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Exhibit 99
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1996 CONTAINS CERTAIN SAFE
HARBORS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FROM TIME TO TIME, INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY OR STATEMENTS MADE BY ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR
EMPLOYEES MAY CONTAIN "FORWARD-LOOKING" INFORMATION SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS RISKS
AND UNCERTAINTIES. ANY STATEMENTS MADE HEREIN THAT ARE NOT STATEMENTS OF
HISTORICAL FACT ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH OF THE COMPANY'S MARKETS
AND CUSTOMERS, THE COMPANY'S OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS AND
PRODUCTS AND THE COMPANY'S EXPECTED LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES. SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS AND INVOLVE A
NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, AND, ACCORDINGLY, ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER
MATERIALLY. FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE SUCH DIFFERENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED
TO: THE CONTINUED AND FUTURE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS; THE RATE OF
GROWTH IN THE INDUSTRIES OF THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS; THE PRESENCE OF COMPETITORS
WITH GREATER TECHNICAL, MARKETING AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES; THE COMPANY'S ABILITY
TO PROMPTLY AND EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TO MEET EVOLVING
CUSTOMER NEEDS; RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SALES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES; AND THE
COMPANY'S ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXPAND ITS OPERATIONS.
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