Classmates.com 2009 Annual Report Download - page 22

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filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are filed
with, or furnished to, the SEC.
The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding our Company that we file
electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov .
By referring to our Web sites, including www.unitedonline.com , www.ftd.com , www.interflora.co.uk , www.interflora.ie ,
www.classmates.com , www.stayfriends.se , www.stayfriends.de , www.stayfriends.at , www.stayfriends.ch , www.trombi.com , and
www.mypoints.com, we do not incorporate these Web sites or their contents into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS GENERALLY
Current or future economic conditions may have a material and adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of
operations, and cash flows.
Economic conditions in the United States and the European Union have been depressed and may remain depressed for the foreseeable
future. Our products and services are discretionary and dependent upon levels of consumer spending. Consumer spending patterns are difficult to
predict and are sensitive to, among other factors, the general economic climate, the consumers' level of disposable income, consumer debt, and
overall consumer confidence. The current economic conditions have adversely impacted certain aspects of our businesses in a number of ways
including reduced demand, more aggressive pricing for similar products and services by our competitors, decreased spending by advertisers,
increased credit risks, increased credit card failures, a loss of customers, and increased use of discounted pricing plans for certain of our products
and services. It is likely that these and other factors will continue to adversely impact our businesses, at least in the near term. The current
economic conditions may adversely impact our key vendors. The depressed economic conditions and decreased consumer spending have, in
certain cases, resulted in, and may in the future result in, a variety of negative effects such as a reduction in revenues, increased costs, lower
gross margin and operating margin percentages, increased allowances for doubtful accounts and write-offs of accounts receivable, and
recognition of impairments of assets, including goodwill and other intangible and long-lived assets. Any of the above factors could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Our business is subject to fluctuations.
Our results of operations and changes in our key business metrics from period to period have varied in the past and may fluctuate
significantly in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and difficult to predict. Each of the risk factors
discussed in this Item 1A and the other factors described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC
may affect us from period to period and may affect our long-term performance. As a result, you should not rely on period-to-period comparisons
as an indication of our future performance. In addition, these factors and the depressed economic conditions create difficulties with respect to our
ability to forecast our financial performance and business metrics accurately. We believe that these difficulties in forecasting present even
greater challenges for financial analysts who publish their own estimates of our future financial results and business metrics. We cannot assure
you that we will achieve the expectations of, or projections made by, our management or the financial analysts. In the event we do not achieve
such expectations or projections, our financial results and the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
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