EXHIBIT 99.01 SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 CERTAIN CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS CSG Systems International, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) or their representatives from time to time may make or may have made certain forward-looking statements, whether orally or in writing, including without limitation, any such statements made or to be made in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in its various SEC filings or orally in conferences or teleconferences. The Company wishes to ensure that such statements are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements, so as to ensure to the fullest extent possible the protections of the safe harbor established in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ACCORDINGLY, THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FOLLOWING MEANINGFUL CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS IDENTIFYING CERTAIN IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. This list of factors is likely not exhaustive. The Company operates in a rapidly changing and evolving business involving the converging communications markets, and new risk factors will likely emerge. Management cannot predict all of the important risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such risk factors on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements. ACCORDINGLY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WILL BE ACCURATE INDICATORS OF FUTURE ACTUAL RESULTS, AND IT IS LIKELY THAT ACTUAL RESULTS WILL DIFFER FROM RESULTS PROJECTED IN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND THAT SUCH DIFFERENCES MAY BE MATERIAL. NET LOSSES Although the Company recorded net income for the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Company has recorded annual net losses since inception (October 17, 1994) through December 31, 1997. These net losses have resulted from several factors, including: (i) amortization of intangible assets (acquired software, client contracts and related intangibles, and noncompete agreements and goodwill); (ii) charge for purchased research and development; (iii) charge for impairment of software development costs; (iv) charge for impairment of intangible assets; (v) interest expense; (vi) stock-based employee compensation expense; (vii) extraordinary losses from early extinguishment of debt; and (viii) discontinued operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or sustain profitability in the future. RELIANCE ON CCS The Company derived approximately 77.3% and 76.7% of its total revenues from its primary product, Communications Control System (CCS), and related products and services in the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively. CCS and related products and services are expected to provide the substantial majority of the Company's total revenues in the foreseeable future. The Company's results will depend upon continued market acceptance of CCS and related products and services, as well as the Company's ability to continue to adapt and modify them to meet the changing needs of its clients. Any reduction in demand for CCS would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. DEPENDENCE ON MAJOR CLIENTS During the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, revenues from TCI and affiliates represented approximately 25.9% and 32.9% of total revenues, respectively, and revenues from Time Warner and affiliates represented approximately 22.9% and 20.1% of total revenues, respectively. As a result of the TCI Contract, revenues derived from TCI are expected to increase significantly as a percentage of revenue. Loss of all or a significant part of the business of either TCI or Time Warner would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. REQUIREMENTS OF THE TCI CONTRACT The TCI Contract requires the conversion of a significant number of additional TCI customers onto the Company's customer care and billing system. The TCI Contract provides certain performance criteria and other obligations to be met by the Company. The Company is subject to various remedies and penalties if it fails to meet the performance criteria or other obligations. The Company is also subject to an annual technical audit to determine whether the Company's products and services include innovations in features and functions that have become standard in the industry. If an audit determines the Company is not providing such an innovation and it fails to do so within the schedule required by the contract, then TCI would be released from its exclusivity obligation to the extent necessary to obtain the innovation from a third party. To fulfill the TCI Contract and to remain competitive, the Company believes it will be required to develop new and advanced features to existing products and services, new products and services, and new technologies, all of which will require substantial research and development. TCI also would have the right to terminate the TCI Contract in the event of certain defaults by the Company. The termination of the TCI Contract or of any of TCI's commitments under the contract would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. RENEWAL OF TIME WARNER CONTRACTS The Company provides services to Time Warner under multiple, separate contracts with various Time Warner affiliates. These contracts are scheduled to expire at various times. The failure of Time Warner to renew contracts representing a significant part of its business with the Company would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. CONVERSION TO THE COMPANY'S SYSTEMS The Company's ability to convert new client sites to its customer care and billing systems on a timely and accurate basis is necessary to meet the Company's contractual commitments and to achieve its business objectives. Converting multiple sites under the schedules required by contracts or business requirements is a difficult and complex process. One of the difficulties in the conversion process is that competition for the necessary qualified personnel is intense and the Company may not be successful in attracting and retaining the personnel necessary to complete conversions on a timely and accurate basis. The inability of the Company to perform the conversion process timely and accurately would have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of the Company. DEPENDENCE ON CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY The Company's business is concentrated in the cable television industry, making the Company susceptible to a downturn in that industry. During the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, the Company derived 77% and 73%, respectively, of its revenues from companies in the U.S. cable television industry. A decrease in the number of customers served by the Company's clients would result in lower revenues for the Company. In addition, cable television providers are consolidating, decreasing the potential number of buyers for the Company's products and services. