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Terrestrial Energy (IMSR) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q2, 2026
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Risk Highlights Q2, 2026
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 66
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Compliance with the reporting obligations under the United States securities laws and Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley requires expenditures of capital and other resources and may divert management's attention. If we fail to comply with these reporting obligations or to maintain adequate internal controls our operations, and investors' confidence in us, could be materially and adversely affected.
We are required to comply with the periodic reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and other applicable securities rules and regulations, including the preparation of annual reports, quarterly reports, and current reports. Complying with these rules and regulations could cause us to incur additional legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more difficult, time-consuming and costly. Further, by complying with public disclosure requirements, our business and financial condition are more visible, which may result in increased threatened or actual litigation. Management may not be able to effectively and timely implement controls and procedures that adequately respond to the increased regulatory compliance and reporting requirements that will be applicable after the Business Combination. If management is unable to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting, or to certify the effectiveness of such controls, and our independent registered public accounting firm cannot render an unqualified opinion on management's assessment and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at such time as it is required to do so, and material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting are identified, we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny, a loss of public and investor confidence, and to litigation from investors and stockholders, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and our stock price. In addition, if we do not maintain adequate financial and management personnel, processes and controls, we may not be able to manage our business effectively or accurately report our financial performance on a timely basis, which could cause a decline in our common stock price and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC, the exchange upon which our securities are listed or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources. If we fail to timely meet our reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and other applicable securities rules and regulations in their entirety, we could be subject to penalties under federal securities laws and regulations of the Nasdaq and face lawsuits, and we will not be able to obtain independent accountant certifications required for public companies under Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2We incur additional costs as a public company that reports to the SEC and our management is required to devote substantial time to meet compliance obligations.
Requirements associated with being a public company in the United States require significant resources and management attention. We are subject to certain reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the other rules and regulations of the SEC, and Nasdaq. We are also subject to various other regulatory requirements, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. These rules and regulations increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain directors' and officers' liability insurance, which could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors. In addition, complying with rules and regulations and the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies requires substantial attention from our senior management, which could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business. These cost increases and the diversion of management's attention could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. We will also need to hire additional personnel to support our financial reporting function and may face challenges in doing so.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3The market price of Terrestrial Energy's securities may decline.
Fluctuations in the price of our common stock could contribute to the loss of all or part of your investment. The trading price of our common stock could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond Terrestrial Energy's control. Inflationary pressures, increases in interest rates and other adverse economic and market forces may contribute to potential downward pressures in market value of our common stock. Additionally, any of the risk factors discussed in this annual report could have a material adverse effect on your investment and our common stock may trade at prices significantly below the price you paid for them. In such circumstances, the trading price of our common stock may not recover and may experience a further decline. Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our common stock irrespective of Terrestrial Energy's operating performance. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq specifically, has experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, you may not be able to sell your securities at or above the price at which they were acquired. A loss of investor confidence in the market for the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to Terrestrial Energy could depress Terrestrial Energy's share price regardless of Terrestrial Energy's business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price of Terrestrial Energy's securities also could adversely affect Terrestrial Energy's ability to issue additional securities and Terrestrial Energy's ability to obtain additional financing in the future.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4There is no guarantee that our warrants will ever be in the money, and they may expire worthless.
The average exercise price for our warrants is $8.24 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment. There is no guarantee that the warrants will ever be in the money prior to their expiration, and as such, the warrants may expire worthless.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Your unexpired public warrants may be redeemed prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your public warrants worthless.
Our outstanding publicly traded warrants (Nasdaq: IMSRW) (the "Public Warrants") may be redeemed at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of our common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within a thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the third (3rd) trading day prior to the date Terrestrial Energy sends the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders. If and when the warrants become redeemable by Terrestrial Energy, Terrestrial Energy may not exercise its redemption rights if the issuance of common stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or Terrestrial Energy is unable to effect such registration or qualification, subject to Terrestrial Energy's obligation in such case to use its best efforts to register or qualify the common stock under the blue sky laws of the state of residence in those states in which the Public Warrants were initially offered in our IPO. Redemption of the outstanding Public Warrants could force you (a) to exercise your Public Warrants and pay the exercise price at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (b) to sell your Public Warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your Public Warrants or (c) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding Public Warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your Public Warrants.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6The Warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Terrestrial Common Shares.
Terrestrial has outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 30,267,119 shares of our common stock. Such Warrants, when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding shares and may reduce the market price of our common stock. The common stock issuable upon such exercises may represent overhang that may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Overhang occurs when there is a greater supply of a company's stock in the market than there is demand for that stock. When this happens the price of our stock could decrease, and any additional shares which stockholders attempt to sell in the market may only further decrease the share price. If the share volume of our common stock cannot absorb shares sold by holders of our outstanding convertible securities, then the value of our common stock will likely decrease.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7The Certificate of Incorporation provides, subject to limited exceptions, that the courts of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders' ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or stockholders.
The Certificate of Incorporation requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in our name, actions against directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty and other similar actions may be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, a state court located within the State of Delaware or the federal district court for the District of Delaware. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation. In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that this choice of forum does not apply to any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Finally, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that federal district courts of the United States will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. While the Delaware Supreme Court has upheld provisions of the certificates of incorporation of other Delaware corporations that are similar to the exclusive forum provision in the Certificate of Incorporation, there is uncertainty as to whether courts will enforce the exclusive forum provision in the Certificate of Incorporation. In that regard, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides that federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over lawsuits brought under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the exclusive federal forum provision for causes of action arising under the Securities Act restricts the courts in which claims arising under the Securities Act may be brought, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision. Shareholders cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. Alternatively, 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, operating results and financial condition.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8A significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future. This could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of common stock 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 our common stock. We are party to certain agreements that provide registration rights to the counterparties. As restrictions on resale end, including lock-up restrictions applicable to approximately 46,761,682 shares of our common stock that end between March 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 depending on the trading price of our common stock, and the registration statement is available for use, the market price of our common stock could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9As an "emerging growth company," we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to "emerging growth companies" will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
As an "emerging growth company," we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies, including not being required to obtain an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting from our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which we have elected to do. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active market for our common stock, our share price may be more volatile and the price at which our securities trade could be less than if we did not use these exemptions.
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