Lifeward (LFWD) Risk Analysis

The market price of our ordinary shares has been in the past, and could continue to be, highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially as a result of many factors. Moreover, while there is no established public trading market for the warrants offered in our follow-on public offerings, and we do not expect one to develop, our ordinary shares will be issuable pursuant to exercise of these warrants. Because the warrants are exercisable into our ordinary shares, volatility, or a reduction in the market price of our ordinary shares could have an adverse effect on the trading price of the warrants. Factors which may cause fluctuations in the price of our ordinary shares include, but are not limited to: - actual or anticipated fluctuations in our growth rate or results of operations or those of our competitors;- customer acceptance of our products;- announcements by us or our competitors of new products or services, commercial relationships, acquisitions, or expansion plans;- announcements by us or our competitors of other material developments;- our involvement in litigation;- changes in government regulation applicable to us and our products;- sales, or the anticipation of sales, of our ordinary shares, warrants and debt securities by us, or sales of our ordinary shares by our insiders or other shareholders, including upon expiration of contractual lock-up agreements;     - developments with respect to intellectual property rights;- competition from existing or new technologies and products;- changes in key personnel;- the trading volume of our ordinary shares;- changes in the estimation of the future size and growth rate of our markets;- changes in our quarterly or annual forecasts with respect to operating results and financial conditions;- general economic and market conditions and;- announcements regarding business acquisitions. In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our ordinary shares, regardless of our operating performance. Technical factors in the public trading market for our ordinary shares may produce price movements that may or may not comport with macro, industry or Company-specific fundamentals, including, without limitation, the sentiment of retail investors (including as may be expressed on financial trading and other social media sites), the amount and status of short interest in our securities, access to margin debt, trading in options and other derivatives on our ordinary shares and any related hedging or other technical trading factors. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against that company, as was the case for Lifeward in a securities class action dismissed in full in November 2020. If we become involved in any similar litigation, we could incur substantial costs and our management's attention and resources could be diverted.

Generally, if for any taxable year 75% or more of our gross income is passive income, or at least 50% of the average quarterly value of our assets (which may be determined in part by the market value of our ordinary shares, which is subject to change) are held for the production of, or produce passive income, we would be characterized as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, certain dividends, interest, royalties, rents, and gains from commodities and securities transactions and from the sale or exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. Passive income also includes amounts derived by reason of the temporary investment of funds, including those raised in an offering. In determining whether a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC, a proportionate share of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest (by value) is taken into account. The determination of whether we are a PFIC will depend on the nature and composition of our income and the nature, composition, and value of our assets from time to time. The 50% passive asset test described above is generally based on the fair market value of each asset, with the value of goodwill and going concern value determined in large part by reference to the market value of our ordinary shares, which may be volatile. If we are characterized as a "controlled foreign corporation," or a "CFC", under Section 957(a) of the Code and not considered publicly traded throughout the relevant taxable year, however, the passive asset test may be applied based on the adjusted tax bases of our assets instead of the fair market value of each asset (as described above). However, if we are treated as publicly traded for at least 20 trading days during the relevant taxable year, our assets would generally be required to be measured at their fair market value, even if we are a CFC. Based on our gross income and assets, the market price of our ordinary shares, and the nature of our business, we believe that we were not a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 31, 2025. However, this determination is subject to uncertainty. In addition, there is a significant risk that we may be a PFIC for future taxable years, unless the market price of our ordinary shares increases, or we reduce the amount of cash and other passive assets we hold relative to the amount of non-passive assets we hold. Accordingly, no assurances can be made regarding our PFIC status in one or more subsequent years, and we express no opinion with respect to our PFIC status in the taxable year ended December 31, 2025, or the current year 2026, and also expresses no opinion with respect to our predictions or past determinations regarding our PFIC status in the past or in the future. If we are characterized as a PFIC, U.S. holders of our ordinary shares may suffer adverse tax consequences, including having gains realized on the sale of our ordinary shares treated as ordinary income, rather than capital gain, the loss of the preferential tax rate applicable to dividends received on our ordinary shares by individuals who are U.S. holders and having interest charges apply to distributions by us and to the proceeds of sales of our ordinary shares. In addition, special information reporting may be required. Certain elections exist that may alleviate some of the adverse consequences of PFIC status and would result in an alternative treatment (such as mark-to-market treatment or being able to make a qualified electing fund election). However, we do not intend to provide the information necessary for U.S. Holders to make qualified electing fund elections if we are classified as a PFIC. Additionally, if we are characterized as a PFIC, for any taxable year during which a U.S. holder holds ordinary shares, we generally will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such U.S. holder for all succeeding years during which such U.S. holder holds ordinary shares unless we cease to be a PFIC and such U.S. holder makes a "deemed sale" election with respect to such ordinary shares. If such election is made, such U.S. holder will be deemed to have sold such ordinary shares held by such U.S. holder at their fair market value on the last day of the last taxable year in which we qualified as a PFIC, and any gain from such deemed sale would be treated as described above. Each U.S. holder of our ordinary shares is strongly urged to consult his, her or its tax advisor regarding the application of these rules and the availability of any potential elections.

