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Linkers Industries Limited Class A (LNKS) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Linkers Industries Limited Class A disclosed 58 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Linkers Industries Limited Class A reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q2, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Oct 08, 2026

Risk Distribution
58Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Linkers Industries Limited Class A disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks58Q2Showing: Q2, 2026
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedLinkers Industries Limited Class A Risk Factors
No changes from previous report

Risk Highlights Q2, 2026

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 25 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
58
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Jun 2026
Number of Risk Changed
0
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

we cannot predict the effect our dual-class structure may have on the market price of our class a ordinary shares.effect our dual-class structureas a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.nasdaq corporate governance listing standardsour dual-class voting structure will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our class a ordinary shares may view as beneficial.our dual-class voting structureour dual-class voting structure will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our class a ordinary shares may view as beneficial.ability to influence corporate mattersyou may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in malaysia or hong kong against us or our directors named in the annual report based on foreign laws.effecting service of legal processwe rely on a limited number of major customers, of which may reduce or stop making purchase orders for our products.limited number of major customersas a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.relation to corporate governance matterswe face significant competition in our business and our inability to compete effectively would be detrimental to our business and prospects for future growth.our inability to compete effectivelyour products are required to meet industry standards or governmental safety requirements and our customers place significant emphasis on product quality and reliability in selecting their suppliers. as a result, if our products experience quality deficiency issues, our business, financial conditions and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.required to meet industry standardsour products are required to meet industry standards or governmental safety requirements and our customers place significant emphasis on product quality and reliability in selecting their suppliers. as a result, if our products experience quality deficiency issues, our business, financial conditions and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.our customers place significant emphasis

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 58

Share Price & Shareholder Rights17 | 29.3%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    Because our principal assets are located outside of the United States and most of our directors and officers reside outside of the United States, it may be difficult for you to enforce your rights based on U.S. federal securities laws against us or our officers and directors or to enforce a judgment of a United States court against us or our officers and directors in Malaysia.

    All of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of a country other than the United States and most of their assets are located outside the United States. In addition, all of our assets are located outside of the United States. It may therefore be difficult for investors in the United States to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors and officers or to enforce their legal rights based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us or our directors and officers in the courts of the U.S., BVI or Malaysia and, even if civil judgments are obtained in U.S. courts, to enforce such judgments in Malaysian courts.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    Our dual-class voting structure will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.

    We have a dual-class voting structure consisting of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Based on our dual-class voting structure, holders of Class A Ordinary Shares will be entitled to one (1) vote per share in respect of matters requiring the votes of shareholders, while holders of Class B Ordinary Shares will be entitled to twenty (20) votes per share. Due to the disparate voting powers associated with our two classes of ordinary shares, our Controlling Shareholder will beneficially own 77.03% of the aggregate voting power of our Company. The interests of our Controlling Shareholder may not coincide with your interests, and it may make decisions with which you disagree, including decisions on important topics such as the composition of the board of directors, compensation, management succession, and our business and financial strategy. To the extent that the interests of our Controlling Shareholder differ from your interests, you may be disadvantaged by any action that they may seek to pursue. This concentrated control could also discourage others from pursuing any potential merger, takeover or other change of control transactions, which could have the effect of depriving the holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares of the opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over the prevailing market price.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    We cannot predict the effect our dual-class structure may have on the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

    We cannot predict whether our dual-class structure will result in a lower or more volatile market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares, adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced and implemented restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indices. In July 2017, FTSE Russell announced that it would require new constituents of its indices to have greater than 5% of the company's voting rights in the hands of public stockholders, and S&P Dow Jones announced that it would no longer admit companies with multiple-class share structures to certain of its indices. Affected indices include the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600, which together make up the S&P Composite 1500. Also in 2017, MSCI, a leading stock index provider, opened public consultations on its treatment of no-vote and multi-class structures and temporarily barred new multi-class listings from certain of its indices; however, in October 2018, MSCI announced its decision to include equity securities "with unequal voting structures" in its indices and to launch a new index that specifically includes voting rights in its eligibility criteria. Under such announced and implemented policies, the dual-class structure of our ordinary shares would make us ineligible for inclusion in certain indices and, as a result, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track those indices would not invest in our Class A Ordinary Shares. These policies are relatively new and it is unclear what effect, if any, they will have on the valuations of publicly-traded companies excluded from such indices, but it is possible that they may adversely affect valuations, as compared to similar companies that are included. Due to the dual-class structure of our ordinary shares, we will likely be excluded from certain indices and we cannot assure you that other stock indices will not take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indices, exclusion from certain stock indices would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make our Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive to other investors. As a result, the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    The future sales of Class A Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the sales pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Share.

