Varex Imaging Corp

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We are both a global importer of raw materials that are used in our finished products and an exporter of finished goods to our customers worldwide. Our products are integrated into the systems and products of our OEM customers, as well as into our own industrial systems. Tariffs, trade wars, import restrictions, boycotts, embargoes, government investigations, trade policies and compliance matters have in the past limited, are currently limiting, and in the future could limit our ability and our customers' ability to compete, which could cause our long-term prospects in such countries to suffer. Tariffs on imported materials have increased our costs and prices and lowered gross margins on some of our products, thereby having a direct adverse impact on our business and results of operations. Retaliatory tariffs have increased our customers’ costs for products exported from the United States, which has caused us to make, and may in the future require us to make, price concessions on some products and has caused, and may in the future cause, some customers to stop purchasing our products.

Current wording

We are both a global importer of raw materials that are used in our finished products and an exporter of finished goods to our customers worldwide. Our products are integrated into the systems and products of our OEM customers, as well as into our own industrial systems. Tariffs, trade wars, import/export restrictions, boycotts, embargoes, government investigations, trade policies and compliance matters have in the past limited, are currently limiting, and in the future could limit our ability and our customers' ability to compete, which could cause our long-term prospects in such countries to suffer. Tariffs on imported materials have increased our costs and prices and lowered gross margins on some of our products, thereby having a direct adverse impact on our business and results of operations. Retaliatory tariffs have increased our customers’ costs for products exported from the United States, which has caused us to make, and may in the future require us to make, price and other concessions on some products and has caused, and may in the future cause, some customers to stop purchasing our products.

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For example, during the calendar year 2025, the United States Administration has announced and imposed a variety of new tariffs on imports for other countries. In response, a number of those impacted or potentially impacted countries have announced and/or imposed retaliatory tariffs on United States imports. This situation is ongoing and remains fluid. These actions impacted our results of operations and profitability during the current fiscal year, particularly the bilateral United States and Chinese tariffs. Absent a de-escalation in the current trade wars, particularly the trade war between the United States and China, the tariffs are expected to negatively impact our business, results of operation, and financial condition, including by increasing our costs and prices, lowering gross margins, adversely impacting revenue, and making our products less competitive with similar products not imported from the United States, which could have a material adverse impact on our business. Additional new tariffs, trade restrictions or other retaliatory actions aimed at specific industries, such as X-ray imaging products, could also materially impact our business. Furthermore, if international customers' negative perceptions of the actions of the United States Administration influence their buying decisions, our business and results of operations could be negatively impacted.

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For example, changes to tariff policies in 2025 by the United States and other countries, particularly bilateral United States and Chinese tariffs, impacted our results of operations and profitability in fiscal year 2025 and in the first quarter fiscal year 2026. Absent a de-escalation of the current trade environment, the tariffs are expected to continue to negatively impact our business, results of operation, and financial condition, including by increasing our costs and prices, lowering gross margins, adversely impacting revenue, and making our products less competitive with similar products not imported from the United States. Additional new, or increases to existing tariffs, trade restrictions or other retaliatory actions aimed at specific industries, such as X-ray imaging products, could also materially impact our business.

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In addition to tariffs, China’s stated policy of reducing its dependence on foreign manufacturers and technology companies may result in reduced demand for our products and our customers' products in China, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial position. There are risks that the Chinese government may, among other things, require the use of local suppliers, compel companies that do business in China to partner with local companies to conduct business, or provide incentives to government-backed local customers to buy from local suppliers rather than companies like ours, all of which could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial position. As an example, in April 2025 the China Ministry of Commerce initiated two investigations related to medical products imported into China. One investigation relates to the impact of imports of X-ray tubes on the domestic industry and its competitiveness, and another relates to imports into China of certain medical CT X-ray tubes and tube inserts for CT devices (collectively “CT Tubes and Inserts”) originating from the United States and India. We produce CT Tubes and Inserts in the United States and export them to China, but do not produce CT Tubes and Inserts in India. Total sales of medical X-ray tubes we imported into China represented approximately 10% of our total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

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In addition to tariffs, China’s stated policy of reducing its dependence on foreign manufacturers and technology companies may result in reduced demand for our products and our customers' products in China, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial position. There are risks that the Chinese government may, among other things, require the use of local suppliers, compel companies that do business in China to partner with local companies to conduct business, or provide incentives to government-backed local customers to buy from local suppliers rather than companies like ours, all of which could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial position. As an example, in April 2025 the China Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") initiated two investigations related to medical products imported into China (the "MOFCOM Investigations"). One investigation related to the impact of imports of X-ray tubes on the domestic industry and its competitiveness, and another related to imports into China of certain medical CT X-ray tubes and tube inserts for CT devices (collectively “CT Tubes and Inserts”) originating from the United States and India. We produce CT Tubes and Inserts in the United States and export them to

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Currently, MOFCOM has paused both of the MOFCOM Investigations. If recommenced, we anticipate that the MOFCOM Investigations may take approximately one year from commencement to resolve. If, as a result of the outcome of the MOFCOM Investigations, we are required to increase our prices or tariffs are imposed on the CT Tubes and Inserts we export to China, our prices may not be competitive with local and other manufacturers, which could negatively impact our ability to compete in China and negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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MOFCOM temporarily suspended both of the MOFCOM Investigations in May 2025 and again in August 2025. In November 2025, the MOFCOM Investigations were suspended indefinitely. If recommenced, we anticipate that the MOFCOM Investigations may take approximately one year from recommencement to resolve. If, as a result of the outcome of the MOFCOM Investigations, we are required to increase our prices or tariffs are imposed on the CT Tubes and Inserts we export to China, our prices may not be competitive with local and other manufacturers, which could negatively impact our ability to compete in China and negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Increasing tensions between countries, such as China and Taiwan, as well as local conflicts including the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Iran wars, may lead the United States and/or other countries to impose new tariffs and sanctions or expand existing tariffs and sanctions, enact boycotts and embargoes, and otherwise seek to limit or stop the flow of goods to or from involved countries. In the past, such actions both in China and Russia, have caused, are causing, and could in the future cause, significant disruptions in the regions and industries we serve and in our supply chain, as well as decrease demand from customers for the ultimate products using our solutions and materially harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Increasing tensions between countries, such as China and Taiwan, as well as local conflicts including the Ukraine-Russia war and Middle East conflicts, may lead the United States and/or other countries to impose new tariffs and sanctions or expand existing tariffs and sanctions, enact boycotts and embargoes, and otherwise seek to limit or stop the flow of goods to or from involved countries. In the past, such actions both in China and Russia, have caused, are causing, and could in the future cause, significant disruptions in the regions and industries we serve and in our supply chain, as well as decrease demand from customers for the ultimate products using our solutions and materially harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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We had one customer during the three and nine months ended July 4, 2025 that accounted for approximately 18% and 18% of our revenue, respectively, all of which was in our Medical segment. Our ten largest customers as a group accounted for approximately 52% and 54% of our revenue for the three months ended July 4, 2025 and June 28, 2024, respectively. Our ten largest customers as a group accounted for approximately 53% and 54% of our revenue for the nine months ended July 4, 2025 and June 28, 2024, respectively. Because we often take significant time to replace lost business, in the past our operating results have been, and in the future it is likely that our operating results would be, materially and adversely affected if one or more of our major OEM customers were to cancel, delay, or reduce orders.

