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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “intend”,
“believe”, “plan” and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by RIM in light of its experience and its perception of
historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that RIM believes
are appropriate in the circumstances. Many factors could cause RIM’s actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limita-
tion, the following factors, which are discussed in greater detail in the “Risk Factors” sections of RIM’s public
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and securities regulators in Canada:
•possible failure of RIM’s appeal of the judgment in the NTP litigation;
•third-party claims for infringement of intellectual property rights by RIM;
•RIM’s ability to successfully obtain patent or other proprietary or statutory protection for
its technologies and products;
•RIM’s ability to enhance current products and develop and introduce new products;
•the efficient and uninterrupted operation of RIM’s network operations center and the networks
of its carrier partners;
•RIM’s ability to establish new, and to build on existing, relationships with its network carrier partners;
•reliance on third-party suppliers;
•effective management of growth and ongoing development of RIM’s service and support operations;
•a breach of RIM’s security measures, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential information;
•competition;
•reduced spending by customers due to the uncertainty of economic and geopolitical conditions;
•RIM’s dependence on a limited number of significant customers;
•fluctuations in quarterly financial results;
•reliance on third-party network developers;
•foreign exchange risks;
•changes in interest rates affecting RIM’s investment portfolio and the creditworthiness of its
investment portfolio;
•the continued quality and reliability of RIM’s products;
•RIM’s ability to manage production facilities efficiently;
•risks associated with foreign operations;
•dependence on key personnel;
•continued use and expansion of the Internet;
•regulation, certification and health risks;
•control of RIM shares by management; and
•tax liabilities associated with RIM’s worldwide operations.
These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on RIM’s forward-
looking statements. RIM has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.