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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                              CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

      Certain statements in this Form 10-K constitute "forward-looking
      statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
      Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
      risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
      performance or achievements of Brightpoint, Inc. to be materially
      different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed
      or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risk factors include,
      without limitation, uncertainties relating to customer plans and
      commitments, including, without limitation, (i) loss of significant
      customers or a reduction in prices we charge these customers; (ii)
      possible adverse effect on demand for our products resulting from
      consolidation of mobile operator customers; (iii) dependence upon
      principal suppliers and availability and price of wireless products; (iv)
      possible adverse effects of future medical claims regarding the use of
      wireless handsets; (v) possible difficulties collecting our accounts
      receivable; (vi) our ability to absorb, through revenue growth, the
      increasing operating costs that we have incurred and continue to incur in
      connection with our activities; (vii) lack of demand for our products and
      services in certain markets and our inability to maintain margins; (viii)
      our ability to expand geographically on a satisfactory basis, through
      acquisition or otherwise; (ix) potential future losses and capital
      required in connection with our India business; (x) uncertainty whether
      wireless equipment manufacturers and wireless network operators will
      continue to outsource aspects of their business to us; (xi) our reliance
      upon third parties to manufacture products which we distribute and
      reliance upon their quality control procedures; (xii) our operations may
      be materially affected by fluctuations in regional demand and economic
      factors; (xiii) ability to respond to rapid technological changes in the
      wireless communications and data industry; (xiv) access to or the cost of
      increasing amounts of capital, trade credit or other financing; (xv)
      reliance on a third party to manage significant operations in our
      Asia-Pacific division; (xvi) investment in sophisticated information
      systems technologies and our reliance upon the proper functioning of such
      systems (xvii) ability to manage and sustain future growth at our
      historical or industry rates and our ability to meet intense industry
      competition; (xviii) effect of hostilities or terrorist attacks on our
      operations; (xix) our history of significant losses in previous; (xx) the
      impact that seasonality may have on our business and results; (xxi) risks
      of foreign operations, including currency, trade restrictions and
      political risks in our foreign markets; (xxii) ability to attract and
      retain qualified management and other personnel and cost of complying with
      labor agreements; (xxiii) ability to protect our proprietary information;
      (xxiv) high rate of personnel turnover; (xxv) our significant payment
      obligations under certain lease and other contractual arrangements; (xxvi)
      the potential issuance of additional equity, including our common shares,
      which could result in dilution of existing shareholders and may have an
      adverse impact on the price of our common shares; (xxvii) uncertainties
      regarding the outcome of pending litigation; (xxviii) ability to maintain
      adequate insurance at a reasonable cost and (xxix) existence of
      anti-takeover measures. Because of the aforementioned uncertainties
      affecting our future operating results, past performance should not be
      considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors
      should not use historical trends to anticipate future results or trends.
      Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
      statements, which speak only as of the date these statements were made.
      The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," and "plan" and
      similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are
      cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking
      statements, which speak only as of the date that such statement was made.
      We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.