GPGI, Inc.

Other than as described herein, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Part I Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2025 Annual Report.

Global economic conditions, including geopolitical conflict and instability, give rise to operating and market risk exposure.

Economic conditions around the world, and in certain industries and geographic regions in which the Company does business, impact sales price and volume and the efficacy of the Company's supply chain. For example, long-term market uncertainty, economic impacts driven by trade policies and inflationary pressures, and higher input costs have reduced demand for the Company's products and have led to shipping and payment delays. Adverse economic conditions have also caused supply chain constraints. These factors have had and are continuing to have a negative impact on the Company's results of operations. Additionally, political conditions or tensions; war, invasion or conflict, including new and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, such as the recent conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, which began in February 2026 and has resulted in volatility and disruption of the global energy market and increased prices for raw materials, and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; terrorism; epidemics; pandemics; or political instability in the geographic regions or industries in which the Company operates or sells its products, have created and could continue to create volatility in global demand and the timing of orders for the Company's products, and have disrupted and could continue to disrupt the supply chains, assets or operations of the Company and/or its joint ventures. The situation remains fluid and the ongoing conflicts may result in additional economic sanctions or other measures. These factors have had, and may continue to have, negative impacts on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. These impacts have included and may continue to include decreased sales; supply chain and logistics disruptions; volatility in foreign exchange rates and interest rates; inflationary pressures on and availability of raw materials and energy; and heightened cybersecurity threats. The intensity and duration of conflicts in the Middle East, including the recent conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, and the potential for the expansion of hostilities in the region, are difficult to predict and could further disrupt the Company's supply chains and operations, which could have a negative impact on the Company's results of operations. In addition, volatility and disruption of financial markets have limited and could continue to limit the ability of the Company’s customers and suppliers to obtain adequate financing to maintain operations, which could result in a decrease in sales volume and have a negative impact on the Company’s results of operations. If the Company fails to effectively manage such risks, it could have a negative impact on its results of operations.

Certain provisions in our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Nevada law may discourage takeovers and limit the power of our stockholders.

Our articles of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by acting to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company or changes in our management that our stockholders may deem advantageous. In particular, our articles of incorporation and bylaws:

•establish a classified board of directors so that not all members are elected at one time, which could delay the ability of stockholders to change the membership of a majority of our board of directors (our “Board”);

•permit our Board to establish the number of directors and fill any vacancies (including vacancies resulting from an expansion in the size of our Board);

•establish limitations on the removal of directors;

•authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that our Board could use to implement a stockholder rights plan;

•provide that our Board is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our bylaws;

•restrict the forum for certain litigation against us to Nevada; and

•establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our Board or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at annual stockholder meetings, which may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.

Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended, the “NRS”), inclusive (collectively, the “Nevada Combinations Statutes”), impose a moratorium of up to four years on a combination of a resident domestic corporation, which is a Nevada corporation that has 200 or more stockholders of record, with an interested stockholder, unless the combination is approved in a prescribed manner. An interested stockholder is a beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the resident domestic corporation or an affiliate or associate thereof who at any time within the two previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the resident domestic corporation. However, NRS 78.437 provides that the Nevada Combinations Statutes do not apply to an interested stockholder who, among other things, first became an interested stockholder on the date that the resident domestic corporation first became a resident domestic corporation solely as a result of the corporation becoming a resident domestic corporation.

Any provision of our articles of incorporation, our bylaws or Nevada law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of common stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.

Our articles of incorporation provide that certain courts in the State of Nevada or the federal district courts of the United States are the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.

Our articles of incorporation provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in Clark County, Nevada (the “Eighth Judicial District Court”) is the sole and exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, or controlling stockholder in such capacity to us or our stockholders, any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to NRS Title 7, our articles of incorporation or our bylaws, including any internal action (as defined in NRS 78.046) or any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. However, if the Eighth Judicial District Court lacks jurisdiction over such action, the action may be brought in another court of the State of Nevada or, if no court of the State of Nevada has jurisdiction, then in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Additionally, our articles of incorporation state that the foregoing provision will not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. Unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The exclusive forum provisions will be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject to certain exceptions. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. There is, however, uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce the exclusive forum provisions, and investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for state and federal courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have consented to the provisions of our articles of incorporation described above. The choice of forum provision may result in increased costs for investors to bring a claim. Further, the choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders. The enforceability of similar forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings in Delaware; however, Nevada law expressly permits the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a corporation, to the extent not inconsistent with any applicable jurisdictional requirements and the laws of the U.S., to include such provisions.

Our articles of incorporation contain a provision renouncing our interest and expectancy in certain corporate opportunities that may prevent us from receiving the benefit of certain corporate opportunities.

Our articles of incorporation, to the extent permitted by NRS 78.070(8), renounce any interest or expectancy in certain business opportunities involving our directors and officers, which will allow such directors and officers to pursue those business opportunities without being liable to us or our stockholders for a breach of fiduciary duties arising out of such opportunities. These potential conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects if attractive corporate opportunities are allocated by directors and/or officers to themselves or their affiliates instead of to us.

Our articles of incorporation include a jury trial waiver that could limit the ability of our stockholders to bring or demand a jury trial for internal actions.

Our articles of incorporation provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS and not inconsistent with any applicable laws of the U.S., any and all internal actions to be tried in any court of the State of Nevada must be tried before the presiding judge as the trier of fact, and not before a jury. Our articles of incorporation further provide that this requirement operates as a waiver of the right of trial by jury by each party to any internal action to which such requirement applies. However, this requirement does not limit or otherwise affect our stockholders’ right to a jury trial in any action, suit or proceeding that is not an internal action. This waiver is expressly authorized by statute in an amendment to NRS 78.046 enacted in May 2025 pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 239 adopted by the Nevada legislature, but the enforceability of this waiver has not yet been adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction.

We are and may in the future be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

Our securities prices have been and may in the future be volatile. We, and other companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of our and their securities, have been and may in the future be subject to securities class action litigation. Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities.