Verigy (VRGY)

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

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We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

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We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·                                          difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·                                          diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·                                          our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·                                          additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·                                          difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·                                          impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·                                          dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·                                          difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·                                          increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·              difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·              diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·              our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·              additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·              difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·              impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·              dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·              difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·              increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

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We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

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·                  difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·                  diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·                  our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·                  additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·                  difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·                  impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·                  dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·                  difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·                  increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·                  difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·                  diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·                  our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·                  additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·                  difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·                  impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·                  dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

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We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·      difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·      diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·      our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·      additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·      difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·      impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

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·      dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·      difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·      increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·       difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·       diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·       our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·       additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·       difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·       impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·       dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·       difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·       increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies.  Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·                  difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·                  diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·                  our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·                  additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·                  difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·                  impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·                  dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·                  difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·                  increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.

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We may incur a variety of costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies, products or technologies, and the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions we may make may never be realized.

We may acquire, or make significant or minority investments in, complementary businesses, products or technologies. Any future acquisitions or investments could be accompanied by risks such as:

·                     difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of acquired companies;

·                     diversion of our management’s attention from ongoing business concerns;

·                     our potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services;

·                     additional expense associated with amortization of acquired assets;

·                     difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

·                     impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new management personnel;

·                     dilution to our shareholders in the event we issue shares as consideration to finance an acquisition;

·                     difficulty integrating and implementing the accounting controls necessary to comply with regulatory requirements such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and

·                     increased leverage, if we incur debt to finance an acquisition.

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We cannot guarantee that we will realize any benefit from the integration of any business, products or technologies that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business.