XTI Aerospace, Inc.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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On or about August 1, 2024, Chardan Capital Markets LLC (“Chardan”) commenced an arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before FINRA against the Company and its subsidiary, XTI Aircraft Company (“Aircraft”). Aircraft and Chardan are parties to an engagement letter agreement (the “Agreement”). In the Arbitration, Chardan originally alleged that the Company was bound by the Agreement even though it did not sign the Agreement, which the Company denied. Chardan further alleged that Aircraft and the Company breached the Agreement by not making separate payments to Chardan of $200,000, $94,511, $484,044.40 and $174,000. Chardan also sought to recover unspecified amounts relating to an alleged right of first refusal to perform banking services (the “ROFR”) that the Company supposedly did not honor, including with respect to an At-The-Market securities offering that was underwritten by The Maxim Group LLC (the “ATM”). The Company filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) seeking to stay the Arbitration to the extent that it was asserted against the Company. On or about January 21, 2025, the Court entered a final judgment that: (a) enjoins Chardan from prosecuting the Arbitration against the Company; and (b) declares that the Company has no contractual or other duty to arbitrate with Chardan.

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On April 30, 2025, Chardan amended its Statement of Claim in the Arbitration. The Amended Statement of Claim (“ASOC”) is asserted solely against Aircraft. Thus, the Company no longer is a respondent in the Arbitration. Through the ASOC, Chardan now asserts claims against Aircraft for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. It seeks to recover: (a) a $200,000 cash payment that Aircraft supposedly was required to, but did not, make; (b) approximately $134,000 in damages, for supposedly issuing 189,037 shares of the Company’s common stock to Chardan on March 19, 2024 instead of 208,113 shares; and (c) all payments supposedly due to Chardan under the ROFR, which Chardan states continue to accumulate. According to Chardan, amounts due under the ROFR include 30% of any banking fees paid with respect to at least the following acts of the Company: (i) the entry into an Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which Streeterville exchanged the remaining balance of principal and accrued interest under a December 2023 Note in the aggregate amount $9,801,521 for 9,801.521 shares of the Company’s Series 9 Preferred Stock; (ii) the entry into an Equity Distribution Agreement with Maxim that increased the value of stock that could be sold under the Company’s ATM from $48,000,000 to $83,800,000; (iii) the January 10, 2025 capital raise that used the services of ThinkEquity LLC; and (d) the February 13, 2025 entry into an Exchange Agreement with Streeterville, wherein an outstanding secured promissory note issued on May 1, 2024 (the “May 2024 Note”) in the principal amount of $250,000.00 held by Streeterville was partitioned into a new secured promissory note (the “February 2025 Note”) in the same form and amount as the May 2024 Note, with the Company and Streeterville subsequently agreeing to exchange the February 2025 Note for 59,832 shares of Company common stock with an effective price of $4.21 per share. Aircraft has not yet responded to the ASOC. The Company has indicated that Aircraft intends to defend against the ASOC vigorously.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

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If we continue to fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.

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As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Based upon an evaluation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures are ineffective. As discussed elsewhere in this report, on March 12, 2024, we completed the XTI Merger. Legacy Inpixon was the legal acquirer in the XTI Merger, but Legacy XTI was the accounting acquirer in the XTI Merger under GAAP. In accordance with GAAP, the historical financial statements of Legacy XTI are considered the financial statements of the combined company. Prior to the XTI Merger, because Legacy XTI was not subject to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Legacy XTI did not have the necessary processes, systems, procedures, and related internal controls necessary to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of a public company. During the second quarter of 2024, we commenced the process of integrating Legacy XTI into our system of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. As of September 30, 2024, we believe Legacy XTI has been fully integrated into our system of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. However, as of the date of this report, this integration of Legacy XTI is currently being evaluated by a third-party consulting firm that we engaged during the fourth quarter of 2024 to assist in the evaluation and remediation of our internal controls over financial reporting on the combined entity. We cannot provide assurance as to how long the integration process may take.

