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Table of Contents
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-
looking words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “project,
“plan,” “outlook,” “target,” “expect,” or similar expressions, or the negative or plural of these words or expressions. These forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following:
1
our future operational and strategic plans;
our future relationship with Facebook, changes in the Facebook platform or changes in our agreements with Facebook;
our relationship with any other partners or platform providers;
our ability to successfully acquire and integrate companies and assets, including but not limited to our recently completed acquisition
of NaturalMotion Limited (
NaturalMotion
);
our ability to launch successful new games and hit games for web and mobile generally and in a timely matter;
our ability to sustain and expand our franchise games;
the growth of the social games market, including the mobile market and the advertising market;
our ability to expand our offerings across several game categories;
expanding our network, including creating and building a mobile network on multiple platforms and across multiple devices and the
success of that network;
our ability to transition our web franchises to mobile and create new franchises on the web and mobile;
the ability of our games to generate revenue and bookings for a significant period of time after launch and the timing for market
acceptance of new games;
retaining and adding players and increasing the monetization of our player base;
user traffic and publishing games from third
-
party developers on our network;
our evaluation of new business opportunities;
our ability to rationalize our product pipeline, reduce marketing and technology expenditures and consolidate certain facilities;
our estimated savings and charges associated with our restructuring efforts;
capital expenditures and investment in our network infrastructure, including data centers;
our use of working capital in general;
maintaining a technology infrastructure that can efficiently and reliably handle increased player usage, fast load times and the
deployment of new features and products;
attracting and retaining qualified employees and key personnel;
maintaining, protecting and enhancing our intellectual property;
our ability to prevent credit card fraud and security breaches;
protecting our players
information and adequately addressing privacy concerns; and
our stock repurchase program.