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Sky Harbour Group (SKYH) 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. Sky Harbour Group disclosed 49 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Sky Harbour Group 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 Aug 12, 2026

Risk Distribution
49Risks
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

Sky Harbour Group disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks4849505152Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q12026Q2Showing: Q4, 2023
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedSky Harbour Group Risk Factors
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    We cannot predict the impact our dual class structure may have on the stock market price of Class A Common Stock.

    We cannot predict whether our dual class structure will result in a lower or more volatile market price of Class A Common Stock or in adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indexes. Under these policies, our dual class capital structure 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 will not be investing in our stock. It is unclear what effect, if any, these policies will have on the valuations of publicly traded companies excluded from such indices, but it is possible that they may depress valuations, as compared to similar companies that are included. As a result, the market price of shares of Class A Common Stock could be adversely affected.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    The Existing Sky Equityholders control the direction of SHG Corporation's our business, and the concentrated ownership of Common Stock prevent you and other stockholders from influencing significant decisions.

    In connection with the Yellowstone Transaction, the Company, each of Tal Keinan, Due West Partners LLC and Center Sky Harbour LLC (collectively, "the Existing Sky Equityholders"), and the Sponsor (collectively the "Stockholder Parties") entered into a stockholders' agreement (the "Stockholders' Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement, each of the parties thereto are required to take all necessary action to cause the specified designees of the Existing Sky Equityholders to be nominated to serve on our Board, and each of the holders are required, among other things, to vote all of the Company's securities held by such party in a manner necessary to elect the individuals designated by such holders. For so long as these parties hold a majority of Common Stock, they will be able to control the composition of our Board, which in turn will be able to control all matters affecting us, subject to the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement, including: - any determination with respect to our business direction and policies, including the appointment and removal of officers and, in the event of a vacancy on our Board, additional or replacement directors;- any determinations with respect to mergers, business combinations or disposition of assets;- determination of our management policies;- our financing policy;- our compensation and benefit programs and other human resources policy decisions; and - the payment of dividends on Common Stock. Because the interests of these stockholders may differ from our interests or the interests of our other stockholders, actions that these stockholders take with respect to us may not be favorable to us or our other stockholders.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 3
    We are not required to have previously identified material a weakness in our outside auditor attest to internal control over financial reporting, which was recently remediated. We may identify additional material weaknesses in the effectiveness future that may cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or result in material misstatements of our internal controls for several years. financial statements. If we fail to remediate any material weaknesses or if we otherwise fail to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able our ability to accurately and timely report our financial results, which may results could be adversely affect investor confidence in the Company and, as a result, the value of our Common Stock. affected.

    As previously disclosed, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting in our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2023 related to the classification of certain cash transactions made during the six months ended June 30, 2023 associated with the payment of construction retainage liabilities incurred and appropriately recognized during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. With oversight from the audit committee of the Board (the "Audit Committee") and input from management, in order to remediate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the ineffective operation of controls related to manual adjustments to the statement of cash flows, the Company designed and implemented changes in processes and controls to remediate the material weakness described above and to enhance our internal control over financial reporting, including a control to review non-standard manual adjustments to the statement of cash flows in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, and the contemporaneous preparation and review of the statement of cash flows at greater levels of disaggregation, including lower-level reporting units. As of December 31, 2023, management has completed the implementation of our remediation efforts of the material weakness described above and has performed testing to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of the controls. As a result, management has determined that our completed remediation activities are sufficient to allow them to conclude that the previously-reported material weakness related to the identification and classification of certain manual cash flow adjustments has been remediated as of December 31, 2023. Although the material weakness has been remediated as of December 31, 2023, if we identify additional control deficiencies that individually or in the aggregate constitute one or more material weaknesses or we otherwise fail to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting in the future, our ability to accurately record, process, and report financial information and consequently, our ability to prepare financial statements within required time periods, could be adversely affected, which may negatively impact the confidence level of our stockholders and other market participants as well as our ability to remain listed on the NYSE American. The discovery of additional material weaknesses could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the market price of our Class A Common Stock. Although we implemented additional controls and procedures to remediate the material weakness described above, in the future those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or detect material misstatements in our interim or annual consolidated financial statements due to fraud or errors.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 4
    We have in the past and may again in the future be required to record impairment charges to future earnings if our long-lived assets become impaired.

    Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") require us to assess our long-lived assets for impairment at least annually. In addition, we assess our long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Depending on the results of our review, we could be required to record a significant charge to earnings in our consolidated financial statements during the period in which any impairment of our long-lived assets were determined, negatively impacting our results of operations. For example, in June 2022, the Company evaluated the development progress related to its smart hangar app. In connection with this evaluation, the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $0.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2022. See "Note 7 - Long-lived assets" in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our 2022 impairment of long-lived assets.

  • Debt & Financing - Risk 5
    Secured debt obligations, including those under the Series 2021 PABs, Bonds, expose us to the possibility of defaults and cross-defaults, as well as foreclosure, which could result in the loss of our investment in a property or group of properties subject to mortgage debt.

    Each constructed and in-construction facility in our portfolio is subject to secured indebtedness under the Series 2021 Bonds. Secured debt obligations increase the risk of property losses because defaults on indebtedness secured by properties may result in foreclosure actions initiated by holders of the Series 2021 Bonds, its trustee, or other lenders and ultimately our loss of the property securing any loans for which it is in default. As described above, our current tenant leases do not extend past the maturity date of the Series 2021 Bonds, and as a result we will be required to re-lease hangars as vacancies arise in order to continue to generate revenue to meet our debt service obligations under the Series 2021 Bonds. If any of our facilities are foreclosed upon due to a default, it could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. In addition, the agreements that govern our current indebtedness contain, and the agreements that may govern any future indebtedness that we may incur may contain, financial and other restrictive covenants, which may limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interests. Our failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of our debt and loss of any collateral securing such debt.

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Risk Highlights Q2, 2026

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 21 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
49
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
0Risks added
0Risks removed
0Risks changed
Since Jun 2026
Number of Risk Changed
0
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

we cannot predict the impact our dual class structure may have on the market price of class a common stock.impact our dual class structurewe do not intend to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future.intend to pay cash dividendscybersecurity risks and cyber incidents may adversely affect our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, misappropriation of assets and/or damage to our business relationships, all of which could negatively impact our business and results of operations.corruption of our confidential informationthe production of our hangar buildings is subject to design and construction defects, product liability, and other claims that could be significant and costly, which may delay our construction projects and could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.production of our hangar buildingsthe public float of our class a common stock is very illiquid, and there may not be sufficient demand in the marketplace to absorb the sale of newly registered shares.sale of newly registered sharesbecause we do not directly own the sites we lease, we will not be able to liquidate real estate investments in order to meet liquidity needs.to liquidate real estate investmentswe are subject to extensive governmental regulations that could require significant expenditures. regulators, such as the tsa, have and may again consider regulations that could impair the relative convenience of general aviation and adversely affect demand for our services.relative convenience of general aviationfailure to adequately maintain our home basing hangar campuses or the integrity of our fuel supplies may have a material adverse impact on the revenue or market share of one or more of our home basing hangar campuses resulting in a decline in operations of the business.integrity of our fuel suppliesour growth will depend on our access to external sources of capital, and our ability to obtain financing or access capital markets may be limited.our ability to obtain financingthe industry in which we operate is subject to significant competition and our failure to effectively compete could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.our failure to effectively compete

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 49

Share Price & Shareholder Rights10 | 20.4%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    The outstanding Warrants are exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock and common units in Sky may be redeemed for Class A Common Stock. The exercise of these outstanding Warrants will increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.

    As of December 31, 2025, there were 15,798,155 outstanding Warrants to purchase 15,798,155 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. To the extent the Warrants are exercised, additional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of Class A Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. In addition, as of December 31, 2025, there were 42,046,356 outstanding Sky Common Units and 1,860,265 Sky Incentive Units held by the members of Sky (excluding the Company as Managing Member of Sky), which may be ultimately redeemed for shares of our Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, and in connection with the redemption of such Sky Common Units, the corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock will be cancelled. Furthermore, we have registered for resale all of the Class A Common Stock underlying such outstanding Sky Common Units, Sky Incentive Units, and Private Placement Warrants. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of Class A Common Stock, the impact of which is increased as the value of our stock price increases.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    Our dual class structure may have a negative impact on the market price of Class A Common Stock.

    We cannot say with certainty whether our dual class structure has resulted or will result in a lower or more volatile market price of Class A Common Stock or in adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. Our dual class structure reduces the number of shares available to be traded on the market, which has an impact on the liquidity of the market for our Class A Common Stock. In addition, certain index providers have restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indexes. Under these policies, our dual class capital structure makes 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 are not able to invest in our stock. As a result, the market price of shares of Class A Common Stock could be adversely affected.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    The market price of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants has been and may continue to be extremely volatile, which could cause purchasers of our securities to incur substantial losses.

