Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our
contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect
on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we
operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply
contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes
on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Its implementation comes
on the heels of a March vow from CEO Elon Musk, in which he said Tesla could build and begin
operating the system within 100 days from the signature of a
contract — or else it would be free.
The Silicon Valley worker benefits and perks — the free, fresh produce and transcendental meditation pods — have become symbols of the riches created in the tech sector and how good it has been to workers, but the hype belies the truth that many of the employees
operating within big tech companies are working
on second - class
contract terms.
TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. (TSX: CTC.A) has reach a long - term agreement
on contracts with the franchise dealers who
operate its 490 Canadian Tire stores across the country.
Local contractor SRG has picked up another
contract for work
on a dam in Queensland which is owned and
operated by SunWater.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins
operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins
operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins
operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party
contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The course, built
on a former trash dump, is owned by the city and
operated by the Trump Organization under a 20 - year
contract that gives most of the revenue to President Donald Trump's company, the Post said.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition,
on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or
operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has
on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions
on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence
on market acceptance of various types of broadband services,
on the adoption of new broadband technologies and
on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition,
on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence
on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect
on our business of natural disasters.
We do, however, anticipate entering into foreign currency exchange
contracts for purposes of hedging foreign exchange rate fluctuations
on our business operations in future
operating periods as our exposures are deemed to be material.
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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with
operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise
operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in
operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance
contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance
on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we
operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
UFood was awarded a
contract by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) to build and
operate three new UFood Grill units
on the base in Aberdeen.
However the company argued that at a comparable
operating level (ie without the effect of the volatile exchange rate)
operating profit was up 15 % to # 851,000, but it was non-
operating exchange losses
on long term loans and new hedging
contracts taken out shortly before the end year that had hit this figures, after resulting in charges of over # 450k.
Dairy Crest has picked up a new 50m litre milk supply
contract with Tesco but reported a 24 % drop in
operating profit in its dairies division to # 10.9 m
on the back of higher input costs and competitive pressures.
But while Cazorla was
on the
operating table, Arsene Wenger gave the midfielder a one - year extension to his
contract in the hope that he would be able to rejoin the team again this season.
I accept City is run
on petro - dollars Chelski
on Russian money and Utd is a debt mountain.But to me Wenger AND the Board show no ambition to reach that last step up.Again I accept we run
on a business model and
operate within our means but tell me why Wenger with his stranglehold
on the Club and the entire Board with the exception of Ivan Gazidis licking his balls he doesn't force the issue.Oh but he gets a pay increase with his new
contract despite failing to reach the minimum of Champions League
Since 2014 Mancherster City have been
operating on a unique bonus / incentive based
contracts for their squads and even the big name players like Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Vincent Kompany all agreed for incentive based
contracts.
As a reminder, the Liverpool midfielder's
contract runs it course at the end of this season, and there has been little public mention of any progress in
contract talks, with many supporters already
operating on the assumption that the player will be somewhere else next season.
I would guess that any extra offerings which may have been offered elsewhere in the past depended
on the finances of the district and / or if the program was self -
operated or
contracted.
Parks commissioners also gave the park staff authority to begin negotiations with the museum
on agreements such as deeds,
contracts and
operating rules.
The concert venue — to be
on the north end of the island, just east of Soldier Field — would
operate under a three - year
contract with the Park District, with options for two one - year extensions.
The councilman added that he has been in contact with the Nassau County district attorney about an outstanding warrant that dates back to 2000
on misdemeanor charges for allegedly
operating an unlicensed
contracting business and doing work
on a Long Island home.
NJ Transit trains might soon grind to a halt if employees who
operate the nation's third - busiest commuter railroad go
on strike after five years without new
contracts.
No one comes out clean in the state watchdog's 308 - page report released today
on rampant cronyism and scheming around the
contract to
operate the casino at the Aqueduct Race Track.
Nassau County - based Maddd is in
contract to buy the L - shaped property fronting along Tillary and Prince streets from Warren Diamond, who owns the 115,000 - square - foot warehouse
on the site as well as the American Self Storage company that
operates out of it, sources told The Real Deal.
Under Quinn's leadership, the Council passed legislation that expanded the number of minority - and women - owned businesses and enterprises that can participate in city
contracts, a disclosure law to clamp down
on pregnancy service centers
operated by anti-choice groups that trick women seeking reproductive health services and legislation that levies penalties
on drivers who promote prostitution.
