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Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such
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including financial objectives to
2010, and their negatives are intended to identify
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facts, nor are they
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involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements, including, among others,
competitive pricing and
activities, consumption levels, costs, the ability
to maintain and manage key
customer relationships and supply chain sources,
currency values, interest
rates, the ability to integrate acquisitions and
complete planned divestitures,
the ability to complete planned restructuring
activities,
physical risks, environmental risks, the ability to
manage regulatory, tax and
legal matters and resolve pending matters within
current estimates, legislative,
fiscal and regulatory developments, political,
economic and social conditions in
the geographic markets where the Group operates and
new or changed priorities of
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affecting the
Group are described in the Group's filings with the
London Stock Exchange,
Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the
Annual Report & Accounts on Form 20-F. These
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only as of the date of this announcement. Except as
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forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in the
Group's expectations with regard
thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such