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AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 27, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 27, 2026

AIM$0.16+1.9%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Previous report: 10-K

Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-27.

0001641172-25-000847

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

Current report: 10-K

Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-03-27.

0001493152-26-013301

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 126 previous paragraphs and 126 current paragraphs.

107 unchanged; 18 reworded; 1 added; 1 removed; 0 previous and 0 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 6 previous and 6 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

Added paragraphs (1)

Current report

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies until the fiscal year following the determination that our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is $250 million or more measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenues are less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is $700 million or more measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
Removed paragraphs (1)

Previous report

Since 2022, activist groups have attempted to replace our Board with candidates of their own at each of our last three annual meetings of stockholders and litigation ensued.
Reworded paragraphs (18)

Previous wording

We are not currently in compliance with the Exchange’s stockholders’ equity rule because our stockholders’ equity is less than the required minimum of $6,000,000. Pursuant to the letter from the Exchange informing us of this non-compliance, we submitted a Plan to the Exchange illustrating how we can regain compliance by June 11, 2026. The Exchange did accept our plan, however if, we are not able to regain compliance by June 11, 2026, our common stock may be delisted from the Exchange. As of December 31, 2024, our stockholders’ (deficit) was $1.3 million. We must increase our stockholders’ equity to be at least $6 million to regain compliance with this rule. If we are not able to raise sufficient capital, we may be unable to regain compliance with the Exchange’s listing standards. We intend to take all reasonable measures available to regain compliance under the Exchange’s listing rules and remain listed on the Exchange.

Current wording

We are not currently in compliance with the Exchange’s stockholders’ equity rule because our stockholders’ equity is less than the required minimum of $6,000,000. Pursuant to the letter from the Exchange informing us of this non-compliance, we submitted a Plan to the Exchange illustrating how we can regain compliance by June 11, 2026. The Exchange did accept our plan, however if, we are not able to regain compliance by June 11, 2026, our common stock may be delisted from the Exchange. As of December 31, 2025, our stockholders’ (deficit) was approximately ($9,783,000). We must increase our stockholders’ equity to be at least $6 million to regain compliance with this rule. If we are not able to raise sufficient capital, we may be unable to regain compliance with the Exchange’s listing standards. We intend to take all reasonable measures available to regain compliance under the Exchange’s listing rules and remain listed on the Exchange.

Previous wording

The development of our products requires the commitment of substantial resources to conduct the time-consuming research, preclinical development, and clinical trials that are necessary to bring pharmaceutical products to market. As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately $4.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. At present we do not generate any material revenue from our operations, and we do not anticipate doing so in the near future. We will need to obtain additional funding in the future for new studies and/or if current studies do not yield positive results, require unanticipated changes and/or additional studies.

Current wording

The development of our products requires the commitment of substantial resources to conduct the time-consuming research, preclinical development, and clinical trials that are necessary to bring pharmaceutical products to market. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $3,047,000 in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. At present we do not generate any material revenue from our operations, and we do not anticipate doing so in the near future. We will need to obtain additional funding in the future for new studies and/or if current studies do not yield positive results, require unanticipated changes and/or additional studies.

Previous wording

As of December 31, 2024, our accumulated deficit was approximately $426.8 million. As with many biotechnology companies, we have not yet generated significant revenues from our products and may incur substantial and increased losses in the future. We cannot assure that we will ever achieve significant revenues from product sales or become profitable. We require, and will continue to require, the commitment of substantial resources to develop our products. We cannot assure that our product development efforts will be successfully completed or that required regulatory approvals will be obtained or that any products will be manufactured and marketed successfully or be profitable.

Current wording

As of December 31, 2025, our accumulated deficit was approximately $440,786,000. As with many biotechnology companies, we have not yet generated significant revenues from our products and may incur substantial and increased losses in the future. We cannot assure that we will ever achieve significant revenues from product sales or become profitable. We require, and will continue to require, the commitment of substantial resources to develop our products. We cannot assure that our product development efforts will be successfully completed or that required regulatory approvals will be obtained or that any products will be manufactured and marketed successfully or be profitable.

Previous wording

While we received approval of our Argentinian NDA from ANMAT for commercial sale of rintatolimod (U.S. tradename: Ampligen) in the Argentine Republic for the treatment of severe ME/CFS, ANMAT approval is only an initial, but important, step in the overall successful commercialization of our product. In September 2019, we received clearance from the FDA to ship Ampligen to Argentina for the commercial launch and subsequent sales. However, there are a number of additional actions that must occur before we would be able to commence commercial sales in Argentina. For example, Ampligen is still in the process of release testing the product that has already been sent.