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In order to improve and maintain the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and significant management oversight. Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. In addition, changes in accounting principles or interpretations could also challenge our internal controls and require that we establish new business processes, systems and controls to accommodate such changes. Additionally, if these new systems, controls or standards and the associated process changes do not give rise to the benefits that we expect or do not operate as intended, it could adversely affect our financial reporting systems and processes, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial reports, or the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Moreover, our business may be harmed if we experience problems with any new systems and controls that result in delays in their implementation or increased costs to correct any post-implementation issues that may arise.

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Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our business or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on Nasdaq.

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Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations and could cause a decline in the trading price of our common stock.

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Our failure to maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market may result in our common stock being delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, which could negatively impact the price of our common stock, liquidity and our ability to access the capital markets.

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Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “XTIA.” The listing standards of Nasdaq provide that a company, in order to qualify for continued listing, must maintain a minimum stock price of $1.00 and satisfy standards relative to minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum market value of publicly held shares and various additional requirements. If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange for failure to meet the listing standards, we and our stockholders could face significant negative consequences including:

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•a limited amount of analyst coverage, if any; and

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Delisting from Nasdaq could also result in other negative consequences, including the potential loss of confidence by suppliers, customers and employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities.

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In several instances in the past, including as recently as on July 9, 2024, we received written notification from Nasdaq informing us that because the closing bid price of our common stock was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days, our shares no longer complied with the minimum closing bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Each time, we were given a period of 180 days from the date of the notification to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements by having the closing bid price of our common stock listed on Nasdaq be at least $1.00 for at least 10 consecutive trading days.

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In connection with the July 9, 2024 notice, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we were provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until January 6, 2025, in which to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. However, on November 7, 2024, we received another letter (the "Low Price Deficiency Letter") from Nasdaq notifying us that, as of November 6, 2024, our common stock had a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days. Accordingly, we are subject to the provisions contemplated under Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii) (the "Low Priced Stocks Rule"). As a result, Nasdaq has determined to delist our securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market (the "Determination"), unless we request an appeal of the Determination on or prior to November 14, 2024, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series. We requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") to appeal the Determination and to address compliance with the Low Priced Stocks Rule. The Low Price Deficiency Letter states that hearings are typically scheduled to occur approximately 30-45 days after the date of the hearing request. We will be asked to provide the Panel with a plan to regain compliance, which plan we are in the process of preparing.

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The Low Price Deficiency Letter has no immediate effect on the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq and our common stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "XTIA." While the appeal process is pending, the suspension of trading of our common stock would be stayed and our common stock would continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market until the hearing process concludes and the Panel issues a written decision. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be successful in our appeal to the Panel or be able to regain or maintain compliance with the Nasdaq listing rules.

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If our shares of common stock lose their status on Nasdaq, we believe that they would likely be eligible to be quoted on the inter-dealer electronic quotation and trading system operated by OTC Markets Group Inc., commonly referred to as the Pink Open Market and we may also qualify to be traded on their OTCQB market (The Venture Market). These markets are generally not considered to be as efficient as, and not as broad as, Nasdaq. Selling our shares on these markets could be more difficult because smaller quantities of shares would likely be bought and sold, and transactions could be delayed. In addition, in the event our shares are delisted, broker-dealers have certain regulatory burdens imposed upon them, which may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock or even holding our common stock, further limiting the liquidity of our common stock. These factors could result in lower prices and larger spreads in the bid and ask prices for our common stock.

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On August 15, 2024, we became aware that Chardan Capital Markets LLC ("Chardan") commenced an arbitration (the "Arbitration") before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") against XTI Aerospace, Inc. and Legacy XTI related to an engagement letter, dated as of June 7, 2022, by and between Chardan and Legacy XTI, as amended (the "Chardan Engagement Letter"). In the Arbitration, Chardan alleges that XTI Aerospace, Inc. is bound by the Chardan Engagement Letter even though XTI Aerospace, Inc. did not sign or assume the Chardan Engagement Letter. XTI Aerospace, Inc. denies that it has any liability under the Chardan Engagement Letter. Chardan further alleges that Legacy XTI and XTI Aerospace, Inc. breached the Chardan Engagement Letter by not making separate payments to Chardan of $200,000, $94,511, $484,044.40 and $174,000. Chardan also seeks to recover unspecified amounts relating to its alleged right of first refusal to perform banking services that XTI Aerospace, Inc. supposedly did not honor, including with respect to the Company’s ATM Offering with

