FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including documents incorporated by reference, particularly those regarding our possible or assumed future performance, competitive strengths, costs, dividends, reserves and growth as well as industry growth and other trends and projections, are “forward-looking statements” that contain risks and uncertainties. In some cases, words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “could”, “should”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “remain”, “continue”, “on track”, “successful”, “grow”, “design”, “target”, “objective”, “goal”, “forecast”, “projection”, “outlook”, “prospects”, “plan”, “guidance” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the respective current views of Ferrari with respect to future events and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
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our ability to preserve and enhance the value of the Ferrari brand;
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our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
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the success of our racing activities;
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our ability to keep up with advances in high performance car technology, to meet the challenges and costs of integrating advanced technologies, including electric, more broadly into our car portfolio over time and to make appealing designs for our new models;
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the impact of increasingly stringent fuel economy, emissions and safety standards, including the cost of compliance, and any required changes to our products, as well as possible future bans of combustion engine cars in cities and the potential advent of self-driving technology;
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increases in costs, disruptions of supply or shortages of components and raw materials;
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our ability to successfully carry out our low volume and controlled growth strategy, while increasing our presence in growth market countries;
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changes in general economic conditions (including changes in the markets in which we operate) and changes in demand for luxury goods, including high performance luxury cars, which is highly volatile;
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macro events, pandemics and conflicts, including the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East region, and the related issues potentially impacting sourcing and transportation, as well as trading policies and tariffs;
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competition in the luxury performance automobile industry;
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changes in client preferences and automotive trends;
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our ability to preserve the value of our cars over time and our relationship with the automobile collector and enthusiast community;
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disruptions at our manufacturing facilities in Maranello and Modena;
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climate change and other environmental impacts, as well as an increased focus of regulators and stakeholders on environmental matters;
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our ability to maintain the functional and efficient operation of our information technology systems and to defend from the risk of cyberattacks, including on our in-vehicle technology;
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the ability of our current management team to operate and manage effectively and the reliance upon a number of key members of executive management and employees;
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the performance of our dealer network on which we depend for sales and services;
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product warranties, product recalls and liability claims;
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the sponsorship and commercial revenues and expenses of our racing activities, as well as the popularity of motor sports more broadly;