DIEBOLD NIXDORF, Inc

RISK FACTORS. The following are certain risk factors that could affect the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. These risk factors should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K because they could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The risk factors highlighted below are not the only ones the Company faces. Although the risks are organized by headings, and each risk is discussed separately, many are interrelated. Readers should not interpret the disclosure of any risk factor to imply that the risk has not already materialized. If any of these events actually occur, the Company's business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be negatively affected.

The Company cautions the reader to keep these risk factors in mind and refrain from attributing undue certainty to any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K.

Risks Related to our Strategy and Competition.

New service and product developments may be unsuccessful. The Company is constantly looking to develop new services and products that complement or leverage its core competencies and expand its business potential. For example, the Company has rolled out Branch Automation Solutions and continues to innovate its DN Series ATM portfolio with the introduction of DN600 Teller Cash Recycler, DN500 Dual Cash Recycler, and most recently, our next generation cash dispenser, DN300. The Company makes significant investments in service and product technologies and anticipates expending significant resources for new cloud software, digitally enabled services and product development over the next several years. Most recently, we've developed our self-service software, VCP7, and Vynamic Smart Vision. There can be no assurance that the Company’s service and product development efforts will be successful, that the roll out of any new services and products will be timely, that the customer certification process for any new products will be completed on the anticipated timeline, that it will be able to successfully market these services and products, or that margins generated from sales of these services and products will recover costs of development efforts.

The Company may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to fund its operations, make adequate capital investments and return capital to stockholders. The Company’s cash flows from operations depend primarily on sales and service margins. To develop new technologies, support future growth, achieve operating efficiencies and maintain service and product quality, the Company has made and must continue to make significant capital investments in lean manufacturing technology, facilities and capital equipment, R&D, and service and product technology. In addition to cash provided from operations, the Company has from time to time utilized external sources of financing. Depending upon general market conditions or other factors, the Company may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to fund its operations and make adequate capital investments. In addition, any tightening of the credit markets may limit the Company's ability to obtain alternative sources of cash to fund its operations, or return capital to stockholders, including through discretionary share repurchases.

The benefits of the Company’s continuous improvement programs and other cost savings plans may not be fully realized or sustainable. The Company’s operations strategy includes continuous improvement programs and implementation of lean manufacturing tools to achieve cost savings and increased performance. Further, the Company has and may continue to initiate restructuring actions designed to improve future profitability and competitiveness. The cost savings that the Company anticipates from these initiatives may not be achieved on schedule or at the level anticipated. If the Company is unable to realize these anticipated savings, its operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected. The Company anticipates significant savings from its latest transformation program that is focused on: 1) structural alignment; 2) standardizing, optimizing, and automating processes; 3) adopting new tools and technology to streamline operations; and 4) footprint optimization. There is no guarantee that such savings will be achieved or whether any savings that occur will be sustainable.

The Company faces competition in global markets that could adversely affect its sales and financial condition. All phases of the Company's business are highly competitive. Some of its services and products are in direct competition with similar or alternative services or products provided by its competitors. The Company encounters competition in price, delivery, service, performance, product innovation, product recognition and quality. An inability to compete successfully could have an adverse effect on the Company's operating results, financial condition and cash flows in any given period.

Local providers of competing services and products may also have a substantial advantage in attracting customers in their countries due to more established branding in that country, greater knowledge of preferences of customers residing in that country and/or their focus on a single market. In addition, some of these companies may have a dominant market share in their territories and may be owned by local stakeholders. Because of the potential for consolidation in any market, the Company's competitors may become larger, which could make them more efficient and permit them to be more price-competitive. Increased size could also permit them to operate in wider geographic areas and enhance their abilities in other areas such as R&D and customer service. As a U.S.-based multi-national corporation, the Company must ensure its compliance with both U.S. and non-US regulatory requirements, while local competitors only need to observe applicable regional, national or local laws that may be less onerous.

The Company expects that its competitors will continue to introduce new and enhanced services and products. The Company also expects competition from less traditional competitors who may provide services or products with alternative payment mechanisms, such as Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay, digital currencies such as Bitcoin and other emerging payment technology. This could cause a decline in market acceptance of the Company's services and products or result in the loss of major customers. In addition, the Company's competitors could cause a reduction in the prices for some of its services and products as a result of intensified price competition. Also, the Company may be unable to effectively anticipate and react to new entrants in the marketplace.

Risks Related to Our Multi-National Business Operations.

Because the Company's operations are conducted worldwide, they are affected by risks of doing business abroad. The Company generates a significant percentage of revenue from operations conducted outside the United States. In 2025, revenue from international operations amounted to approximately 76% of total revenue.

Accordingly, international operations are subject to the risks of doing business abroad, including, among other things, the following: fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly in EMEA (primarily the euro), Canada (dollar), Mexico (peso), Indonesia (rupiah), and Brazil (real); transportation and supply chain delays and interruptions; geopolitical and economic instability and disruptions, including the impact of trade agreements; the failure of foreign governments to abide by international agreements and treaties; restrictions on the transfer of funds and capital controls; the imposition of duties, tariffs and other taxes; sanctions and import and export controls; changes in governmental policies and regulatory environments; ensuring the Company's compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and applicable laws and regulations in other jurisdictions, including the FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act; ensuring compliance with anti-trust laws and regulations; increasingly complex laws and regulations concerning privacy and data security, including the GDPR and NIS2; current and changing regulatory environments; the uncertainty of product acceptance by different cultures; the risks of divergent business expectations or cultural incompatibility inherent in establishing strategic partnerships with foreign partners; difficulties in staffing and managing multi-national operations including with respect to labor unrest; limitations on the ability to enforce legal rights and remedies; reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries; potentially adverse tax consequences, including repatriation of profits; and disruptions in our business, or the businesses of our suppliers or customers, due to cybersecurity incidents, terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, public health concerns, fires or other natural disasters.

Any of these events could have an adverse effect on the Company's international operations by reducing the demand for its services and products or decreasing the prices at which it can sell its services and products, thereby adversely affecting its financial condition or operating results. The Company may not be able to continue to operate in compliance with applicable laws, sanctions, customs, currency exchange control regulations, transfer pricing regulations or any other laws or regulations to which it may be subject. In addition, these laws or regulations may be modified in the future, and the Company may not be able to operate in compliance with those modifications.

Significant developments from recent and potential changes in U.S. trade policies, trade policies of other countries, or the issuance of sanctions forbidding or restricting trade where the Company has operations could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations. Tariffs, and other governmental action relating to international trade agreements or policies, the adoption and expansion of trade restrictions, the requirement for licenses or the occurrence of a trade war, may adversely impact demand for the Company’s products, costs, customers, suppliers and/or the U.S. economy or certain sectors thereof or may adversely impact the Company’s ability to select a preferred supplier and, as a result, adversely impact its business.

The Company manufactures and purchases certain of its products or sub component products in countries that have entities added to the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) Entity List. If any of the suppliers or manufacturers which the Company works with are added to the EAR Entity List, this will impact the Company’s ability to do business with them. Further, the EAR Entity List includes a Chinese entity that is the parent company of one of the Company's joint venture partners, which manufactures products on behalf of the Company. If the Company’s joint venture partner is added to the EAR Entity List, this will impact the ability to ship certain U.S.-origin products such as U.S. software to the joint venture which will impede its ability to manufacture.

Additional tariffs may cause the Company to increase prices to its customers, which may reduce demand, or, if it is unable to increase prices, result in lowering its margin on products sold. Furthermore, the Company’s global operations, including in China, subject it to sanctions and laws in the countries where it trades and to U.S. sanctions.

It remains unclear what the United States or foreign governments will or will not do with respect to sanctions, tariffs, international trade agreements and policies on a short-term or long-term basis. The implementation of more restrictive trade policies, including the imposition of further tariffs, or the renegotiation of existing trade agreements in countries where we sell our products and services, procure materials incorporated into our products, manufacture products or recruit and employ employees, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Economic Risks and Market Contingencies.

The proliferation of payment options other than cash could result in a reduced need for cash in the marketplace and a resulting decline in the usage of ATMs. Consumer transition towards non-cash payment alternatives has accelerated in recent years, driving an increase in digital, mobile and contactless payment methods. More customers are now opting for electronic forms of payment, such as credit cards, debit cards, store-valued cards and contactless and mobile payment options, for their in-store purchases over traditional forms of payment, such as cash and checks. The continued growth in electronic payment methods and digital currencies could result in a reduced need for cash in the marketplace and ultimately, a decline in the usage of ATMs. Card only self-service order and payment terminals may also further reduce the need for cash in the marketplace. The increased use of these new payment technologies could further reduce the general population's need or demand for cash and negatively impact sales of ATMs and selected products, services and software.

