Charter 2003 Annual Report Download - page 12

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ""Securities Act'') and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (the ""Exchange Act'') regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects,
both business and Ñnancial, including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in ""Focus
for 2004,'' ""Business,'' ""Overview of Operations,'' ""Liquidity and Capital Resources'' and ""Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' sections of this annual report.
Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reÖected in or suggested by these forward-
looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions
or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including, without limitation, the factors described under ""Certain Trends and Uncertainties'' in ""Manage-
ment's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' in this annual report. Many
of the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report may be identiÑed by the use of forward-
looking words such as ""believe,'' ""expect,'' ""anticipate,'' ""should,'' ""planned,'' ""will,'' ""may,'' ""intend,''
""estimated'' and ""potential,'' among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to diÅer
materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this annual report are set forth in this annual
report and in other reports or documents that we Ñle from time to time with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:
‚ our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash Öows from operating activities by oÅering video, high-
speed data and other services and to maintain a stable customer base, particularly in the face of
increasingly aggressive competition from other service providers;
‚ our and our subsidiaries' ability to comply with all covenants in indentures and credit facilities, any
violation of which would result in a violation of the applicable facility or indenture and could trigger a
default of other obligations under cross default provisions;
‚ our and our subsidiaries' ability to pay or reÑnance debt as it becomes due, commencing in 2005;
‚ availability of funds to meet interest payment obligations under our debt and to fund our operations and
necessary capital expenditures, either through cash Öows from operating activities, further borrowings
or other sources;
‚ any adverse consequences arising out of our and our subsidiaries' restatement of our 2000, 2001 and
2002 Ñnancial statements;
‚ the results of the pending grand jury investigation by the United States Attorney's OÇce for the
Eastern District of Missouri, the pending SEC Division of Enforcement investigation and the putative
class action and derivative shareholders litigation against us;
‚ our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or pass cost increases on to our customers;
‚ general business conditions, economic uncertainty or slowdown; and
‚ the eÅects of governmental regulation, including but not limited to local franchise taxing authorities, on
our business.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualiÑed
in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no obligation to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this annual report.
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