Safe Harbor Statement 2 Forward-Looking Statements Statements made in this investor presentation which describe Novelis' intentions, expectations, beliefs or predictions may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by, or including the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," or similar expressions. Examples of such statements in this investor presentation include, among other matters, the positive long-term outlook for our business, the benefit of lower metal and energy prices on our profitability, the changes in currency on our profitability, our ability to increase liquidity, our ability to adjust our production levels, the recovery of losses on hedging instruments through lower commodity costs, the positive outlook for our business, improvement in our financial performance, the impact of operational efficiency initiatives, and the projected growth in demand for aluminum rolled products. Novelis cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty and that Novelis' actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. We do not intend, and we disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The above list of factors is not exhaustive. Other important risk factors included under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009 are specifically incorporated by reference into this investor presentation. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This presentation contains non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC rules. We think that these measures are helpful to investors in measuring our financial performance and liquidity and comparing our performance to our peers. However, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. We have included reconciliations of each of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. In addition, a more detailed description of each of the non- GAAP financial measures used in this presentation, together with a discussion of the usefulness and purpose of such measures, is included as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the SEC with our earnings press release. |