CJ 2017 Annual Report

• the incurrence of significant costs and liabilities resulting from litigation; • the incurrence of significant costs and liabilities or severe restrictions on our operations or the inability to perform certain operations resulting from a failure to comply, or our compliance with, new or existing regulations; • the loss of, or inability to attract, key management and other competent personnel; • a shortage of qualified workers; • the loss of, or interruption or delay in operations by, one or more of our key suppliers; • operating hazards inherent in our industry, including the possibility of accidents resulting in personal injury or death, property damage or environmental damage; • accidental damage to or malfunction of equipment; • our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and/or obtain adequate financing to allow us to execute our business plan; and • our ability to comply with covenants under our amended credit facility. For additional information regarding known material factors that could affect our operating results and performance, please read (1) “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A and (2) “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report. Should one or more of these known material risks occur, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance, achievements or plans could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. 2