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EXECUTIVE OFFICE STMicroelectronics Route de
Pré-Bois, 20 P.O. Box 1898 CH-1215 Geneva 15,
Switzerland Telephone: (41)-22-929-29-29 http://www.st.com
STOCK
LISTING The common stock of STMicroelectronics N.V. is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STM. The common
stock is also listed on the Bourse de Paris and the Borsa di
Milano.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR For
questions about transfer procedures or other stock account matters, please
contact: Bank of New York (for New York Registry Shares) Telephone:
(1)-888-269-2377 Netherlands Management Company B.V. for Dutch Registry
Shares) Telephone: (31)-20-550-8100
INVESTOR RELATIONS For copies of
financial reports and other investor information, please
contact: Benoît de Leusse: Investor Relations
Manager-Europe Telephone: (33)-4-50-40-24-30 Fax:
(33)-4-50-40-25-80 E-mail: benoit.de-leusse@st.com
Stan
March Investor Relations Director-U.S. Telephone:
(1)-212-821-8939 Fax: (1)-212-821-8923 E-mail:
stan.march@st.com |
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SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS Some of the statements
contained in this annual report are statements of future expectations and other
forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended) that are based on man-agements
current views and assumptions and that involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results or performances to differ
materially from those in such statements. In particular, in addition to the
factors described above, other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the expectations of the Company or its
management include the following: (i) business and economic conditions and
trends in the semiconductor and end-user markets as well as in the various
geographic regions, (ii) excess manufacturing capacity in the semiconductor
industry, (iii) possible disruption in commercial activities occasioned by
major events in the world such as armed conflict or terrorism, (iv) changes in
order patterns from key customers, and reduced end-user purchases relative to
expectations, (v) competitive factors such as the timely development of new
products as well as new design and process technologies in line with customer
requirements, (vi) pricing pressures, (vii) excess or obsolete
inventory.
Unfavorable changes in any of the above or other factors
listed under Risk Factors from time to time in the Companys
SEC reports including the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2000, which was filed with the SEC on May 15, 2001, and in
particular, the factors listed on page 3 of such Form 20-F, could materially
affect the Company. |