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NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K other
than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial
position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking
statements. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may
affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business
operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks
emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact
of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Annual Report on Form
10-K may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in
the forward-looking statements.
We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking
statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Unless expressly indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms "Facebook," "company," "we," "us,"
and "our" in this document refer to Facebook, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, where appropriate, its wholly
owned subsidiaries. The term "Facebook" may also refer to our products, regardless of the manner in which they
are accessed.
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