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The Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows are subject to various risks that could cause actual results to vary materially from recent results or from anticipated future results. In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the risk factors described therein other than as follows. However, the primary and secondary impacts of recent government actions including tariffs and trade policies, have impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains, created significant uncertainty and volatility in financial markets, and increased the risk of recession and elevated unemployment levels, and those conditions could continue or worsen. Accordingly, these actions and their impact on, among other things, the macroeconomic environment and regulatory policies could exacerbate the other risks and uncertainties set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2025 10-K and could negatively impact our businesses and financial results.
Geopolitical instability, ongoing military conflicts involving Iran and other potential global events could materially and adversely affect our business, operations, and financial results.
Military conflict in the Middle East involving Iran has escalated in recent periods. This may result in extended or expanded military conflict, including to other countries, acts of terrorism, or other forms of regional instability. Such events could have a number of adverse impacts on our business, including but not limited to:
•Disruption of Supply Chains: Events unfolding in the Middle East have disrupted critical shipping routes (such as the Strait of Hormuz), delayed the delivery of raw materials and finished goods, and increased transportation and logistics costs. These may increase our materials costs or make it difficult or impossible to obtain necessary raw materials.
•Energy Price Volatility: Iran and its neighbors are significant oil producers, and conflict in the region has led to sharp increases and volatility in global energy prices, which may be prolonged and which may increase our operating costs and impact customer demand.
•Sanctions and Regulatory Risks: The imposition of new or expanded U.S., EU, or UN sanctions in response to hostilities could restrict our ability to conduct business with certain customers, suppliers, or financial institutions, and may require us to incur significant costs to ensure compliance or to unwind existing relationships.
•Cybersecurity Threats: Heightened geopolitical tensions may increase the risk of cyberattacks or other malicious activities targeting our information systems, potentially resulting in data breaches, business interruption, or reputational harm.
•Insurance and Financial Market Impacts: War or ongoing instability may result in higher insurance premiums, reduced availability of coverage for war-related losses, and increased volatility in global financial markets, which could adversely affect our liquidity and access to capital.
The occurrence of any of these events, or other unforeseen consequences of conflict involving Iran and/or the Middle East, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. We cannot predict the duration or scope of any such conflict, nor the extent to which it may impact our business or the global economy.
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