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Intellectual Property
We own numerous domestic and international trademarks and other proprietary rights that are important to our
business. Depending upon the jurisdiction, trademarks are valid as long as they are used in the regular course of
trade and/or their registrations are properly maintained. We believe the protection of our trademarks, copyrights,
patents, domain names, trade dress, and trade secrets are important to our success. We aggressively protect our
intellectual property rights by relying on a combination of watch services and trademark, copyright, patent, trade
dress and trade secret laws, and through the domain name dispute resolution system.
Employees
As of December 31, 2014, we had 417 employees and consider our relations with these employees to be good.
Seasonality
Typically in the weight loss industry, revenue is greatest in the first calendar quarter and lowest in the fourth
quarter. We believe our business experiences seasonality, driven primarily by the predisposition of dieters to
initiate a diet at certain times of the year and the placement of our advertising, which is based on the price and
availability of certain media at such times.
Available Information
All periodic and current reports, registration statements, code of conduct and other material that we are required
to file with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form10-Q, current reports
on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are available free of charge through our investor
relations page at www.nutrisystem.com. Such documents are available as soon as reasonably practicable after
electronic filing of the material with the SEC. Our Internet website and the information contained therein or
connected thereto are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report.
The public may also read and copy any materials filed by the Company with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet
site, www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding
issuers that file such information electronically with the SEC.
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