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1
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do
not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as “believes,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs,
such as “will,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “aims,” “intends,” or “projects.” A forward-looking statement is neither
a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not
occur. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements are all based on currently available operating,
financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Our actual future results
and trends may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the risks and
uncertainties discussed under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations”. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not rely on forward-looking
statements as a prediction of actual results. Any or all of the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any other public statement made by us, including by our management, may turn out to
be incorrect. We are including this cautionary note to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements. We expressly
disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.