AleAnna (ANNA) Risk Analysis

A substantial portion of our outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock currently constitute restricted securities and "control" securities for purposes of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or are otherwise subject to a contractual lockup. As a result, there may initially be limited liquidity in the trading market for our Class A Common Stock until these shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or the shares become available for resale without volume limitations or other restrictions under Rule 144 and are otherwise no longer subject to a lockup agreement. Even once these are no longer restricted or a registration statement for such shares has become effective, the liquidity for our Class A Common Stock may remain limited given the substantial holdings of such stockholders, which could make the price of our Class A Common Stock more volatile and may make it more difficult for investors to buy or sell large amounts of our Class A Common Stock.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company. Shareholder activism, which could take many forms or arise in a variety of situations, has been increasing recently. Volatility in the stock price of our Class A Common Stock or other reasons may in the future cause it to become the target of securities litigation or shareholder activism. Securities litigation and shareholder activism, including potential proxy contests, could result in substantial costs and divert management's and the Board's attention and resources from our business. Additionally, such securities litigation and shareholder activism could give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our future, adversely affect our relationships with service providers and make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel. Also, we may be required to incur significant legal fees and other expenses related to any securities litigation and activist shareholder matters. Further, our stock price could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any securities litigation and shareholder activism.

Our outstanding Public Warrants provide for investors to consent to exclusive forum to state or federal courts located in New York, New York. This exclusive forum may have the effect of limiting the ability of investors to bring a legal claim against us due to geographic limitations and may limit an investor's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us. Alternatively, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the warrant limits or restricts the federal district court in which a holder of a warrant may bring a claim under the federal securities laws.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption after the redemption criteria is satisfied, we have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise their Public Warrants to do so on a "cashless basis." If the Company's management chooses to require holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis, the number of our Class A Common Stock received by a holder upon exercise will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised the Public Warrant for cash. This will have the effect of reducing the potential "upside" of the holder's investment in the Company.

We have the ability to redeem the outstanding Public Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant, if, among other things, the last sales price of our Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for a period of 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period. If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right. Redemption of the outstanding Public Warrants as described above could force holders to (i) exercise the Public Warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for holders to do so, (ii) sell the Public Warrants at the then-current market price when holders might otherwise wish to hold the Public Warrants or (iii) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding Public Warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially less than the market value of the Public Warrants.

Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") or the Certificate of Incorporation or our Bylaws, (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the our Certificate of Incorporation or our Bylaws or (v) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. The forgoing provisions will not apply to any claims arising under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act and, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any action asserting a claim arising under the Securities Act. This choice of forum provision in our Certificate of Incorporation may limit a shareholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. There is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provisions, and the enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies' charter documents has been challenged in legal proceedings. It is possible that a court could find these types of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable, and if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. These exclusive-forum provisions may limit a shareholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other employees and this limitation may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits or make our securities less attractive to investors. Further, while the Delaware courts have determined that such choice of forum provisions are facially valid, a shareholder may nevertheless seek to bring such a claim arising under the Securities Act against our directors, officers, or other employees in a venue other than in the federal district courts of the United States of America. In such instance, we would expect to vigorously assert the validity and enforceability of the exclusive forum provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. This may require significant additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions and we cannot assure you that the provisions will be enforced by a court in those other jurisdictions. If a court were to find either exclusive-forum provision in our Certificate of Incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, it may incur further significant additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, all of which could harm our business.

The trading market for our shares of our Class A Common Stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our shares of our Class A Common Stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease their coverage or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

We expect that additional capital may be needed in the future to pursue our growth plan. Particularly if natural gas prices negatively diverge from current levels or if our expectations around capital expenditure and operating costs are incorrect. To raise capital, we may sell shares of our Class A Common Stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell shares of our Class A Common Stock, convertible securities or other equity securities, investors may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. Such sales may also result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights, preferences, and privileges senior to existing holders of our Class A Common Stock.

We have provided registration rights to certain large stockholders, including Nautilus, pursuant to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement (as defined herein). Sales of shares of our Class A Common Stock by Nautilus, including after the redemption of any Class C HoldCo Units, together with the cancellation of an equal number of our Class C Common Stock, for shares of our Class A Common Stock, or by other large holders of a substantial number of shares of our Class A Common Stock in the public markets following the business combination, or the perception that such sales might occur, could have a material adverse effect on the price of our Class A Common Stock or could impair our ability to obtain capital through an offering of equity securities in the future. Approximately 63,922,582 shares of Class A Common Stock are subject to registration rights in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Over 50% of our voting power for the election of directors is held by Nautilus. As a result, we are a controlled company within the meaning of Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance standards. Under Nasdaq Capital Market rules, a controlled company may elect not to comply with certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that: - a majority of the Board consist of independent directors under Nasdaq Capital Market rules;- the nominating and governance committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities; and - the compensation committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities. These requirements will not apply to us as long as we remain a controlled company. We may utilize some or all of these exemptions. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq Capital Market.

Nautilus holds 84.85% of the voting power of AleAnna. Nautilus has the ability to determine all corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election and removal of directors and the size of the Board, any amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") or our Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), or the approval of any merger or other significant corporate transaction, including a sale of substantially all of our assets. This could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or otherwise discouraging a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of us, which could cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline or prevent stockholders from realizing a premium over the market price for our Class A Common Stock. The interests of Nautilus may conflict with our interests as a company or the interests of our other stockholders.

The stock market is known for its volatility, and the market price of our securities may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors that are both under our control and beyond our control. These factors include, among others, variations in our operating results, changes in expectations of future financial performance or changes in estimates of securities analysts, changes in the operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us, and news reports relating to trends in our markets or general economic conditions. As a result, investors might not be able to sell their shares at or above the price they paid, which may result in substantial losses to the investor.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements and the rules and regulations of the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq. If we fail to maintain compliance with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq, our securities may be delisted, which could negatively affect the market price and liquidity of our Class A Common Stock. In such case, we may seek to regain compliance by implementing a number of available options, including implementation of a reverse stock split to regain compliance with the Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement.

We qualify as an "emerging growth company" as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including (i) the exemption from the auditor attestation requirements with respect to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) the exemptions from say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and say-on-golden parachute voting requirements and (iii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and registration statements. As a result, our stockholders may not have access to certain information they deem important. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the closing of SPAC's IPO, which is December 14, 2021, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year's second fiscal quarter; and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to "emerging growth company" shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the exemption from complying with new or revised accounting standards provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act as long as we are an emerging growth company. An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to irrevocably opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we may adopt the new or revised standard at the time public companies adopt the new or revised standard.

Presently Società Padana Energia ("Padana") is the operator of the Longanesi field under a Unitized Operating Agreement and other companies in the future may operate some of the properties in which we have an interest. We may also enter into a future joint venture with respect to our properties. Except for mutually agreed governance provisions in the Unitized Operating Agreement, we have limited ability to influence or control the operation or future development of the Longanesi field and potential future non-operated properties including any properties that may be operated shared control joint ventures where we may share control with third parties, including compliance with environmental, safety and other regulations or the amount of capital expenditures that we are required to fund with respect to them. The failure of an operator of our wells or joint venture participant to adequately perform operations, an operator's breach of the applicable agreements or an operator's failure to act in ways that are in our best interest could reduce our production and revenues. Our dependence on the operator and other working interest owners, including a joint venture participant, for these projects and our limited ability to influence or control the operation and future development of these properties could materially adversely affect the realization of our targeted returns on capital in drilling or acquisition activities and lead to unexpected future costs.