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Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q2, 2026
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- Trade Secrets - Risk 1Intellectual property infringement or misappropriation assertions by third parties could result in significant costs and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and reputation.
If we infringe or misappropriate, or are accused of infringing or misappropriating, the intellectual property rights of third parties, we may incur substantial costs or be unable to commercialize new products. The semiconductor industry is characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights, including by both competitors and so-called "non-practicing entities." We have received communications, and we expect to receive additional communications from time to time, that allege or imply that our products or technologies infringe the patent or other intellectual property rights of third parties or that invite us to take a license to certain allegedly infringed patents. Lawsuits or other proceedings resulting from allegations of infringement could subject us to significant liability for damages, invalidate our proprietary rights, force us to make changes to our products, and adversely affect our business. In some cases, the allegation of patent infringement is made against our end-customer who may seek indemnification from us. In the event that any third-party succeeds in asserting a valid claim against us or any of our end customers, we could be forced to do one or more of the following: - Discontinue selling, importing or using certain technologies that contain the allegedly infringing intellectual property, which could cause us to stop manufacturing certain products;- Seek to develop non-infringing technologies, which may not be feasible;- Incur significant legal expenses, including defense costs under indemnification obligations;- Pay substantial monetary damages to the party whose intellectual property rights we may be found to be infringing; and/or - We or our end customers could be required to seek licenses to the infringed technology that may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. We may not prevail in such matters or be able to license any valid and infringed patents from third parties on commercially reasonable terms. This could result in the loss of our ability to make, import and sell our products or require us to pay costly royalties to third parties in connection with sales of our products. In addition, if a third-party causes us to discontinue the use of any patented technologies, we could be required to design around those technologies. This could be costly and time consuming and could have an adverse effect on our financial results. Any significant impairments of intellectual property rights from any litigation we face could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to compete. Even when we believe we do not infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party, we may decide to enter into a settlement agreement with the third party in order to avoid the risks and costs resulting from protracted litigation. Such settlement agreements may require us to make fixed or recurring payments to the third party, which could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we could be subject to claims that our employees, or we, have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of third parties. If we are unable to resolve claims that may be brought against us by third parties related to their intellectual property rights on terms acceptable to us, we may be precluded from offering some of our products or using some of our processes. Defending ourselves against third-party claims, including litigation in particular, may be costly and time consuming and may divert management's attention from our business. For example, Wolfspeed has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging that certain of our GaN and SiC products infringe certain of Wolfspeed's GaN and SiC patents. We will defend ourselves vigorously against this lawsuit, but patent litigation is costly and outcomes are uncertain. Wolfspeed is seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief, among other remedies. An adverse result could have a material adverse effect on our business and even if we prevail in the litigation, doing so may be costly and time consuming and may divert management's attention from our business. In addition, on or about July 22, 2026, Renesas Electronics Corporation ("Renesas") filed a lawsuit against us and two of our employees who are former employees of Renesas, including our chief executive officer, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract and other claims. The litigation was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. We are evaluating this complaint and intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these allegations, but a negative result could have a material adverse impact on our business.
Risk Highlights Q2, 2026
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 37
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Our business and operations could be impacted by stockholder activism, which could negatively affect our business and cause disruptions.
We value constructive input from our stockholders and regularly engage in dialogue with our stockholders regarding strategy and performance. While our board of directors and management team welcome their views and opinions with the goal of enhancing value for all of our stockholders, we may be subject to actions or proposals from activist stockholders that may not align with our business strategies or the best interests of all of our stockholders. In the event such stockholders pursue any proposals concerning these matters or we otherwise become the subject of stockholder activism, this may create a significant distraction for our management and employees. This could negatively impact our ability to execute our business plans and may require our management to expend significant time, resources and costs, including legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any proxy contest that may result from any such stockholder activism. Furthermore, when individuals are elected to our board of directors with a specific agenda, it may adversely affect our ability to effectively implement our business strategy and create additional value for our stockholders, and could lead us to adopt other plans that we cannot predict which could focus on short-term benefits with longer-term costs or that may not be in the best interests of the company. Such stockholder activism may also create uncertainties with respect to our business development plans, financial position and operations, may result in changes to our senior management team, may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key employees and may result in loss of potential business opportunities with our current and potential customers and business partners, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. In addition, such stockholder activism may cause significant fluctuations in the market value of our Class A common stock based on temporary or speculative market perceptions, uncertainties or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the underlying fundamentals and prospects of our business, and could cause the market value of our Class A common stock to decline.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Concentration of ownership among existing executive officers, directors and their affiliates, including the investment funds they represent, may prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate decisions.
