SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) Risk Analysis

National, state and local government bodies in many countries, including the United States, have provided incentives in the form of rebates, tax credits, feed-in tariffs and others to manufacturers, system owners, distributors and installers of PV systems and battery energy storage systems. In August 2022, the IRA was signed into federal law. The IRA provides for, among other things, certain incentives, including certain tax credits, for solar energy, that are significant to the Company and its U.S. based customers. On July 4, 2025, H.R.1 was enacted into law, introducing amendments to clean energy tax credits contained in the IRA. The H.R.1 accelerates the phase-out timeline for our customers' tax credits and imposes new eligibility criteria for the Company and our customers. The Company has invested significant resources in establishing our manufacturing presence in the U.S. to benefit from the incentives available under the IRA, including tax credits available to us for manufacturing in the U.S. and tax credits available to certain of our U.S. customers. The Company established manufacturing capabilities in the U.S. in 2023 and further expanded such capabilities in 2024 and 2025. Moreover, we incorporate into our financial planning and agreements with our customers and suppliers certain assumptions regarding U.S. tax incentives. Material changes thereto could adversely affect our revenue, our eligibility for certain tax credits, tax credits available to our customers, competitiveness and demand for our products and our financial condition. Section 45X of the Code, as enacted by the IRA, offers AMPTCs that incentivize the manufacturing of eligible components within the U.S. Of particular relevance to the Company are the tax credits that we generate as a result of rules concerning the qualification and measurement of AMPTCs to Residential Inverters, Commercial Inverters and DC-Optimized Inverter Systems that we manufacture in the United States. H.R.1 preserved the length of the term of such AMPTCs. Among other changes, H.R.1 shortens the term of the investment tax credit and production tax credit under Section 48E and 45Y of the Code, available to the Company’s customers, who are engaged in TPO models, such as residential solar leases and power purchase agreements, and commercial solar customers and developers, shortening the end date from 2034 to 2027. H.R.1 also includes a 12-month window in which such customers can begin construction, giving them four years to complete their projects. Projects begun after twelve months from enactment of H.R.1 must be placed in service by December 31, 2027, to receive the credit. H.R.1 also amended the domestic content bonus credit rules for Section 48E projects: projects commencing construction after June 16, 2025 must meet a 45% domestic content threshold, up from 40%, must meet a  50% threshold from and after January 1, 2026, and the threshold thereafter increases by 5%  on an annual basis until 2029. H.R.1 eliminated the individual residential tax credit under Section 25D of the Code at the end of 2025. These changes may negatively impact the eligibility of our customers and individuals to obtain tax credits, which may negatively affect the overall demand for our products. H.R.1 has also introduced new FEOC requirements including for Sections 45X, 45Y, and 48E of the Code. These restrictions will require threshold percentages of non-FEOC material assistance that increase over time, for projects that begin on or after January 1, 2026. On July 7, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources.” In response, on August 15, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department released IRS Notice 2025-42, its first set of guidance for H.R.1 related to beginning of construction requirements applicable to our customers. While it removed the ability for projects over 1.5 MW to utilize the 5% safe harbor method, it kept in place the offsite physical work test method for all size projects. On February 12, 2026, the U.S Department of Treasury and IRS released IRS Notice 2026-15 providing additional guidance on H.R.1 related to the Prohibited Foreign Entity rules (PFE) enacted in H.R.1..Specifically, this notice confirms the ability to rely on temporary safe harbor tables and existing safe harbor tables for the determination of material assistance from a PFE. This guidance provides answers to several compliance questions related to the Company’s 45X Credit material assistance calculations and its customers 48E material assistance calculation among other things. While this removed some uncertainty around the Material Assistance Cost Ratio calculation, impending Notice of Proposed Rule and Final Rule on this same topic expected later this year could create challenges for the Company to meet the FEOC requirements or to assist our customers in meeting them. If we are unable to meet the requirements this may adversely affect our revenue, or our customers eligibility to obtain certain tax credits, the overall demand for our products, our results of operations and cash flows.

We process sensitive, confidential or personal data or information in the ordinary course of our business that is subject to privacy and security laws, regulations, industry standards, external and internal policies, contracts and other obligations that govern the collection, processing, storing, transfer, and sharing of such data by us and on our behalf. Concerns about our practices or the ultimate use of our products and services with regard to the collection, use, retention, security or disclosure of personal information or other privacy-related matters, including for use in AI technologies, even if unfounded, could damage our reputation and adversely affect our operating results. The theft, loss or misuse of personal data in our possession or by one of our partners could result in damage to our reputation, regulatory proceedings, disruption of our business activities or increased security or remediation costs and costs related to defending legal claims. In the United States, federal, state, and local authorities have enacted numerous data privacy and security laws, including for data breach notification, personal data privacy and consumer protection. As applicable, such rights may include the right to access, correct, or delete certain personal data, and to opt-out of certain data processing activities, such as targeted advertising, profiling and automated decision-making. The exercise of these rights may impact our business and ability to provide our products and services. Certain states also impose stricter requirements for processing certain personal data, including sensitive information, such as conducting data privacy impact assessments. These state laws allow for statutory fines for noncompliance. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, or CPRA, or collectively the CCPA, gives California residents the right to access, delete and opt-out of certain sharing of their personal information, and to receive detailed information about how it is used and shared. The CCPA provides for substantial fines for intentional violation and the law created a private right of action for certain data breaches. Similar laws are being considered in several other states, as well as at the federal and local levels. Additionally, several states and localities have enacted measures related to the use of AI in products and services. If we become subject to additional data privacy laws, the risk of enforcement action against us could increase. Worldwide regulatory authorities are also considering and have enacted various laws concerning data protection. The European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, and the United Kingdom similarly adopted the U.K. GDPR, governing the strict handling of personal data of persons within the European Economic Area, or EEA, and the United Kingdom, respectively, including its use and protection and the ability of persons whose data is stored to access, correct, and delete such data about themselves. Additionally, Europe’s Network and Information Security Directive, or NIS2, regulates resilience and incident response capabilities of entities operating in a number of sectors, including the digital infrastructure sector. Non-compliance with NIS2 may lead to administrative fines. If we are found not to comply, we could be subject to monetary fines, penalties, reputational damage, damage to our financial condition, and operating results. Statutory fines under U.S. or worldwide regulations may be imposed on a per violation basis, and, if viable, carry the potential for monumental statutory damages, depending on the volume of data and the number of violations. Statutory fines under U.S. or worldwide regulations may be imposed on a per violation basis, and, if viable, carry the potential for monumental statutory damages, depending on the volume of data and the number of violations. Obligations related to data privacy and security (and consumers’ data privacy expectations) are quickly changing, becoming increasingly stringent, and creating uncertainty. Additionally, these obligations may be subject to differing applications and interpretations, which may be inconsistent or conflict among jurisdictions. Preparing for and complying with these obligations requires us to devote significant resources, which may necessitate changes to our services, information technologies, systems, and practices, and to those of any third parties that process personal data on our behalf.

The rapidly evolving and competitive nature of the solar industry makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects. In addition, we have limited insight into emerging trends that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The viability and demand for our products and services may be affected by many factors beyond our control, including:  •cost competitiveness, reliability and performance of PV systems compared to conventional and non-solar renewable energy sources and products; •competing new technologies at more competitive prices than those we offer for our products and services; •policy change and the introduction of tariffs affecting the manufacture or sale of our products; •availability and amount of government subsidies and incentives to support the development and deployment of solar energy solutions; •the extent of deregulation in the electric power industry and broader energy industries to permit broader adoption of solar electricity generation; •prices of traditional carbon-based energy sources; •adoption of our solutions by installers, system owners and solar financing providers; •the ability of prospective system owners to obtain long-term financing for PV installations based on our product platform on acceptable terms or at all; •levels of investment by end-users of solar energy products, which tend to decrease when economic growth slows; and •the emergence, continuance or success of, or government support for, other alternative energy generation technologies and products.