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We had one customer during the three months ended January 2, 2026 that accounted for 16% of our revenue, all of which was in our Medical segment. Our ten largest customers as a group accounted for approximately 52% of our revenue for both the three months ended January 2, 2026 and January 3, 2025. Because we often take significant time to replace lost business, in the past our operating results have been, and in the future it is likely that our operating results would be, materially and adversely affected if one or more of our major OEM customers were to cancel, or significantly delay or reduce orders.

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Furthermore, we generate significant accounts receivables from the sale of our products and the provision of services directly to these customers. One customer accounted for 13.5% of our accounts receivables as of July 4, 2025. If one or more of these customers were to cancel a product order or service contract, become insolvent, or otherwise be unable or fail to pay for our products and/or services in a timely manner, our operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

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Furthermore, we generate significant accounts receivables from the sale of our products and the provision of services directly to these customers. One customer accounted for 12% of our accounts receivables as of January 2, 2026. If one or more of these customers were to cancel a significant product order or service contract, become insolvent, or otherwise be unable or fail to pay for our products and/or services in a timely manner, our operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

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End-user product demand, economic uncertainties, the impact of pandemic diseases, natural disasters, armed conflicts, geopolitical tensions, possible legislative, tariff, and trade policy reforms and reactionary retaliatory responses to such reforms, for example, the tariffs announced by the United States this calendar year and the retaliatory actions announced by a number of countries in response, potential social unrest and uncertainty resulting therefrom, government investigations, for example, the MOFCOM Investigations, and before that, the Chinese government initiated anti-corruption investigations related to China's healthcare industry, and other matters beyond our control, make it difficult for our customers to accurately forecast and plan future business activities, which makes it difficult for us to accurately predict demand or delivery schedules for our products. Because the manufacture of our products requires some lead-time, changes in customer purchasing forecasts have previously resulted in excess inventory and slowdowns in sales, which are likely to occur again in the future. Changes to customer forecasts can occur on short notice, as our customers face inherent competitive issues, new product introduction delays, and regulatory risks. Our agreements for imaging components contain purchasing estimates that are typically based on our customers’ forward-looking forecasts rather than firm commitments, and actual purchasing volumes under the agreements may vary significantly from these estimates. The variation from forecasted purchasing volume may be due, in part, to the increasing life of X-ray tubes, which can result in reduced demand for replacement X-ray tubes in ways we may not be able to accurately forecast. Reductions in purchasing patterns have in the past, and may in the future, materially and adversely affect our operating results.

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End-user product demand, economic uncertainties, the impact of pandemic diseases, natural disasters, armed conflicts, geopolitical tensions, legislative, tariff, and trade policy reforms, and government investigations including, for example, those described in the risk factor"Our business has in the past been, is currently being, and in the future may be, negatively impacted by changes in import/export regulatory regimes, tariffs, trade wars, and national policies, including exemptions thereto", and other matters beyond our control, make it difficult for our customers to accurately forecast and plan future business activities, which makes it difficult for us to accurately predict demand or delivery schedules for our products. Because the manufacture of our products requires some lead-time, changes in customer purchasing forecasts have previously resulted in excess inventory and slowdowns in sales, which are likely to occur again in the future. Changes to customer forecasts can occur on short notice, as our customers face inherent competitive issues, new product introduction delays, and regulatory risks. Our agreements for imaging components contain purchasing estimates that are typically based on our customers’ forward-looking forecasts rather than firm commitments, and actual purchasing volumes under the agreements may vary significantly from these estimates. The variation from forecasted purchasing volume may be due, in part, to the increasing life of X-ray tubes, which can result in reduced demand for replacement X-ray tubes in ways we may not be able to accurately forecast. Reductions in purchasing patterns have in the past, and may in the future, materially and adversely affect our operating results.

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In addition, we compete against other stand-alone, independent X-ray tube manufacturers for both the OEM business of major diagnostic imaging equipment manufacturers and the independent servicing business for X-ray tubes. The flat panel detectors industry is also very competitive, and we face intense competition from over a dozen smaller competitors. In our Industrial business, we also compete with other OEM suppliers primarily outside of the United States. Some of our competitors outside of the United States may have resources and support from their governments that we do not, such as preferences for local manufacturers, and may not be subject to the same tariffs, trade policies, trade compliance regulations and government investigations as us.

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In addition, we compete against other stand-alone, independent X-ray tube manufacturers for both the OEM business of major diagnostic imaging equipment manufacturers and the independent servicing business for X-ray tubes. The flat panel detectors industry is also very competitive, and we face intense competition from over a dozen smaller competitors. In our Industrial business, we also compete with other OEM suppliers primarily outside of the United States. Some of our competitors outside of the United States may have resources and support from their governments that we do not, such as preferences for local manufacturers, and they may not be subject to the same tariffs, trade policies, trade compliance regulations and government investigations as us.

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Our competitors are not all subject to the same standards, regulatory and/or other legal requirements to which we are subject and, therefore, they could have a competitive advantage in developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services. Any inability to develop, gain regulatory approval for, and supply commercial quantities of competitive products to existing and potential customers as quickly and effectively as our competitors could limit acceptance of our products and negatively and materially affect our pricing, sales, revenues, market share, and gross margins and our ability to maintain or increase our operating margins.

