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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, information provided by us, including but not limited to statements in this Annual
Report, or other statements made by or on our behalf, may contain “forward-looking” information within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “will be,”
“will,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” or other similar words or
expressions often identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and
assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may
vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results
to materially differ include:
• competition from other weight management industry participants or the development of more effective
or more favorably perceived weight management methods;
• our ability to continue to develop innovative new programs and enhance our existing programs, or the
failure of our programs to continue to appeal to the market;
• the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising programs;
• loss, or disruption in the business of, any of our food suppliers;
• loss, or disruption in the business, of any of our fulfillment providers;
• disruptions in the shipping of our food products;
• health or advertising related claims by consumers;
• failure to attract or negative publicity with respect to any of our spokespersons;
• our ability to successfully make acquisitions or enter into joint ventures, including our ability to
successfully integrate, operate or realize the projected benefits of such businesses;
• general business and economic conditions, particularly the pace, continuation, and possible reversal of
the recovery in the worldwide economy;
• the seasonal nature of our business;
• our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights, as well as the impact of our involvement in any
claims related to intellectual property rights;
• uncertainties regarding the satisfactory operation of our information technology or systems;
• risks associated with unauthorized penetration of our information security;
• the impact of existing and future laws and regulations;
• the impact of our debt service obligations and restrictive debt covenants;
• our inability to recruit and retain key executive officers; and
• other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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