    The market prices and trading volume that our shares of Class A Common Stock have recently experienced, and may continue to experience, extreme volatility, which could cause purchasers of our Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants to incur substantial losses. Since the closing of the Yellowstone Transaction, our Class A Common Stock has traded as low as $2.50 and as high as $43.41 through December 31, 2025. In addition, the volume of trading of our Class A Common Stock has been inconsistent. For example, on  February 14, 2025 our Class A Common Stock had trading volume of 30,946 shares and on June 27, 2025 our Class A Common Stock had trading volume of 1,404,189 shares. Our Public Warrants have not traded in tandem with our Class A Common Stock, and since the closing of the Yellowstone Transaction have traded within a range of $0.17 to $3.98 through December 31, 2025. We believe that the recent volatility and our current market prices reflect market and trading dynamics unrelated to our underlying business, or macro or industry fundamentals, and we do not know how long these dynamics will last. Under the circumstances, investors in our Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants are subject to the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of their investment. Extreme fluctuations in the market price of our Class A Common Stock have been accompanied by reports of strong and atypical retail investor interest, including on social media and online forums. The market volatility and trading patterns we have experienced create several risks for investors, including the following: - the market price of our Class A Common Stock has experienced and may continue to experience rapid and substantial increases or decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects, or macro or industry fundamentals, and substantial increases may be significantly inconsistent with the risks and uncertainties that we continue to face;- factors in the public trading market for our Class A Common Stock may include the sentiment of retail investors, the direct access by retail investors to broadly available trading platforms, the amount and status of short interest in our securities, access to margin debt, trading in options and other derivatives on our Class A Common Stock and any related hedging and other trading factors;- to the extent volatility in our Class A Common Stock is caused by a "short squeeze" in which coordinated trading activity causes a spike in the market price of our Class A Common Stock as traders with a short position make market purchases to avoid or to mitigate potential losses, investors purchase at inflated prices unrelated to our financial performance or prospects, and may thereafter suffer substantial losses as prices decline once the level of short-covering purchases has abated; and - if the market price of our Class A Common Stock declines, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the price at which you acquired them, and the Public Warrants you own may become out of the money. The trading price of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants depends on many factors, including those described in this "Risk Factors" section, many of which are beyond our control and may not be related to our operating performance. Any of the factors listed below could have a material adverse effect on investment in Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants, and Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants may trade at prices significantly below the price paid for them. In such circumstances, the trading price of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants may not recover and may experience a further decline. Factors affecting the trading price of Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants may include: - actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to us;- changes in the market's expectations about our operating results;- the public's reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;- speculation in the press or investment community;- actual or anticipated developments in our business or our competitors' businesses or the competitive landscape generally;- our operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;- changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning us or the market in general;- operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;- publications of research reports by securities analysts about us, our competitors, or the industry we operate in;- changes in laws and regulations affecting our business;- commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving us;- changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;- the volume of Class A Common Stock available for public sale;- any major change in the Board or management;- sales of substantial amounts of Class A Common Stock by directors, officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur;- general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, trade wars, pandemics (such as COVID-19), epidemics, currency fluctuations and acts of war (such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the military conflict in Israel and Gaza) or terrorism; and - other risk factors listed under this "Risk Factors" section.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    Substantial sales of our Class A Common Stock may suppress the stock price of our Class A Common Stock and may cause dilution.

    In order to raise additional capital, we have offered in the past, and may offer in the future, additional shares of our Class A Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our Class A Common Stock at prices that may not be the same as the price per share paid by any investor. For example, in September and December 2024, we sold and issued an aggregate of 7,911,580 2024 PIPE Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to the 2024 Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) at a net issue price of $9.50 per share, which may be sold by the holders thereof since the expiration of the lock-up period on April 25, 2025. Furthermore, we have registered the resale of all of the 2024 PIPE Shares by the holders thereof. In addition, we have offered in the past, and may offer in the future, shares of our Class A Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our Class A Common Stock as additional consideration in connection with the incurrence of debt. For example, in December 2025 and February 2026, we issued an aggregate of 90,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with and pursuant to the Yorkville Promissory Notes. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of Class A Common Stock, the impact of which is increased as the value of our stock price increases. For example, Boston Omaha Corporation ("Boston Omaha") sold a significant number of shares of Class A Common Stock during 2025, which we believe had a negative impact on our stock price as the filing of Forms 144 by Boston Omaha put the market on notice that such sales were occurring. Boston Omaha and other large investors may seek to sell additional shares, which may have a negative impact on our stock price. In addition, we may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is less than the price per share paid by any investor, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to you. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our Class A Common Stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into Class A Common Stock, in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share paid by any investor.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    If analysts do not publish research about our business or if they publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

