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Any change in the level of economic activity in North America and Europe, our major geographical markets, may have an impact on the level of demand for our products and our resulting revenue and earnings. Changes in the price and availability of raw materials we use could be detrimental to our profitability. The global wire and cable industry is highly competitive. We rely on key suppliers, and we source some of our products from other manufacturers. We rely on several key distributors in marketing our product. Because we do business in many countries, our results of operations are affected by changes in currency exchange rates. Our effective income tax rate may vary from year to year because of the mix of income and losses among various tax jurisdictions in which we do business. We might be unable to achieve planned cost savings. We may incur costs related to warranty, product liability lawsuits, or other lawsuits or claims that may be brought against us. We are subject to current environmental and other laws and regulations. If our goodwill or other intangible assets become impaired, we may be required to recognize charges that would reduce our income. Changes in accounting rules and interpretation of these rules may affect our reported earnings. Our business is subject to the political and economic uncertainties of making and selling our products abroad. Our future success depends on our ability to develop and introduce new products. Competing technologies could cause the obsolescence of many of our products. We have defined benefit pension plans that are not fully funded.

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