Our customers' decisions to purchase our products are influenced by several factors outside of our control. The agreements we have with some of our largest customers do not have long-term purchase commitments and are generally cancellable by either party after a relatively short notice period. The loss of, or events affecting, one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, we do not have exclusive arrangements with our third-party distributors and large installers, many of which also market and sell products from our competitors. These distributors and large installers may terminate their relationships with us at any time and with little or no notice. Further, these distributors and large installers may fail to devote resources necessary to sell our products at the prices, in the volumes, and within the timeframes that we expect, or may focus their marketing and sales efforts on products of our competitors. Termination of agreements with current distributors or large installers, failure by these distributors or large installers to perform as expected, or failure by us to cultivate new distributor or large installer relationships, could hinder our ability to expand our operations and could negatively impact our revenue and results of operations. In recent years, with a downturn of the renewable energy demand, some players in the market have announced exiting the solar market and others have shown signs of financial distress. For example, in November 2025, Posigen, Inc., a customer of ours, announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas, and, in April 2026, Freedom Forever LLC, another customer of ours, announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. Some of our customers and some installers who purchase our products from distributors have shown signs of financial distress and some have requested and received extended payment terms or loans from us.  Certain receivables related to previously identified customer defaults, have been written off in 2025, and others, such as receivables from Freedom Forever, have not been recognized, and therefore, are not expected to materially affect our current financial results. However, an additional doubtful debt was recognized by the Company in the first quarter of 2026, and there can be no assurance that additional customer failures or payment defaults will not occur.  If additional customers, installers and distributors become insolvent or financially distressed, or if some of their customers fail to pay our distributors for products sold by such distributors, we may need to write off additional amounts, which may cause a material adverse effect to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our headquarters and principal research and development center are located in Israel. As a result, political, economic, and military conditions in Israel directly affect our business, operations, and workforce. Israel has been involved in a number of armed conflicts and has been the target of terrorist activity, including threats from Gaza, Iran, the Houthi militants in Yemen, Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, Iranian militias in Syria, and others. Violence between Hamas and Israel intensified on October 7, 2023, when the terrorist group launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. On October 8, 2023, the Israeli Government announced that the Security Cabinet of the State of Israel approved a war situation in Israel. Since that time, and in connection with subsequent regional hostilities, the ongoing state of war has disrupted and continues to disrupt our business operations. In addition, from November 2023 until October 2025, the Houthis, a rebel Shi'a group in Yemen, attacked international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, forcing commercial vessels to redirect freight traffic away from the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Suez Canal and take longer and costlier routes. If these attacks resume, continue, or intensify, shipping costs and energy prices may increase, which could have an adverse impact on our business as well as on the global economy. In the second quarter of 2025, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran engaged in a 12-day war, which subsequently stabilized due to a brokered ceasefire. More recently, during March and April 2026, Israel was again engaged in direct military conflict with Iran and in significant hostilities with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Although hostilities have since moderated, it is unknown whether any ceasefires or periods of relative calm will endure, or whether conflicts involving Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, or other parts of the region may reemerge or escalate in the future. Because our headquarters and a substantial portion of our workforce are based in Israel, these conflicts have impacted, and may continue to impact, the availability of our workforce. Some of our employees, executive officers, and directors residing in Israel are obligated to perform reserve duty in the Israeli military and are subject to being called to active duty under emergency circumstances. In the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 279 employees, or 13% of our workforce in Israel, and in the first quarter of 2026, approximately 162 employees, or 6.8%, were called to active reserve duty for varying periods, which adversely affected workforce availability. Additional employees may be called to reserve duty in the future. Any future armed conflict, political instability, or violence in Israel or the surrounding region may impair our ability to manage our business effectively, operate our manufacturing plant in northern Israel, conduct research and development activities, or otherwise carry out our operations. In the event of a significant escalation of existing hostilities or the outbreak of additional conflicts, we may be forced to cease or significantly curtail operations, which could delay the distribution and sale of our products. The majority of our key employees and officers are residents of Israel. If any of our offices or facilities in Israel were damaged, destroyed, or rendered inoperable as a result of war, hostile actions, terrorist attacks, earthquakes, fire, floods, storms, power outages, employee malfeasance, or other natural or man-made events, our ability to conduct research and development, manufacture products, and operate our business could be materially adversely affected. Any resulting delay in the achievement of our development or commercialization objectives could harm our business, prospects, financial results, and reputation. In addition, several countries, principally in the Middle East, restrict business dealings with Israeli companies, and other countries or groups may impose similar restrictions if hostilities or regional political instability persist or intensify. If instability in neighboring states results in the establishment of fundamentalist Islamic regimes or governments more hostile to Israel, it could be subject to additional political, economic, or military constraints, which could materially adversely affect our operations and our ability to sell products in the region. Any interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its current trading partners, or a significant downturn in Israel's economic or financial condition, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Since the start of the war with Hamas, we have become aware of pressure being placed on some of our customers not to engage in business with us due to our affiliation with Israel. In addition, adverse developments in foreign policy toward Israel could negatively impact our ability to do business with suppliers and customers, which could, in turn, harm our reputation, results of operations, or financial condition. While our offices and facilities worldwide, including in Israel, remain open and, to date, we have not experienced material disruptions to our ability to manufacture and deliver products and services to customers, any reemergence or escalation of conflicts in Israel or the surrounding region could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations Additionally, in 2023, the Israeli government announced plans to significantly reduce the Israeli Supreme Court's judicial oversight, including reducing its ability to strike down legislation that it deems unreasonable, and plans to increase political influence over the selection of judges. Although the Israeli Supreme Court partially struck down these plans, the current government has vowed to make other changes to law that limit the powers of the Supreme Court. If such government plans are eventually enacted, they may cause operational challenges for us since we are headquartered in Israel and many of our employees are located in Israel.