    As a relatively small-capitalization company with relatively small public float we may experience greater stock price volatility, extreme price run-ups, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. The Class A Ordinary Shares registered for resale as part of the Resale Prospectus of the Registration Statement, will constitute a considerable percentage of our public float. Sales of a substantial number of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market could occur at any time. The sales of a substantial number of registered shares could result in a significant decline in the public trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale or issuance of additional Class A Ordinary Shares. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Despite such a decline in the public trading price, certain Selling Shareholders may still experience a positive rate of return on the Class A Ordinary Shares due to the lower price that they purchased the Class A Ordinary Shares compared to other public investors and may be incentivized to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares when others are not.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    Our Controlling Shareholder has significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

    As of the date of this report, our Controlling Shareholder, has own 15.43% of our total issued and outstanding Shares, representing 77.03% of the total voting power. Our Controlling Shareholder will have the ability to control the outcome of certain matters submitted to shareholders for approval through his controlling ownership of the company, such as the election of directors, amendments to our organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transactions. The interests of these shareholders may not be the same as, or may even conflict with, your interests. For example, these shareholders could attempt to delay or prevent a change in control of us, even if such change in control would benefit our other shareholders, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their Class A Ordinary Shares as part of a sale of us or our assets, and might affect the prevailing market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares due to investors' perceptions that conflicts of interest may exist or arise. As a result, this concentration of ownership may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    We are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing rules, and may follow certain exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders.

    Our largest shareholder will continue to own more than a majority of the voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. Under the Nasdaq listing rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group, or another company is a "controlled company" and is permitted to phase in its compliance with the independent committee requirements. Although we do not intend to rely on the "controlled company" exemptions under the Nasdaq listing rules even if we are deemed a "controlled company", we could elect to rely on these exemptions in the future. If we were to elect to rely on the "controlled company" exemptions, a majority of the members of our board of directors might not be independent directors and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees might not consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, if we rely on the exemptions, during the period we remain a "controlled company" and during any transition period following a time when we are no longer a "controlled company", you would not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
    Our Controlling Shareholder's shareholdings in companies with similar businesses may lead to conflicts of interest with our Company and our other shareholders.

    Our Controlling Shareholder is also the controlling shareholder of TEM Holdings Limited and Brascabos International Group Ltd, being companies which are engaged in manufacturing of wire/cable harnesses and other related products in PRC and Brazil, respectively. When there are new business opportunities of manufacturing of wire/cable harnesses introduced to our Controlling Shareholder, potential conflicts of interest may arise in how our Controlling Shareholder allocates such opportunities between the three companies. TEM Holdings Limited and Brascabos International Group Ltd are also the suppliers and customers of certain component of our business. Our Controlling Shareholder's relationship with the two companies may influence our Company's decision making and such decision may not be in the best interest of our Company and our other shareholders.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
    Certain of our directors may allocate their time to other businesses, thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs.

    Certain of our directors are engaged in several other business endeavors. As our directors are not required to commit their full time to our affairs, a conflict of interest may arise in how certain of our directors allocate their time between our operations and their other businesses. If the other business affairs of certain of our directors require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it may cause distraction to their attention and could have a negative impact on our ability to operate efficiently. However, our directors are aware of his/her fiduciary duties as a director of a company and shall exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable director would exercise when such conflict arises.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Class A Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline.

    We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq in the future. If we fail to comply with the applicable listing standards and Nasdaq delists our Class A Ordinary Shares, we and our shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including: - a limited availability of market quotations for our Class A Ordinary Shares;- reduced liquidity for our Class A Ordinary Shares;- a limited amount of news about us and analyst coverage of us; and - a decreased ability for us to issue additional equity securities or obtain additional equity or debt financing in the future. For instance, on March 10, 2025, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications staff of Nasdaq notifying the Company that the bid price of the Company had closed at less than $1 per share over the previous 30 consecutive business days, and, as a result did not comply with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). Nasdaq has provided the Company with a 180 calendar days compliance period, or until September 8, 2025, in which to regain compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirement. On September 9, 2025, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq, notifying the Company that Nasdaq has determined the Company is eligible for an additional 180 calendar day period, or until March 9, 2026, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price of $1 per share requirement pursuant to the continued listing requirement of Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing Rules 5550(a)(2). On February 27, 2026, Nasdaq notified the Company that the Company had regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, by having a closing bid price at or greater than US$ 1.00 per Class A Ordinary Share from January 29, 2026 to February 26, 2026. The U.S. National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as "covered securities." Although states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of our Class A Ordinary Shares when they are listed on Nasdaq, this statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities on a case-by-case basis. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our Class A Ordinary Shares would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our Class A Ordinary Shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10
    Volatility in the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may subject us to securities litigation.

    The market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may have, when compared to seasoned issuers, significant price volatility and we expect that our Class A Ordinary Share price may continue to be more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management's attention and resources. The Company has been named as one of numerous issuer defendants in three putative securities class actions filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County: Patrick Shane Johnson, et al. v. Linkers Industries limited., et al., Index No. 153671/2026, filed on March 24, 2026 (the "Johnson Action"); Leyber Gabriel Briones, et al. v. Linkers Industries Limited., et al., Index No. 154747/2026, filed on April 13, 2026 (the "Briones Action"); and Damond Morales, et al. v. Linkers Industries Limited., et al., Index No. 159271/2026, filed on July 23, 2026 (the "Morales Action" and, collectively with the Johnson Action and Briones Action, the "Actions"). The Actions were brought on behalf of putative classes of investors who invested in, or made investments traceable to, the initial public offerings of numerous issuers, including the Company. The complaints generally allege that the issuer defendants and their underwriters violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 by failing to disclose an alleged coordinated pattern of market manipulation involving numerous nano-cap and micro-cap companies. The complaints do not contain specific factual allegations of wrongdoing by the Company. Plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages, rescission or rescissory damages, costs and expenses, and equitable or injunctive relief. As of the date of this report, the Company has not been served in the Johnson Action or the Briones Action. Plaintiffs in the Morales Action have purportedly served the Company with a summons and complaint, and the Company intends to seek dismissal of the Morales Action as against it. If served in the Johnson Action or Briones Action, the Company intends to vigorously defend against the claims.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11
    The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

    The trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares is likely to be volatile. After the consummation of our IPO, we have a relatively small public float due to the relatively small size of our IPO, and the concentrated ownership of our Class A Ordinary Shares among our executive officers and directors. As a result of our small public float, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be less liquid and have greater stock price volatility than the shares of companies with broader public ownership. Our stock price could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of other factors, which include: - whether we achieve our anticipated corporate objectives;- changes in financial or operational estimates or projections;- termination of the lock-up agreement or other restrictions on the ability of our shareholders and other security holders to sell shares after our IPO; and - general economic or political conditions in Malaysia, the United States, or elsewhere. In addition, the stock price of a number of companies involved in initial public offerings, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public floats, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. As a relatively small-capitalization company with relatively small public float, we may experience greater stock price volatility, extreme price run-ups, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In particular, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, if the trading volumes of our Class A Ordinary Shares are low, persons buying or selling in relatively small quantities may easily influence prices of our Class A Ordinary Shares. This low volume of trades could also cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to fluctuate greatly, with large percentage changes in price occurring in any trading day session. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares. A decline in the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares also could adversely affect our ability to sell additional Ordinary Shares or other securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. No assurance can be given that an active market in the ordinary shares will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be unable to readily sell the Class A Ordinary Shares they hold or may not be able to sell their Class A Ordinary Shares at all. In the past, shareholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 12
    Substantial future sales or perceived sales of our Ordinary Shares in the public market could cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline.

    Sales of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause their market price to decline. Such sales might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate. Additionally, if any existing shareholder or shareholders sell a substantial amount of our Ordinary Shares, this, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on their price.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 13
    As the rights of a shareholder under BVI law differ from those under U.S. law, you may have fewer protections than you would as a shareholder of a U.S. corporation.

    Our corporate affairs are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the BVI Act (as amended), and the common law of the BVI. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors, action by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors and officers under BVI law are governed by the BVI Act and the common law of the BVI. The common law of the BVI is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the BVI as well as from the English common law and the wider Commonwealth, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the BVI. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under BVI law are largely codified in the BVI Act, but are potentially not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, BVI has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and some states (such as Delaware) have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. Therefore, you may have more difficulty protecting your interests in connection with actions taken by our directors and officers or our principal shareholders than you would as a shareholder of a corporation incorporated in the United States.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 14
    BVI companies may not be able to initiate shareholder derivative actions, thereby depriving shareholders of the ability to protect their interests.

    Shareholders of BVI companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States. Shareholders of a BVI company could, however, bring a derivative action in the BVI courts, and there is a clear statutory right to commence such derivative claims under Section 184C of the BVI Act. The circumstances in which any such action may be brought, and the procedures and defenses that may be available in respect to any such action, may result in the rights of shareholders of a BVI company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the United States. Accordingly, shareholders may have fewer alternatives available to them if they believe that corporate wrongdoing has occurred. BVI courts are also unlikely to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts in the United States based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities law; and to impose liabilities against us, in original actions brought in the BVI, based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities laws that are penal in nature. There is no statutory recognition in the BVI of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the BVI will generally recognize as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in the federal or state courts in the United States under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty) and would give a judgment based thereon provided that (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment, (b) such courts did not contravene the rules of natural justice of the BVI, (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud, (d) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the BVI, (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submitted prior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the BVI and (f) there is due compliance with the correct procedures under the laws of the BVI. This means that even if shareholders were to sue us successfully, they may not be able to recover anything to make up for the losses suffered.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 15
    Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our Class A Ordinary Share price or trading volume to decline.

    If a trading market for our Class A Ordinary Share develops, the trading market will be influenced to some extent by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. As a new public company, we may be slow to attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our Class A Ordinary Shares will have had relatively little experience with us or possibly with our industry as well, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and could make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. In the event we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage, if any of the analysts who cover us provide inaccurate or unfavorable research or issue an adverse opinion regarding our Class A Ordinary Share price, our share price could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports covering us regularly, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our share price or trading volume to decline and result in the loss of all or a part of your investment in us.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 16
    As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.

    As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to take advantage of certain provisions in the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow our home country law for certain governance matters. Certain corporate governance practices in our home country, the BVI, may differ significantly from corporate governance listing standards. If we rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules of Nasdaq, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq. If we choose to do so, we may utilize these exemptions for as long as we continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 17
    We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.

    We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from 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 the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley") for so long as we remain 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. The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of such exemptions afforded to an emerging growth company. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective data.

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