707549--8/28/2008--LAM_RESEARCH

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We Derive Our Revenues Primarily from a Relatively Small Number of High-Priced Systems Variations in the Amount of Time it Takes for Our Customers to Accept Our Systems May Cause Fluctuation in Our Operating Results The Semiconductor Equipment Industry is Volatile and Reduced Product Demand Has a Negative Impact on Shipments We Depend on New Products and Processes for Our Success. Consequently, We are Subject to Risks Associated with Rapid Technological Change We are Subject to Risks Relating to Product Concentration and Lack of Product Revenue Diversification We Have a Limited Number of Key Customers Strategic Alliances May Have Negative Effects on Our Business We are Dependent Upon a Limited Number of Key Suppliers Our Outsource Providers May Fail to Perform as We Expect Once a Semiconductor Manufacturer Commits to Purchase a Competitor s Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, the Manufacturer Typically Continues to Purchase that Competitor s Equipment, Making it More Difficult for Us to Sell Our Equipment to that Customer We are Subject to Risks Associated with Our Competitors Strategic Relationships and Their Introduction of New Products and We May Lack the Financial Resources or Technological Capabilities of Certain of Our Competitors Needed to Capture Increased Market Share Our Future Success Depends on International Sales and the Management of Global Operations Our Financial Results May be Adversely Impacted by Higher Than Expected Tax Rates or Exposure to Additional Income Tax Liabilities A Failure to Comply with Environmental Regulations May Adversely Affect Our Operating Results If We are Unable to Adjust the Scale of Our Business in Response to Rapid Changes in Demand in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry, Our Operating Results and Our Ability to Compete Successfully May be Impaired If We Choose to Acquire or Dispose of Product Lines and Technologies, We May Encounter Unforeseen Costs and Difficulties That Could Impair Our Financial Performance The Market for Our Common Stock is Volatile, Which May Affect Our Ability to Raise Capital or Make Acquisitions We Rely Upon Certain Critical Information Systems for the Operation of Our Business Intellectual Property and Other Claims Against Us Can be Costly and Could Result in the Loss of Significant Rights Which are Necessary to Our Continued Business and Profitability We May Fail to Protect Our Proprietary Technology Rights, Which Could Affect Our Business We are Subject to the Internal Control Evaluation and Attestation Requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Must Confirm Its Independence in Order for Us to Meet Our Regulatory Reporting Obligations on a Timely Basis The Results of Our Independent Committee Review of Our Historical Stock Option Practices and Resulting Restatements May Continue to Have Adverse Effects on Our Financial Results. We May Be Subject to the Risks of Lawsuits in Connection With Our Historical Stock Option Practices, the Resulting Restatements, and the Remedial Measures We Have Taken. Judgment and Estimates Utilized by Us in Determining Stock Option Grant Dates and Related Adjustments May Be Subject to Change due to Subsequent SEC Guidance or Other Disclosure Requirements. We Recently Regained Compliance with SEC Reporting Requirements. If We are Unable to Remain in Compliance, There May Be a Material Adverse Effect on our Business and Our Stockholders.

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