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Our competitors may not all be subject to the same standards, regulatory and/or other legal requirements to which we are subject and, therefore, they could have a competitive advantage in developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services. Any inability to develop, gain regulatory approval for, and supply commercial quantities of competitive products to existing and potential customers as quickly and effectively as our competitors could limit acceptance of our products and negatively and materially affect our pricing, sales, revenues, position in the market, and gross margins and our ability to maintain or increase our operating margins.

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To be successful, we must anticipate our customers’ needs and demands, as well as potential shifts in preferences. If we are unable to anticipate these needs and demands, or the mix of products requested by our customers changes from what we expect, our revenue, margins, and financial results could be adversely affected. When the U.S. Dollar is strong compared to the operating currencies of our international customers, our ability to meet such customers’ pricing expectations is particularly challenging and may result in erosion of revenues, product margin, and/or market share or other concessions on business terms.

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To be successful, we must anticipate our customers’ needs and demands, as well as potential shifts in preferences. If we are unable to anticipate these needs and demands, or the mix of products requested by our customers changes from what we expect, our revenue, margins, and financial results could be adversely affected. When the U.S. Dollar is strong compared to the operating currencies of our international customers, our ability to meet such customers’ pricing expectations is particularly challenging and may result in erosion of revenues, product margin, and/or position in the market or other concessions on business terms.

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In addition, certain costs, including installation and warranty costs, associated with new products have been, and may in the future be proportionately greater than the costs associated with existing products and have or may therefore disproportionately, materially, and adversely affect our gross and operating margins. We may also experience lower margins due to increased commodities prices, and inadequate transfer pricing favoring sales to third parties over internal sales. If we are unable to lower these costs over time, our operating results could be materially and adversely affected. Some of the electronic components and integrated circuits used in our flat panel detectors are susceptible to discontinuance and obsolescence risks, which may force us to incorporate newer generations of these components, resulting in unplanned additional R&D expenses, delays in the launch of new products, supply disruptions, or inventory write-downs. Further, using aging production equipment might hamper our capacity to innovate to meet customers’ needs and demands and stay competitive. Failure to develop and adopt artificial intelligence ("AI") technology could also hinder our competitiveness and growth potential. We may also experience challenges in developing and implementing effective product and sales strategies, leading to missed opportunities and customer dissatisfaction.

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In addition, certain costs, including installation and warranty costs, associated with new products have been, and may in the future be proportionately greater than the costs associated with existing products and have or may therefore disproportionately, materially, and adversely affect our gross and operating margins. We may also experience lower margins due to increased commodities prices, higher tariffs, and inadequate transfer pricing favoring sales to third parties over internal sales. If we are unable to lower these costs over time, our operating results could be materially and adversely affected. Some of the electronic components and integrated circuits used in our flat panel detectors are susceptible to discontinuance and obsolescence risks, which may force us to incorporate newer generations of these components, resulting in unplanned additional R&D expenses, delays in the launch of new products, supply disruptions, and/or inventory write-downs. Further, using aging production equipment might hamper our capacity to innovate to meet customers’ needs and demands and stay competitive. Failure to develop and adopt artificial intelligence ("AI") technology could also hinder our competitiveness and growth potential. We may also experience challenges in developing and implementing effective product and sales strategies, leading to missed opportunities and customer dissatisfaction.

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Revenues generated from customers located outside the United States accounted for approximately 69% and 67% of our total revenues for the three months ended July 4, 2025 and June 28, 2024, respectively, and approximately 69% and 68% of our total revenues for the nine months ended July 4, 2025 and June 28, 2024, respectively. We intend to continue to expand our presence internationally and expect to expend significant resources in doing so. Our results have in the past, are currently, and could in the future be impacted by a variety of factors, including:

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Revenues generated from customers located outside the United States accounted for approximately 69% of our total revenues for each of the three months ended January 2, 2026 and January 3, 2025. We intend to continue to expand our presence internationally and expect to expend significant resources in doing so. Our results have in the past, are currently, and could in the future be impacted by a variety of factors, including:

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•difficulties in interpreting or enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through many foreign countries’ legal systems;

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•difficulties in interpreting or enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through many foreign countries’ legal systems; and

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•imposition of burdensome governmental regulations, including changing laws and regulations with respect to collecting and maintaining personally identifiable data; and

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•imposition of burdensome governmental regulations, including changing data privacy laws and regulations.

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We participate in joint ventures and other investments in privately held and publicly traded companies. For example, we hold a 40% ownership interest in dpiX Holding Company LLC, the major supplier of our amorphous silicon-based thin film transistor arrays for flat panels used in our digital image detectors, a 50% interest in VEC Imaging GmbH & Co. KG ("VEC"), a joint venture formed to develop technology for use in X-ray imaging components, a 75% interest in Varex Imaging Arabia LLC, a joint venture in Saudi Arabia and a minority interest in another X-ray imaging components technology company. These and other investments are subject to risk of loss of investment capital as well as losses associated with contributed or jointly developed intellectual property, or intellectual property developed at or about the same time as these investments. These types of investments are inherently risky, in some instances because customer demand and sales for the technologies or products under development may never materialize, may develop more slowly than expected, or may underperform relative to our expectations. If these companies do not succeed, we could lose or be required to write down some or all of our investment in these companies. As discussed in the risk factor "Legal proceedings may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, or cash flows," we may incur significant time, management resources, and costs to enforce our rights, protect our intellectual property and other assets, address disputes or legal claims that have arisen, are ongoing, or may arise in the future, and/or unwind, dispose of or terminate our arrangements with respect to these joint ventures and/or investments. There is no guarantee that the time and money invested by us in developing these projects, intellectual property, or product or product enhancements, will yield the expected returns on the anticipated timeline or at all.

