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## Forward-looking Statements 

From time to time AKITA Drilling Ltd. (“AKITA” or the “Company”) makes written and verbal forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to comments with respect to our objectives and strategies, financial condition, the results of our operations and our business, our outlook for our industry and our risk management discussion. Forward-looking statements are typically identified with words such as “believe”, “expect”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan” and “project” and similar expressions of future or conditional events such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “could” or “would”. 

By their nature these forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and the risk that predictions and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution readers of this Annual Report not to place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements as a number of important factors could cause actual future results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. 

Forward-looking statements may be influenced by the following factors: the level of exploration and development activity carried on by AKITA’s customers, world oil and North American natural gas prices, weather, access to capital markets and government policies. We caution that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive and that when relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to AKITA, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors as well as other uncertainties and events. 

On the cover: Rig 20, one of AKITA’s pad rigs drilling in Farrell Creek, B.C. Photo credit: F. Biggeman 

Above: Rig 8, drilling near Chauvin, Alberta. Photo credit: F. Biggeman 

Opposite: AKITA is committed to responsible management of environmental issues and to providing a healthy and safe environment for its employees. Photo credit: F. Biggeman 

Additional information about these and other factors can be found under the “Business Risks and Risk Management” section of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of this 2013 Annual Report for AKITA. 

