Gogoro (GGR) Risk Analysis

Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including: ?the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K;?the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;?the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and ?the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material nonpublic information under Regulation FD. We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. In addition, we intend to publish our results on a quarterly basis as press releases, distributed pursuant to the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we will be required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information that would be made available to you were you investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.

We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for so long as we are an emerging growth company. As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information they may deem important. However, the extended transition period under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards is not applicable to the Company since it reports under International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

We expect to issue additional share capital in the future that will result in dilution to all other shareholders. We expect to grant equity awards to employees and directors under our equity incentive plans. We may also raise capital through equity financings in the future. As part of our business strategy, we may acquire, make investments in or engage in strategic partnerships with companies, solutions or technologies and issue equity securities to pay for any such acquisition, investment or partnership. Any such issuances of additional share capital may cause shareholders to experience significant dilution of their ownership interests and the per share value of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares to decline.

The trading market for the Gogoro Ordinary Shares will rely in part on the research and reports that equity research analysts publish about the Company and our business. The analysts' estimates are based upon their own opinions and are often different from our estimates or expectations. If our results of operations are below the estimates or expectations of public market analysts and investors, the price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares could decline. Moreover, the price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares could decline if one or more securities analysts downgrade the Gogoro Ordinary Shares or if those analysts issue other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about the Company or our business.

The Warrant Agreement, dated January 5, 2021, as amended by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated April 4, 2022 (together, the "Warrant Agreement"), provides that any action, proceeding or claim against the Company arising out of or relating in any way to such agreement, except for claims for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction, such as suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which will be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. The exclusive forum provision in the Warrant Agreement may limit the ability of holders of our warrants to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes related to the Warrant Agreement, which may discourage such lawsuits against Gogoro and our directors or officers. 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, financial condition and results of operations and result in a diversion of the time and resources of our management and board of directors.

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum: (i) to the fullest extent permitted by relevant law, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, regardless of whether such legal suit, action, or proceeding also involves parties other than us; and (ii) the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, settle and/or determine any dispute, controversy or claim (including any non-contractual dispute, controversy or claim) whether arising out of or in connection with our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or otherwise, including any questions regarding their existence, validity, formation or termination. For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands to hear, settle and/or determine disputes related to us, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall 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 director, officer or other employee of us or our shareholders, (iii) any action or petition asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Island or our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association including but not limited to any purchase or acquisition of our shares, securities or guarantee provided in consideration thereof, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us concerning our internal affairs. The foregoing provisions of sub-paragraph (ii) above shall not apply to claims or causes of action brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim based on securities laws for which claim the federal district courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction. This choice-of-forum provision may increase a shareholder's cost and limit the 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, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any of our shares or other securities, whether by transfer, sale, operation of law or otherwise, shall be deemed to have notice of and have irrevocably agreed and consented to these provisions. 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 this type of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable, and if a court were to find this provision in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, which could have adverse effect on our business and financial performance.

Some provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of the Company or management that shareholders may consider favorable. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with our board of directors. However, these provisions could also have the effect of discouraging others from attempting hostile takeovers and, as a consequence, they may also inhibit temporary fluctuations in the market price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares that often result from actual or rumored hostile takeover attempts. These provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that shareholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests. ?Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association only permit our shareholders together holding at least 25% of our paid-up voting share capital to requisition a general meeting. ?Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of all the then outstanding ordinary shares as being entitled to do so to pass any special resolution, which special resolution is required to, among others, amend the memorandum and articles of association or approve a merger. ?Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, our board of directors may comprise up to seven directors (or such greater number as may be approved by special resolution upon an amendment and/or restatement of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association). The directors shall be appointed and removed by special resolution of the shareholders. In addition, these provisions may make it difficult and expensive for a third party to pursue a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by our management or our board of directors. Shareholders who might desire to participate in these types of transactions may not have an opportunity to do so, even if the transaction is favorable to shareholders. These anti-takeover provisions could substantially impede the ability of shareholders to benefit from a change in control or change our management and our board of directors and, as a result, may adversely affect the market price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares and your ability to realize any potential change of control premium. See "Item 10. Additional Information-B. Memorandum and Articles of Association."

An active trading market for our securities may never develop or, if developed, may not be sustained. In addition, the price of our securities can vary due to general economic conditions and forecasts. Additionally, if our securities become delisted from the Nasdaq Global Select Market and are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange), the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were quoted or listed on Nasdaq, NYSE or another national securities exchange. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.

