In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements”. Forwardlookingstatements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-lookingstatements relate to, among other things, the company’s future operating performance, the company's share of new and existing markets, thecompany's short- and long-term revenue and earnings growth rates, and the company’s implementation of cost-reduction initiatives and measures toimprove pricing, including the optimization of the company’s manufacturing capacity.The use of the words “will,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends” and similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statementsthat have been made and may in the future be made by or on behalf of the company. Although the company believes that these forward-lookingstatements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding, among other things, the economy, its knowledge of its business, and on keyperformance indicators that impact the company, these forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may causeactual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The company is not obligated to updateforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Some of the risks,uncertainties & other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statementsinclude, but are not limited to:* competitive pressures, including pricing pressures and technological developments;* changes in the company's relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors and/or partners in its business ventures;* changes in political, economic or other factors such as currency exchange rates, inflation rates, recessionary or expansive trends, taxes andregulations and laws affecting the worldwide business in each of the company's operations, including Brazil, where a significant portion of thecompany's revenue is derived;* global economic conditions, including any additional deterioration and disruption in the financial markets, including the bankruptcies, restructuringsor consolidations of financial institutions, which could reduce our customer base and/or adversely affect our customers’ ability to make capitalexpenditures, as well as adversely impact the availability and cost of credit;* acceptance of the company's product and technology introductions in the marketplace;* the company’s ability to maintain effective internal controls;* changes in the company’s intention to repatriate cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments residing in international tax jurisdictionscould negatively impact foreign and domestic taxes;
* unanticipated litigation, claims or assessments, as well as the outcome/impact of any current/pending litigation, claims or assessments, including
with respect to the ongoing securities class action and the company’s Brazilian tax dispute;
* variations in consumer demand for financial self-service technologies, products and services;
* potential security violations to the company's information technology systems;
* the investment performance of our pension plan assets, which could require us to increase our pension contributions, and significant changes in
health care costs, including those that may result from government action;
* the amount and timing of repurchases of the company's common shares, if any;
* the outcome of the company’s global FCPA review and any actions taken by government agencies in connection with the company’s self disclosure,
including the pending DOJ and SEC investigations; and
* the company’s ability to achieve benefits from its cost-reduction initiatives and other strategic changes, including its restructuring actions
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