Since 2025. the United States has imposed significant new tariffs on nearly all products and components imported into the United States and could propose additional tariffs or increases to those already in place. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States (the "U.S. Supreme Court") issued a decision invalidating certain tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"). The U.S. Supreme Court did not address refunds or remedies but instead remanded the matter to the Court of International Trade to address remedies. In response, the President issued an executive order rescinding the IEEPA tariffs and directing agencies to take measures to cease collection of the tariffs. However, a presidential proclamation was issued imposing a tariff surcharge of at least 10% under the balance of payments provision in Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 on all imports with certain exceptions. The tariffs under this statute went into effect on February 24, 2026, and will remain in effect for 150 days. The ultimate impact of these newly enacted and potential future tariffs or other restrictions on international trade will depend on various factors, including the ultimate level of tariffs, the duration such tariffs remain in place, and how other countries respond to U.S. tariffs. Due to broad uncertainty regarding the timing, content and extent of any regulatory changes in the United States or abroad, we cannot predict the impact, if any, that these changes could have to our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, the elimination of IEEPA tariffs does not eliminate our tariff exposure, as tariffs imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, existing tariffs under other statutory authorities, and potential new or expanded tariffs may continue to increase our cost of revenue and contribute to supply chain challenges, cost volatility, and broader economic uncertainty. We have relocated our contract manufacturing to the United States, where we manufacture the vast bulk of our products. We continue to manufacture a minor portion of our products in Israel, at our Sella 1 facility. Certain components and subcomponents necessary for our products are currently required to be imported from outside the U.S. It is unknown whether and to what extent these tariffs will remain in place or if other new laws or regulations will be adopted. In addition, retaliatory tariffs may be imposed on products exported from the United States to other countries in which we sell our products. Due to broad uncertainty regarding the breadth, timing and extent of any regulatory changes related to trade, in the United States or abroad, we cannot predict the impact, if any, that these changes could have to our business, financial condition, ability to compete, and the results of operations. In particular, it is unknown what effect any such new tariffs or retaliatory actions will have on the solar industry and our customers. The resulting environment of escalating trade tension, retaliatory trade tension, or other trade actions, restrictive measures, additional trade restrictions, or barriers, if implemented on a broader range of products or components from outside the United States, or with respect to products shipped from the United States, could harm our ability to obtain necessary product components or to sell our products at prices customers are willing to pay, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and cash flows. Furthermore, if the price of solar power systems in the United States increases, as well as the cost of manufacturing our products in the United States, the use of solar power systems could become less economically feasible and could reduce our gross margins or reduce the demand of solar power systems manufactured and sold, which in turn may decrease demand for our products. Additionally, existing or future tariffs could negatively affect key partners, suppliers and manufacturers. Such outcomes could adversely affect the amount or timing of our revenue, results of operations or cash flows, and continuing uncertainty could cause sales volatility, price fluctuations or supply shortages or cause our customers to advance or delay their purchase of our products. It is difficult to predict what further trade-related actions the U.S. and other governments may take, which may include additional or increased tariffs and trade restrictions, and we may be unable to quickly and effectively react to such actions. As additional new tariffs, legislation and/or regulations are implemented, or if existing trade agreements are renegotiated or if affected countries take retaliatory trade actions, such changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Most U.S. states had adopted some form of net metering. Yet, net metering programs have recently come under regulatory scrutiny in some U.S. states due to allegations that net metering policies inequitably shift costs onto non-solar ratepayers, by allowing solar ratepayers to sell electricity at rates that are too high for utilities to recoup their fixed costs. California’s NEM 3.0, effective April 2023, has significantly reduced export rates and introduced grid fees, resulting in homeowners receiving lower compensation. This is now occurring in additional states such as Arizona, Hawaii, and North Carolina, etc. We cannot be certain that similar programs will not be adopted in other states or that existing programs will not be further modified going forward. If the value of the credit that customers receive for net metering is reduced, it could impact the current level of cost savings associated with net metering. The absence of favorable net metering policies or of net metering entirely, or the imposition of new charges that only or disproportionately affect end-users that use net metering would significantly limit demand for our products and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth.