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Forward-looking Statements/Important Notice
This document contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of TomTom NV (the
company) and certain of the plans and objectives of TomTom and its subsidiaries (together with the company referred to as 'the group') 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 developments 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 financial markets, the levels of marketing and promotional expenditures by the group and its competitors, raw
materials and employee costs, changes in exchange and interest rates (in particular changes in the USD and GBP 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 the company operates and the risk of a downturn in the market.
Statements regarding market share, including the company'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 2013 is not
yet available to the company, these 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 in which they are made, and
we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this annual report.