Safe Harbor Statement

This website contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements relating to our businesses and our prospects, new products, sales, expenses, tax rates, cash flows, prepublication investments and operating and capital requirements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for our future operating and financial performance and are based on assumptions management believes are reasonable at the time they are made.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "intend," "may," "will," "continue" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict; therefore, actual outcomes and results could differ materially from what is expected or forecasted. These risks and uncertainties include, among others:

  • worldwide economic, financial, political and regulatory conditions;
  • currency and foreign exchange volatility;
  • the effect of competitive products and pricing;
  • the level of success of new product development and global expansion;
  • the level of future cash flows;
  • the levels of capital investments;
  • income tax rates;
  • restructuring charges;
  • the health of debt and equity markets, including credit quality and spreads, the level of liquidity and future debt issuances;
  • the level of interest rates and the strength of the capital markets in the U.S. and abroad;
  • the demand and market for debt ratings, including collateralized debt obligations, residential and commercial mortgage and asset-backed securities and related asset classes;
  • the state of the credit markets and their impact on Standard & Poor's Ratings and the economy in general;
  • the regulatory environment affecting Standard & Poor’s Ratings and our other businesses;
  • the likely outcome and impact of litigation and investigations on our operations and financial condition;
  • the level of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. and abroad;
  • continued investment by the construction, automotive, computer and aviation industries;
  • the strength and performance of the domestic and international automotive markets;
  • the volatility of the energy marketplace;
  • and the contract value of public works, manufacturing and single-family unit construction.

We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

5/1/13


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