Gates Industrial Corp plc
For the period ended Mar 28, 2026. Filed May 1, 2026.
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Mar 28, 2026 · Filed May 1, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-27; filed 2025-10-29.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-28; filed 2026-05-01.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsThe 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 2 previous paragraphs and 5 current paragraphs.
1 unchanged; 1 reworded; 3 added; 0 removed; 0 previous and 0 current paragraphs rearranged.
Tables are not compared: 0 previous and 1 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.
The current filing states there were no material changes to risk factors.
This is the filer’s own statement, not a conclusion from the comparison. Read its qualifications and the report it references.
Current filing’s statement
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in Part I of the Company’s annual report, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results or liquidity or future results. The risks described in the annual report are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that it currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the annual report.
Added paragraphs (3)
Current report
The following table sets forth information regarding our purchases of our ordinary shares during the three months ended March 28, 2026:
Current report
(1) Does not include commissions or other costs paid to repurchase shares.
Current report
(2) The share repurchase program was established in October 2025, allowing for up to $300 million in authorized share repurchases of our ordinary shares, exclusive of commissions, through December 2026. Under this publicly announced program, we were authorized to repurchase ordinary shares using a variety of methods, including but not limited to open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions, all in compliance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and other applicable legal requirements. In March 2026, we repurchased approximately $16.5 million of our ordinary shares under the share repurchase program pursuant to a share repurchase contract and $177.8 million remained available under the share repurchase program as of March 28, 2026.
Reworded paragraphs (1)
Previous wording
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in Part II of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2025, and in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in Part I of the Company’s annual report, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results or liquidity or future results. The risks described in these filings are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that it currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the reports described above.
Current wording
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in Part I of the Company’s annual report, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results or liquidity or future results. The risks described in the annual report are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that it currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the annual report.