The Company's business may be affected by general economic conditions, cyclicality and uncertainty and could be adversely affected during economic downturns. Demand for the Company's services and products is affected by general economic conditions and the business conditions of the industries in which it sells its services and products. The business of most of the Company's customers, particularly its financial institution and retail customers, is, to varying degrees, cyclical and has historically experienced periodic downturns. Under difficult economic conditions, customers may seek to reduce discretionary spending by forgoing purchases of the Company's services and products.

This risk is magnified for capital goods purchases such as ATMs, retail systems and physical security products. In addition, downturns in the Company's customers’ industries, even during periods of strong general economic conditions, could adversely affect the demand for the Company's services and products, and its sales and operating results.

In particular, economic difficulties in certain global markets have led to an economic recession in certain markets in which the Company operates. As a result of these difficulties and other factors, including new or increased regulatory burdens, financial institutions and retail customers have failed and may continue to fail, resulting in a loss of current or potential customers, or deferred or canceled orders, including orders previously placed. Any customer deferrals or cancellations could materially affect the Company's sales and operating results.

Increased energy, raw material and labor costs could reduce the Company's operating results. Energy prices, particularly petroleum prices, and raw materials (e.g., steel) are cost drivers for the Company's business. The price of petroleum can be highly volatile, particularly due to the unstable political conditions in the Middle East and increasing international demand from emerging markets. Price increases in fuel and electricity costs, such as those increases that may occur from climate change legislation or other environmental mandates, may continue to increase cost of operations and affect the Company’s ability to operate in specific markets. Any increase in the costs of energy would also increase the Company's transportation costs.

The primary raw materials in the Company's services and systems solutions are steel, plastics, and electronic parts and components. The majority of raw materials are purchased from various local, regional and global suppliers pursuant to supply contracts. The price of these materials can fluctuate under the supply contracts in tandem with the pricing of raw materials, which are increasing due to inflationary pressures and as a result of tariffs. Current price increases in certain raw materials are being mitigated by long-term contracts and joint work with suppliers on general productivity improvement and supply chain optimization. Most supplier agreements include long-term productivity improvements that serve as the basis for absorbing the potential raw materials increases.

The Company cannot assure that its labor costs going forward will remain competitive or will not increase, including as a result of the current high inflation environment and the competitive environment for labor. In the future, the Company's labor agreements may be amended, or become amendable, and new agreements could have terms with higher labor costs. Labor costs may also increase in connection with the Company's growth. The Company may also become subject to collective bargaining agreements in the future.

Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Risks.

Cybersecurity incidents or vulnerabilities could disrupt our operations or services to customers, which could adversely affect revenue, increase costs, and harm our reputation, customer relationships, and stock price. The Company has programs, measures and technology protections in place designed to detect and help safeguard against cybersecurity attacks or incidents, although there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful. Threat actors are using sophisticated and evolving techniques to obtain unauthorized access to systems and data. The types and motivations of threat actors are also evolving, and include nation-state sponsored and organized cyber-criminals, who target the financial services and manufacturing industries. Our position as a supplier to the financial services industry may cause an attacker to attempt to infiltrate our systems to carry out supply chain attacks against the industry. An attack, disruption or other data or cybersecurity incident, or an inadvertent act by an employee or contractor, could result in unauthorized access to, loss, disclosure, or modification of, our systems, products, and data (or that of our third-party service providers), which may result in operational disruption, loss of business, claims, costs and reputational harm that could negatively affect our operating results. The Company could incur significant expenses in investigating and addressing cybersecurity incidents, and such incidents could divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations. The Company may face regulatory investigations or litigation relating to cybersecurity incidents, which may be costly to defend and which may require the Company to pay damages and fines, incur expenses , and/or change its business practices. The Company also is subject to risks associated with cyberattacks involving our own supply chain.

There may also be potential vulnerabilities or risks in our information technology systems, our products, or third-party products used in conjunction with our products. Even if these potential vulnerabilities do not affect our products, services, data, or systems, their existence or claimed existence could adversely affect customer confidence and our reputation in the marketplace, causing us to lose existing or potential customers. As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, we may also find it necessary to make significant further investments to protect data and infrastructure. We maintain cybersecurity insurance intended to cover some of these risks, but this insurance may not be sufficient to cover all of our losses. We have experienced cybersecurity incidents in the past, but none of these incidents, individually or in the aggregate, has had a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, operations or products.

