Victory Capital Holdings (VCTR) Risk Analysis

Certain provisions in our governing documents could make a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving us difficult, even if such events would be beneficial to the interests of our shareholders. Among other things, these provisions: - permit our board of directors to establish the number of directors and fill any vacancies and newly created directorships;- authorize the issuance of "blank check" preferred stock that our board of directors could use to implement a shareholder rights plan;- provide that our board of directors is expressly authorized to amend or repeal any provision of our bylaws;- restrict the forum for certain litigation against us to Delaware;- establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by shareholders at annual shareholder meetings;- establish a classified board of directors with three classes of directors and the removal of directors only for cause;- require that actions to be taken by our shareholders be taken only at an annual or special meeting of our shareholders, and not by written consent;- establish certain limitations on convening special shareholder meetings; and - restrict business combinations with interested shareholders. These provisions may delay or prevent attempts by our shareholders to replace members of our management by making it more difficult for shareholders to replace members of our board of directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management. Anti-takeover provisions could depress the price of our common stock by acting to delay or prevent a change in control of us.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This choice of forum provision may limit a shareholder'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 and may discourage these types of lawsuits.

Under the Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, there is a corporate opportunities waiver in favor of Amundi and its directors, officers, employees representatives and affiliates and certain entities associated with Crestview Victory, L.P. (the "Identified Persons") which provides that, for so long as any directors, officers, employees and/or other representatives of the Identified Persons serves as director, officer or agent of Victory, the Identified Persons do not have a duty to refrain from: (i) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which Victory or any of its affiliates now engages or proposes to engage, or (ii) otherwise competing with Victory or any of its affiliates, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to Victory or its stockholders or to any affiliate of Victory for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. Further, if an Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction which may constitute a corporate opportunity for both (a) the Identified Person outside of his or her capacity as an officer of Victory or a member of the Victory board, and (b) Victory, then the Identified Person shall not have any duty to offer or communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to us, and we renounce any interest or expectancy in any potential transaction or matter of which the Identified Person acquires knowledge, except for any corporate opportunity which is expressly offered to an Identified Person solely in his or her capacity as an officer of Victory or a member of the Victory board.

Investors in our Common Stock may experience a decrease in the value of their shares, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. Factors that could cause the market price of our Common Stock to fluctuate significantly include: - our operating and financial performance and prospects and the performance of other similar companies;- our quarterly or annual earnings or those of other companies in our industry;- conditions that impact demand for our products and services;- the public's reaction to our press releases, financial guidance and other public announcements, and filings with the SEC;- changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities or research analysts who track our Common Stock;- market and industry perception of our level of success in pursuing our growth strategy;- strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings;- changes in government and other regulations; changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;- departure of key personnel;- the number of shares publicly traded;- sales of our Common Stock by us, our investors or members of our management team; and - changes in general market, economic and political conditions in the U.S. and global economies or financial markets, including those resulting from natural disasters, telecommunications failures, cyber-attacks, civil unrest in various parts of the world, acts of war, terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events. Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the trading volume and market price of our Common Stock. Following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, shareholders often file securities class-action lawsuits against such company. Our involvement in a class-action lawsuit could divert our senior management's attention and, if adversely determined, could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline. As of February 19, 2026, 64,049,636 shares of our Common Stock are outstanding. Shares of our Common Stock are freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act, unless purchased by our "affiliates," as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.