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Forward-looking statements/important notice
This document contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the fi nancial condition, results of operations and business of TomTom and certain of the plans and
objectives of TomTom with respect to these items. In particular the words ‘expect’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘believe’ and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that
will occur in the future. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on them. We
have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events, including numerous assumptions regarding our present and
future business strategies, operations and the environment in which we will operate in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and develop-
ments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, levels of customer spending in
major economies, changes in consumer tastes and preferences, changes in law, the performance of the fi nancial markets, the levels of marketing and promotional expenditures
by TomTom and its competitors, raw materials and employee costs, changes in exchange and interest rates (in particular changes in the US dollar and GB pound versus the euro
can materially affect results), changes in tax rates, future business combinations, acquisitions or disposals, the rate of technological changes, political and military developments
in countries where TomTom operates and the risk of a downturn in the market.
Statements regarding market share, including TomTom’s competitive position, contained in this document are based on outside sources such as specialised research institutes,
industry and dealer panels in combination with management estimates. Where full-year information regarding 2012 is not yet available to TomTom, those statements may also
be based on estimates and projections prepared by outside sources or management. Market shares are based on sales in units unless otherwise stated. The forward-looking
statements contained refer only to the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to refl ect events or
circumstances after the date of this Annual Report.