supplemental non-U.S. GAAP financial information should not be read in isolation, but only in conjunction with ST’s
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
See the Appendix of this press release for a reconciliation of ST’s non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to their
corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures.
Forward-looking Information
Some of the statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are statements of future expectations and
other forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended) that are based on management’s current views and assumptions,
and are conditioned upon and also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results,
performance or events to differ materially from those anticipated by such statements due to, among other factors:
•changes in global trade policies, including the continuation, adoption and expansion of tariffs and trade barriers and
sanctions, that are affecting and could further affect the macro-economic environment and are adversely impacting
and could further adversely impact the demand for our products;
•uncertain macro-economic and industry trends (such as inflation and fluctuations in supply chains), which are
impacting and may further impact production capacity and end-market demand for our products;
•customer demand that differs from projections which may require us to undertake transformation measures that may
not be successful in realizing the expected benefits in full or at all;
•the ability to design, manufacture and sell innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment;
•changes in economic, social, public health, labor, political, or infrastructure conditions in the locations where we, our
customers, or our suppliers operate, including as a result of macro-economic or regional events, geopolitical and
military conflicts, social unrest, labor actions, or terrorist activities;
•unanticipated events or circumstances, which may impact our ability to execute our plans and/or meet the objectives
of our research and development and manufacturing programs, which benefit from public funding;
•financial difficulties with any of our major distributors or significant curtailment of purchases by key customers;
•the loading, product mix, and manufacturing performance of our production facilities and/or our required volume to
fulfill capacity reserved with suppliers or third-party manufacturing providers;
•availability and costs of equipment, raw materials, utilities, third-party manufacturing services and technology, or other
supplies required by our operations (including increasing costs resulting from inflation);
•the functionalities and performance of our IT systems, which are subject to cybersecurity threats and which support
our critical operational activities including manufacturing, finance and sales, and any breaches of our IT systems or
those of our customers, suppliers, partners and providers of third-party licensed technology;
•theft, loss, or misuse of personal data about our employees, customers, or other third parties, and breaches of data
privacy legislation;
•the impact of intellectual property claims by our competitors or other third parties, and our ability to obtain required
licenses on reasonable terms and conditions;
•changes in our overall tax position as a result of changes in tax rules, new or revised legislation, the outcome of tax
audits or changes in international tax treaties which may impact our results of operations as well as our ability to
accurately estimate tax credits, benefits, deductions and provisions and to realize deferred tax assets;
•variations in the foreign exchange markets and, more particularly, the U.S. dollar exchange rate as compared to the
Euro and the other major currencies we use for our operations;
•the outcome of ongoing litigation as well as the impact of any new litigation to which we may become a defendant;
•product liability or warranty claims, claims based on epidemic or delivery failure, or other claims relating to our
products, or recalls by our customers for products containing our parts;
•natural events such as severe weather, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions or other acts of nature, the effects
of climate change, health risks and epidemics or pandemics in locations where we, our customers or our suppliers
operate;
•increased regulation and initiatives in our industry, including those concerning climate change and sustainability
matters and our goal to become carbon neutral in all direct and indirect emissions (scopes 1 and 2), product