At December 31, 2025, executive officers, directors and their affiliates, including the investment funds they represent, as a group beneficially owned a significant percentage of our outstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders are able to exercise a significant level of influence over matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our certificate of incorporation and approval of significant corporate transactions. Such influence could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or changes in management and will make the approval of certain transactions difficult or impossible without the support of these stockholders.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3The issuance of additional capital stock in connection with financings, acquisitions, investments, our stock incentive plans or otherwise by us could dilute the ownership and voting power of our stockholders.
At December 31, 2025, we had approximately 510 million shares of Class A common stock authorized but unissued. In addition, our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (our "Class B common stock") and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (our "preferred stock"). Our preferred stock can be issued with such rights and preferences as may be determined by our board. Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue shares of Class A common stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock from time to time, for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our board in its sole discretion, whether in connection with a financing, an acquisition, an investment, stock incentive plans or otherwise. Such additional shares of Class A common stock or such other securities may be issued at a discount to the market price of Class A common stock at the time of issuance. Our preferred stock could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to the rights of Class A common stock. As discussed below, the potential issuance of preferred stock may delay or prevent a change in control of us, discourage bids for Class A common stock at a premium to the market price, and materially and adversely affect the market price and the voting and other rights of the holders of Class A common stock. Any issuance of such securities could result in substantial dilution to our then existing stockholders and cause the market price of shares of Class A common stock to decline.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws and under the DGCL contain antitakeover provisions that could prevent or discourage a takeover.
Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Class A common stock, thereby depressing the market price of Class A common stock. In addition, because our board is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board. Among other things, these provisions include those establishing: - a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms, which may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control of us or our management;- no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the ability of minority stockholders to elect director candidates;- the exclusive right of our board to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by, among other things, the expansion of the board of directors or the resignation, death or removal of a director, which prevents stockholders from filling vacancies on our board;- the ability of our board to authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock and to determine the terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer;- the ability of our board to alter the bylaws without obtaining stockholder approval;- a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders;- the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by a majority vote of our board, which may delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take action, including the removal of directors; and - advance notice procedures that stockholders must comply with in order to nominate candidates to our board or to propose matters to be acted upon at an annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders, which may discourage or delay a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer's own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us until the next stockholder meeting or at all.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5We may issue a substantial number of additional shares under an employee incentive plan which may dilute the equity interests of our investors.
We have the ability to issue a substantial number of additional shares under an employee incentive plan. The issuance of additional shares of common or preferred stock: - may significantly dilute the equity interests of our investors;- may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A common stock;- could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and - may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6The market price of our common stock may be affected by announcements regarding the selection of our products or technologies by key customers or industry participants, even though these events may not reflect binding commitments or future revenues. This may be particularly true following the Company's announcement of a pivot towards high-power markets. Investors should not place undue reliance on such announcements as an indicator of our business prospects, future performance or otherwise when evaluating the value of our common stock.
From time to time, key customers or other industry participants, with whom we have established relationships in connection with our product and technology development, may publicly announce that they have selected, qualified or approved our products or technologies for potential use in connection with their offerings or their own development programs, or that they are collaborating with us in connection with such programs. Such announcements may generate significant investor interest and may lead to temporary fluctuations in our stock price as the market reacts to perceived business opportunities. This may be particularly true following the Company's announcement of a transition towards high-power markets. However, the events and corresponding business opportunities which are referred to in, or implied by, such announcements may not constitute binding commitments or guaranteed revenue, and there can be no assurance that the underlying business relationships will endure, or that any such business opportunities will be realized. Our success ultimately depends on customers placing orders for, and purchasing, our products, and there is no guarantee, based on such announcements, that any customer will ultimately place orders for our products or that any such orders will be material in amount. As a result, our stock price may experience volatility based on news of potential activities by customers or other industry participants that may not ultimately translate into actual sales or revenue. Investors should not place undue reliance on such announcements as an indicator of our business prospects, future performance or otherwise when evaluating the value of our common stock.
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