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Risk Overview Q2, 2026
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- Debt & Financing - Risk 1We may lack the cash or financing capacity to satisfy required cash payments under the 2031 Notes , including upon conversion, following a fundamental change, or at maturity.
On May 21, 2026, we issued the 2031 Notes pursuant to the Indenture and entered into the Capped Call Transactions. If a Fundamental Change occurs (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require us to repurchase the 2031 Notes in cash at 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid special or additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date. If holders convert, we will settle conversions by paying cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be converted and paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares, or a combination thereof, at our election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of our conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes being converted. We must also repay any 2031 Notes that remain outstanding at maturity in cash, which could require refinancing. Our ability to fund required cash amounts will depend on cash on hand, cash flows, and access to capital markets and credit facilities, and may be limited by law, regulation, or agreements governing our indebtedness. We may not redeem the 2031 Notes before June 6, 2029, and any optional redemption thereafter requires our common stock to trade above 130% of the conversion price for a specified period and certain other conditions are satisfied, which may affect the timing and magnitude of cash outflows. Failure to make a required cash payment would constitute a default under the Indenture and could result in cross-defaults or accelerations under any other indebtedness we may then have outstanding.
- Debt & Financing - Risk 2Conversion of the 2031 Notes may adversely affect our liquidity, dilute existing stockholders, and depress the price of our common stock, and the Capped Call Transaction provide only partial offset.
If the conditional conversion feature of the 2031 Notes is triggered, holders may convert their 2031 Notes during specified periods. Upon any conversion, we will be required to settle at least the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes in cash, which could adversely affect liquidity. Even if no conversions occur, applicable accounting rules could require us to reclassify all or a portion of the 2031 Notes as current liabilities, reducing our reported working capital. The 2031 Notes are initially convertible at 2.6192 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $381.80 per share. If we elect to settle the remainder of our conversion obligation in shares, existing stockholders will be diluted. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon certain events and may be increased for a limited period in connection with specified corporate events, which could amplify dilution. The Capped Call Transaction offset dilution only up to an initial cap of approximately $509.06 per share, and above that level dilution will not be mitigated. In addition, the existence of the 2031 Notes may encourage short selling by market participants, because conversions can be used to satisfy short positions, and expectations of potential conversion could depress our common stock price.
- Debt & Financing - Risk 3The 2031 Notes and related Capped Call Transactions may affect the trading price of our common stock and introduce volatility in our reported financial results.
Banks party to the Capped Call Transactions (or their affiliates) may establish, adjust, or unwind hedges in our common stock or related derivatives, including during any conversion observation period and around redemption or unwind events, which could increase or decrease the trading price of our common stock and, during an observation period, affect the amount of conversion consideration and the value of the 2031 Notes. In addition, the 2031 Notes and Capped Call Transactions are subject to complex accounting requirements. Although the Capped Call Transactions are accounted for in stockholders' equity and therefore not remeasured each period, conversions and changes in our share count may affect diluted earnings per share, and application of the relevant accounting standards may introduce period-to-period volatility in our reported results.
- Debt & Financing - Risk 4We are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the Capped Call Transactions, and the Capped Call Transactions may not operate as planned.
The option counterparties are financial institutions, and we are subject to the risk that any or all of them might default under the Capped Call Transactions. Our exposure to the credit risk of the option counterparties is not secured by any collateral. If an option counterparty becomes subject to insolvency proceedings, we will become an unsecured creditor in those proceedings with a claim equal to our exposure at that time under the capped call transactions with such option counterparty. Our exposure will depend on many factors but, generally, an increase in our exposure will be correlated to an increase in the market price subject to the cap and in the volatility of our common stock. In addition, upon a default by an option counterparty, we may suffer adverse tax consequences and more dilution than we currently anticipate with respect to our common stock. We can provide no assurances as to the financial stability or viability of the option counterparties.
Risk Highlights Q2, 2026
Risk Word Cloud
Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 44
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Our stock price is volatile.
The market price of our common stock has fluctuated widely. Consequently, the current market price of our common stock may not be indicative of future market prices, and we may be unable to sustain or increase the value of an investment in our common stock. Factors affecting our stock price may include: - variations in operating results from quarter to quarter;- changes in earnings estimates by analysts or our failure to meet analysts' expectations;- changes in the market price per share of our public company customers;- market conditions in the semiconductor and other industries into which we sell products;- general economic conditions;- political changes, hostilities or natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods;- the impact of infectious disease pandemics, on the global economy and on our customers, suppliers, employees, and business;- low trading volume of our common stock; and - the number of firms making a market in our common stock. In addition, the stock market has experienced periods of significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations have particularly affected the market prices of the securities of high technology companies like ours. Any such market fluctuations in the future could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Provisions of our charter documents and of Delaware law could discourage potential acquisition proposals and/or delay, deter or prevent a change in control of our company.
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws may inhibit changes in control of our company not approved by our Board of Directors. These provisions also limit the circumstances in which a premium can be paid for our common stock and in which a proxy contest for control of our Board may be initiated. These provisions provide for: - a prohibition on stockholder actions through written consent;- a requirement that special meetings of stockholders be called only by the chairperson of our Board of Directors or majority of our directors;- advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations by stockholders;- the authority of our Board of Directors to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with such terms as the Board may determine; and - the authority of our Board, without stockholder approval, to adopt a stockholder rights plan. We are also entitled to avail ourselves of the protections of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which could inhibit changes in control of the Company.
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