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Exhibit 1.3
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 2, 2013
March 28, 2013
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read
together with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) of
Research In Motion Limited (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2013. The Consolidated Financial Statements are
presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S.
GAAP”). All financial information in this MD&A is presented in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
The Company has prepared this MD&A with reference to National Instrument 51-102 “Continuous Disclosure Obligations” of the
Canadian Securities Administrators. Under the U.S./Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System, the Company is permitted to
prepare this MD&A in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which are different from those of the United States.
This MD&A provides information for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2013 and up to and including March 28, 2013.
Additional information about the Company, including the Company’s Annual Information Form, which is included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 40-F, can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including under the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements relating to:
• the Company’s expectations regarding new product initiatives and timing, including the BlackBerry 10 platform and BlackBerry
10 smart
p
hones;
• the Com
p
an
y
’s
p
lans and ex
p
ectations re
g
ardin
g
new service offerin
g
s, and assum
p
tions re
g
ardin
g
its service revenue model;
• the Com
p
an
y
’s
p
lans, strate
g
ies and ob
j
ectives, and the antici
p
ated o
pp
ortunities and challen
g
es in fiscal 2014;
• anticipated demand for, and the Company’s plans and expectations relating to, programs to drive sell-through of the Company’s
BlackBerr
y
7 smart
p
hones and BlackBerr
y
Pla
y
Book tablets;
• the Com
p
an
y
’s ex
p
ectations re
g
ardin
g
financial results for the first
q
uarter of fiscal 2014;
• the Com
p
an
y
’s ex
p
ectations with res
p
ect to the sufficienc
y
of its financial resources;
• the Company’s ongoing efforts to streamline its operations and its expectations relating to the benefits of its Cost Optimization
and Resource Efficienc
y
(“COR
E
”)
p
ro
g
ram and similar strate
g
ies;
• the Com
p
an
y
’s
p
lans and ex
p
ectations re
g
ardin
g
marketin
g
and
p
romotional
p
ro
g
rams;