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Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth the names, ages and titles of persons currently serving as our executive officers.
Name
Age
Title
Elliot Noss
51
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Cooperman
62
Chief Financial Officer
David Woroch
51
Executive Vice President, Sales and Support
Elliot Noss has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since May 1999 and served as Vice President of
Corporate Services for Tucows Interactive Limited, which was acquired by Tucows in May 1999, from April 1997 to May
1999.
Michael Cooperman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2000. From October 1997 to September
1999, Mr. Cooperman was the Chief Executive Officer of Archer Enterprise Systems Inc., a developer of sales force
automation software.
David Woroch has served as our Executive Vice President, Sales and Support since June 3, 2009 and served as our
Vice President Sales and Support since July 2001. From March 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Woroch served as our Director of
Sales for North America. Before joining us, Mr. Woroch spent 13 years at IBM Canada in a variety of roles including sales,
marketing, finance and strategic planning.
Investor Information
The public may read and copy any materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, at the
SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 on official business days during the hours of
10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling 1-800-
SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically at http://sec.gov.
Our web site address is tucows.com. We make available through our web site, free of charge, copies of our Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports
filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable
after filing such material electronically or otherwise furnishing it to the SEC.
The information on the web site listed above is not and should not be considered part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
and is not incorporated by reference in this document.
We were incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in November 1992. Our executive offices are located
at 96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 3M1. Our telephone number is (416) 535-0123.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business faces significant risks. Some of the following risks relate principally to our business and the industry
and statutory and regulatory environment in which we operate. Other risks relate principally to the securities markets and
ownership of our stock. The risks described below may not be the only risks we face. Additional risks that we do not yet know
of or that we currently think are immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of the events or circumstances
described in the following risk factors actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer,
and the trading price of our common stock could decline.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We may not be able to maintain or improve our competitive position and may be forced to reduce our prices because of
strong competition in the market for Internet services generally and domain name registration, in particular, which we
expect will continue to intensify.
The market for Internet services generally and domain registrations in particular is intensely competitive and rapidly
evolving as participants strive to protect their current market share and improve their competitive position, and we expect
competition to intensify in the future. Most of our existing competitors are also expanding the variety of services that they