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We participate in joint ventures and other investments in privately held and publicly traded companies. For example, we hold a 40% ownership interest in dpiX Holding Company LLC, the parent company of the major supplier of our amorphous silicon-based thin film transistor arrays for flat panels used in our digital image detectors, a 50% interest in VEC Imaging GmbH & Co. KG ("VEC"), a joint venture formed to develop technology for use in X-ray imaging components, a 75% interest in Varex Imaging Arabia LLC, a joint venture in Saudi Arabia and a minority interest in another X-ray imaging components technology company. These and other investments are subject to risk of loss of investment capital as well as losses associated with contributed or jointly developed intellectual property, or intellectual property developed at or about the same time as these investments. These types of investments are inherently risky, in some instances because customer demand and sales for the technologies or products under development may never materialize, may develop more slowly than expected, or may underperform relative to our expectations. If these companies do not succeed, we could lose or be required to write down some or all of our investment in these companies, we may experience significant and unpredictable losses or charges as a result of decisions made by joint ventures that we do not control but whose financial results proportionally affect our reported financial results. As discussed in the risk factor "Legal proceedings may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, or cash flows," we may incur significant time, management resources, and costs to enforce our rights, protect our intellectual property and other assets, address disputes or legal claims that have arisen, are ongoing, or may arise in the future, and/or unwind, dispose of or terminate our arrangements with respect to these joint ventures and/or investments. There is no guarantee that the time and money invested by us in developing these projects, intellectual property, or product or product enhancements, will yield the expected returns on the anticipated timeline or at all.

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Our subsidiary Varex Imaging Deutschland AG ("Varex Germany") holds a 50% interest in VEC. In August 2023, February 2024, and August 2024, the partners to the VEC joint venture filed judicial proceedings in Germany against one another disputing the validity of shareholder resolutions passed in January 2023, January 2024, and August 2024, respectively. Each party is, in effect, seeking to have the other party’s managing director(s) removed and to exclude the other party from the joint venture. If either party is successful, the prevailing party would be required to purchase the non-prevailing party’s interest in the joint venture for an amount equal to 75% of the fair market value thereof, which amount is in dispute. In addition, in June 2024, Varex Germany filed an action in Germany for a negative declaratory judgment and an injunction against business damaging statements made by certain third parties, and in August 2024, October 2024 and subsequently, Varex Germany and Varex Imaging Corporation filed additional lawsuits in Germany and the United States relating to intellectual property matters, breach of contracts and other matters. The October 2024 lawsuit was subsequently voluntarily dismissed while the parties try to negotiate a settlement. These disputes, including any determinations not in Varex Germany’s favor, have diverted, are diverting, and could in the future divert management’s attention, increase our costs, and otherwise adversely impact our business, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Our subsidiary Varex Imaging Deutschland AG ("Varex Germany") holds a 50% interest in VEC. Since August 2023, the partners to the VEC joint venture have been engaged in judicial proceedings in Germany against one another disputing the validity of certain shareholder resolutions seeking to exclude the other party from the joint venture. If either party is successful, the prevailing party would be required to purchase the non-prevailing party’s interest in the joint venture for an amount equal to 75% of the fair market value thereof, which amount is in dispute. In addition, in June 2024, Varex Germany filed an action in Germany for a negative declaratory judgment and an injunction against business damaging statements made by certain third parties, and Varex Germany and Varex Imaging Corporation have filed additional lawsuits in Germany and the United States relating to intellectual property matters, breach of contracts and other matters. These disputes, including any determinations not in Varex Germany’s favor, have diverted, are diverting, and could in the future divert management’s attention, increase our costs, and otherwise adversely impact our business, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Our subsidiary Varex Imaging International AG holds a 75% interest in Varex Imaging Arabia LLC. We currently have ongoing disputes with our joint venture partner relative to the operation of the joint venture. These disputes could divert management's time and attention, increase our costs, and otherwise adversely impact our business, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Our subsidiary Varex Imaging International AG holds a 75% interest in Varex Imaging Arabia LLC. We currently have ongoing disputes with our joint venture partner relative to the operation of the joint venture. These disputes have in the past, are currently and could in the future divert management's time and attention, increase our costs, and otherwise adversely impact our business, results of operations, or cash flows.

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As discussed in the risk factor "Our business has in the past been, is currently being, and in the future may be, negatively impacted by changes in import/export regulatory regimes, tariffs, trade wars, and national policies," MOFCOM initiated and then paused two investigations relating to medical products imported into China that include products we import to China. If recommenced, the outcome of these investigations has the potential to negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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As discussed in the risk factor "Our business has in the past been, is currently being, and in the future may be, negatively impacted by changes in import/export regulatory regimes, tariffs, trade wars, and national policies, including exemptions thereto," if the MOFCOM Investigations are recommenced in the future, the outcome of these investigations has the potential to negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Material shortages and delays due to inflation and other constraints have caused, and could in the future cause, us to temporarily stop production of certain products or miss opportunities to pursue additional sales of some products. We require certain raw materials, such as copper, nickel, silver, gold, lead, tungsten, iridium, rhenium, molybdenum, rhodium, niobium, zirconium, beryllium, and various high grades of steel alloy for X-ray tubes and industrial products. Worldwide demand, availability, and pricing of these raw materials have been volatile. If we are unable to obtain the materials necessary to make certain products without unreasonable cost or delay, our customers may seek alternative suppliers who are less impacted by the current trade war between the United States and China, or decide to in-source certain products or if we must pay more for certain materials, it could reduce our profit margin or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results. Further, our competitors with greater financial resources may be better able to restructure their manufacturing and supply chains in response to geopolitical and economic trends and thereby have a competitive advantage over us.

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Material shortages and delays due to inflation and other constraints have caused, and could in the future cause, us to temporarily stop production of certain products or miss opportunities to pursue additional sales of some products. We require certain raw materials, such as copper, nickel, silver, gold, lead, tungsten, iridium, rhenium, molybdenum, rhodium, niobium, zirconium, beryllium, and various high grades of steel alloy for X-ray tubes and industrial products. Worldwide demand, availability, and pricing of these raw materials is volatile. If we are unable to obtain the materials necessary to make certain products without unreasonable cost or delay, our customers may seek alternative suppliers, or decide to in-source certain products or if we must pay more for certain materials, it could reduce our profit margin or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results. Further, our competitors with greater financial resources may be better able to restructure their manufacturing and supply chains in response to geopolitical and economic trends and thereby have a competitive advantage over us.

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We obtain some of the components included in our products, such as transistor arrays, cesium iodide coatings and specialized integrated circuits for flat panel detectors, X-ray tube targets and windows, housings, glass frames, high-voltage cable, bearings, and various other components, from a limited group of suppliers or from sole-source suppliers. If our suppliers cease producing these or other components, prioritize other customers, fail to provide products on our delivery timelines, are in countries subject to significant tariffs, or become unable to continue operations, we may be unable to obtain the components from other suppliers on reasonable terms or at all, and this could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results.

