Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning.

Shl Telemedicine Ltd. ADR disclosed 45 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Shl Telemedicine Ltd. ADR reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q4, 2022

Risk Distribution

51% Finance & Corporate

16% Macro & Political

13% Production

11% Legal & Regulatory

7% Tech & Innovation

2% Ability to Sell

Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

This chart displays the stock's most recent risk distribution according to category. TipRanks has identified 6 major categories: Finance & corporate, legal & regulatory, macro & political, production, tech & innovation, and ability to sell.

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Risk Highlights Q4, 2022

Main Risk Category

Finance & Corporate

With 23 Risks

Finance & Corporate

With 23 Risks

Number of Disclosed Risks

S&P 500 Average: 31

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Risk Word Cloud

The most common phrases about risk factors from the most recent report. Larger texts indicate more widely used phrases.

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 45

Finance & Corporate

Total Risks: 23/45 (51%)Above Sector Average

Share Price & Shareholder Rights17 | 37.8%

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1

Foreign judgments against us and our directors or officers may not be enforceable.

We are incorporated in Israel and substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. Substantially all of our directors and officers are non-U.S. citizens and most of their assets are also located outside of the United States. Accordingly, the enforceability of judgments against us and our directors and officers may be limited outside Israel. Specifically, Israeli courts might not enforce judgments rendered outside Israel, which may make it difficult to collect on judgments rendered against us or our officers and directors. Israeli courts will not enforce a foreign judgment if it was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases) or if its enforcement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2

The rights and responsibilities of our shareholders are governed by Israeli law, which differ in certain respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. corporations.

Since we are incorporated under Israeli law, the rights and responsibilities of our shareholders are governed by our Articles of Association as in effect from time to time and Israeli law. These rights and responsibilities differ in certain respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. corporations. In particular, shareholders of Israeli companies have a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner in exercising their rights and performing their obligations towards their and other shareholders and to refrain from abusing their power in the companies, including, among other things, in voting at general meetings of shareholders on certain matters, such as amendments to their articles of association, an increase of companies' authorized share capital, mergers and approval of related party transactions. A shareholder also has a general duty to refrain from discriminating against other shareholders. In addition, a controlling shareholder or a shareholder who knows that it possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholders' vote or to appoint or prevent the appointment of an office holder in the company has a duty to act in fairness towards the company. These provisions may be interpreted to impose additional obligations and liabilities on our shareholders that are not typically imposed on shareholders of U.S. corporations.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3

Provisions of Israeli and Swiss law and our Articles of Association may delay, prevent or otherwise impede a merger with, or an acquisition of, us, which could prevent a change of control, even if the terms of such a transaction are favorable to us and our shareholders.

Israeli corporate law regulates mergers, requires tender offers for acquisitions of shares above specified thresholds, requires special approvals for transactions involving directors, officers or significant shareholders and regulates other matters that may be relevant to mergers and acquisition transactions. For example, a merger may not be consummated unless at least 50 days have passed from the date on which a merger proposal is filed by each merging company with the Israel Registrar of Companies and at least 30 days have passed from the date on which the shareholders of both merging companies have approved the merger. In addition, a majority of each class of securities of the target company must approve a merger. Moreover, a tender offer for all of a company's issued and outstanding shares can only be completed if the acquirer receives positive responses from the holders of at least 95% of the issued share capital. Completion of the tender offer also requires approval of a majority of the offerees that do not have a personal interest in the tender offer, unless, following consummation of the tender offer, the acquirer would hold at least 98% of the company's outstanding shares. In addition, shareholders, including those who indicated their acceptance of a tender offer, may, at any time within six months following the completion of the tender offer, claim that the consideration for the acquisition of their shares does not reflect their fair market value, and petition an Israeli court to alter the consideration for the acquisition accordingly, unless the acquirer stipulated in its tender offer that shareholders accepting the offer may not seek such appraisal rights, and the acquirer or the company published all required information with respect to the tender offer prior to the tender offer's response date. Israeli tax considerations may also make potential transactions unappealing to us or to our shareholders whose country of residence does not have a tax treaty with Israel exempting such shareholders from Israeli tax. These and other similar provisions could delay, prevent or impede an acquisition of us or our merger with another company, even if such an acquisition or merger would be beneficial to us or to our shareholders. Due to our listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Swiss takeover law applies, which could also restrict or discourage mergers, acquisition and change of control of us. For respective provisions affecting mergers, acquisitions and changes of control applicable to us as a result of our SIX Swiss Exchange listing, see Item 10.B. "Memorandum and Articles of Association – Swiss Laws Applicable with Respect to Our ordinary shares".

