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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report, as well as our other public filings or public statements, include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-
looking statements are often identified by terms and phrases such as ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘intend,’’
‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘continue,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘project,’’ ‘‘predict,’’ ‘‘will’’ and
similar expressions and include references to assumptions and relate to our future prospects,
developments and business strategies.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• our high level of indebtedness;
• our ability to make interest and principal payments on our debt and satisfy the other covenants
contained in our senior secured credit facility and other debt agreements;
• general economic conditions (including the impact of continued high unemployment and
changing consumer shopping behavior), inflation and interest rate movements;
• our ability to improve the operating performance of our stores in accordance with our long term
strategy;
• our ability to realize same store sales growth;
• our ability to hire and retain pharmacists and other store personnel;
• the efforts of private and public third party payors to reduce prescription drug reimbursement
and encourage mail order;
• competitive pricing pressures, including aggressive promotional activity from our competitors;
• decisions to close additional stores and distribution centers, which could result in further charges
to our operating statement;
• our ability to manage expenses;
• our ability to realize the benefits from actions to further reduce costs and investment in working
capital;
• continued consolidation of the drugstore industry;
• changes in state or federal legislation or regulations, and the impact of healthcare reform;
• the outcome of lawsuits and governmental investigations; and
• other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘the SEC’’).
We undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements included in this
report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this report.
Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in,
or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences are discussed in the sections entitled ‘‘Risk Factors’’ and ‘‘Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview and Factors Affecting Our
Future Prospects’’ included in this annual report on Form 10-K.
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