The University at Buffalo Foundation spent almost $ 40,000
on questionable entertainment expenses,
operated for three years under an expired
contract with the campus, and lacks policies to ensure
contracts are competitively bid, according to an audit released yesterday by the state comptroller's office.
UPPER WEST SIDE — A controversial homeless shelter that opened
on West 95th Street in 2012 has been granted a $ 16 million
contract to
operate until 2018 — but it will be downsized to 200 beds and 100 units.
The federal Bureau of Prisons»
contract with non-profit Firetree, LTD. to
operate a re-entry facility
on the eastern edge of downtown Syracuse is up.
The Data Conversation Laboratory works
on defense and federal agency
contracts, but is rarely in the position to win bids because of competition, the firm's chief
operating officer, Amy Williams, said.
(d) The Executive Officer shall be a member of the Board without vote; a member of the Council, of the Committee
on Council Affairs, of the Executive Committee, and of the Committee
on Investment and Finance; shall serve as secretary of the Board, of the Council, and of the Committee
on Council Affairs, and as staff officer of the Committee
on Nominations; shall be in charge of the Association's offices and shall manage the affairs of the Association in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Board; shall be custodian of the current
operating funds; and shall have the authority to enter into
contracts for the Association that have been approved by the Board or that are required for the conduct of the Association's activities specifically provided for in the approved annual budgets.
The critics greatest worry, though, is that Diamandis's mechanism for bringing in new players excludes the old ones — research institutes that depend
on government grants and
contracts to pay their
operating expenses.
This work is also based in part
on archival data obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope, which is
operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under a
contract with NASA.
This work is based in part
on observations made with the Spitzer Space Telescope, which is
operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under a
contract with NASA.
Members who sign the
contract, which appears to
operate on the honor system, are promised benefits like seeing the highest - performing profiles first, getting the first shot at «new talent,» and getting 10 VIP invites for people to cut the waitlist.
Schools
operating under the alternative
contract would be free to evaluate teachers based
on student performance and evaluation, as well as classroom observation and other evidence.
Already, some cities are finding political advantage in creating «hybrid» or «partnership» schools that have the full autonomy of a charter school but
operate on contract with districts within district - provided buildings, generally created by state legislation.
PDK: «As you may know, charter schools
operate under a charter or
contract that frees them from many of the state regulations imposed
on public schools and permits them to
operate independently.»
Students also maintain a design file, which contains their working drawings, notes, and group
contracts, such as the Team
Operating Agreement (adapted from a similar form at the Boeing Company), in which team members come to consensus
on items such as expectations of themselves and each other, how decisions will be made, how misunderstandings will be prevented, and how conflicts will be resolved.
Given that the growth in for - profit schools has been mainly in
contracting with public schools or charter schools to
operate individual public schools as EMOs, how much they diverge often depends
on state laws and school district
contracts.
All elementary and secondary schools
operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-- or
operated on Indian reservations by Indian tribal groups under
contract with BIE — qualify as schools serving low - income students.
If it had been approved, the
contract would have converted Isthmus Montessori Academy — now
operating as a private, tuition - based school
on Madison's North side for students in grades 3K to 9 — to what would be known as Isthmus Montessori Academy Charter School, a public, tuition - free school for grades 4K through 9 by fall 2018.
Charter schools are open - enrollment tuition - free, public schools that
operate based
on a
contract with their authorizer.
The
contract would change Isthmus Montessori Academy (IMA)-- now
operating as a private, tuition - based school
on Madison's North Side for grades 3K to nine — to what would be known as Isthmus Montessori Academy Charter School (IMACS), a public, tuition - free school for grades 4K to nine.
A charter school is a public school that
operates on a
contract, or charter, that spells out guidelines the school must follow.
In addition, elementary or secondary schools
operated by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) or
operated on Indian reservations by Indian tribal groups under
contract or grant with the BIE qualify as low - income schools.
The
contract, if approved, would convert Isthmus Montessori Academy (IMA)-- now
operating as a private, tuition - based school
on Madison's North Side for students in grades 3K to nine — to what would be known as Isthmus Montessori Academy Charter School (IMACS), a public, tuition - free school for grades 4K to nine.
19) International: India has awarded Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets a $ 1.5 billion rights deal «to collect tolls
on nine highways in India for the next 30 years under a Toll -
Operate - Transfer
contract tendered by the country's highway authority.»