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4

Restrictions on the shares held by certain principal shareholders may be removed which could mean such principal shareholders may have a significant influence on decisions by our shareholders.

In January 2018 the Swiss Takeover Board found that Mengke Cai, Xiang Xu, Himalaya (Cayman Islands) TMT Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Ltd. and Kun Shen, who in the aggregate hold approximately 36.4% of the issued shares of SHL as of May 5, 2023, were acting in concert and should have published a tender offer for all of the SHL shares in accordance with Swiss law governing companies traded on the SIX. Subsequently, the relevant Swiss authorities suspended all of these shareholders' voting rights and prohibited them from disposing of their shares without the court's prior approval or from purchasing any additional shares until they make a tender offer for all of the SHL shares. Although we are not aware of any intention by the relevant authorities in Switzerland to overturn this decision, if they were to do so, these shareholders would regain all of the rights associated with their shares and would have a significant influence on decisions by our shareholders.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5

An active trading market for the ADSs may fail to develop and continue after the Nasdaq listing and the market prices for our ADSs and our ordinary shares may be volatile.

There was no public market for our securities in the United States prior to the listing of our ADSs on Nasdaq. An active trading market may not develop now that our ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq. If an active trading market for the ADSs fails to develop and continue, you may not be able to resell your ADSs quickly or at the market price you expect due to lack of sufficient liquidity. The market prices of our ADSs on Nasdaq and our ordinary shares on the SIX may be highly volatile and could also be negatively influenced by adverse developments affecting the general economic or investment climate. In addition, geopolitical factors such as war, pandemics or acts of terrorism may indirectly adversely affect the market prices of our ADSs on Nasdaq and of our ordinary shares on the SIX.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6

Our securities are traded on more than one market or exchange and this may result in price variations.

Our ADSs were listed for trading on Nasdaq on April 3, 2023. Our ordinary shares have been trading on the SIX since November 15, 2000. Trading in our ADSs and ordinary shares on these markets takes place in different currencies (U.S. dollars on Nasdaq and Swiss francs on the SIX), and at different times (resulting from different time zones, trading days, and public holidays in the United States and Switzerland). The trading prices of our ADSs and ordinary shares on these two markets may differ due to these and other factors. Any decrease in the price of our ordinary shares on the SIX could cause a decrease in the trading price of our ADSs on Nasdaq. In addition, the current price of our ADSs may have little or no relationship to the historical sales prices of our ordinary shares on the SIX. The trading price of our ADSs may also fluctuate over time, particularly given our recent initial listing on Nasdaq.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7

Future sales or issuances, or the possibility or perception of future sales or issuances, of a substantial number of ADSs or ordinary shares or other securities that are convertible into our equity securities could cause the market prices of our ADSs or ordinary shares to fall.

The market prices of our ADSs and ordinary shares could decline as a result of sales of a large number of ADSs or ordinary shares in the public markets in the future or the possibility or perception that such sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to issue equity securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8

The issuance of equity or other securities that are convertible into equity, including options, or the exercise of options on ADSs or ordinary shares could immediately and substantially dilute the ownership interest and rights of our shareholders.

We may choose to raise additional capital in the future, depending on market conditions or strategic considerations and subject to any applicable shareholder approval or other requirements under Israeli law or the listing rules of Nasdaq or the SIX. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the issuance of ADSs, ordinary shares or other securities that are convertible into our equity, the issuance of these securities will dilute the proportional holding of our ADSs and ordinary shares by our investors, and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our shareholders. The Board of Directors has granted and may in the future grant options to investors and employees, consultants, directors and officers of the company and other third parties to acquire ADSs and ordinary shares. For example, in January and February 2021, in connection with a private placement of 3,588,889 ordinary shares mainly to Israel based institutional investors, we issued options to purchase 1,944,444 ordinary shares, exercisable until January 20, 2023 and February 16, 2023, respectively, at an exercise price of CHF 11.00. As of May 5, 2023, 1,914,478 of the options had been exercised for 1,914,478 newly issued shares. As of May 5, 2023, we also had options outstanding for the issuance of up to 1,212,433 ordinary shares under our Share Option Plan. Pursuant to our Share Option Plan, all option exercises are on a net cash basis (i.e., require cashless exercise). For further information please refer to Item 6.B. "Compensation – Share Option Plan".

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9

Sales of substantial numbers of our ADSs and ordinary shares and changes in our shareholder structure may adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares as well as the position of our shareholders.

Certain of our shareholders hold a significant number of our ordinary shares, as further described under Item 6.E, "Directors, Senior Management and Employees-Share Ownership." Block sales of significant shareholdings and other changes in our shareholder structure may adversely affect the trading prices of our ADSs and our ordinary shares, may result in a change of control and may adversely impact the trading price of our ADSs and ordinary shares.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10

Analyst reports and recommendations may impact the trading price and volume of our ADSs and ordinary shares and cause them to decline.

The trading markets for our ADSs and our ordinary shares will likely be influenced by the equity research and reports that industry or security analysts publish about us or our industry after our listing. We do not control these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade their recommendation regarding our ADSs or ordinary shares, the trading prices of our ADSs and our ordinary shares would likely decline. In addition, if one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the market, which could, in turn, cause the trading volume or the trading prices of our ADSs and our ordinary shares to decline.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain public disclosure requirements, which may afford less protection to the holders of our ADSs and ordinary shares than they would enjoy if we were a domestic U.S. company.

We are a foreign private issuer and are not subject to the same disclosure and other requirements that are imposed upon U.S. domestic issuers by the SEC. As a foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors, and principal shareholders will be exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Furthermore, as a foreign private issuer we are not required to disclose the compensation of our five most highly compensated officers on an individual basis as is required of U.S. domestic reporting companies. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. domestic reporting companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. Moreover, we will not be required to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material information. These exemptions and leniencies will reduce the frequency and scope of information and protections to which you may otherwise have been eligible in relation to a U.S. domestic issuer. If we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if a majority of our shares are owned by U.S. residents and a majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents or we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 12

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance standards.

While our ADSs are listed on Nasdaq, we are permitted to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards. We are required to provide a brief description of the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the corporate governance practices required to be followed by domestic U.S. companies listed on Nasdaq. The standards applicable to us are considerably different than the standards applied to domestic U.S. issuers. For instance, under our home country rules, we are not required to maintain a majority of independent directors and a compensation committee comprised of independent directors, and the charters of our board committees do not necessarily contain all of the Nasdaq charter requirements for such committees of U.S. domestic companies. We have relied on and intend to continue to rely on some of these exemptions. As a result, as a holder of our ADSs or ordinary shares, you may not be provided with the benefits of certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 13

We are an "emerging growth company," and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our ADSs and ordinary shares less attractive to investors and, as a result, adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares and result in a less active trading market for our ADSs and ordinary shares.

We are an "emerging growth company" as defined in the U.S. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. For example, we have elected to rely on an exemption from the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, relating to internal control over financial reporting, and we will not provide such an attestation from our auditors. We cannot predict whether investors will find our ADSs and ordinary shares less attractive because of our reliance on some or all of these exemptions. If investors find our ADSs and ordinary shares less attractive, it may adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares and there may be a less active trading market for the ADSs.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 14

ADS holders do not have the same rights as our shareholders.

ADS holders do not have the same rights as our shareholders. For example, ADS holders may not attend shareholders' meetings or directly exercise the voting rights attaching to our ordinary shares. ADS holders may vote only by instructing the depositary to vote on their behalf. If we request the depositary to solicit your voting instructions (and we are not required to do so), the depositary will notify you of a shareholders' meeting and send or make voting materials available to you. Those materials will describe the matters to be voted on and explain how ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote. For instructions to be valid, they must reach the depositary by a date set by the depositary. The depositary will try, as far as practical, subject to the laws of Israel and the provisions of our Articles of Association or similar documents, to vote or to have its agents vote the deposited ordinary shares as instructed by ADS holders. If we do not request the depositary to solicit your voting instructions, the depositary is not required to do so. Except by instructing the depositary as described above, you won't be able to exercise voting rights unless you surrender your ADSs and withdraw the ordinary shares. However, you may not know about the meeting enough in advance to withdraw the ordinary shares. We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the depositary to vote your ordinary shares. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for the manner of carrying out voting instructions. This means that you may not be able to exercise voting rights and there may be nothing you can do if your ordinary shares are not voted as you requested. In addition, ADS holders have no right to call a shareholders' meeting unless ADS holders cancel their ADS and hold the ordinary shares underlying such ADSs directly.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 15

The deposit agreement may be amended or terminated without the ADS holder's consent.