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We obtain some of the components included in our products, such as transistor arrays, cesium iodide coatings and specialized integrated circuits for flat panel detectors, X-ray tube targets and windows, housings, glass frames, high-voltage cable, bearings, and various other components, from a limited group of suppliers, or from sole-source suppliers. If our suppliers cease producing these or other components, prioritize other customers, fail to provide products on our delivery timelines, are in countries subject to significant tariffs, or become unable to continue operations, we may be unable to obtain the components from other suppliers on reasonable terms or at all.

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Furthermore, we may be required to obtain and qualify one or more replacement suppliers or to manufacture the components internally. Such an event could (1) require us to redesign or modify our products to incorporate new parts and/or further require us to obtain clearance, qualification, or certification of these products, including by the FDA, or obtain other applicable regulatory approvals in other countries, (2) significantly increase costs for the affected products, (3) cause material delays in the delivery of affected and other related products, or (4) prevent us from meeting our delivery obligations to our customers.

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Furthermore, we may be required to obtain and qualify one or more replacement suppliers or to manufacture the components internally. Such an event could (1) require us to redesign or modify our products to incorporate new parts and/or further require us to obtain clearance, qualification, or certification of these products, including by the FDA, or obtain other applicable regulatory approvals in other countries, (2) significantly increase costs for the affected products, (3) cause material delays in the delivery of affected and other related products, or (4) prevent us from meeting our delivery obligations to our customers. Any of the foregoing, could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results.

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Our operations are vulnerable to interruption or loss due to natural or other disasters, the effects of climate change, power loss, strikes, and other events beyond our control.

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Our operations are vulnerable to interruption or loss due to natural or other disasters, the adverse effects of climate change, power loss, strikes, and other events beyond our control.

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We conduct some of our activities, including manufacturing, research and development, administration, and data processing at facilities located in areas that have in the past experienced or may in the future experience natural disasters. A major disaster (such as a major fire, hurricane, earthquake, flood, tsunami, volcanic eruption, or terrorist attack) or a climate change-related event affecting our facilities, or those of our suppliers, could significantly disrupt our operations and delay or prevent product manufacture and shipment during the time required to repair, rebuild, or replace our or our suppliers’ damaged manufacturing facilities. These delays could be lengthy and costly. If any of our customers’ facilities are adversely affected by such a disaster or event, shipments of our products could be delayed. Additionally, customers may delay purchases of our products until our or their operations return to normal. Even if our suppliers or customers are able to quickly respond to such a disaster or event, the ongoing effects could create some uncertainty in the operations of our business. In addition, concerns about terrorism, the effects of a terrorist attack, political turmoil, or an outbreak of epidemic diseases have in the past had, and could in the future have, a negative effect on our business operations, those of our suppliers and customers, and the ability to travel, resulting in adverse consequences on our revenues and financial performance.

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We conduct some of our activities, including manufacturing, research and development, administration, and data processing at facilities located in areas that have in the past experienced or may in the future experience natural disasters. Natural disasters (such as a major fire, hurricane, earthquake, flood, tsunami, or volcanic eruption), severe weather conditions, adverse climate change-related events, war or terrorism, and disruption in utilities and other services affecting our facilities, or those of our suppliers, could significantly disrupt our operations and delay or prevent product manufacture and shipment during the time required to repair, rebuild, or replace our or our suppliers’ damaged manufacturing facilities. These delays could be lengthy and costly. If any of our customers’ facilities are adversely affected by such a disaster or event, shipments of our products could be delayed. Additionally, customers may delay purchases of our products until our or their operations return to normal. Even if our suppliers or customers are able to quickly respond to such a disaster or event, the ongoing effects could create some uncertainty in the operations of our business. In addition, concerns about terrorism, the effects of a terrorist attack, political turmoil, or an outbreak of epidemic diseases have in the past had, and could in the future have, a negative effect on our business operations, those of our suppliers and customers, and the ability to travel, resulting in adverse consequences on our revenues and financial performance.

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Demand for our security, industrial, and inspection products tend to be unpredictable, leading to volatility in our revenues and earnings.

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Demand for our security, industrial, and inspection products tends to be unpredictable, leading to volatility in our revenues and earnings.

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Information technology (including technology from third-party providers) helps us operate efficiently, interface with and support our customers, maintain financial accuracy and efficiency, and produce our financial statements. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, process, and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, proprietary business information, and information of customers, suppliers, business partners, and third parties accessing our website, patient data, and personally identifiable information of customers and employees, in our data centers and on our networks, as well as in third-party off-site data centers. Despite security measures, there is an increasing threat of information security breaches and attacks, including from computer viruses or other malicious codes, unauthorized access attempts, employee misuse, human error, and cyber-attacks that pose risks to companies, including us. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, or to sabotage systems, change frequently, have become increasingly sophisticated, and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures, which could result in data leaks or otherwise compromise our confidential or proprietary information and materially disrupt our operations. Such security breaches could expose us to a risk of loss of information and intellectual property, litigation, and possible liability to employees, customers, shareholders, and/or regulatory authorities. If our data management or other systems do not effectively collect, secure, store, process, or report relevant data for the operation of our business, whether due to equipment malfunction or constraints, service interruptions, software deficiencies, or human error, our ability to effectively plan, forecast, and execute our business plan and comply with applicable laws and regulations will be impaired, perhaps materially. Any such impairment could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the timeliness with which we report our operating results internally and externally.

Current wording

Information technology (including technology from third-party providers) helps us operate efficiently, interface with and support our customers, maintain financial accuracy and efficiency, and produce our financial statements. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, process, and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, proprietary business information, and information of customers, suppliers, business partners, and third parties accessing our website, patient data, and personally identifiable information of customers and employees, in our data centers and on our networks, as well as in third-party off-site data centers. We have been, and expect to be, subject to cyberattacks, and may be subject to ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks, spearfishing attacks and other attempted intrusions on our networks and systems by a wide range of actors. We expect our third-party vendors to be subject to similar cyberattacks and other attempted intrusions. Despite security measures, there is an increasing threat of information security breaches and attacks, including from computer viruses or other malicious codes, unauthorized access attempts, employee misuse, human error, and cyber-attacks that pose risks to companies, including us. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, or to sabotage systems, change frequently, have become increasingly sophisticated, and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate or immediately detect these techniques, or the vulnerabilities they have caused or other potential vulnerabilities or security defects, or to implement adequate preventative measures, which could result in data leaks or otherwise compromise our confidential or proprietary information and materially disrupt our operations. Such security breaches could expose us to a risk of loss of information and intellectual property, litigation, and possible liability to employees, customers, shareholders, and/or regulatory authorities. If our data management or other systems do not effectively collect, secure, store, process, or report relevant data for the operation of our business, whether due to equipment malfunction or constraints, service interruptions, software deficiencies, or human error, our ability to effectively plan, forecast, and execute our business plan and comply with applicable laws and regulations will be impaired, perhaps materially.

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We use certain cloud-based software. A security breach, whether of our products, of our customers’ network security and systems, or of third-party hosting services could disrupt access to our customers’ stored information and could lead to the loss of, damage to, or public disclosure of our customers’ stored information, including patient health information. Such an event could have serious negative consequences, including possible patient injury, regulatory action, fines, penalties and damages, reduced demand for our solutions, an unwillingness of our customers to use our solutions, harm to our reputation and brand, and time-consuming and expensive litigation, any of which could have a material and adverse effect on our financial results.

Current wording

Disruptions of our critical information systems or material impairment or breaches in the security of our systems could have serious negative consequences, including possible patient injury, inability to timely report our operating results, regulatory action, fines, penalties and damages, reduced demand for our solutions, an unwillingness of our customers to use our solutions, harm to our reputation and brand, and time-consuming and expensive litigation, any of which could have a material and adverse effect on our financial results.

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We also rely on a combination of copyright, trade secret, and other laws, and contractual restrictions on disclosure, copying and transferring title (including confidentiality agreements with vendors, strategic partners, co-developers, employees, consultants, and other third parties), to protect our proprietary, and other confidential rights. Our trade secrets may become known to or be independently developed by others, including as a result of misappropriation by unauthorized access to our technology systems, and our business and financial results could be materially and adversely impacted. We have trademarks, both registered and unregistered, that are maintained and enforced to provide customer recognition for our products in the marketplace, but unauthorized parties may still use them. We also license certain patented or proprietary technologies from others. In some cases, products with substantial revenues may depend on these license rights. If we were to lose the rights to license these technologies, or our costs to license these technologies were to materially increase, our business would suffer.

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We rely on a combination of copyright, trade secret, and other laws, and contractual restrictions on disclosure, copying and transferring title (including confidentiality agreements with vendors, strategic partners, co-developers, employees, consultants, and other third parties), to protect our proprietary, and other confidential rights. Our trade secrets may become known to or be independently developed by others, including as a result of misappropriation by unauthorized access to our technology systems, and our business and financial results could be materially and adversely impacted. We have trademarks, both registered and unregistered, that are maintained and enforced to provide customer recognition for our products in the marketplace, but unauthorized parties may still use them. We also license certain patented or proprietary technologies from others. In some cases, products with substantial revenues may depend on these license rights. If we were to lose the rights to license these technologies, or our costs to license these technologies were to materially increase, our business would suffer.

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Within the European Union ("EU") and the European Economic Area ("EEA"), we must obtain, and in turn affix, a CE mark certification, that indicates that a product meets the essential requirements of the EU’s Medical Device Directive (“MDD”) and the EU Medical Device Regulations. By affixing the CE mark to our product, we are certifying that our products comply with the laws and regulations required by the EU/EEA countries, thereby allowing the free movement of our products within these countries and others that accept CE mark standards. If we cannot support our performance claims and demonstrate compliance with the applicable European laws and the MDD, we would lose our right to affix the CE mark to our products, which would prevent us from selling our products within the EU/EEA/Switzerland territory and in other countries that recognize the CE mark.

Current wording

Within the European Union ("EU") and the European Economic Area ("EEA"), we must obtain, and in turn affix, a CE mark certification, that indicates that a product meets the essential requirements of the EU’s Medical Device Directive (“MDD”) and the EU Medical Device Regulations. By affixing the CE mark to our product, we are certifying that our product complies with the laws and regulations required by the EU/EEA countries, thereby allowing the free movement of the product within these countries and others that accept CE mark standards. If we cannot support our performance claims and demonstrate compliance with the applicable European laws and the MDD, we would lose our right to affix the CE mark to our products, which would prevent us from selling our products within the EU/EEA/Switzerland territory and in other countries that recognize the CE mark.

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Competition and trade compliance laws. We are subject to various competition and trade compliance laws in the jurisdictions where we operate throughout the world. Regulatory authorities in those jurisdictions may have the power to subject us to sanctions, tariffs, and duties and may impose changes or conditions in the way we conduct our business. An increasing number of jurisdictions provide private rights of action for competitors or consumers to assert claims of anti-competitive conduct and seek damages. Increased government scrutiny of our actions or enforcement or private rights of action could materially and adversely affect our business or damage our reputation. We may be required to conduct internal investigations or face audits or investigations by one or more domestic or foreign government agencies, which could be costly and time consuming and could divert our management and key personnel from our business operations. An adverse outcome under any such investigation or audit could subject us to fines and criminal or other penalties, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results. The current MOFCOM Investigations are an example of the type of investigations or audits we are currently, and could in the future, face. Furthermore, competition laws may prohibit or increase the cost of future acquisitions that we may desire to undertake.

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Competition and trade compliance laws. We are subject to various competition and trade compliance laws in the jurisdictions where we operate throughout the world. Regulatory authorities in those jurisdictions may have the power to subject us to sanctions, tariffs, and duties and may impose changes or conditions in the way we conduct our business. An increasing number of jurisdictions provide private rights of action for competitors or consumers to assert claims of anti-competitive conduct and seek damages. Increased government scrutiny of our actions or enforcement or private rights of action could materially and adversely affect our business or damage our reputation. We may be required to conduct internal investigations or face audits or investigations by one or more domestic or foreign government agencies, which could be costly and time consuming and could divert our management and key personnel from our business operations. An adverse outcome under any such investigation or audit could subject us to fines and criminal or other penalties, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results. The currently indefinitely suspended MOFCOM Investigations are an example of the type of investigations or audits we have faced, and could in the future, face. Furthermore, competition laws may prohibit or increase the cost of future acquisitions that we may desire to undertake.

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Federal and state “false claims” laws generally prohibit knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment from Medicare, Medicaid, or other government payors that are false or fraudulent, or for items or services that were not provided as claimed. Although we do not submit claims directly to payors, manufacturers can be, and have been, held liable under these laws if they are deemed to “cause” the submission of false or fraudulent claims by providing inaccurate billing or coding information to customers or through certain other activities, including promoting products for uses not approved or cleared by the FDA, which is called off-label promotion. Violating “anti-kickback” and “false claims” laws can result in civil and criminal penalties, which can be substantial, as well as potential mandatory or discretionary exclusion from healthcare programs for noncompliance. Even an unsuccessful challenge or investigation into our practices could cause adverse publicity and be costly to defend and thus could harm our business and results of operations. Additionally, several recently-enacted state and federal laws, including laws in Massachusetts and Vermont, and the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act, now require, among other things, extensive tracking and maintenance of databases regarding the disclosure of equity ownership and payments to physicians, healthcare providers, and hospitals. These laws may require us to implement the necessary and costly infrastructure to track and report certain payments to healthcare providers. Failure to comply with these tracking and reporting laws could subject us to significant civil monetary penalties.

Current wording

Federal and state “false claims” laws generally prohibit knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment from Medicare, Medicaid, or other government payors that are false or fraudulent, or for items or services that were not provided as claimed. Although we do not submit claims directly to payors, manufacturers can be, and have been, held liable under these laws if they are deemed to “cause” the submission of false or fraudulent claims by providing inaccurate billing or coding information to customers or through certain other activities, including promoting products for uses not approved or cleared by the FDA, which is called off-label promotion. Violating “anti-kickback” and “false claims” laws can result in civil and criminal penalties, which can be substantial, as well as potential mandatory or discretionary exclusion from healthcare programs for noncompliance. Even an unsuccessful challenge or investigation into our practices could cause adverse publicity and be costly to defend and thus could harm our business and results of operations. Additionally, state and federal laws, including laws in Massachusetts and Vermont, and the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act, require, among other things, extensive tracking and maintenance of databases regarding the disclosure of equity ownership and payments to physicians, healthcare providers, and hospitals. These laws may require us to implement the necessary and costly infrastructure to track and report certain payments to healthcare providers. Failure to comply with these tracking and reporting laws could subject us to significant civil monetary penalties.

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Earnings from our international subsidiaries are generally taxed at rates that differ from United States rates. A change in the percentage of our total earnings from our international subsidiaries, a change in the mix of particular tax jurisdictions between our international subsidiaries, a change in currency exchange rates, or a shift in where we perform manufacturing, research and development, and other activities internally could cause our effective tax rate to increase. Furthermore, while United States tax reform imposed a current tax on cumulative undistributed earnings, these earnings could also become subject to incremental foreign withholding or United States state taxes should they actually be remitted to the United States, in which case our financial results could be materially and adversely affected.

Current wording

Earnings from our international subsidiaries are generally taxed at rates that differ from United States rates. A change in the percentage of our total earnings from our international subsidiaries, a change in the mix of particular tax jurisdictions between our international subsidiaries, a change in currency exchange rates, or a shift in where we perform manufacturing, research and development, and other activities internally could cause our effective tax rate to increase. Furthermore, while United States tax reform imposed a current tax on cumulative undistributed earnings, these earnings could also become subject to incremental foreign withholding or state taxes in the United States should they actually be remitted to the United States, in which case our financial results could be materially and adversely affected.

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Statutory changes included in proposed United States legislation, if passed, including interpretive guidance, could materially impact our income tax expense, effective tax rate, or the value of deferred tax assets and liabilities. Changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities, changes in tax laws or rates, changes in the interpretation of tax laws in other jurisdictions, or other changes beyond our control could materially and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations. For example, a change in tax law, which became effective for the Company in 2023 and requires capitalization of research and experimental expenditures, significantly increased our cash tax expense in the United States in fiscal year 2024. We expect this increase in cash tax expense to continue until normalizing in fiscal year 2027.

Current wording

Changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities, changes in tax laws or rates, changes in the interpretation of tax laws in other jurisdictions, or other changes beyond our control could materially and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

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Healthcare reform proposals and medical cost containment measures in the United States and in many foreign countries could limit the use of both ours and our customers’ products, reduce reimbursement available for such use, further tax the sale or use of our products, and further increase the administrative and financial burden of compliance. Any changes that lower reimbursements for us or our customers’ products and/or procedures using these products, including, for example, existing reimbursement incentives to convert from analog to digital X-ray systems, or changes that reduce medical procedure volumes or increase cost containment pressures on us or others in the healthcare sector could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Current wording

Healthcare reform proposals and medical cost containment measures in the United States and in many foreign countries could limit the use of both ours and our customers’ products, reduce reimbursement available for such use, further tax the sale or use of our products, and further increase the administrative and financial burden of compliance. Any changes that lower reimbursements for our or our customers’ products and/or procedures using these products, including, for example, existing reimbursement incentives to convert from analog to digital X-ray systems, or changes that reduce medical procedure volumes or increase cost containment pressures on us or others in the healthcare sector could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

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Environmental laws regulate many aspects of our operations, including our handling, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous substances, such as the chemicals and materials that we use in the course of our manufacturing operations. For example, pursuant to a remediation plan related to certain hazardous volatile organic compounds present at our Salt Lake City property, we and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ("Varian") entered into an environmental covenant with the Director of the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control on behalf of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality requiring certain remediation measures and imposing certain limitations relating to the property and the groundwater in the aquifer underlying the property, including use of the property for commercial and industrial uses only and not allowing groundwater to be used for culinary and other domestic purposes, among other limitations. They can also impose cleanup liabilities, including with respect to discontinued operations. Like other businesses, we may mishandle or inadequately manage hazardous substances used in our manufacturing operations and can never completely eliminate the risk of contamination or injury from certain materials that we use in our business and, therefore, we cannot completely eliminate the prospect of resulting claims and damage payments. We may also be assessed fines and/or other penalties for failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations. Insurance has provided coverage for portions of cleanup costs resulting from historical occurrences, but we do not expect to maintain insurance coverage for costs or claims that might result from any future contamination.

