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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 15, 2025.

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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 15, 2025

LAC$2.02+4.7%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as set forth below, there has been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factorsof the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Changes in U.S. trade policy and the impact of tariffs could adversely affect the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.

The Company's business and results of operations may be adversely affected by uncertainty and changes in U.S. trade policies, including tariffs, trade agreements or other trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. or other governments. For example, on March 12, 2025, the U.S. government imposed a 25% tariff on steel imports, and on April 2, 2025, the U.S. government announced a 10% tariff on product imports from almost all countries and an additional individualized reciprocal tariff on the countries with which the U.S. has the largest trade deficits, including China and other southeast Asian countries where the Company does business and source equipment. Several tariff announcements have been followed by announcements of limited exemptions and temporary pauses. These actions are unprecedented, have caused substantial uncertainty and volatility in financial markets.

The Company's business requires access to steel and other raw materials for use in the construction of Thacker Pass. Any imposition of or increase in tariffs on imports of steel or other raw materials, as well as corresponding price increases for such materials available domestically, could increase the Company's construction costs and negatively impact the Company's ability to complete the construction of Thacker Pass on budget. Higher materials costs could also diminish the Company's ability to develop new projects at acceptable returns, particularly during times of economic uncertainty, and limit the Company's ability to pursue growth opportunities that may otherwise be available to the Company.

The imposition of further tariffs by the U.S. on a broader range of imports, or further retaliatory trade measures taken in response to additional tariffs, could increase costs in the Company's supply chain or reduce demand for the Company's or the Company's customers’ products, either of which could adversely affect the Company's results of operations. To the extent any such tariffs remain in place for a sustained period of time, or in the event of a global or domestic recession resulting therefrom, the Company's customers could decide to delay currently planned growth projects or forego them entirely, each of which could result in decreased demand for the Company's products and adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial condition.

Changes in tariffs and trade restrictions can be announced with little or no advance notice. The adoption and expansion of tariffs or other trade restrictions, increasing trade tensions, or other changes in governmental policies related to taxes, tariffs, trade agreements or policies, are difficult to predict, which makes attendant risks difficult to anticipate and mitigate. The ultimate impact of these trade measures on the Company's business operations and financial results is uncertain and may be affected by various factors, including whether and when such trade measures are implemented, the timing when such measures may become effective, and the amount, scope or nature of such trade measures, and the Company's ability to execute strategies to mitigate the potential negative impacts resulting therefrom. If the Company is unable to navigate further changes in U.S. or international trade policy, it could have a material adverse impact on the Company's business and results of operations.

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