We and the depositary may amend or terminate the deposit agreement without your consent. Holders of the ADSs are entitled to a prior notice in the event of a materially prejudicial amendment or termination thereof or if the amendment adds or increases fees or charges. If you continue to hold your ADSs after an amendment to the deposit agreement, you agree to be bound by the deposit agreement as amended. The deposit agreement may be terminated at any time upon prior written notice to holders of the ADSs. Upon the termination of the deposit agreement, our company will be discharged from all obligations under the deposit agreement except for its obligations to the depositary thereunder. At any time after the termination date, the depositary may sell the deposited securities. After that, the depositary will hold the money it received on the sale, as well as any other cash it is holding under the deposit agreement, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the ADS holders that have not surrendered their ADSs. After the termination date and before the depositary sells all of the securities, the depositary may refuse to accept a surrender of ADSs by a holder for the purpose of withdrawing deposited securities if it would interfere with the selling process. During this time, the depositary will not be required to register any transfer or ADSs or distribute any dividends or other distributions, give any notices or perform any other duties under the deposit agreement.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 16

ADS holders have limited choice of forum, which could increase your cost and limit your ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that you find favorable for disputes against the depositary, us or the depositary's or our respective directors, officers or employees, and may discourage such lawsuits.

The deposit agreement governing our ADSs provides that by holding or owning an ADS or an interest therein, holders and owners of ADSs irrevocably agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding against or involving the depositary and/or us brought by holders or owners of ADSs, arising out of or based upon the deposit agreement or the ADSs or the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, claims under the Securities Act of 1933, may be only instituted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (or in the state courts of New York County in New York if either (i) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a particular dispute or (ii) the designation of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the exclusive forum for any particular dispute is, or becomes, invalid, illegal or unenforceable). Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any of our ADSs, whether by transfer, sale, operation of law or otherwise, shall be deemed to have notice of and have irrevocably agreed and consented to this choice of forum provision. This forum provision may increase your cost and limit your ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that you find favorable for disputes with the depositary or us, or the depositary's or our respective directors, officers or employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against the depositary, us and the depositary's and our respective directors, officers or employees. However, it is possible that a court could find this choice of forum provision to be inapplicable or unenforceable. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions has been challenged in legal proceedings. It is possible that a court could find this type of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable. To the extent that any such claims may be based upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act of 1933 creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations thereunder. Actions by owners and holders of our ADSs to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities Act of 1933 or the respective rules and regulations thereunder must be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Holders of our ADSs will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 17

ADS holders may not be entitled to a jury trial with respect to claims arising under the deposit agreement, which could result in less favorable results to the plaintiff(s) in any such action.

The deposit agreement governing our ADSs provides that holders and beneficial owners of ADSs irrevocably waive the right to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the deposit agreement or the ADSs, including claims under federal securities laws, against us or the depositary to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. If this jury trial waiver provision is prohibited by applicable law, an action could nevertheless proceed under the terms of the deposit agreement with a jury trial. To our knowledge, the enforceability of a jury trial waiver under the federal securities laws has not been finally adjudicated by a federal court, and holders of the ADSs are not able to waive our or the depositary's compliance with U.S. federal securities laws or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. However, we believe that a jury trial waiver provision is generally enforceable under the laws of the State of New York, which govern the deposit agreement, by a court of the State of New York or a federal court, which have non-exclusive jurisdiction over matters arising under the deposit agreement, applying such law. In determining whether to enforce a jury trial waiver provision, New York courts and federal courts will consider whether the visibility of the jury trial waiver provision within the agreement is sufficiently prominent such that a party has knowingly waived any right to trial by jury. We believe that this is the case with respect to the deposit agreement and the ADSs. In addition, New York courts will not enforce a jury trial waiver provision in order to bar a viable setoff or counterclaim sounding in fraud or one that is based upon a creditor's negligence in failing to liquidate collateral upon a guarantor's demand, or in the case of an intentional tort claim (as opposed to a contract dispute), none of which we believe are applicable in the case of the deposit agreement or the ADSs. No condition, stipulation or provision of the deposit agreement or ADSs serves as a waiver by any holder or beneficial owner of ADSs or by us or the depositary of compliance with any provision of the federal securities laws. If you or any other holder or beneficial owner of ADSs brings a claim against us or the depositary in connection with matters arising under the deposit agreement or the ADSs, you or such other holder or beneficial owner may not be entitled to a jury trial with respect to such claims, which may have the effect of limiting and discouraging lawsuits against us and/or the depositary. If a lawsuit is brought against us and/or the depositary under the deposit agreement, it may be heard only by a judge or justice of the applicable trial court, which would be conducted according to different civil procedures and may augur different results than a trial by jury would have had, including results that could be less favorable to the plaintiff(s) in any such action, depending on, among other things, the nature of the claims, the judge or justice hearing such claims, and the venue of the hearing.

Accounting & Financial Operations3 | 6.7%

Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1

You may not receive the same distributions or dividends as those we make to the holders of our ordinary shares, and, in certain limited circumstances, you may not receive dividends or other distributions on our ordinary shares, if it is illegal or impractical to make them available to you.

