Disclaimer.

The statements made in the report on expected developments are based on current assumptions and assessments made by the Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf AG. They are not intended to be taken as guarantees that these expectations will prove to be correct. The future performance and actual results achieved by Wincor Nixdorf AG and its affiliated companies depend on a series of risks and uncertainties and may, therefore, vary considerably from the forecasts made. Many of these factors, such as the future of the economy and the actions of our competitors and other market players, are outside the control of Wincor Nixdorf and cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty. There are no plans to update the forecasts made in this section. Wincor Nixdorf does not accept any specific obligation in respect of the forecasts in this report.