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Number of Employees
The following table sets forth the number of employees of Fluor and its subsidiaries engaged in our
business segments as of December 31, 2008:
Total
Employees
Salaried Employees:
Oil & Gas ............................................................ 13,961
Industrial & Infrastructure ................................................ 3,285
Government ........................................................... 2,175
Global Services ........................................................ 4,081
Power ............................................................... 793
Other ............................................................... 3,663
Total Salaried ........................................................ 27,958
Craft and Hourly Employees ............................................... 14,161
Total .............................................................. 42,119
The number of craft and hourly employees, who provide support throughout the various business
segments, varies in relation to the number and size of projects we have in process at any particular time.
Available Information
Our website address is www.fluor.com. You may obtain free electronic copies of our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those
reports on the ‘‘Investor Relations’’ portion of our website, under the heading ‘‘SEC Filings’’ filed under
‘‘Financial Information.’’ These reports are available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after
we electronically file them with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports, and any
amendments to them, are also available at the internet website of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, http://www.sec.gov. The public may also read and copy any materials we file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C., 20549. In order to obtain information about the operation of the Public Reference
Room, you may call 1-800-732-0330. We also maintain various documents related to our corporate
governance including our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board Committee Charters and our
Codes of Conduct on our website, www.fluor.com.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our backlog is subject to unexpected adjustments and cancellations and, therefore, may not be a reliable indicator of
our future earnings.
As of December 31, 2008, our backlog was approximately $33.2 billion. We cannot guarantee that the
revenue projected in our backlog will be realized or profitable. Project cancellations, scope adjustments or
deferrals may occur, from time to time, with respect to contracts reflected in our backlog and could reduce
the dollar amount of our backlog and the revenue and profits that we actually earn. Many of our contracts
have termination for convenience provisions in them. In addition, projects may remain in our backlog for
an extended period of time. Finally, poor project or contract performance could also impact our backlog
and profits. It is unclear what impact the current market conditions may have on our backlog. The current
financial crisis may result in a diminished ability to replace backlog once projects are completed and/or
may result in the cancellation, modification or deferral of projects currently in our backlog, as discussed
below. Such developments could have a material adverse affect on our business and our profits.
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