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10
Seasonality
Our profitability has historically been highly seasonal. Our second fiscal quarter, ending December 31,
includes the majority of the holiday shopping season and has become our strongest quarter for sales of our
consumer-oriented products, such as holiday cards, calendars, photo books, and personalized gifts. Operating
income during the second fiscal quarter represented 62%, 61%, and 72% of annual operating income in the years
ended June 30, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.
Government Regulation
We are currently subject to the regulations that are applicable to businesses generally and to online
commerce specifically. The adoption or modification of laws or regulations relating to the Internet, consumer
protection, or other areas of our business could limit or otherwise adversely affect the manner in which we currently
conduct our business.
Employees
As of June 30, 2015, we had approximately 6,200 full-time and approximately 400 temporary employees
worldwide.
Corporate Information
Cimpress N.V. was incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands on June 5, 2009 and on August 30,
2009 became the publicly traded parent company of the Cimpress group of entities. We maintain our registered
office at Hudsonweg 8, 5928 LW Venlo, the Netherlands. Our telephone number in the Netherlands is
+31-77-850-7700. As a result of our change of domicile from Bermuda to the Netherlands on August 30, 2009, the
common shareholders of Vistaprint Limited became ordinary shareholders of Vistaprint N.V. and Vistaprint N.V.
became the publicly traded parent company of the Vistaprint group of entities. Vistaprint Limited, the immediate
predecessor corporation to Vistaprint N.V., was incorporated under the laws of Bermuda in April 2002.
Available Information
We are registered as a reporting company under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which we refer to as the Exchange Act. Accordingly, we file or furnish with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, or the SEC, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-
K and proxy statements as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The public may
read and copy our reports, proxy statements and other materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room is available by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet website that contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, such as Cimpress N.V, that file
electronically with the SEC. The address of this website is www.sec.gov. We make available, free of charge through
our United States website, the reports, proxy statements, amendments and other materials we file with or furnish to
the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials with or to the SEC.
The address of our United States website is www.cimpress.com. We are not including the information contained on
our website, or information that can be accessed by links contained on our website, as a part of, or incorporating it
by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our future results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements that we make in
this Report and other filings with the SEC, press releases, communications with investors, and oral statements due
to the following important factors, among others. Our forward-looking statements in this Report and in any other
public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. These statements can be affected by, among other things,
inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties or risks we currently deem
immaterial. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. We undertake no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.