We are a "smaller reporting company" as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, which allows us to take advantage of certain scaled disclosure requirements available specifically to smaller reporting companies. For example, we may continue to use reduced compensation disclosure obligations, and, provided we are also a "non-accelerated filer," we will not be obligated to follow the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which we have at least $100 million in revenue and at least $700 million in aggregate market value of ordinary shares held by non-affiliated persons and entities (known as "public float"), or, alternatively, if our revenue exceed $100 million, until the last day of the fiscal year in which our public float was at least $250.0 million (in each case, with respect to public float, as measured as of the last business day of the second quarter of such fiscal year).  For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded revenue of approximately $22 million. We cannot predict or otherwise determine if investors will find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on exemptions as a smaller reporting company and/or "non-accelerated filer." If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our ordinary shares and the price of our ordinary shares may be more volatile. We are subject to ongoing costs and risks associated with determining whether our existing internal controls over financial reporting systems are compliant with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and if we fail to achieve and maintain adequate internal controls, it could have a material adverse effect on our stated results of operations and harm our reputation. We are required to comply with the internal control, evaluation, and certification requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which requires us to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Once we no longer qualify as a "smaller reporting company" and "non-accelerated filer," our independent registered public accounting firm will need to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404. When our independent registered public accounting firm is required to undertake an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, the cost of our compliance with Section 404 will correspondingly increase. Our compliance with applicable provisions of Section 404 will require that we incur substantial accounting expense and expend significant management time on compliance-related issues as we implement additional corporate governance practices and comply with reporting requirements. Moreover, if we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 applicable to us in a timely manner, or if we or our independent registered public accounting firm identifies deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, the market price of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources. The process of determining whether our existing internal controls over financial reporting systems are compliant with Section 404 and whether there are any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our existing internal controls requires the investment of substantial time and resources, including by our Chief Financial Officer and other members of our senior management. This determination and any remedial actions required could divert internal resources and take a significant amount of time and effort to complete and could result in us incurring additional costs that we did not anticipate, including the hiring of outside consultants. We could experience higher than anticipated operating expenses and higher independent auditor fees during and after the implementation of these changes. Irrespective of compliance with Section 404, any failure of our internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our stated results of operations and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement any of the required changes to our internal control over financial reporting effectively or efficiently or are required to do so earlier than anticipated, it could adversely affect our operations, financial reporting and/or results of operations and could result in an adverse opinion on internal controls from our management and our independent auditors. Further, if our internal control over financial reporting is not effective, the reliability of our financial statements may be questioned, and our share price may suffer.

There are currently three equity analysts publishing research reports about our business, and we are currently seeking to attract additional coverage. If our results of operations are below the analysts' consensus financial estimates, our share price could decline. Moreover, the price of our ordinary shares could decline if one or more securities analysts downgrade the rating on our ordinary shares or if analysts issue other unfavorable commentary or stop publishing research or reports about us or our business. Given that there are only three analysts that currently cover our business, we face an increased risk that the evaluation of our business by any one of the analysts, if less than positive, will cause a larger decline in our stock price than would otherwise be the case if we had a greater number of analysts covering our business. From time to time, we have also faced difficulty accurately projecting our earnings and have missed certain of our publicly announced guidance. If our financial results for a particular period do not meet our guidance or if we reduce our guidance for future periods, the market price of our ordinary shares may decline.

We have historically used, and continue to use, our ordinary shares as a means of both rewarding our employees, non-employee directors, and consultants and aligning their interests with those of our shareholders. As of December 31, 2025, 39,851 ordinary shares remained available for issuance to our and our affiliates' respective employees, non-employee directors, and consultants under our equity incentive plans, including 125,882 ordinary shares were subject to outstanding awards (consisting of outstanding options to purchase 52,450 ordinary shares and 73,432 ordinary shares underlying unvested RSUs). For more information, see Note 8c to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, below. Additionally, to the extent registered on a Form S-8, ordinary shares granted or issued under our equity incentive plans will, subject to vesting provisions, lock-up restrictions, and Rule 144 volume limitations applicable to our "affiliates," be available for sale in the open market immediately upon registration. Further, as of December 31, 2025, there were 707,097 ordinary shares underlying issued and outstanding warrants, which if exercised for ordinary shares, could decrease the net tangible book value of our ordinary shares and cause dilution to our existing shareholders. Sales of a substantial number of the above-mentioned ordinary shares in the public market could result in a significant decrease in the market price of our ordinary shares and have a material adverse effect on an investment in our ordinary shares.