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| {product, market, service} |
| {regulation, change, law} |
| {control, financial, internal} |
| {provision, law, control} |
| {personnel, key, retain} |
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AND THAT COULD HURT OUR BUSINESS OR EVEN RESULT IN FORECLOSURE, REORGANIZATION OR BANKRUPTCY.
THE BAKER FAMILY CURRENTLY OWNS A MAJORITY OF OUR VOTING STOCK AND CONTROLS THE COMPANY. SUCH CONTROL AFFECTS OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND COULD ALSO HAVE THE EFFECT OF DELAYING OR PREVENTING A CHANGE OF CONTROL OF THE COMPANY.
OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON THE CONTINUED SERVICES OF KEY PERSONNEL.
THE PERSONAL INTERESTS OF OUR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS CREATE A CONFLICT.
THE MARKET FOR BOTTLED WATER IS SUBJECT TO RAPID MARKET CHANGE, INTRODUCTION OF COMPETING PRODUCTS, AND CHANGING INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
THE BOTTLED WATER INDUSTRY IS REGULATED AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS IN ANY JURISDICTION, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS IN THAT JURISDICTION, AND OUR BUSINESS COULD BE SERIOUSLY HARMED.
WE DEPEND UPON MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR WATER RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IF OUR WATER SOURCES OR BOTTLING PROCESSES WERE CONTAMINATED FOR ANY REASON, OUR BUSINESS WOULD BE SERIOUSLY HARMED.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE COST OF ESSENTIAL RAW MATERIALS AND COMMODITIES, INCLUDING FUEL COSTS, FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY OF OUR PRODUCTS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OUR BUSINESS.
WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF BOTTLING CAPACITY. SIGNIFICANT INTERRUPTIONS ON OUR BOTTLING FACILITIES COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.
WE RELY UPON A SINGLE SOFTWARE VENDOR THAT SUPPLIES THE SOFTWARE FOR OUR ROUTE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
OUR CUSTOMER BASE IS LOCATED IN NEW ENGLAND, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. IF THERE WERE TO BE A MATERIAL DECLINE IN THE ECONOMY IN THESE REGIONS, OUR BUSINESS WOULD BE LIKELY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
OUR BUSINESS IS SEASONAL, WHICH MAY CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR STOCK PRICE.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 404 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT AS OF OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2007. UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS, THE FINANCIAL COST OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 404 IS SIGNIFICANT. FAILURE TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE INTERNAL CONTROL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 404 COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS AND OUR STOCK PRICE.
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