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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements
made in this presentation may be deemed
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward looking statements
generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate,"
"estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "pipeline,"
"may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result,"
and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions,
projections and other statements about future events that are based on
current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Although WeWork believes the expectations reflected in
any forward-looking statement are based on reasonable assumptions, it can
give no assurance that its expectations will be attained, and it is possible
that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these
forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other
factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, WeWork's ability to
refinance, extend, restructure or repay outstanding debt; its outstanding
indebtedness; its liquidity needs to operate its business and execute its
strategy, and related use of cash; its ability to raise capital through equity
issuances, asset sales or the incurrence of debt; WeWork's expectations
regarding its ability to continue as a going concern; WeWork's preparation of
its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022; retail and
credit market conditions; higher cost of capital and borrowing costs;
impairments; its current and projected liquidity needs; changes in general
economic conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the
conflict in Ukraine; WeWork's expectations regarding its exits of
underperforming locations, including the timing of any such exits and our
ability to retain our members; delays in customers and prospective
customers returning to the office and taking occupancy, or changes in the
preferences of customers and prospective customers with respect to remote
or hybrid working, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a parallel
delay, or potentially permanent change, in receiving the corresponding
revenue; the impact of foreign exchange rates on WeWork's financial
performance; and WeWork's inability to implement its business plan or meet
or exceed its financial projections. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date they are made. WeWork discusses these and other risks and
uncertainties in its annual and quarterly periodic reports and other
documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. WeWork
undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or
otherwise, except as required by law.
Use of Data
This presentation contains information concerning WeWork's solutions and
WeWork's industry, including market size and growth rates of the markets in
which WeWork participates, that are based on industry surveys and
publications or other publicly available information, other third-party survey
data and research reports commissioned by WeWork and its internal sources.
This information involves many assumptions and limitations.
There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy or reliability of such
assumptions and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to this
information. Further, no representation is made as to the reasonableness of
the assumptions made by third parties or the accuracy or completeness of
any projections or modeling or any other information contained herein. Any
data on past performance of WeWork or modeling contained herein is not an
indication as to future performance. WeWork has not independently verified
any such third-party information. Similarly, other third-party survey data and
research reports commissioned by WeWork, while believed by WeWork to be
reliable, are based on limited sample sizes and have not been independently
verified by WeWork. In addition, projections, assumptions, estimates, goals,
targets, plans and trends of the future performance of the industry in which
WeWork operates, and WeWork's future performance, are necessarily subject
to uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described
above. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from
those expressed in the estimates made by independent parties and by
WeWork. Except as may be required by law, WeWork assumes no obligation to
update the information in this presentation.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This presentation includes certain financial measures not presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States ("GAAP"): Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Building Margin. and
non-GAAP financial measures of foreign exchange (including on a forward
looking basis). These financial measures are not measures of financial
performance in accordance with GAAP and may exclude items that are
significant in understanding and assessing our financial results. Therefore,
these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to
net loss or other measures of profitability, liquidity or performance under
GAAP. You should be aware that our presentation of these measures may not
be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, which
may be defined and calculated differently. WeWork believes that these
non-GAAP measures of financial results (including on a forward-looking
basis) provide useful supplemental information to investors about WeWork.
WeWork's management uses forward-looking non-GAAP measures to evaluate
WeWork's projected financials and operating performance.
Reconciliations of historical non-GAAP measures to their most directly
comparable historical GAAP counterparts are included in the Appendix to this
presentation. To the extent that forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures
are provided, they are presented on a non-GAAP basis without reconciliations
of such forward-looking non-GAAP measures due to the inherent difficulty in
forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such
reconciliations.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures of Foreign Exchange
We supplement our GAAP financial results by evaluating our performance
excluding the effect of foreign exchange or by assessing our performance
using the foreign exchange rates that we used to calculate certain
forward-looking financial information, to facilitate period-over-period
comparisons. We believe that the disclosure of our financial results on a
budgeted foreign exchange basis is a useful supplemental measure of
operating performance because it facilitates comparison of our current
performance to our guidance provided by excluding the effects of foreign
currency volatility. We calculate our budgeted foreign exchange results by
translating the current quarter functional currency results at our budgeted
foreign exchange rate, which is an estimated forward rate for each of our
functional currencies determined during the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal
year as part of our annual budgeting process. The presentation of financial
results on a budgeted foreign exchange basis should be considered in
addition to, but not a substitute for, measures of financial performance
reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
India, China, Israel and Common Desk
This presentation includes operating metrics (including number of locations,
workstation capacity, and memberships) relating to (A) WeWork's
investments and operations in China and India, which are not consolidated,
and (B) certain locations in the United States where WeWork's operations are
under the "Common Desk" brand and WeWork receives a management fee
(and does not recognize other revenue or incur any operating costs) which are
also not consolidated (the "Unconsolidated Common Desk Locations").
Therefore, the results of WeWork's operations in China and India as well as the
Unconsolidated Common Desk Locations are not reflected in the WeWork
financial statements and projections set forth in this presentation on a
line-by-line basis, as such operations are not conducted through consolidated
subsidiaries or controlling interests of WeWork. In June 2021, WeWork closed a
franchise agreement and transferred the building operations and obligations
of its Israel locations to the franchisee. Israel results of operations have been
included through May 2021, and excluded from subsequent projections.
Unless otherwise explicitly specified in this presentation, India, China and
Israel related metrics are excluded from all calculations.
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respective owners.
Preliminary Financial Information
We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. All projected financial information and metrics in this
press release are preliminary. These estimates are not a comprehensive
statement of our financial position and results of operations. There is no
assurance that we will achieve our forecasted results within the relevant
period or otherwise. As part of the Company's financial statement closing
process it is performing its going concern analysis, which will be concluded
when the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022 are finalized.
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