The Company's IT infrastructure also may experience interruptions or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with systems integration or migration work. The Company may not be successful in implementing new systems, and transitioning data and other aspects of the process could be expensive, time consuming, disruptive and resource-intensive. Such disruptions could adversely impact the ability to fulfill orders, service customers and could impact the Company’s ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. Delayed sales, lower margins, lost customers or diminished investor confidence resulting from these disruptions could adversely affect the Company's financial results, stock price and reputation.

The Company’s actual or perceived failure to comply with the complex, evolving and stringent cybersecurity and data privacy laws around the globe (Data Protection Laws) could harm the Company's reputation, subject us to government investigations, significant fines and liability or loss of business. These Data Protection Laws can restrict us and our customers from the collection, use, disclosure, transfer and processing of personal data, including financial data. The interpretation and application of new data protection laws can be uncertain, and our legal and regulatory obligations can change. Complying with these standards could require significant expense, effort or changes to our business practices or offerings. Further, we rely on third party business partners and service providers to comply with Data Protection Laws in their processing of our data, and the failure of any of those third parties to comply with those laws could result in significant regulatory investigations, fines, sanctions, litigation, negative publicity, data breaches, declining customer confidence, loss of key customers and other unfavorable consequences.

To conduct its operations the Company transfers data across international borders. Transferring personal data across international borders is complex and subject to legal and regulatory requirements and restrictions. These laws may prevent us from transferring data and may cause us increased expense, exposure to regulatory actions, substantial fines and injunctions against processing or transferring personal data.

Our contractual obligations relating to privacy, data protection and information security have become increasingly prevalent and stringent in the financial services industry. Certain Data Protection Laws require our customers to impose specific contractual restrictions on their service providers. If we are unable to comply with our contractual obligations, this could impact our reputation and may result in liabilities and loss of business.

We use AI in our business and in solutions offered to our customers, and challenges with properly managing its use could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, legal liability, or adversely affect our results of operations. We incorporate AI solutions into some of our platforms, offerings, services, and features, and these applications may become more important in our operations over time. Some of these solutions may be provided by third parties and while we require them to follow all applicable AI regulations and data privacy regulations we may not have full control over their use of AI. Additionally, if our AI applications are based on data, algorithms or other inputs that are flawed, or if they assist in producing content, analyses or recommendations that are or are alleged to be deficient, inaccurate or biased, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. The use of AI applications could result in cybersecurity and/or data privacy incidents. AI also presents emerging ethical issues, and if our use of AI becomes controversial we may experience brand, reputational or competitive harm, or legal liability. The rapid evolution of AI, including the potential regulation of AI by government or other regulatory agencies, may require us to incur significant resources to develop, test, and maintain our platforms, offerings, services, and features in order to implement AI ethically and minimize any unintended, harmful impacts. Further, our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI into their products more quickly or more successfully than us, which could impair our ability to compete effectively and adversely affect our results of operations.

We are also integrating AI into the Company’s operations. We maintain guidelines and policies that govern our use of AI. Nevertheless, our use of AI poses potential risks relating to the protection of data, including cybersecurity risk, exposure of our proprietary confidential information to unauthorized recipients and the misuse of our or third-party intellectual property. Use of AI technology, even when used consistent with our guidelines and policies, may result in allegations or claims against us related to violation of third-party intellectual property rights, unauthorized access to or use of proprietary information and failure to comply with open-source software requirements. AI technology may also produce inaccurate responses that could lead to errors in our decision-making or other business activities, which could have a negative impact on financial condition and results of operations. Our ability to mitigate these risks will depend on our continued effective training, monitoring and enforcement of appropriate policies, guidelines and procedures governing the use of AI technology, and compliance by our employees.

Risks Related to Reliance on Performance of Third Parties.

The Company’s ability to deliver products that satisfy customer requirements is dependent on the performance of its subcontractors and suppliers, as well as on the availability of raw materials and other components. The Company relies on other companies, including subcontractors and suppliers, to provide and produce raw materials, integrated components and sub-assemblies and production commodities included in, or used in the production of, its products. If one or more of the Company's subcontractors or suppliers experiences delivery delays or other performance problems, we may be unable to meet commitments to customers or incur additional costs. In some instances, the Company depends upon a single source of supply. Any service disruption from one of these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to meet commitments to its customers or increase its operating costs.

We manufacture a substantial amount of our products in North Canton, Ohio, Paderborn, Germany, and Manaus, Brazil. In addition, certain of our products are manufactured in China and India. Any damage suffered by these critical locations and manufacturing plants could negatively impact our business and results of operations. While the Company maintains insurance policies that provide coverage up to certain limits for some of the potential risks and liabilities associated with its business, it does not maintain insurance policies for all risks and liabilities.

The Company relies on third parties to provide security systems and systems integration. Sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that the Company procures from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the system. The costs to eliminate or alleviate security problems, viruses and bugs could be significant, and the efforts to address these problems could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service that could impede sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions.

The Company relies on third parties to provide outsourced business processes and other financial services. We engage other companies to provide certain business process outsourcing services and other financial services to the Company. Any service disruption from one of these supplier could have a material adverse impact on the Company's business process operations, increase the Company’s operating costs or cause other exposures.

Workforce Operations Risks.

An inability to attract, retain and motivate key employees could harm current and future operations. To be successful, the Company must attract, retain and motivate executives and other key employees, including those in managerial, professional, administrative, technical, sales, marketing and IT positions. It also must keep employees focused on its strategies and goals. Hiring and retaining qualified employees are critical to its future, and competition for experienced employees can be intense. The failure to hire or loss of key employees could have a significant impact on the Company’s operations.

Tax Liability Risks.

Additional tax expense or additional tax exposures could affect the Company's future profitability. The Company is subject to income taxes in both the United States and various non-U.S. jurisdictions, and its domestic and international tax liabilities are dependent upon the distribution of income among these different jurisdictions. If the Company decides to repatriate cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments residing in international tax jurisdictions, there could be further negative impact on foreign and domestic taxes. The Company's tax expense includes estimates of additional tax that may be incurred for tax exposures and reflects various estimates and assumptions, including assessments of future earnings of the Company that could affect the valuation of its net deferred tax assets. The Company's future results could be adversely affected by changes in the effective tax rate as a result of a change in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the overall profitability of the Company, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, the results of audits and examinations of previously filed tax returns, continuing assessments of its income tax exposures and changes in tax legislation.

Additionally, the Company's future results could be adversely affected by the results of indirect tax audits and examinations, and continuing assessments of its indirect tax exposures. A loss contingency is reasonably possible if it has a more than remote but less than probable chance of occurring. Although management believes the Company has valid defenses with respect to its indirect tax positions, it is reasonably possible that a loss could occur in excess of the estimated accrual. The aggregate risk related to indirect taxes is adjusted as the applicable statutes of limitations expire. It is reasonably possible that the Company could be required to pay taxes, penalties and interest related to such matters or other open years, which could be material to its financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Pension Plan Obligations.

Low investment performance by the Company's pension plan assets may result in an increase to its net pension liability and expense, which may require it to fund a portion of its pension obligations and divert funds from other potential uses. The Company sponsors several defined benefit pension plans that cover certain eligible employees across the globe. The Company's pension expense and required contributions to its pension plans funded with assets are directly affected by the value of plan assets, the projected rate of return on plan assets, the actual rate of return on plan assets and the actuarial assumptions it uses to measure the defined benefit pension plan obligations.

A significant market downturn could occur in future periods resulting in a decline in the funded status of the Company's pension plans and causing actual asset returns to be below the assumed rate of return used to determine pension expense. If return on plan assets in future periods perform below expectations, future pension expense will increase.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness and Capital Structure.

Our indebtedness exposes us to various risks, which could adversely affect our financial condition. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $950.0 of total indebtedness (exclusive of unamortized discounts, issuance costs and deferred financing fees), substantially all of which was secured indebtedness. While our Revolving Credit Facility remains undrawn, it bears interest at variable rates. Therefore, any borrowing on the Revolving Credit Facility would expose us to risks inherent in interest rate fluctuations and higher interest expenses in the event of increases in interest rates.

To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash, make scheduled payments on or refinance our debt obligations depends on our successful financial and operating performance, which will be affected by a range of economic, competitive and business factors, many of which are outside of our control. If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations or to repay our debt as it becomes due, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as reducing or delaying capital investments or seeking to raise additional capital, refinancing or restructuring our debt or selling assets or operations. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more restrictive covenants that could further restrict our business operations and the ability of subsidiaries to make cash available to us, by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise, to enable us to repay the amounts due. Our inability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt obligations or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, substantially all of our indebtedness is secured by liens on substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries that guarantee that indebtedness, and any future indebtedness is likely to be secured on a similar basis. As such, our ability to refinance our indebtedness, seek additional financing or our subsidiaries’ ability to make cash available to us, by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise, to enable us to repay the amounts due under our indebtedness could be impaired as a result of such security interests and the agreements governing such security interests.

Restrictive covenants in the Indenture and the Credit Agreement could restrict our operating flexibility. The Indenture and the Credit Agreement contain covenants that limit our and our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interests. These restrictions may limit our ability to operate our businesses and may prohibit or limit our ability to enhance our operations or take advantage of potential business opportunities as they arise. The Indenture and the Credit Agreement contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock; pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; make other restricted payments or investments; create liens on assets; sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets; create restrictions on payment of dividends or other amounts by our restricted subsidiaries; engage in certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

Our ability to comply with the covenants and restrictions contained in the Indenture and the Credit Agreement may be affected by economic conditions and by financial, market and competitive factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our ability to comply with these covenants in future periods will also depend substantially on the pricing and sales volume of our products, our success at implementing cost reduction initiatives and our ability to successfully implement our overall business strategy. The breach of any of these covenants or restrictions could result in a default under the Indenture or the Credit Agreement that would permit the holders or applicable lenders to declare all amounts outstanding to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest and any applicable premium. In addition, if a breach occurs, we may be unable to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility, incur additional debt or be able to repay the amounts due under the Notes or the Revolving Credit Facility. This could have serious consequences to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows and could cause us to become bankrupt or insolvent.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter and bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us. Certain provisions of our charter and bylaws may make it more difficult for a third party to gain control of our Board of Directors and may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in our management. These provisions provide for, among other things: the ability of our Board of Directors to issue, and determine the rights, powers and preferences of, one or more series of preferred stock in order to implement a stockholders’ rights plan; advance notice for nominations of directors by stockholders and for stockholders to include matters to be considered at our annual meetings; and certain limitations on convening special stockholder meetings.

These anti-takeover provisions could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control, including actions that our stockholders may deem advantageous, or negatively affect the trading price of our common stock. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for our stockholders to elect directors of their choosing and to cause us to take other corporate actions.

The price of our common stock may be volatile. The price of our common stock may fluctuate due to a variety of market and industry factors that may materially reduce the market price of our common stock regardless of our operating performance, including, among others: actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results and those of other public companies in our industry; industry cycles and trends; mergers and strategic alliances in our industry; changes in government regulation; potential or actual military conflicts or acts of terrorism; the failure of securities analysts to publish research about us following our emergence from the Restructuring Proceedings, or shortfalls in our operating results from levels forecast by securities analysts; the limited trading history of our common stock; changes in accounting principles; announcements concerning us or our competitors; and the general state of the securities market.

In addition, the price of our common stock may fluctuate due to the following factors, among others: our results of operation and financial condition; quarterly variations in the rate of growth of certain financial indicators; the public reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC; strategic decisions by us, our clients or competitors, such as acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, investments or changes in business strategy; claims against us by third-parties; future sales of our common stock by us, significant stockholders or our directors or executive officers; and the realization of any risk described under this “Risk Factors” section or those incorporated by reference.

In addition, the stock market in general has experienced significant volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of companies whose shares are traded. These market fluctuations could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. As a result of all of these factors, investors in our common stock may not be able to resell their stock at or above the price they paid or at all. Further, we could be the subject of securities class action litigation due to any such stock price volatility, which could divert management’s attention and have a material adverse effect on our results of operation.

There may be circumstances in which the interests of our significant stockholders could be in conflict with your interests as a stockholders. Funds associated with Capital World Investors and Millstreet Capital Management LLC beneficially own approximately 32.4% and 14.5% of our outstanding common stock, respectively. Circumstances may arise in which these stockholders may have an interest in exerting influence to pursue or prevent acquisitions, divestitures or other transactions, including the issuance of additional shares of common stock or incurrence of debt, that, in their judgment, could enhance their investment in us. Such transactions might adversely affect us or other holders of our common stock. Furthermore, our significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock because investors may perceive disadvantages in owning shares in companies with significant stockholders.

Our ability to return capital to our stockholders is dependent on a number of factors, and future stock repurchases or payment of potential dividends cannot be assured. It is uncertain whether we will pay cash dividends or other distributions with respect to our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our ability to pay cash dividends and repurchase shares is limited by restrictive covenants in the Credit Agreement and the Indenture. Other debt instruments to which we or our subsidiaries may be a party may also contain restrictive covenants that limit our ability to pay dividends or repurchase shares or for us to receive dividends from our subsidiaries, any of which may negatively impact the trading price of our common stock. The payment of any future dividend and the authorization of any share repurchases will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors and only out of funds legally available for such purposes. The payment of future cash dividends and future repurchases will depend upon our earnings, economic conditions, liquidity and capital requirements, and other factors, including our debt leverage. Accordingly, we cannot make any assurance that future dividends will be paid or future repurchases will be made.

In November 2025, the Board approved a $200.0 share repurchase program for the purchase of our common stock. Under the share repurchase program, shares may be repurchased in the open market, or otherwise, including under accelerated share repurchase programs, or under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The specific timing, price, and size of purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general market and economic conditions, and other considerations. The program may be extended, suspended, or discontinued at any time without prior notice and does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock. Repurchases under the share repurchase program could affect the price of our common stock and the existence of the share repurchase program could cause the price of our common stock to be higher than it would be in the absence of the program and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our common stock. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance stockholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which the Company repurchased the shares. Although the share repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there is no assurance that it will do so and short-term price fluctuations in our common stock could reduce the program’s effectiveness.

Reports published by analysts, including projections in those reports that exceed our actual results, could adversely affect the price and trading volume of our common stock. We currently expect that securities research analysts will establish and publish their own periodic projections for our business. These projections may vary widely and may not accurately predict the results we actually achieve. Our stock prices may decline if our actual results do not match the projections of these securities research analysts. Similarly, if one or more of the analysts who write reports on us downgrades our common stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock prices could decline. If one or more of the analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us regularly, our stock prices or trading volumes could decline. While we expect research analyst coverage, if no analysts commence coverage of us, the trading prices and volumes for our common stock could be adversely affected.

Risks Related to Acquisitions, Divestitures and Partnerships.

The Company may not be successful in executing potential acquisitions, investments, partnerships, joint ventures or divestitures. We may evaluate and consider acquisitions, investments or partnerships in companies, products, services and technologies, which could support our strategy and growth. This inherently involves risks, which may include: the risk of integrating business operations, cultures, retaining key personnel and maintaining appropriate systems and controls; the potential for unknown liabilities; the possibility that acquisitions, investments or partnerships may not yield the targeted financial or strategic benefits to the Company. There are risks with the formation, termination, or operation of joint ventures or other strategic alliances, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity. Furthermore, the Company may divest certain non-core and/or non-accretive businesses to, among other things, simplify its business and generate proceeds. However, there can be no assurance that it will be successful in selling all or any such assets. The Company may incur substantial expenses associated with identifying and evaluating potential sales. The process of exploring any sales may be time consuming and disruptive to its business operations, and if the Company is unable to effectively manage the process, its business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. The Company also cannot assure that any potential sale, if consummated, will be beneficial to its stockholders. Any potential sale would be dependent upon factors that may be beyond the Company’s control, including, but not limited to, market conditions, industry trends, the interest of third parties in the assets and the availability of financing to potential buyers on reasonable terms.

Non-Cash Impairment Loss Risks.

The Company has a significant amount of long-term assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets, and any future impairment charges could adversely impact its results of operations. The Company reviews long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and identifiable amortizing intangible assets, for impairment whenever changes in circumstances or events may indicate that the carrying amounts are not recoverable. If the fair value is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference. Factors which may cause an impairment of long-lived assets include significant changes in the manner of use of these assets, negative industry or market trends, a significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results, or a likely sale or disposal of the asset before the end of its estimated useful life.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $642.4 of goodwill. The techniques used in its qualitative and quantitative assessment and goodwill impairment tests incorporate a number of estimates and assumptions that are subject to change. Although the Company believes these estimates and assumptions are reasonable and reflect market conditions forecast at the assessment date, any changes to these assumptions and estimates due to market conditions or otherwise may lead to an outcome where impairment charges would be required in future periods.

General Risks.

The Company's ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting may be insufficient to allow it to accurately report its financial results or prevent fraud, and this could cause its financial statements to become materially misleading and adversely affect the trading price of its common stock. The Company requires effective internal control over financial reporting in order to provide reasonable assurance with respect to its financial reports and to effectively prevent fraud. However, internal controls have inherent limitations and may fail to prevent or detect misstatements due to human error, circumvention, override, or fraud. Accordingly, even effective controls can provide only reasonable assurance. If the Company cannot maintain adequate internal controls, including implementing necessary improvements, its business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed. Any material weakness could undermine investor confidence, impair access to financing or increase its cost, negatively affect perceptions of the Company among customers, lenders, investors and analysts, and require additional expenditures to remediate control deficiencies, all of which could materially and adversely affect the value of our common stock.

We may be exposed to certain regulatory and financial risks related to climate change. A number of governments or governmental bodies have introduced or are contemplating regulatory changes in response to climate change, including regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The outcome of new laws or regulation in the United States and other jurisdictions in which we operate may result in new requirements, additional charges to fund energy efficiency activities, and fees or restrictions on certain activities. This includes, for example, the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Compliance with these climate change initiatives may result in additional costs to us, including, production costs, taxes, reduced emission allowances or restrictions on production or operations. Any future climate change regulations could hurt our ability to compete with companies who are not subject to such regulations. Increased public awareness and adverse publicity about potential impacts on climate change related to us or our industry could also harm us. We may not be able to recover the cost of compliance with these laws and regulations, which could adversely affect our results of operations or financial position.

Work stoppages or similar difficulties could significantly disrupt the Company’s operations, reduce our revenues and materially affect our earnings. A work stoppage, whether caused by fire, flooding, public health concerns, civil unrest, military hostilities, government shutdowns, natural disaster or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. A work stoppage at one of the Company’s suppliers could also materially and adversely affect our operations if an alternative source of supply were not readily available. In addition, if one or more of the Company’s customers were to experience a work stoppage, that customer could halt or limit purchases of our services or products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

An adverse determination that the Company's services, products or manufacturing processes infringe the intellectual property rights of others, or its failure to enforce its intellectual property rights could have a materially adverse effect on its business, operating results or financial condition. As is common in any high technology industry, others have asserted from time to time, and may assert in the future, that the Company's services, products or manufacturing processes infringe their intellectual property rights. A court determination that its services, products or manufacturing processes infringe the intellectual property rights of others could result in significant liability and/or require it to make material changes to its services, products and/or manufacturing processes.

The Company also seeks to enforce its intellectual property rights against infringement. The Company cannot predict the outcome of actions to enforce its intellectual property rights and it cannot guarantee that it will be successful in doing so. Any of the foregoing could have a materially adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results or financial condition.

The Company may be exposed to liabilities under the FCPA or other worldwide anti-bribery laws, which could harm its reputation and have a material adverse effect on its business. The Company is subject to global anti-bribery and related laws, including the FCPA, which prohibit bribery and other improper payments by the Company or third parties acting on its behalf, including to government officials, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business or gaining an improper advantage. The FCPA also requires proper record keeping and characterization of such payments in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.

The Company, its employees and third parties acting on the Company’s behalf are required to comply with these laws, but in certain parts of the world where the Company operates, strict compliance may conflict with local customs and practices. Non-U.S. companies, including some that may compete with the Company, may not be subject to the FCPA or other anti-bribery laws and may follow local customs and practices. Accordingly, such companies may be more likely to engage in activities prohibited by the anti-bribery laws which apply to the Company, which could have a significant adverse impact on the Company's ability to compete for business in such countries.

Despite its commitment to compliance and ethics, the Company cannot eliminate the risk of intentional, reckless or negligent misconduct by employees or third parties. Actual or alleged violations could disrupt operations, lead to fines, debarment and other penalties, and materially adversely affect the Company’s reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations. Changes in anti-bribery or sanctions laws or enforcement could also increase compliance obligations and costs with similar adverse effects.

Changes in laws or regulations or the manner of their interpretation or enforcement could adversely impact the Company's financial performance and restrict its ability to operate its business or execute its strategies. New laws or regulations, or changes in existing laws or regulations or the manner of their interpretation or enforcement, could increase the Company's cost of doing business and restrict its ability to operate its business or execute its strategies. This includes, among other things, possible tariffs on foreign imports into the United States, compliance costs and enforcement under applicable securities laws, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as costs associated with complying with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

The Company’s actual operating results may differ significantly from its guidance. From time to time, the Company provides guidance, including in its SEC filings, regarding expected future performance. This guidance consists of forward-looking statements prepared by management and is qualified by the assumptions and other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the factors described under "Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure.” The guidance is not prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and neither the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm nor any other independent party compiles, examines, or provides assurance on it.

Guidance is based on numerous assumptions and estimates that are subject to business, economic, and competitive uncertainties, many beyond the Company’s control, and on specific assumptions about future decisions that may change. It is provided primarily to facilitate management’s discussion of the Company’s outlook with analysts and investors. The Company assumes no responsibility for projections or reports issued by third parties.

Because guidance is inherently speculative, some or all underlying assumptions may not materialize or may differ materially from actual results. Guidance reflects only management’s estimates as of the date issued, and the reliability of forecasts declines over longer horizons. Investors should consider the foregoing and avoid placing undue reliance on the guidance.