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These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but rather are based on current beliefs, expectations, anticipations, intentions, estimates, assumptions, plans and projections about our company, business, operations, industry and market trends, financial results, financial condition, strategy and plans, goals or prospects.
Forward-looking statements often include words such as anticipates, estimates, expects, projects, forecasts, intends, plans, continues, believes, may, will, could, goals, objectives and words and terms of similar substance.
Forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K include, among others, statements regarding our strategy, plans and goals, new products and innovation, industry and market trends, our ability to navigate the current macroeconomic environment, our future operating or financial performance or condition, backlog, cost savings initiatives, our ability to generate cash flow, our transition to a lower level of fixed contracts, liquidity, competition, litigation, and our prospects.
Readers are directed to the risks and uncertainties identified below under Risk Factor Summary, Risk Factors, Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report for additional detail regarding factors that may cause actual results to be different than those expressed in these forward-looking statements.
Risk Factor Summary The following is a summary of the principal risks described below in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors in this Form 10-K.
We may be unable to attract and retain management and other key personnel.
Public health events, such as pandemics or disease outbreaks, have disrupted, and may in the future disrupt, our business, which could adversely affect our financial performance.
Overview Cerence builds conversational and agentic AI solutions that make interaction with technology feel effortless.
With decades of expertise in voice, AI, and edge-to-cloud engineering, we re trusted by many of the world s leading automakers, transportation OEMs, consumer brands, and technology companies to build voice powered-interfaces that shape the user experiences of today and tomorrow.
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The number of shares of Registrant s common stock outstandin g as of November 13, 2024 was 42,827,789 .
Market for Registrant s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 36 Item 6 Reserved 37 Item 7.
These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions, plans and projections about our business, operations, industry, financial results, financial condition, strategy, goals, or prospects.
Forward-looking statements often include words such as anticipates, estimates, expects, projects, forecasts, intends, plans, continues, believes, may, will, goals and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of our business and future operating or financial performance.
These and other factors are more fully discussed in the Risk Factors and Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections and elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
2 Risk Factor Summary The following is a summary of the principal risks described below in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Pandemics or disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19, have disrupted, and may continue to disrupt, our business, which could adversely affect our financial performance.
The transition in our Chief Executive Officer and other senior management positions will be critical to our success, and our business could be negatively impacted if we do not successfully manage these transitions.
Risks Relating to Our Securities and Indebtedness The terms of the Senior Credit Facilities restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to incur debt that we may need to fund initiatives in response to changes in our business, the industry in which we operate, the economy and governmental regulations.
We may evaluate whether to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the future, and the terms of our Senior Credit Facilities limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.