Blackberry 2012 Annual Report Download - page 9

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CORPORATE STRUCTUR
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T HE C OMPANY 6
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NTER - CORPORATE R ELATIONSHIPS 6
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS 6
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS 9
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NDUSTRY B ACKGROUND 10
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UCCESS F ACTORS 11
P RODUCTS AND S ERVICES 18
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HIRD P ARTY S OFTWARE D EVELOPERS 23
I NDUSTRY A SSOCIATIONS 24
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ALES , M ARKETING AND D ISTRIBUTION 25
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USTOMERS 25
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OMPETITION 26
PRODUCT DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 28
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NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY 30
P RODUCTION 31
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EGULATORY M ATTERS 32
C ORPORATE R ESPONSIBILITY 32
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NVIRONMENTAL R EGULATIONS AND C OSTS 33
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MPLOYEES 33
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EGAL P ROCEEDINGS 35
RISK FACTORS 46
DIVIDEND POLICY 81
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 81
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OMMON S HARES 81
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LASS A C OMMON S HARES 82
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REFERRED S HARES 82
MARKET FOR SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY 83
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 83
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS 89
TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS 89
MATERIAL CONTRACTS 89
INTERESTS OF EXPERTS 90
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 90
GLOSSARY
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APPENDIX A 96
CHARTER OF THE AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD ON MARCH 24, 2011 96