Forward-looking Statements

This report contains statements concerning among others Stonesoft's financial condition and results of operations that are forward-looking in nature. Such statements are not historical facts but, rather, represent Stonesoft's future expectations. The company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions. However, these forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those anticipated in the statements herein. These risks and uncertainties may include among others

(1) changes in our market position or in the Firewall/VPN and Intrusion detection and protection market in general;

(2) the effects of competition;

(3) the success, financial condition, and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers and customers;

(4) our ability to source quality components without interruption and at acceptable prices;

(5) our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees;

(6) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar;

(7) other factors related to sale of products, economic situation, business, competition or legislation affecting the business of Stonesoft or the industry in general and

(8) our ability to control the variety of factors affecting our ability to reach our targets and give accurate forecasts.