Corporation as of October 31,
2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements
of earnings, cash flows, and shareholders equity
for each of the three years in the period ended October
31, 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the companys management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance
with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of Fluor Corporation
at October 31, 2000 and 1999, and the consolidated results
of its operations and its cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended October 31, 2000, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
Orange County, California
November 30, 2000
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