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Furthermore, our employees, contractors and other parties with access to our confidential information sign agreements that prohibit the unauthorized
disclosure of our proprietary rights, information and technology.
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As of December 31, 2013, we had 1,313 total employees, consisting of 921 full-time and 392 part-time employees. In connection with our acquisition of
Tell Me More, we have employees in France, Spain and Italy who are represented by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe our employee relations are
good.
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For a discussion of financial information by segment and geographic area, see Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
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This Annual Report on Form 10-K, along with our 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), are available free of charge through our
website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Our website address is www.rosettastone.com. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers
that file electronically with the SEC. These materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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In addition to the other information set forth in this annual report on Form 10-K, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed below and in
other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.
These are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also
may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
Our actual operating results may differ significantly from our guidance.
From time to time, we may release guidance in our quarterly earnings releases, quarterly earnings conference call, or otherwise, regarding our future
performance that represents our management's estimates as of the date of release. This guidance, which includes forward-looking statements, is based on
projections prepared by our management. These projections are not prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and neither our registered public accountants nor any other independent expert or outside party compiles or examines
the projections and, accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.
Projections are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and are based upon specific assumptions with
respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. We generally state possible outcomes as high and low ranges, which are intended to provide a
sensitivity analysis as variables are changed but are not intended to represent that actual results could not fall outside of the suggested ranges. The principal
reason that we release guidance is to provide a basis for our management to discuss our business outlook with analysts and investors. We do not accept any
responsibility for any projections or reports published by any such persons.
Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions in the guidance furnished by us will not
materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Accordingly, our guidance is only an estimate
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