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Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the
statement and generally arise when the Company is discussing its
beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical
facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the
Company's belief at the time the statements were made regarding future
events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other
factors many of which are outside the Company's control. Actual results
and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in
such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties
that may affect the Company's actual performance include the following:
the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company's business; public
infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; the fact that
our products are commodities and that prices for our products are
subject to material fluctuation due to market conditions and other
factors beyond our control; availability of raw materials; changes in
energy costs including, without limitation, natural gas, coal and oil;
changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected
operational difficulties, including unexpected maintenance costs,
equipment downtime and interruption of production; fluctuations in
activity in the oil and gas industry, including the level of fracturing
activities; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions;
difficulties and delays in the development of new business lines;
governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy
(including, without limitation, climate change regulation); possible
outcomes of pending or future litigation or arbitration proceedings;
changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the
Company's markets; competition; announced increases in capacity in the
gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in the demand for
residential housing construction or commercial construction; general
economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases
in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or
increases in the cost of energy (including, without limitation, natural
gas, coal and oil) could affect the revenues and operating earnings of
our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional
economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction
spending could also adversely affect the Company's result of operations.
These and other factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
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and Chief Executive Officer
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