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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2026

OR

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-37817

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(844)663-2638

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q") and any exhibits to this Form 10-Q may contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Litigation Reform Act"). These forward-looking statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us using information currently available. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” "plan," “intend,” “will,” "aim," “should,” "could," "forecast," "target," "may," "continue to," "endeavor," "if," "growing," "projected," "potential," "likely," "see ahead," "further," "going forward," "on the horizon" and similar expressions (including the negative and plural forms of such words and phrases), as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by such forward-looking statements and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

Important factors and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: risks related to recently announced divestitures including the sale of the Company’s (i) Transit Business and (ii) Tolling Business, including but not limited to our ability to realize the benefits anticipated from such transactions, unexpected costs, liabilities or delays associated with such transactions, the risk of litigation or regulatory actions and our inability to retain and hire key personnel; with respect to the sale of the Transit Business, risks that we do not receive some or all of the holdback amounts, including as a result of post-closing purchase price adjustments, indemnification claims or the failure to satisfy the conditions to release; the risk that transaction costs, taxes or other amounts payable in connection with the sale of the Transit Business exceed our current expectations; with respect to the pending sale of our Tolling Business, risks related to the equity interest in Quarterhill Inc. to be received as partial consideration in the Tolling transaction, including fluctuations in the value of such interest, the risk that required regulatory approvals, third-party consents or other closing conditions are not satisfied such that the closing is delayed or does not occur; government appropriations and termination rights contained in our government contracts; the impact of changes in government spending levels, budget priorities or efficiency initiatives, including federal cost-reduction programs, on demand for our government solutions and services; the competitiveness of the markets in which we operate and our ability to renew commercial and government contracts, including contracts awarded through competitive bidding processes; our ability to recover capital and other investments in connection with our contracts; the impact of geopolitical events and geopolitical tensions (such as the war in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East), macroeconomic conditions, natural disasters and other factors in a particular country or region on our workforce, customers and vendors; the impact of changes in trade policies, tariffs or export controls on our cost structure, supply chain and business operations; our reliance on third-party providers; our ability to deliver on our contractual obligations properly and on time; changes in continued interest in outsourced business process services; the adverse effect of claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; our ability to estimate the scope of work or the costs of performance in our contracts; the loss of key senior management and our ability to attract and retain necessary technical personnel and qualified subcontractors; our failure to develop new service offerings and protect our intellectual property rights; our ability to modernize our information technology infrastructure and consolidate data centers; expectations relating to environmental, social and governance considerations; utilization of our stock repurchase program; the effects related to our use of artificial intelligence ("AI") on our business; the failure to comply with laws relating to individually identifiable information and personal health information; the failure to comply with laws relating to processing certain financial transactions, including payment card transactions and debit or credit card transactions; breaches of our information systems or security systems or any service interruptions; risks related to hacking or other cybersecurity threats to our data systems, information systems and network infrastructure and other service interruptions, including relating to the previously disclosed cyber event that took place in January 2025 (the "January 2025 Cyber Event"), including our investigation of such incident and mitigation and remediation efforts, the nature and extent of such incident, the potential disruption to our business or operations, the potential impact on our reputation, and our assessments of the likely financial and operational impacts of such incident; our ability to comply with data security standards; developments in various contingent liabilities that are not reflected on our balance sheet, including those arising as a result of being involved in a variety of claims, lawsuits, investigations and proceedings, including with respect to the class action settlement related to the January 2025 Cyber Event, and the possibility that the court may materially alter or fail to approve the settlement agreement, uncertainties regarding the outcome of other legal proceedings or government investigations related to the January 2025 Cyber Event, unexpected costs or liabilities in connection with the settlement agreement and January 2025 Cyber Event, the risk of litigation or regulatory actions related to the January 2025 Cyber Event, and the availability and timing of cyber insurance recovery; the impact of potential goodwill and other asset impairments on our results of operations; our significant indebtedness and the terms of such indebtedness; our failure to obtain or maintain a satisfactory credit rating and financial performance; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our services and to improve our cost structure; our ability to collect our receivables, including those for unbilled services; a decline in revenues from, or a loss of, or a reduction in business from or failure of significant clients; fluctuations in our non-recurring revenue; increases in the cost of voice and data services or significant interruptions in such services; our ability to receive dividends and other payments from our subsidiaries; and other factors that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections of this Form 10-Q as well as in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Current Report on Form 8-K filed (or furnished) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). 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forward-looking statements made by us in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, subsequent events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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