    The trading market for Class A Common Stock will depend in part on the research and reports that analysts publish about our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our Class A Common Stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of Class A Common Stock would likely decline. If few analysts cover us, demand for Class A Common Stock could decrease and our Class A Common Stock price and trading volume may decline. Similar results may occur if one or more of these analysts stop covering us in the future or fail to publish reports on us regularly.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    Because members of our senior management team hold most or all of their economic interest in Sky through other entities, conflicts of interest may arise between them and holders of shares of Class A Common Stock or us.

    Because members of our senior management team hold most or all of their economic interest in Sky directly through holding companies, they may have interests that do not align with, or conflict with, those of the holders of our Class A Common Stock or with us. For example, members of our senior management team may have different tax positions from those of the Company and/or holders of Class A Common Stock, which could influence their decisions regarding whether and when to enter into certain transactions or dispose of assets, whether and when to incur new or refinance existing indebtedness, and whether and when we should terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement and accelerate the obligations thereunder. In addition, the structuring of future transactions and investments may take into consideration the members' tax considerations even where no similar benefit would accrue to the Company.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
    We qualify as a "smaller reporting company" within the meaning of the Exchange Act, and we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to smaller reporting companies, and as such, it could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance to the performance of other public companies.

    We qualify as an "smaller reporting company" as defined in the Exchange Act. As such, we are eligible for and we take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies for as long as it continues to be a smaller reporting company, including, but not limited to, (i) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. As a result, our stockholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We will continue to qualify as a smaller reporting company if either (i) our public float is less than $250 million or (ii) our annual revenues are less than $100 million and our public float is less than $700 million. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
    Provisions in our Bylaws and Delaware law may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.

    Our Bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless we provide notice in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or our Bylaws or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Our Bylaws further provide that the federal district courts of the United States are the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. There is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision relating to causes of action arising under the Securities Act, and investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The clauses described above do not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, a court may determine that this provision is unenforceable, and to the extent it is enforceable, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers, although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    The Existing Sky Equityholders control the direction of our business, and the concentrated ownership of Common Stock prevent you and other stockholders from influencing significant decisions.

    In connection with the Yellowstone Transaction, the Company, the Existing Sky Equityholders, and the Sponsor (collectively the "Stockholder Parties") entered into a stockholders' agreement (the "Stockholders' Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement, each of the parties thereto are required to take all necessary action to cause the specified designees of the Existing Sky Equityholders to be nominated to serve on our Board, and each of the holders are required, among other things, to vote all of the Company's securities held by such party in a manner necessary to elect the individuals designated by such holders. For so long as these parties hold a majority of Common Stock, they will be able to control the composition of our Board, which in turn will be able to control all matters affecting us, subject to the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement, including: - any determination with respect to our business direction and policies, including the appointment and removal of officers and, in the event of a vacancy on our Board, additional or replacement directors;- any determinations with respect to mergers, business combinations or disposition of assets;- determination of our management policies;- our financing policy;- our compensation and benefit programs and other human resources policy decisions; and - the payment of dividends on Common Stock. Because the interests of these stockholders may differ from our interests or the interests of our other stockholders, actions that these stockholders take with respect to us may not be favorable to us or our other stockholders.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10
    We are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. You do not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.

    We qualify as a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Under these rules, a listed company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a "controlled company" and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirement that (i) a majority of our Board consist of independent directors, (ii) our compensation committee consist entirely of independent directors and (iii) our director nominees be selected or recommended to our Board by our independent directors. We rely on certain of these exemptions. As a result, we do not have a compensation committee consisting entirely of independent directors and our directors are not nominated or selected solely by our independent directors. We may also rely on the other exemptions so long as we qualify as a controlled company. To the extent we rely on any of these exemptions, holders of Class A Common Stock will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.

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