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Maxim. XTI Aerospace, Inc. and Legacy XTI deny that Chardan performed its duties under the Chardan Engagement Letter and otherwise deny that Chardan is owed any sums under the Chardan Engagement Letter. XTI Aerospace, Inc. has filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to stay the Arbitration to the extent that it has been asserted against XTI Aerospace, Inc. XTI Aerospace, Inc. plans to prosecute the foregoing petition and, if the Arbitration is not stayed, defend against the Arbitration vigorously.

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The obligations to the Lender (as defined below) under the Notes (as defined below) and related agreements are secured by a security interest in all of our Legacy XTI common stock and all of the assets of Legacy XTI, our wholly-owned subsidiary, so if we default on those obligations, the Lender could proceed against any or all such assets.

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Our obligations under the secured promissory notes (the “Notes”) issued to Streeterville Capital, LLC (the “Lender”) pursuant to a note purchase agreement, dated as of May 1, 2024, by and between us and the Lender (the “Purchase Agreement”), and related agreements are secured by all of the Legacy XTI common stock owned by XTI Aerospace and all of the assets of Legacy XTI, our wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to a pledge agreement executed by us and a security agreement executed by Legacy XTI, respectively, in connection with the issuance of the Notes. As such, the Lender may enforce its security interests over our Legacy XTI common stock and the assets of Legacy XTI that secure the repayment of such obligations, take control of such assets and operations, force us to seek bankruptcy protection or force us to curtail or abandon our current business plans and operations. If that were to happen, any investment in our securities could become worthless.

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We are subject to certain contractual limitations that could materially adversely affect our ability to consummate future financings.

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Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, in connection with the issuance of the Notes to the Lender, we agreed to be subject to certain restrictions on our ability to issue securities until all of our obligations under the Notes, Purchase Agreement and all other related agreements are paid and performed in full. Specifically, we agreed, among other things, to not issue securities in any Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or issue or guarantee any debt or debt instrument, subject to certain exceptions; provided that the issuance by us of shares of common stock in an at-the-market offering will not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction. Such restrictions could materially adversely affect our ability to consummate future financings. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, if we breach or allegedly breach such restrictions, we will be obligated to indemnify the Lender and all its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to such breach or alleged breach, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

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If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

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If we fail to comply with the restrictions and covenants in the Purchase Agreement or the Notes, there could be an event of default under the Notes, which could result in an acceleration of payments due under the Notes, the application of default interest and other consequences.

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Failure to meet the restrictions, obligations and limitations under the Purchase Agreement and the Notes may result in an event of default in accordance with the terms of the Notes. Such events include, among others, our failure to pay any amount when due and payable thereunder, us becoming insolvent or declaring bankruptcy, failure to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant, obligation, condition or agreement set forth in the Notes, Purchase Agreement or in any other transaction document if such default or breach remains uncured for a period of at least five business days, and our breach in any material respect or the occurrence of any event of default under any term or provision of any existing and future agreements and instruments between us and the Lender, which events could result in the acceleration of obligations under the Notes. Additionally, at any time following an event of default, upon written notice to us, interest will accrue on the outstanding balance of the Notes beginning on the date the applicable event of default occurred at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 22% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Moreover, upon the occurrence of a sale of all or substantially all of the our assets, or a merger, consolidation, or other capital reorganization of the Company with or into another company in which the holders of equity of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold, after such transaction, 50% or less of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company, or such surviving entity (a “change in control”), and without further notice to us, all unpaid principal, plus all accrued interest, original issue discount, and other amounts due under the Notes, will become immediately due and payable. Such consequences upon an event of default or a change in control could materially impair our financial condition and liquidity. In addition, if the Lender accelerates the Notes, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to satisfy our obligations under the Notes.

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The redemption feature of the Notes may require us to make redemption payments at the request of the Lender, which redemptions may have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, results of operations and ability to pay our debts as they come due, and we may not have the required funds to pay such redemptions, which could result in an event of default under the Notes.

