LPL Acquires Fintech Firm Blaze Portfolio - Seite 2

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding LPL’s and Blaze Portfolio’s future operating results, growth, business plans and technology strategies, including statements related to expected benefits of Blaze Portfolio’s services for LPL Financial advisors, the future provision of Blaze Portfolio’s services to LPL Financial advisors and as a stand-alone solution, and the future evolution and expansion of LPL’s service offerings, as well as any other statements that are not related to present facts or current conditions or that are not purely historical, constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the historical performance of LPL and Blaze Portfolio, and LPL’s plans, estimates and expectations as of October 27, 2020. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees that the future results, plans, intentions or expectations expressed or implied by the Company will be achieved. Matters subject to forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including economic, legislative, regulatory, competitive and other factors, which may cause actual financial or operating results, levels of activity, or the timing of events, to be materially different than those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. In particular, LPL can provide no assurance that the expected strategic benefits, synergies, capabilities, service enhancements and efficiencies expected to result from its acquisition of Blaze Portfolio will be achieved. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include: difficulties or delays in providing Blaze Portfolio’s service offerings to LPL Financial advisors, including the integration of Blaze Portfolio’s service offerings into LPL’s technology platform; the attractiveness of Blaze Portfolio’s current and future service offerings to current and future LPL Financial advisors and external clients of Blaze Portfolio; the performance of Blaze Portfolio’s software as designed; the effectiveness of employees and third-party service providers in supporting Blaze Portfolio’s current and future service offerings; LPL’s ability to control operating risks, information technology systems risks and cybersecurity risks; changes in general economic and financial market conditions, including retail investor sentiment; and the other factors set forth in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in LPL’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent SEC filing. Except as required by law, LPL specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release, even if its estimates change, and you should not rely on those statements as representing LPL’s views as of any date subsequent to October 27, 2020.