Smith Micro Software (SS90) Risk Analysis

Our common stock is currently listed for quotation on the Nasdaq Capital Market. We are required to meet specified financial requirements in order to maintain our listing on Nasdaq. We could lose our listing on Nasdaq if the closing bid price of our common stock does not increase or if in the future, we fail to meet any of the other Nasdaq listing requirements. The loss of our Nasdaq listing would in all likelihood make our common stock significantly less liquid and adversely affect its value. As initially disclosed on our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, on June 23, 2025, Smith Micro Software, Inc. (the "Company") received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") advising that the Company was not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the "Minimum Bid Price Requirement") as a result of the closing bid price of the Company's common stock ("Common Stock") having been below $1.00 for thirty consecutive business days. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was granted a period of 180 calendar days from the notification date, or until December 22, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On December 23, 2025, the Company received a written notice from Nasdaq (the "December Notice") granting an additional 180 days, or until June 22, 2026, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If at any time before June 22, 2026, the closing bid price of the Company's Common Stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, unless Nasdaq exercises its discretion to extend this ten-day period, Nasdaq will provide written confirmation stating that the Company has achieved compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. The December Notice has no immediate effect on the continued listing status of the Company's Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market, and the Company's listing remains fully effective. The Company intends to continue monitoring the closing bid price of its common stock and assess its available options in order to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If among such options the Company elects to pursue a reverse stock split to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price requirement, there can be no assurance that it would accomplish this objective for any meaningful period of time, or at all, or that it would result in any permanent or sustained increase in the market price of our Common Stock; and if such an event would be viewed unfavorably by the market, it could have the effect of reducing our market capitalization. Furthermore, pursuant to a recent modification to Nasdaq's listing standards, if a company effects a reverse stock split and within one year thereafter becomes non-compliant with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, it would immediately receive a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department commencing delisting proceedings, with no opportunity for a compliance period. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or will otherwise be in compliance with the other Nasdaq listing requirements. In the event of a delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market, our common stock would likely be traded in the over-the-counter inter-dealer quotation system, more commonly known as the OTC. OTC transactions involve risks in addition to those associated with transactions in securities traded on the securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq Capital Market, or, together, Exchange-listed stocks. Many OTC stocks trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than Exchange-listed stocks. Accordingly, our stock would be less liquid than it would be otherwise. Also, the prices of OTC stocks are often more volatile than Exchange-listed stocks. Additionally, institutional investors are usually prohibited from investing in OTC stocks, and it might be more challenging to raise capital when needed.