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ResearchInMotionLimited|IncorporatedUndertheLawsofOntario(UnitedStatesdollars,inthousandsexceptpersharedataorasotherwiseindicated)
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FortheyearsendedMarch1,2003,March2,2002andFebruary28,2001
RiskFactors
Importantriskfactorsthatcouldcauseactualresults,performanceorachievementstobematerially
differentfromthoseexpressedorimpliedbytheseforward-lookingstatementsinclude:
• productdevelopmentandtechnologicalchange,includingcontinuedacceptanceofRIM’sproducts
• networkdisruptionandlevelsofservice
• dependenceonnetworkcarrierpartners
• protectionofanddependanceuponproprietarytechnologyandintellectualpropertyrights
• risksofthirdpartyclaimsforinfringementofintellectualproperty,includingtheinitiationand
outcomeoflitigation
• abilitytomanagegrowthandongoingdevelopmentofserviceandsupportoperations
• securityrisks
• competition
• internationalexpansionofbusinessoperations
• reducedspendingbycustomers
• uncertaintyofcurrenteconomicconditions
• customerdependencyandcreditconcentration
• potentialuctuationsinquarterlynancialresults
• relianceonotherthirdparties
• foreignexchange
• interestratesensitivity
• creditworthinessofcashequivalentsandlong-termportfolioinvestmentinstruments
• productdefectsandproductliability
• controlofproductionandproductquality
• relianceonsuppliers
• limitednancialresources/needforfuturenancing
• dependenceonkeypersonnel
• continueduseandexpansionoftheinternet
• regulation,certication&healthrisks
• volatilityofstockprice
• controlofsharesbymanagement
• potentialtaxliabilities
• proposedregulationsrelatedtoequitycompensation
• environmentalregulationsandcosts
• enforceabilityofcivilliabilities
• possibleanti-takeovereffectofcertaincharterprovisions
• othersasmaybedisclosedinRIM’svariouscorporatedisclosuredocumentsfromtimetotimeand
otherriskfactorsdetailedfromtimetotimeinRIM’speriodicreportsledwiththeU.S.Securitiesand
ExchangeCommissionandotherregulatoryauthorities.
Ifoneormoreoftheserisksoruncertaintiesmaterialize,orifassumptionsunderlyingtheforward-
lookingstatementsproveincorrect,actualresultscouldvarymateriallyfromthosethatareexpressed
orimpliedbytheseforward-lookingstatements.Theforward-lookingstatementsincludedin
Management’sDiscussionandAnalysisofFinancialConditionandResultsofOperationsaremadeonlyasofthe
datehereof.TheCompanydoesnotintendanddoesnotassumeanyobligationtoupdatethese
forward-lookingstatements.