Individual Audit engagement team Independence Confirmation

To PricewaterhouseCoopers
KL Office

I confirm that I am in compliance with the applicable independence rules with respect to the
Zimmer Medical (M) Sdn Bhd and all of its related entities, including those indicated on the
listing (Note 1) attached and have read and understand the independence rules, including the
rules specified below:
1. I or my immediate family members (spouse, spouse equivalent, and dependents)
do not have a direct or material indirect financial interest in this audit client or any related
entity.
2. I or my immediate family members will not trade in securities of this client or any
related entity for the duration of the engagement and the six months subsequent to my
involvement with the engagement.
3. I or my immediate family members have not served as a trustee or as an executor
over any interest that has or is committed to acquire a direct or material indirect financial
interest in this audit client or any related entity.
4. I or my immediate family members are not the beneficiaries of any estate or trust
(over which I or my immediate family members have control) which has a direct financial
interest in this audit client or any related entity.
5. I or my immediate family members do not have any loans to or from this client or
any related entity or any significant shareholder, officer or director thereof (none of which
are financial institutions).
6. I or my immediate family members do not have any loans, other than those
extended under normal lending procedures and within the ordinary course of business with
this client or any related entity or any significant shareholder, officer or director thereof
(which is a financial institution).
7. I or my immediate family members do not have any bank deposits or accounts,
brokerage accounts or insurance arrangements with this client or any related entity other
than under normal commercial terms.
8. I or my immediate family members do not have a financial interest in a joint
venture, closely held business investment or business relationship (or commitment to do so)
with the client or any related entity or any officer, director, or substantial stockholder thereof.
9. I do not have a close personal relationship with a director, officer or any employee
of the client or related entity that is in a position to exert direct and significant influence over
the financial statements.
10. No close family member (Note 2) is a director, officer or is in a position to exert
direct and significant influence over the financial statements of this client or any related
entity, or was employed in such a role during the professional engagement period.
11. I was not employed by this client or any related entity at any point during the audit
or the professional engagement period nor the two-year period prior to the period covered by
the financial statements.
12. I will not entertain an offer of employment with the client or a related entity where
acceptance of such an offer would result in PwC having to resign (Note 3) as auditor under
external independence standards.

Signature
Name: Naseha Nabilah bt Mohd Nasrudin
Designation: Trainee
Date: 11 March 2010

Note 1: The listing attached should be updated periodically by the engagement team requiring confirmation of independence.
Teams should consider advising team members where there is a change in this listing by using the mail shot
function.
Note 2: Close family member includes any immediate family member, a parent, sibling or non-dependent child of a person.
Note 3: Instances where PwC would be required to resign as auditor under external independence standards include:
 Where the audit client of a PwC Firm is in a territory that is part of the European Union, if the audit partner was a
member of the audit engagement team within the two-year period prior to accepting the employment offer to fill a
position responsible for fundamental management decisions (such as CEO or CFO).
 For SEC audit clients, if the individual was a member of the audit engagement team or chain of command within the
one-year period prior to commencement of the audit in progress and the position offered is CEO, CFO, chief
accounting officer or equivalent position.
GIP= PwC Global Independence Policy