Current wording

Environmental laws regulate many aspects of our operations, including our handling, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous substances, such as the chemicals and materials that we use in the course of our manufacturing operations. For example, pursuant to a remediation plan related to certain hazardous volatile organic compounds present at our Salt Lake City property, we and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ("Varian") entered into an environmental covenant with the Director of the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control on behalf of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality requiring certain remediation measures and imposing certain limitations relating to the property and the groundwater in the aquifer underlying the property, including use of the property for commercial and industrial uses only and not allowing groundwater to be used for culinary and other domestic purposes, among other limitations. Our compliance with environmental laws can also impose cleanup liabilities, including with respect to discontinued operations. Like other businesses, we may mishandle or inadequately manage hazardous substances used in our manufacturing operations and can never completely eliminate the risk of contamination or injury from certain materials that we use in our business and, therefore, we cannot completely eliminate the prospect of resulting claims and damage payments. We may also be assessed fines and/or other penalties for failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations. Insurance has provided coverage for portions of cleanup costs resulting from historical occurrences, but we do not expect to maintain insurance coverage for costs or claims that might result from any future contamination.

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Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement we entered into with Varian when we spun off from Varian, we are obligated to indemnify Varian for 20% of the cleanup liabilities related to prior corporate restructuring activities undertaken while we were a division of Varian. This includes facilities sold as part of Varian’s electron devices business in 1995 and thin film systems business in 1997. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) or third parties have named Varian as a potentially responsible party under the amended Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), at sites to which Varian or the facilities of the businesses sold in 1995 and 1997 were alleged to have shipped waste for recycling or disposal (the “CERCLA sites”). We anticipate that we will be obligated to reimburse Varian for 20% of the liabilities of Varian related to these CERCLA sites (after adjusting for any insurance proceeds or tax benefits received by Varian). We assess this indemnification obligation quarterly with Varian and make accruals accordingly. These accruals have historically been small, but can sometimes fluctuate significantly from period to period. For example, during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, Varian informed us of an adjustment to their estimate of their liability, which resulted in an increase in our liability of approximately $2.9 million, net of expected insurance proceeds.

Current wording

Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement we entered into with Varian when we spun off from Varian, we are obligated to indemnify Varian for 20% of the cleanup liabilities related to prior corporate restructuring activities undertaken while we were a division of Varian. This includes facilities sold as part of Varian’s electron devices business in 1995 and thin film systems business in 1997. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) or third parties have named Varian as a potentially responsible party under the amended Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), at sites to which Varian or the facilities of the businesses sold in 1995 and 1997 were alleged to have shipped waste for recycling or disposal (the “CERCLA sites”). We anticipate that we will be obligated to reimburse Varian for 20% of the liabilities of Varian related to these CERCLA sites (after adjusting for any insurance proceeds or tax benefits received by Varian). We assess this indemnification obligation quarterly with Varian and make accruals accordingly. These accruals have historically been small, but can sometimes fluctuate significantly from period to period.

Previous wording

As of July 4, 2025, our total combined indebtedness was approximately $370.2 million of principal, which consisted almost entirely of borrowings under our 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the "Senior Secured Notes"). For more information regarding our borrowings, see Note 9, Borrowings of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.

Current wording

As of January 2, 2026, our total combined indebtedness was approximately $369.7 million of principal, which consisted almost entirely of our 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the "Senior Secured Notes"). For more information regarding our borrowings, see Note 6, Borrowings of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report.

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•limited in our ability to borrow additional funds as needed or increasing the cost of such borrowing;

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•limited in our ability to borrow additional funds as needed or the cost of such borrowing may be higher;

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If our cash requirements in the future are greater than expected or our cash flow from operations is less than expected, our cash flow from operations may not be sufficient to repay all of the outstanding debt as it becomes due, and we may not be able to borrow money, sell assets, or otherwise raise funds on acceptable terms, or at all, to refinance our debt. Any future refinancing of our indebtedness could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants which could further restrict our business operations. Additionally, the indenture relating to our Senior Secured Notes limits the use of the proceeds from any disposition of our assets. As a result, the indenture may prevent us from using the proceeds from such dispositions to satisfy our debt service obligations.

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If our cash requirements in the future are greater than expected or our cash flow from operations is less than expected, our cash flow from operations may not be sufficient to repay all of the outstanding debt as it becomes due, and we may not be able to borrow money, sell assets, or otherwise raise funds on acceptable terms, or at all, to refinance our debt. Any future refinancing of our indebtedness could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants which could further restrict our business operations. Additionally, the indenture relating to our Senior Secured Notes limits the use of the proceeds from any disposition of our assets. As a result, the indenture may prevent us from using the proceeds from such dispositions to satisfy our debt service obligations apart from the Senior Secured Notes.

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Our historical sources of liquidity to fund ongoing cash requirements include cash flows from operations, cash and cash equivalents, borrowings through credit facilities, and debt offerings. The sufficiency and availability of credit may be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the tightening of the credit markets, including lending by financial institutions who are sources of credit for our borrowing and liquidity; an increase in the cost of capital; the reduced availability of credit; our ability to execute our strategy; the level of our cash flows, which will be impacted by customer demand for our products; compliance with a fixed charge coverage ratio that is included in our Revolving Credit Facility; and interest rate fluctuations. We cannot predict the future level of interest rates or the effect of any increase in interest rates on the availability or aggregate cost of our borrowings. We cannot be certain that any additional required financing, whether debt or equity, will be available in amounts needed or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

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Our historical sources of liquidity to fund ongoing cash requirements include cash flows from operations, cash and cash equivalents, borrowings through credit facilities, and debt offerings. The sufficiency and availability of credit may be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the tightening of the credit markets, including lending by financial institutions who are sources of credit for our borrowing and liquidity; an increase in the cost of capital; the reduced availability of credit; our ability to execute our strategy; the level of our cash flows, which will be impacted by customer demand for our products; compliance with a fixed charge coverage ratio that is included in our Revolving Credit Facility; and interest rate fluctuations. We cannot predict the future level of interest rates or the effect of any change in interest rates on the availability or aggregate cost of our borrowings. We cannot be certain that any additional required financing, whether debt or equity, will be available in amounts needed or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.