The information contained in these press releases contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the future performance of the Company, including representations about the Company's future financial performance, market conditions, the long-term growth prospects of the Company and its markets, opportunities for market share gains and acquisitions and performance of companies in Astec's markets. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s expectations and are based upon currently available data. These statements are not guarantees of performance and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial or otherwise, could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause future events or actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include uncertainty in the economy, rising oil and liquid asphalt prices, rising interest rates, changes in highway funding availability, the timing of large contracts, production capacity, changes in size and mix of backlog, seasonality and cyclicality in operating results, seasonality of sales volumes, demand for the Company's products, competitive activity and those other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, including but not limited to the Company’s reports on forms 10-Q and 10-K.