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- moo- .... <br />Safe Harbor Statement <br />Throughout this news release, we make statements which are not historical facts or information and chat may l~ deemed <br />"forward-looking statements" within themeaning of Section 27A of the Securities ASK of 1933 and Section 2 ] F of the <br />Securities Fzchange Act of 1934. These fotvyard-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the information sat forth <br />in IVlattay*ement's I7isrnssion and Analysii: ofp'iaancial.Cnndition and Results of Ope.atiuns in the Annum kepoit on Form <br />10-K for the year andnd December3l; 2006 ("our 2006 Farm 10-K"). For exempla, words such as "may," •'will," "should," <br />"estimates," "predicts; • "potential," "continua;°'`strategy;' "believes,,' "anticipates," "plans," "expects ° "• <br />similar expressioue era inteaded to identify forward-luokwg statetnnnts. Such forward-lookutg statements involae~known and <br />unlmown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or <br />achievements, or industry results,.to be materially different from any fume results, levels of actirity, performance or <br />achievemenu cxpresaed ur implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following; <br />general economic and business conditions; the material weakness in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting <br />identified in We 2006 Form 10-K, the associated ineffectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls; haahh cam cost <br />sends; Upe cost and capacity of the surety bond marker the Company's ability to manage growth and significantly expanded <br />operations; the ability of the Company to implement its growth and development strategy; the Company's ability to pay the <br />preferred stock dividends that are accumulated but unpaid; the Company's ability rn retain lcey senior maaagemenf; ~c <br />Company~s accoss to futaneing; the Company's•ability to maintain compliance with debt covenant requirements or obtain <br />waivers fiwm its lenders in eases ofnon-compliance; the Company's ability to achieve anticipated cost savings and <br />profitability targets; the Company' a ability to sucressfiilly identify new business opportunities; the Company's ability lu <br />negotiate profitable coal conffacts, price reopenars and extensions; the Company's ability to predict or anticipate commodity <br />pricy changes; the Company's ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations; changes in the industry; competition; the <br />Company's ability to utilize its defened income tax assets; the ability lu reinvcgt tasty Including cash that leas bean deposited <br />in reclamation accounts, at an acceptalile'iate of'retum; weather conditions; the availability of transportation; price of <br />alteraativo fuels; costs of coal produced by other countries; the demand for electricity; the performance pf ROVA and the <br />structure of ROVA's cunGiwls with its lenders and Aominion Virginta Fower; the effect of regulatory and legal proceedings; <br />environmental issues, including the cost of compliance with existing and future environmental requirements; dta risk factors <br />set forth below; the Company's ability to raise additional capital, as discussed under Liquidity and Capital Resources and the <br />other factors discussed in Nota 1 tl oYthe 2006 Form 10-K. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be <br />given as to the future results aad achievement of the Company's goals. The Company disclaims any duty to update these <br />statemenu, oven if subsequent events cause its views to change <br />### <br />~~ Contact: Diana Jonae (719) 412-2600 <br />I <br />Wpat•nerelzmd News Rzteaso <br />:.r <br />Page 5 of 3 <br />http://wwwsec.gov/Archives/edgaz/data/ 10645 S/000103570407000349/d46217exv99w1.h.. <br />May 2, 2007 <br />5/24/?007 <br />S0 39tid Wf11Cl WIT 6ST09b86SL EE~bL L00Z/bZ/S0 <br />