Current wording

While we received approval of our Argentinian NDA from ANMAT for commercial sale of rintatolimod (U.S. tradename: Ampligen) in the Argentine Republic for the treatment of severe ME/CFS, ANMAT approval is only an initial, but important, step in the overall successful commercialization of our product. In September 2019, we received clearance from the FDA to ship Ampligen to Argentina for the commercial launch and subsequent sales. However, there are a number of additional actions that must occur before we would be able to commence commercial sales in Argentina.

Previous wording

The FDA’s regulatory review and approval process is extensive, lengthy, expensive and inherently uncertain. To receive approval for a product candidate, we must, among other things, demonstrate to the FDA’s satisfaction with substantial evidence from well-controlled pre-clinical and clinical trials that the product candidate is both safe and effective for each indication for which approval is sought. Before we can sell Ampligen for any use or promote Alferon N Injection for any use other than as Alferon N Injection for treatment of refractory or recurring genital warts, we will need to file the appropriate NDA with the FDA in the U.S. and the appropriate regulatory agency outside of the U.S. where we intend to market and sell such products. At present the only NDA we have filed with the FDA is the NDA for the use of Ampligen to treat CFS. The FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) in February 2013 for this NDA and provided recommendations to address certain outstanding issues before they could approve Ampligen for Commercial Sales. The Agency stated that the submitted data do not provide substantial evidence of efficacy of Ampligen for the treatment of CFS and that the data do not provide sufficient information to determine whether the product is safe for use in CFS due to the limited size of the safety database and multiple discrepancies within the submitted data. The FDA indicated that we needed to conduct additional work. Therefore, ultimate FDA approval, if any, may be delayed indefinitely and may require us to expend more resources than we have available. It is also possible that additional studies, if performed and completed, may not be successful or considered sufficient by the FDA for approval or even to make our applications approvable. If any of these outcomes occur, we may be forced to abandon one or more of our future applications for approval, which might significantly harm our business and prospects. As a result, we cannot predict if or when we might receive regulatory approval for the use of Ampligen to treat CFS or for the use of any other products. Even if regulatory approval from the FDA is received for the use of Ampligen to treat CFS or eventually, for the use of any other product, any approvals that we obtain could contain significant limitations in the form of narrow indications, patient populations, warnings, precautions or contra-indications or other conditions of use, or the requirement that we implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy. In such an event, our ability to generate revenues from such products could be greatly reduced and our business could be harmed.

Current wording

The FDA’s regulatory review and approval process is extensive, lengthy, expensive and inherently uncertain. To receive approval for a product candidate, we must, among other things, demonstrate to the FDA’s satisfaction with substantial evidence from well-controlled pre-clinical and clinical trials that the product candidate is both safe and effective for each indication for which approval is sought. Before we can sell Ampligen for any use or promote Alferon N Injection for any use other than as Alferon N Injection for treatment of refractory or recurring genital warts, we will need to file the appropriate NDA with the FDA in the U.S. and the appropriate regulatory agency outside of the U.S. where we intend to market and sell such products. We have filed an NDA with the FDA for the use of Ampligen to treat CFS. The FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) in February 2013 for this NDA and provided recommendations to address certain outstanding issues before they could approve Ampligen for Commercial Sales. The Agency stated that the submitted data do not provide substantial evidence of efficacy of Ampligen for the treatment of CFS and that the data do not provide sufficient information to determine whether the product is safe for use in CFS due to the limited size of the safety database and multiple discrepancies within the submitted data. The FDA indicated that we needed to conduct additional work. Therefore, ultimate FDA approval, if any, may be delayed indefinitely and may require us to expend more resources than we have available. It is also possible that additional studies, if performed and completed, may not be successful or considered sufficient by the FDA for approval or even to make our applications approvable. If any of these outcomes occur, we may be forced to abandon one or more of our future applications for approval, which might significantly harm our business and prospects. As a result, we cannot predict if or when we might receive regulatory approval for the use of Ampligen to treat CFS or for any other uses, or for the use of any other products. Even if regulatory approval from the FDA is received for the use of Ampligen to treat CFS or for any other uses, or, eventually, for the use of any other product, any approvals that we obtain could contain significant limitations in the form of narrow indications, patient populations, warnings, precautions or contra-indications or other conditions of use, or the requirement that we implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy. In such an event, our ability to generate revenues from such products could be greatly reduced and our business could be harmed.

Previous wording

We utilize various software applications and other information technology that are critically important to our business operations. We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to process, transmit, and store electronic and financial information, to manage a variety of business processes and activities. We depend on our information technology infrastructure to communicate internally and externally with employees, consultants and others. We also use information technology networks and systems to comply with regulatory, legal, and tax requirements. These information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, may be susceptible to damage, disruptions, or shutdowns due to failures during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components thereof, power outages, hardware failures, computer viruses, attacks by computer hackers or other cybersecurity risks, telecommunication failures, user errors, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or other catastrophic events. If any of our significant information technology systems suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown, and our disaster recovery and business continuity plans do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Current wording

We utilize various software applications and other information technology that are critically important to our business operations. We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to process, transmit, and store electronic and financial information, to manage a variety of business processes and activities. We depend on our information technology infrastructure to communicate internally and externally with employees, consultants and others. We also use information technology networks and systems to comply with regulatory, legal, and tax requirements. These information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, may be susceptible to damage, disruptions, or shutdowns due to failures during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components thereof, power outages, hardware failures, computer viruses, attacks by computer hackers or other cybersecurity risks, telecommunication failures, user errors, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or other catastrophic events. If any of our significant information technology systems suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown, and our disaster recovery and business continuity plans do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Please see Item 1C.Cybersecurity in Part I.

Previous wording

We currently, and may in the future, have assets held at financial institutions that may exceed the insurance coverage offered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and the loss of such assets would have a severe negative affect on our operations and liquidity.

Current wording

We currently, and may in the future, have assets held at financial institutions that may exceed the insurance coverage offered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and the loss of such assets would have a severe negative effect on our operations and liquidity.

Previous wording

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials and the applicable regulatory requirements, including the factors discussed below in “Business” we cannot predict what additional studies and/or additional testing or information may be required by the FDA. In addition, most of our studies to date have involved only a small group of participants and positive results in such a small group does not mean that such results will prove true in studies with a much larger group of participants. Accordingly, we are unable to estimate the nature, timing, costs and necessary efforts to complete these projects nor the anticipated completion dates. In addition, we have no basis for estimating when material net cash inflows may commence. We have yet to generate significant revenues from the sale of these developmental products. Please see “We will require additional financing which may not be available” above.

Current wording

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials and the applicable regulatory requirements, including the factors discussed above in “Business” we cannot predict what additional studies and/or additional testing, or information may be required by the FDA. In addition, most of our studies to date have involved only a small group of participants and positive results in such a small group does not mean that such results will prove true in studies with a much larger group of participants. Accordingly, we are unable to estimate the nature, timing, costs and necessary efforts to complete these projects nor the anticipated completion dates. In addition, we have no basis for estimating when material net cash inflows may commence. We have yet to generate significant revenues from the sale of these developmental products. Please see “We will require additional financing which may not be available” above.

Previous wording

While we produced limited quantities of API for our products in our old New Brunswick, NJ facility, the sale of this facility necessitated our exploring the engagement of a CMO to produce API for both Ampligen and Alferon. At the present, we may not have sufficient API to make an additional batch of Ampligen utilizing our current GMP manufacturing process. We are continually exploring new efficiencies to maximize our ability to fulfill future obligations. We currently have in stock sufficient supplies to meet our current projected clinical needs. If these needs should increase drastically beyond current expectations or should current stocks unexpectedly expire before expectations and we are unable to successfully manufacture additional API, this would adversely affect our ability to continue clinical development. Currently, the Alferon N Injection manufacturing process is on hold and there is no definitive timetable for its restart. Please see “Our Alferon N. Injection commercial sales were halted due to lack of finished goods inventory. If we are unable to gain the necessary FDA approvals related to Alferon N Injection, our operations most likely will be materially and/or adversely affected” above.

Current wording

While we produced limited quantities of API for our products in our prior New Brunswick, NJ facility, the sale of this facility necessitated our exploring the engagement of a CMO to produce API for both Ampligen and Alferon. At the present, we may not have sufficient API to make an additional batch of Ampligen utilizing our current GMP manufacturing process. We are continually exploring new efficiencies to maximize our ability to fulfill future obligations. We currently have in stock sufficient supplies to meet our current projected clinical needs. If these needs should increase drastically beyond current expectations or should current stocks unexpectedly expire before expectations and we are unable to successfully manufacture additional API, this would adversely affect our ability to continue clinical development. Currently, the Alferon N Injection manufacturing process is on hold and there is no definitive timetable for its restart. Please see “Our Alferon N. Injection commercial sales were halted due to lack of finished goods inventory. If we are unable to gain the necessary FDA approvals related to Alferon N Injection, our operations most likely will be materially and/or adversely affected” below.

Previous wording

We are exploring engaging a Contract Manufacturing Organization (“CMO”) to produce Alferon active pharmaceutical ingredients (“API”). At present, we do not have a supply of Alferon N Injection or the requisite API. Additionally, although our old New Brunswick facility was FDA approved under the BLA for Alferon N Injection, this status will need to be reapproved when a CMO or a new facility is identified for the production of the drug. We cannot provide any guarantee that a CMO or other future facility will pass an FDA pre-approval inspection for Ampligen or Alferon N Injection manufacture.

Current wording

We are exploring engaging a Contract Manufacturing Organization (“CMO”) to produce Alferon active pharmaceutical ingredients (“API”). At present, we do not have a supply of Alferon N Injection or the requisite API. Additionally, although our prior New Brunswick facility was FDA approved under the BLA for Alferon N Injection, this status will need to be reapproved when a CMO or a new facility is identified for the production of the drug. We cannot provide any guarantee that a CMO or other future facility will pass an FDA pre-approval inspection for Ampligen or Alferon N Injection manufacture.

Previous wording

There are limited number of organizations in the United States available to provide the final manufacturing steps of formulation, fill, finish and packing sets for Alferon N Injection and Ampligen.

Current wording

There are limited number of organizations in the United States available to provide the final manufacturing steps of formulation, fill, finish and packing sets for Ampligen and Alferon N Injection.

Previous wording

There are a limited number of organizations in the United States available to provide the final steps in the manufacturing for Alferon N Injection and Ampligen. To formulate, fill, finish and package our products (“fill and finish”), we require an FDA-approved third party CMO.

Current wording

There are a limited number of organizations in the United States available to provide the final steps in the manufacturing for Ampligen and Alferon N Injection. To formulate, fill, finish and package our products (“fill and finish”), we require an FDA-approved third party CMO.

Previous wording

Should there be an unanticipated delay in producing or receiving new product, or should we experience an unexpected demand for Ampligen, our ability to supply Ampligen most likely will be adversely affected. If we are unable to procure services needed in the in the manufacturing process, we may be unable to manufacture Alferon N Injection and/or Ampligen. The costs and availability of products and materials we need for the production of Ampligen and the commercial production of Alferon N Injection and other products which we may commercially produce are subject to fluctuation depending on a variety of factors beyond our control, including competitive factors, changes in technology, and FDA and other governmental regulations and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such products and materials on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Current wording

Should there be an unanticipated delay in producing or receiving new product or should we experience an unexpected demand for Ampligen, our ability to supply Ampligen most likely will be adversely affected. If we are unable to procure services needed in the manufacturing process, we may be unable to manufacture Ampligen and/or Alferon N Injection. The costs and availability of products and materials we need for the production of Ampligen and the commercial production of Alferon N Injection and other products which we may commercially produce are subject to fluctuation depending on a variety of factors beyond our control, including competitive factors, changes in technology, and FDA and other governmental regulations and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such products and materials on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Previous wording

We have received approval of our NDA from ANMAT for commercial sale of rintatolimod (U.S. tradename: Ampligen) in the Argentine Republic for the treatment of severe CFS. The product will be marketed by GP Pharm, our commercial partner in Latin America. In September 2019, we received clearance from the FDA to ship Ampligen to Argentina for the commercial launch and subsequent sales. We are currently working with GP Pharma on the commercial launch of Ampligen in Argentina. Commercialization in Argentina will require, among other things, GP Pharm to establish disease awareness, medical education, creation of an appropriate reimbursement level, design of marketing strategies and completion of manufacturing preparations for launch.

Current wording

We have received approval of our NDA from ANMAT for commercial sale of rintatolimod (U.S. tradename: Ampligen) in the Argentine Republic for the treatment of severe CFS. The product will be marketed by GP Pharm, now renamed Filaxis, our commercial partner in Latin America. In September 2019, we received clearance from the FDA to ship Ampligen to Argentina for the commercial launch and subsequent sales. We are currently working with Filaxis on the commercial launch of Ampligen in Argentina. Commercialization in Argentina will require, among other things, Filaxis to establish disease awareness, medical education, creation of an appropriate reimbursement level, design of marketing strategies and completion of manufacturing preparations for launch.

Previous wording

The next steps in the commercial launch of Ampligen include ANMAT conducting a final inspection of the product and release tests before granting final approval to begin commercial sales. This testing and approval process is currently delayed due ANMAT’s internal processes. Once final approval by ANMAT is obtained, GP Pharm will begin distributing Ampligen in Argentina. We continue to pursue our Ampligen NDA, for the treatment of CFS with the FDA.

Current wording

The next steps in the commercial launch of Ampligen include ANMAT conducting a final inspection of the product and release tests before granting final approval to begin commercial sales. This testing and approval process is currently delayed due ANMAT’s internal processes. Once final approval by ANMAT is obtained, Filaxis will begin distributing Ampligen in Argentina. We continue to pursue our Ampligen NDA, for the treatment of CFS with the FDA.

Previous wording

*Ampligen.*Our flagship product, Ampligen, is being evaluated as a potential treatment for COVID-19, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and COVID-induced CFS symptoms (“Long Haulers”), as well as multiple types of cancers. With regard to COVID-19, multiple global companies are actively working to develop therapies for COVID-19, including several companies which have successfully developed vaccines and treatments. It is possible that these or other companies may be developing therapies that are similar to that which we are attempting to develop, and could therefore develop them first. Some of these potential products may have an entirely different approach or means of accomplishing similar therapeutic effects to products being developed by us. These competing products may be more effective and less costly than our products. In addition, conventional drug therapy, surgery and other more familiar treatments may offer competition to our products. Furthermore, many of our competitors have significantly greater experience than we do in preclinical testing and human clinical trials of pharmaceutical products and in obtaining FDA, The Health Protection Branch of the Canada Department of National Health and Welfare (“HPB”) and other regulatory approvals of products. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in obtaining FDA, HPB or other regulatory product approvals more rapidly than us. There are no drugs approved for U.S. commercial sale for the treatment of CFS; standard of care is to focus on symptom relief, such as addressing pain or depression. The dominant competitors with drugs to treat disease indications which we plan to address include Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Novartis and AstraZeneca. Biotech competitors include Baxter International, Fletcher/CSI, AVANT Immunotherapeutics, AVI BioPharma and Genta. These potential competitors are among the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, are well known to the public and the medical community, and have substantially greater financial resources, product development, and manufacturing and marketing capabilities than we have. Although we believe our principal advantage is the unique mechanism of action of Ampligen on the immune system, we cannot assure that we will be able to compete.

Current wording

Ampligen. Our flagship product, Ampligen, is being evaluated as a potential treatment for COVID-19, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and COVID-induced CFS symptoms (“Post-COVID conditions”), as well as multiple types of cancers. With regard to COVID-19, multiple global companies are actively working to develop therapies for COVID-19, including several companies which have successfully developed vaccines and treatments. It is possible that these or other companies may be developing therapies that are similar to that which we are attempting to develop and could therefore develop them first. Some of these potential products may have an entirely different approach or means of accomplishing similar therapeutic effects to products being developed by us. These competing products may be more effective and less costly than our products. In addition, conventional drug therapy, surgery and other more familiar treatments may offer competition to our products. Furthermore, many of our competitors have significantly greater experience than we do in preclinical testing and human clinical trials of pharmaceutical products and in obtaining FDA, The Health Protection Branch of the Canada Department of National Health and Welfare (“HPB”), European Medicines Agency (EMA) and other regulatory approvals of products. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in obtaining FDA, HPB, EMA or other regulatory product approvals more rapidly than us. There are no drugs approved for U.S. commercial sale for the treatment of CFS; standard of care is to focus on symptom relief, such as addressing pain or depression. The dominant competitors with drugs to treat disease indications which we plan to address include Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Novartis and AstraZeneca. Biotech competitors include Baxter International, Fletcher/CSI, AVANT Immunotherapeutics, AVI BioPharma and Genta. These potential competitors are among the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, are well known to the public and the medical community, and have substantially greater financial resources, product development, and manufacturing and marketing capabilities than we have. Although we believe our principal advantage is the unique mechanism of action of Ampligen on the immune system, we cannot assure that we will be able to compete.

Previous wording

Our common stock is listed for quotation on the NYSE American. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the trading price of our common stock has ranged from $0.18 to $0.61 per share. We expect the price of our common stock to remain volatile. The average daily trading volume of our common stock varies significantly.

Current wording

Our common stock is listed for quotation on the NYSE American. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the trading price of our common stock has ranged from $1.21 to $24.25 per share. For the two months ended February 28, 2026, the trading price of our common stock has ranged from $0.79 to $1.30 per share. We expect the price of our common stock to remain volatile. The average daily trading volume of our common stock varies significantly.

Previous wording

A proxy contest and related litigation, along the lines discussed above, could have a material adverse effect on us for the following reasons:

Current wording

A proxy contest and related litigation could have a material adverse effect on us for the following reasons: