EX-23 22 dex23.txt CONSENT OF KPMG LLP EXHIBIT 23 Consent of Independent Auditors To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Xerox Corporation: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Xerox Corporation on Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-93269, 333-09821, 333-22059, 333-22037, 333-22313, 33-65269, 33-44314, 33-44313, 33-18126, 2-86275, 2-86274) and Forms S-3 (Nos. 33-9486, 33-32215, 333-59355 and 333-73173) of our report dated May 30, 2001 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Xerox Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and shareholders' equity and related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Xerox Corporation. Our report dated May 30, 2001 indicates that the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and shareholder's equity for the years ended December 31, 1999 and December 1998, have been restated. Our audit report also indicates that the supplementary quarterly financial information included in the Company's consolidated financial statements contains information that we did not audit, and accordingly, we do not express an opinion on that information. We did not have an adequate basis to complete reviews of the quarterly information in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants due to the matters related to the restatement issues as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. /s/ KPMG LLP Stamford, Connecticut June 7, 2001