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address, without charge, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after they are
electronically filed or furnished to the SEC.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a degree of risk. Persons buying our securities should
carefully consider the risks described below and the other information contained in this report
and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC, including our consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes. Any of the following risks could materially and
adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, the risks
described below are not the only risks we face. Our business, financial condition or results of
operations could also be adversely affected by additional factors that apply to all companies
generally, as well as other risks that are not currently known to us or that we currently view to be
immaterial. In any such case, the trading price of our securities could decline or we may not be
able to make payments of principal and interest on our outstanding notes, and you may lose all or
part of your original investment. While we attempt to mitigate known risks to the extent we
believe to be practicable and reasonable, we can provide no assurance, and we make no
representation, that our mitigation efforts will be successful.
The fact that we have substantial debt could adversely affect our ability to raise
additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the
economy or our industry, expose us to interest rate risk to the extent of our variable rate
debt and prevent us from meeting our obligations under our outstanding debt securities.
We have substantial debt which could have important consequences, including:
• increasing difficulty in making payments on our outstanding debt;
• increasing our vulnerability to general economic and industry conditions;
• requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the
payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability
to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business
opportunities;
• exposing us to the risk of interest rate fluctuations as certain of our borrowings bear
interest based on market interest rates;
• limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital
expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other
purposes; and