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Fred D. Anderson age 62 has served as a director of eBay since July 2003. Mr. Anderson has been a Managing Director of Elevation Partners a private equity firm focused on the media and entertainment industry since July 2004. From March 1996 to June 2004 Mr. Anderson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple Computer Inc. a manufacturer of personal computers and related software. Prior to joining Apple Mr. Anderson was Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Automatic Data Processing Inc. an electronic transaction processing firm from August 1992 to March 1996. On April 24 2007 the SEC filed a complaint against Mr. Anderson and another former officer of Apple Inc. The complaint alleged that Mr. Anderson failed to take steps to ensure that the accounting for an option granted in 2001 to certain executives of Apple including himself was proper. Simultaneously with the filing of the complaint Mr. Anderson settled with the SEC neither admitting nor denying the allegations in the complaint. In connection with the settlement Mr. Anderson agreed to a permanent injunction from future violations of Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 13b2-2 and 16a-3 thereunder and from aiding and abetting future violations of Sections 13(a) 13(b)(2)(A) 13(b)(2)(B) and 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20 13a-1 13a-13 and 14a-9 thereunder. He also agreed to disgorge approximately $3.5 million in profits and interest from the option he received and to pay a civil penalty of $150 000. Under the terms of the settlement Mr. Anderson may continue to act as an officer or director of public companies. Mr. Anderson also serves on the board of directors of Move Inc. Mr. Anderson holds a B.A. degree from Whittier College and an M.B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles. | 