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From time to time, beginning six months after issuance, the Lender may require us to redeem up to an aggregate of one-sixth (1/6) of the initial principal balance of each Note plus any accrued interest thereunder each month (each monthly exercise, a “Monthly Redemption Amount”) by providing us written notice (each, a “Monthly Redemption Notice”); provided, however, that if the Lender does not exercise any Monthly Redemption Amount in its corresponding month then such Monthly Redemption Amount will be available for the Lender to redeem in any future month in addition to such future month’s Monthly Redemption Amount. Upon receipt of any Monthly Redemption Notice, we will be required to pay the applicable Monthly Redemption Amount in cash to the Holder within five business days of our receipt of such Monthly Redemption Notice. Such redemptions may have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, results of operations and ability to pay our other debts as they come due. In addition, we may not have the required funds to pay such redemptions and our failure to pay the redemptions, when due, may result in an event of default under the Notes.

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The terms of the Series 9 Preferred Stock impose additional challenges on our ability to raise capital.

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The terms of our Series 9 Preferred Stock contain a number of restrictive covenants that may impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us while the Series 9 Preferred Stock remains outstanding, unless the restrictions are waived by the consent of at least a majority of the outstanding Series 9 Preferred Stock. These restrictions include, but are not limited to, restrictions on our ability to (i) issue or sell any equity securities which result in net proceeds to the Company in excess of an aggregate of $10,000,000, (ii) enter into any agreement or otherwise agree to any covenant, condition, or obligation that locks up, restricts in any way or otherwise prohibits the Company from issuing common stock, preferred stock, warrants, convertible notes, other debt securities, or any other of our securities to any holder of Series 9 Preferred Stock or any affiliate of any such holder, except as may be required in connection with “standstill” provisions arising from a subsequent financing, provided, however, such “standstill restriction” shall not exceed more than 45 days without the Required Holders’ prior written consent which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders’ sole and absolute discretion, (iii) issue, incur or guaranty any debt (excluding any intercompany debt) or issue any debt or equity securities in any variable rate transaction (which does not include the issuance of shares of common stock in an at-the-market offering, subject to the limitations set forth in the Series 9 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation) and (iv) create, authorize, or issue, or enter into any agreement to create, authorize, or issue, any class of preferred stock (including additional issuances of Series 9 Preferred Stock).

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For example, sales of shares of our common stock, if any, pursuant to our ATM Offering are subject to the limitations set forth in a written consent (the "Series 9 ATM Consent") that we obtained on June 14, 2024 from the Required Holders (as defined below). The Series 9 ATM Consent provides that we may not, without the Required Holders’ prior written consent, register shares for sale under the ATM Offering in excess of the $47.4 million (the "ATM Maximum Amount") in shares of common stock registered pursuant to our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-279901) filed with the SEC on May 31, 2024 and declared effective on June 18, 2024 (the "Registration Statement"), a prospectus relating to the ATM Offering included in the Registration Statement and an accompanying base prospectus included in the Registration Statement. The Series 9 ATM Consent further provides that we may not issue or sell more than $6 million of additional shares of common stock pursuant to the ATM Offering ("Initial Tranche") without the Required Holders’ prior written consent, which consent we are required to obtain for each additional $5 million in sales of common stock under the ATM Offering after the Initial Tranche up to the ATM Maximum Amount. "Required Holders" is defined in the Series 9 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation as the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series 9 Preferred Stock; provided that, pursuant to that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of March 12, 2024 (the "Securities Purchase Agreement"), between the Company and 3AM Investments LLC (an entity controlled by the Company's former director and former Chief Executive Officer, Nadir Ali) (the "Purchaser"), the Purchaser will be deemed a "Required Holder" as defined in the Series 9 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation as long as the Purchaser holds any shares of Series 9 Preferred Stock.

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A breach of the restrictive covenants under the Series 9 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation could result in an event of default under the Series 9 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation which may require redemption of the Series 9 Preferred Stock. As a result of these restrictions, we may be limited in how we conduct our business, unable to finance our operations through additional debt or equity financings and/or unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.