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that cable television providers will be successful in expanding into other segments of the converging communications markets. There can be no assurance that new entrants into the cable television market will become clients of the Company. NEW PRODUCTS AND RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE The market for customer care and billing systems is characterized by rapid changes in technology and is highly competitive with respect to the need for timely product innovations and new product introductions. The Company believes that its future success depends upon continued market acceptance of its current products, including CCS and related products and services, and its ability to enhance its current products and develop new products that address the increasingly complex and evolving needs of its clients. In particular, the Company believes that it must respond quickly to clients' needs for additional functionality and distributed architecture for data processing. Substantial research and development will be required to maintain the competitiveness of the Company's products and services in the market. Development projects can be lengthy and costly, and are subject to changing requirements, programming difficulties, a shortage of qualified personnel, and unforeseen factors which can result in delays. There can be no assurance of continued market acceptance of the Company's current products or that the Company will be successful in the timely development of product enhancements or new products that respond to technological advances or changing client needs. CONVERGING COMMUNICATIONS MARKETS The Company's growth strategy is based in large part on the continuing convergence and growth of the cable television, DBS, telecommunications, and on- line services markets. If these markets fail to converge, grow more slowly than anticipated, or if providers in the converging markets do not accept the Company's products and services, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company's growth. COMPETITION The market for the Company's products and services is highly competitive. The Company directly competes with both independent providers of products and services and in-house systems developed by existing and potential clients. Many of the Company's current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, marketing, technical, and other competitive resources than the Company, and many already have significant international operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully with its existing competitors or with new competitors. CLIENT FAILURE TO RENEW OR UTILIZE CONTRACTS Substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from the sale of services or products under contracts with its clients. The Company does not have the option to extend unilaterally the contracts upon expiration of their terms. Many of the Company's contracts do not require clients to make any minimum purchases, and contracts are cancelable by clients under certain conditions. ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF PERSONNEL The Company's future success depends in large part on the continued service of its key management, sales, product development, and operational personnel. The Company is particularly dependent on its executive officers. Only one of those executive officers is party to an employment agreement with the Company, and such agreement is terminable upon 30 days' notice. The Company believes that its future success also depends on its ability to attract and retain highly skilled technical, managerial, and marketing personnel, including, in particular, additional personnel in the areas of research and development and technical support. Competition for qualified personnel skilled in these areas is intense. The Company may not be successful in attracting and retaining the personnel it requires. VARIABILITY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS The Company's quarterly revenues and results, particularly relating to software and professional services, may fluctuate depending on various factors, including the timing of executed contracts and the delivery of contracted services or products, the cancellation of the Company's services and products by existing or new clients, the hiring of additional staff, new product development and other expenses, and changes in sales commission policies. No assurance can be given that results will not vary due to these factors. Fluctuations in quarterly results may result in volatility in the market price of the Company's Common Stock. DEPENDENCE ON PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY The Company relies on a combination of trade secret and copyright laws, patents, nondisclosure agreements, and other contractual and technical measures to protect its proprietary rights in its products. There can be no assurance that these provisions will be adequate to protect its proprietary rights. Although the Company believes that its intellectual property rights do not infringe upon the proprietary rights of third parties, there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims against the Company or the Company's clients. INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS The Company's business strategy includes a commitment to the marketing of its products and services internationally, and the Company has acquired and established operations outside of the U.S. The Company is subject to certain inherent risks associated with operating internationally. Risks include product development to meet local requirements such as the conversion to EURO currency, difficulties in staffing and management, reliance on independent distributors or strategic alliance partners, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, compliance with foreign regulatory requirements, variability of foreign economic conditions, changing restrictions imposed by U.S. export laws, and competition from U.S.-based companies which have firmly established significant international operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to manage successfully the risks related to selling its products and services in international markets. INTEGRATION OF ACQUISITIONS As part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to acquire assets, technology, and businesses which would provide the technology and technical personnel to expedite the Company's product development efforts, provide complementary products or services or provide access to new markets and clients. Acquisitions involve a number of risks and difficulties, including expansion into new geographic markets and business areas, the requirement to understand local business practices, the diversion of management's attention to the assimilation of acquired operations and personnel, potential adverse short-term effects on the Company's operating results, and the amortization of acquired intangible assets. YEAR 2000 The Company's business is dependent upon various computer software programs and operating systems that utilize dates and process data beyond the year 2000. If the actions taken by the Company to mitigate its risks associated with the year 2000 are inadequate, there could be a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. See "Year 2000" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional discussion of the Company's efforts concerning year 2000 compliance. RELATIONSHIP WITH FIRST DATA CORPORATION The Company has entered into a data processing services agreement with FDC. The Company is dependent upon FDC to perform these services for the operation of CCS. The inability of FDC to perform these services satisfactorily could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The existing agreement is scheduled to expire in December 2001.