Symbotic (SYM) Risk Analysis

The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that third-party securities analysts publish about us and the industries in which we operate. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets and demand for our common stock could decrease, which might cause our trading price and trading volume of our common stock to decline. If any of our analysts downgrades our common stock, or provides more favorable recommendations about our competitors, the price of our common stock would likely decline. Moreover, if our reporting results do not meet the expectations of our analysts, the market price of our common stock could decline.

We have filed a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-8 providing for the registration of shares of our common stock issued or reserved for issuance under the Symbotic Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Incentive Compensation Plan") and the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). Subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions, shares registered under the registration statement on Form S-8 will be available for resale immediately in the public market without restriction. From time to time in the future, we may also issue additional shares of our common stock or securities convertible into common stock pursuant to a variety of transactions, including acquisitions. The issuance by us of additional shares of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock would dilute your ownership of us and the sale of a significant amount of such shares in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In the future, we expect to obtain financing or further increase our capital resources by issuing additional shares of our capital stock or offering debt or other equity securities, including senior or subordinated notes, debt securities convertible into equity, or shares of preferred stock. Issuing additional shares of our capital stock, other equity securities, or securities convertible into equity may dilute the economic and voting rights of our existing stockholders, reduce the market price of our common stock, or both. Debt securities convertible into equity could be subject to adjustments in the conversion ratio pursuant to which certain events may increase the number of equity securities issuable upon conversion. Preferred stock, if issued, could have a preference with respect to liquidating distributions or a preference with respect to dividend payments that could limit our ability to pay dividends to the holders of our common stock. Our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, which may adversely affect the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. As a result, holders of our common stock bear the risk that our future offerings may reduce the market price of our common stock and dilute their percentage ownership.

The sale of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price of shares of our common stock. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. As of November 21, 2025, there were (i) 113,614,046 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding, (ii) 74,344,708 shares of Class V-1 Common Stock issued and outstanding, and (iii) 403,559,196 shares of Class V-3 Common Stock issued and outstanding. These numbers do not take into account unvested shares of our Class A Common Stock and paired shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of securities exercisable for units of Symbotic Holdings. Shares held by certain of our stockholders will be eligible for resale, subject to, in the case of certain stockholders, volume, manner of sale and other limitations under Rule 144, if then available. In addition, pursuant to the Amended & Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2022, among the Company, SVF Sponsor III (DE) LLC and other parties thereto, certain stockholders have the right, subject to certain conditions, to require us to register the sale of their shares of our common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"). By exercising their registration rights and selling a large number of shares, these stockholders could cause the prevailing market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline. As of November 21, 2025, the shares covered by those registration rights represent approximately 83% of our outstanding common stock. As restrictions on resale end or if these stockholders exercise their registration rights, the market price of shares of our common stock could drop significantly if the holders of these shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to raise additional funds through future offerings of our shares of common stock or other securities. Shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our Incentive Compensation Plan and our ESPP are eligible for sale in the public market, subject to provisions relating to various vesting agreements, lock-up agreements and, in some cases, limitations on volume and manner of sale applicable to affiliates under Rule 144, as applicable. We have reserved for issuance under our Incentive Compensation Plan a total of 68,300,928 shares of Class A Common Stock and 50,266,507 shares of Class A Common Stock remain available for issuance under the Incentive Compensation Plan as of September 27, 2025 (the "Share Reserve"). The Share Reserve is subject to an annual increase on the first trading day of each calendar year, which began on January 1, 2023 and ends on and including January 1, 2032, by a number of shares equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the aggregate number of shares of our Class A Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the prior calendar year and (ii) such smaller number of shares (which may be zero) as is determined by the compensation committee of our board of directors prior to such calendar year.

Our Charter, Bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that could make it more difficult, delay, or prevent an acquisition deemed undesirable by our board of directors. Among other things, our Charter and/or Bylaws include the following provisions: - prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which means that our stockholders will only be able to act at a meeting of stockholders and will not be able to act by written consent;- forum selection, which means certain litigation against us can only be brought in Delaware;- authorization of undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which may be established and shares issued without further action by our stockholders; and - advance notice procedures, which apply to stockholders to nominate candidates for election as directors or to bring matters before an annual meeting of stockholders. These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in our management. We are not governed by Section 203 of Delaware corporate law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination, such as a merger, with an "interested stockholder" (which includes a person or group owning 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock) for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Accordingly, we will not be subject to any anti-takeover effects of Section 203. Nevertheless, our Charter contains provisions that will have a similar effect to Section 203. Any provision of our Charter and Bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.

Our Charter provides that, unless we consent in writing to an alternative forum, (a) a state court within Delaware (or, if no court within Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any action asserting a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or stockholders to us or to our stockholders or (iii) any action arising pursuant to any provision of Delaware corporate law, our Charter or Bylaws; and (b) the federal district court for the District of Delaware (or if such court does not have jurisdiction, any other federal district court) will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any action arising under the Securities Act. These forum selection provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability, obligation or duty created by the Exchange Act. The choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our Charter to be inapplicable or unenforceable, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act. As noted above, our Charter will provide that the federal district courts will have jurisdiction over any action arising under the Securities Act. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision. Our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws.

Certain of our executive officers and directors may also be serving as directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents of C&S Wholesale Grocers and its subsidiaries and we may engage in material business transactions with such entities. Our Charter renounces our rights to certain business opportunities. It also provides that no director or officer who is also serving as a director, officer, employee, consultant or agent of C&S Wholesale Grocers will be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty that would otherwise occur by reason of the fact that any such individual directs a corporate opportunity to C&S Wholesale Grocers or any of its subsidiaries instead of us, or does not refer or communicate information regarding such corporate opportunities to us.

Our Class V-3 common stock has three votes per share and our Class A Common Stock and Class V-1 common stock have one vote per share. Our Class V-3 common stock converts into Class V-1 common stock in certain situations, including automatically on June 7, 2029. Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Richard B. Cohen, together with certain family members and certain affiliated entities and trusts of Mr. Cohen and his family members, in the aggregate, hold Class V-3 common stock and 69.3% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock and are able to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval as of September 27, 2025. This concentrated control will limit or preclude your ability to influence our corporate matters for the foreseeable future. Transfers by holders of our Class V-3 common stock will generally result in those shares converting to Class V-1 common stock, subject to limited exceptions, such as certain transfers effected for estate planning or charitable purposes. The conversion of Class V-3 common stock to Class V-1 common stock will have the effect, over time, of increasing the relative voting power of those holders of Class V-3 common stock who retain their shares in the long term. If, for example, Mr. Cohen retains, including through his affiliated entities and trusts, a significant portion of his holdings of Class V-3 common stock for an extended period of time, he could, in the future, continue to control a significant portion of the combined voting power of our outstanding capital stock.