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• the effects of general economic conditions, including inflation, recession or fears of a recession,
depression or fears of a depression, labor costs and stock market volatility or changes in trade,
monetary or fiscal policies in the countries where we do business;
• changes in consumer spending preferences and demand for our products;
• our ability to develop and successfully introduce new products, protect our intellectual property and
avoid infringing the intellectual property of third parties;
• our ability to successfully implement, achieve and sustain manufacturing and distribution cost
efficiencies and improvements, and fully realize anticipated cost savings;
• the cost and effect of unanticipated legal, tax or regulatory proceedings or new laws or regulations
(including environmental, public health and consumer protection regulations);
• public perception regarding the safety of our products, including the potential for environmental
liabilities, product liability claims, litigation and other claims;
• the impact of pending or threatened litigation;
• changes in accounting policies applicable to our business;
• government regulations;
• the seasonal nature of sales of certain of our products;
• the effects of climate change and unusual weather activity; and
• the effects of political or economic conditions, terrorist attacks, acts of war or other unrest in
international markets.
Some of the above-mentioned factors are described in further detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” set
forth below. You should assume the information appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is accurate only
as of September 30, 2015 or as otherwise specified, as our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since that date. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws
of the United States (“U.S.”) and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”), we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise to reflect actual results or changes in factors or
assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.
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