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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are therefore entitled to the protection of the safe harbor
provisions of these laws. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and relate to future events or our future
financial or operating performance. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning:
• the anticipated benefits and risks of our business relationships;
• our ability to attract retail and business customers;
• the anticipated benefits and risks associated with our business strategy;
• our future operating results;
• the anticipated size or trends of the market segments in which we compete and the anticipated competition in those markets;
• potential government regulation;
• our future capital requirements and our ability to satisfy our capital needs;
• our expansion in international markets;
• the potential for additional issuances of our securities;
• our plans to devote substantial resources to our sales and marketing teams;
• the possibility of future acquisitions of businesses, products or technologies;
• our belief that we can attract customers in a cost-efficient manner;
• our strategy to develop strategic business relationships with additional wholesalers and distributors;
• our belief that current or future litigation will likely not have a material adverse effect on our business;
• our belief that certain of our stockholders are unlikely to exercise any rights of rescission or certain other remedies that they
may possess;
• the anticipated anti-takeover effects of certain provisions of our charter documents;
• the ability of our online marketing campaigns to be a cost-effective method of attracting customers;
• the results of upgrades to our infrastructure and the likelihood that additional future upgrades can be implemented without
disruption of our business;
• our belief that manufacturers will recognize us as an efficient liquidation solution;
• our belief that the increases we have made in the scope of our Books, Music and Video department offerings will be attractive
to customers and will result in increased sales of higher margin products;
• our belief that we can meet our published product shipping standards even during periods of relatively high sales activity;
• our belief that we can maintain or improve upon customer service levels that we and our customers consider acceptable;
• our belief that our information technology infrastructure can and will support our operations and will not suffer significant
downtime;
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