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The information on this website may contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than those that are purely historical are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements.

Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the following:

the risk that adoption of new accounting pronouncements will impact future results;
the risk that changes in general economic conditions or consumer spending patterns could adversely impact the company’s results of operations;
the highly competitive nature of the company’s business in the United States and internationally;
the risk that the company or its franchisees will be unsuccessful in gauging apparel trends and changing consumer preferences;
the risk to the company’s business associated with global sourcing and manufacturing, including sourcing costs, events causing disruptions in product shipment, or an inability to secure sufficient manufacturing capacity;
the risk that the company’s franchisees will be unable to successfully open, operate, and grow their franchised stores in a manner consistent with the company’s requirements regarding its brand identities and customer experience standards;
the risk that the company or its franchisees will be unsuccessful in identifying, negotiating, and securing new store locations and renewing, modifying or terminating leases for existing store locations effectively;
the risk that comparable sales and margins will experience fluctuations;
the risk that changes in the company’s credit profile or deterioration in market conditions may limit its access to the capital markets and adversely impact its financial results or its business initiatives;
the risk that trade matters could increase the cost or reduce the supply of apparel available to the company and adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations;
the risk that updates or changes to the company’s information technology (“IT”) systems may disrupt its operations;
the risk that the company’s IT services agreement with IBM could cause disruptions in the company’s operations and have an adverse effect on the company’s financial results;
the risk that actual or anticipated cyber attacks, and other cybersecurity risks, may cause the company to incur increasing costs;
the risk that natural disasters, public health crises, political crises, or other catastrophic events could adversely affect the company’s operations and financial results;
the risk that acts or omissions by the company’s third-party vendors, including a failure to comply with the company’s code of vendor conduct, could have a negative impact on its reputation or operations;
the risk that the company does not repurchase some or all of the shares it anticipates purchasing pursuant to its repurchase program;
the risk that the company will not be successful in defending various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, claims, and audits; and
the risk that changes in the regulatory or administrative landscape could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, strategies, and results of operations.

Additional information regarding factors that could cause results to differ can be found in the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers should also consult the company’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

The company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.