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Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Ac concerning IGT, GTECH, NewCo, the proposed
transactions and other matters. These statements may discuss goals,
intentions an as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or
financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the managem
GTECH as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to,
such management. Forward-looking statements m accompanied by words such as
aim, anticipate, believe, plan, could, would, should,
estimate, expect, forecast, futu intend, may, will, possible,
potential, predict, project or similar words, phrases or expressions.
These forward-looking sta subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of
which are outside the parties control. Therefore, you should not place undue
reli statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements include failure to applicable
regulatory or securityholder approvals in a timely manner or otherwise;
failure to satisfy other closing conditions to the pr transactions; risks
that the new businesses will not be integrated successfully or that the
combined companies will not realize estim savings, value of certain tax
assets, synergies and growth or that such benefits may take longer to realize
than expected; failure to anticipated benefits of the combined operations;
risks relating to unanticipated costs of integration; reductions in customer
spending customer payments and changes in customer demand for products and
services; unanticipated changes relating to competitive fact industries in
which the companies operate; ability to hire and retain key personnel; the
potential impact of announcement or consum proposed transactions on relationships
with third parties, including customers, employees and competitors; ability
to attract new cus retain existing customers in the manner anticipated;
reliance on and integration of information technology systems; changes in
legis governmental regulations affecting the companies; international,
national or local economic, social or political conditions that could a the
companies or their customers; conditions in the credit markets; risks
associated with assumptions the parties make in connectio parties critical
accounting estimates and legal proceedings; and the parties international
operations, which are subject to the risks fluctuations and foreign exchange
controls. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should
carefully consider the foregoin the other risks and uncertainties that affect
the parties businesses, including those described in IGTs Annual Report on
Form 10-K Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other
documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange (the
SEC) and those described in GTECHs annual reports, registration documents
and other documents filed from time to time w financial market regulator
(CONSOB). Except as required under applicable law, the parties do not assume
any obligation to update looking statements.
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