Sales of a substantial number of Gogoro Ordinary Shares or Public Warrants in the public market could occur at any time. If our shareholders sell, or the market perceives that our shareholders intend to sell, substantial amount of Gogoro Ordinary Shares or Public Warrants in the public market, the market price of Gogoro Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants could decline significantly. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. We believe that the likelihood that Warrant holders will exercise their Warrants, and therefore the amount of cash proceeds that we would receive, is dependent upon the market price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares. If the market price for Gogoro Ordinary Shares is less than the exercise price of the Warrants (on a per share basis), we believe Warrant holders will be unlikely to exercise the Warrants. Subject to certain exceptions, the Sponsor and its affiliates and permitted transferees, and our directors, officers and certain shareholders are restricted from selling or transferring any of their respective Gogoro Ordinary Shares (not including the PIPE Shares). In the case of our directors, officers and certain shareholders who signed a lockup agreement, subject to certain exceptions, (a) for each shareholder who is not a member of management (as defined therein), such restrictions end (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, six months after the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) with respect to 50% of such shares, 12 months after the closing of the Business Combination, and (b) for each shareholder that is a member of management (as defined therein), such restrictions end 12 months after the closing of the Business Combination. In the case of the Sponsor and its affiliates and permitted transferees, (I)6,393,750 Gogoro Ordinary Shares became unvested upon the closing of the Business Combination, subject to vesting conditions based on share price performance, and (II) 2,231,250 Gogoro Ordinary Shares were subject to a lockup period of six months after the closing of the Business Combination. However, following the expiration of the applicable lock-up periods, such equity holders will not be restricted from selling Gogoro Ordinary Shares held by them, other than by applicable securities laws. Additionally, the purchasers of the PIPE Shares will not be restricted from selling any of their Gogoro Ordinary Shares, other than by applicable securities laws. As such, sales of a substantial number of Gogoro Ordinary Shares in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of Gogoro Ordinary Shares. As restrictions on resale end and registration statements (to provide for the resale of such shares from time to time) are available for use, the sale or possibility of sale of these shares could have the effect of increasing the volatility in the market price of Gogoro Ordinary Shares, and the market price of Gogoro Ordinary Shares could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. We have filed a registration statement on Form S-8 to register Gogoro Ordinary Shares reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. Any such Form S-8 registration statements will automatically become effective upon filing. As a result, shares registered under this registration statement on Form S-8 will be available for sale in the public market subject to the satisfaction of applicable vesting arrangements and the exercise of such options and, in the case of our affiliates, the restrictions of Rule 144. Moreover, the PIPE Investors holding an aggregate of 29,482,000 Gogoro Ordinary Shares and certain holders of an aggregate of up to 125,478,944 Gogoro Ordinary Shares (exclusive of any potential Earnout Shares issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement) have rights, subject to conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we have filed for ourselves or other stockholders. Registration of these shares under the Securities Act makes these shares freely tradeable in the public market, subject to the restrictions of Rule 144 in the case of our affiliates. If any of these additional shares are sold, or if it is perceived that they will be sold, in the public market, the market price of Gogoro Ordinary Shares could decline.

We cannot predict the prices at which the Gogoro Ordinary Shares will trade. The trading price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares has been and may continue to be volatile and subject to fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These fluctuations could cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the Gogoro Ordinary Shares as you might be unable to sell your shares at or above the price you paid. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares include the following: ?actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial condition or results of operations;?variance in our financial performance from expectations of securities analysts;?changes in the pricing of our solutions;?changes in our projected operating and financial results;?changes in laws or regulations applicable to our platform;?announcements by us or our competitors of significant business developments, acquisitions, strategic partnerships or new offerings;?sales of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares by us or our shareholders;?significant data breaches, disruptions to or other incidents involving our platform;?our involvement in litigation;?conditions or developments affecting the ePTWs industries;?future sales of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares by us or our shareholders, as well as the anticipation of lock-up releases;?changes in senior management or key personnel;?the trading volume of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares;?changes in the anticipated future size and growth rate of our markets;?publication of research reports or news stories about us, our competitors or our industry, or positive or negative recommendations or withdrawal of research coverage by securities analysts;?general economic and market conditions; and ?other events or factors, including those resulting from war including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, incidents of terrorism, global pandemics or responses to these events. Broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, regulatory and market conditions, may also negatively impact the market price of the Gogoro Ordinary Shares. In addition, technology stocks have historically experienced high levels of volatility. In the past, companies who have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation. we may be the target of this type of litigation in the future, which could result in substantial expenses and divert our management's attention.