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EXHIBIT 15
Deloitte & Touche LLP
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2230
Tel: (415) 783 4000
Fax: (415) 783 4329
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Deloitte
& Touche
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Gap, Inc.:
We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial
information of The Gap, Inc. and subsidiaries for the periods ended October 28,
2000 and October 30, 1999, as indicated in our report dated November 8, 2000;
because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that
information.
We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 28, 2000, is
incorporated by reference in the following Registration Statements on Form S-8:
No. 2-72586, No. 2-60029, No. 33-39089, No. 33-40505, No. 33-54686, No. 33-
54688, No. 33-54690, No. 33-56021, No. 333-00417, No. 333-12337, No. 333-36265,
No. 333-68285, No. 333-72921, No. 333-76523, No. 333-47508 and Registration
Statement No. 333-70991 on Form S-3.
We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration
Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
November 29, 2000