The depositary for the ADSs has agreed to pay to you the cash dividends and other distributions it or its custodian receives on ordinary shares or other deposited securities underlying the ADSs, after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of ordinary shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary is not required to pay such cash dividends and other distributions if it determines that it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example, it would be unlawful to make a distribution to a holder of ADSs if it consists of securities that require registration under the Securities Act, that are not properly registered or distributed under an applicable exemption from registration. In addition, conversion into U.S. dollars from foreign currency that was part of a dividend made in respect of deposited ordinary shares may require the approval or license of, or a filing with, a government or agency thereof, which may be unobtainable. In these cases, the depositary may determine not to distribute such property, or a portion thereof, and hold such property as "deposited securities" or it may seek to affect a substitute dividend or distribution, including of the net cash proceeds from the sale of the dividends that the depositary deems to be an equitable and practicable substitute. We have no obligation to register under U.S. securities laws any ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or other securities distributed by us. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or any other property distributed on our ordinary shares to holders of ADSs. In addition, the depositary may deduct from any dividends or distributions by us its fees and may withhold an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges to the extent the depositary believes it is required to make such withholding. This means that you may not receive the same distributions or dividends as those we make to the holders of our ordinary shares, and, in certain limited circumstances, you may not receive any value for such distributions or dividends if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available to you. These restrictions may cause a material decline in the value of the ADSs.

Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 2

Whether we will pay dividends to our shareholders is uncertain.

We do not have a dividend policy. Our Board declared a dividend in 2019, but did not declare a dividend in 2018, 2020, 2021 or 2022. There can be no assurance that our Board will declare a dividend in any given financial year. If we do not declare dividends, capital appreciation, if any, of our ADSs and ordinary shares will be your sole source of gain.

Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 3

The ability of any Israeli company to pay dividends is subject to Israeli law and the amount of cash dividends payable may be subject to devaluation in the Israeli currency.

The ability of an Israeli company to pay dividends is governed by Israeli law, which provides that cash dividends may be paid only out of retained earnings or earnings derived over the two most recent fiscal years, whichever is higher, as determined for statutory purposes in Israeli currency, provided that there is no reasonable concern that payment of a dividend will prevent a company from satisfying its existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due. In the event of a devaluation of the Israeli currency against the U.S. dollar, the amount in U.S. dollars available for payment of cash dividends out of prior years' earnings will decrease.

Debt & Financing1 | 2.2%

Debt & Financing - Risk 1

Holders of ADSs may be subject to limitations on transfer of their ADSs.

Your ADSs will be transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its transfer books at any time or from time to time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. In addition, the depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of ADSs generally when our books or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the depositary deem it advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason in accordance with the terms of the deposit agreement.

Corporate Activity and Growth2 | 4.4%

Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 1

Significant growth may challenge our operations.

We may expand significantly in the coming years. Our successful growth will be dependent on our ability to manage our rapidly expanding operations, including, among other things, our ability to integrate new personnel on a timely basis, to improve continually our financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures and to outsource a substantial portion of our manufacturing successfully. This growth could place significant strain on our operations. If our controls, systems or procedures, or the sub-contractors to whom we outsources our production, prove inadequate to support our operations, we may be unable to achieve our goals for growth. Any failure to manage growth effectively would have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 2

Acquisitions, substantial investments or absence of suitable acquisitions may negatively affect our financial performance.

We may acquire or make substantial investments in complementary businesses, distribution channels, technologies or products in the future. Any such acquisition or investment would entail various risks, including the difficulty of assimilating the technologies, operations and personnel of the acquired business, the potential disruption of our ongoing business and, generally, our potential inability to obtain the desired financial and strategic benefits from the acquisition or investment. Future acquisitions and investments could also result in substantial cash expenditures, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt and contingent liabilities, and amortization expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Macro & Political

Total Risks: 7/45 (16%)Above Sector Average

Economy & Political Environment2 | 4.4%

Economy & Political Environment - Risk 1

Conditions in Israel and relations between Israel and other countries could adversely affect our business.

Many of our employees and suppliers, including most of the members of our management team, are located in Israel. In addition, a number of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, military instability in Israel and the political, economic and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business and operations. Since the State of Israel was established in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have occurred between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In recent years, Israel has been engaged in sporadic armed conflicts with Hamas, an Islamist terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip, with Hezbollah, an Islamist terrorist group that controls large portions of southern Lebanon, and with Iranian-backed military forces in Syria. In addition, Iran has threatened to attack Israel and may be developing nuclear weapons. Some of these hostilities were accompanied by missiles being fired from the Gaza Strip against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, including areas in which our employees and some of our consultants are located, and negatively affected business conditions in Israel. Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our operations and results of operations. In addition, in the event that our facilities are damaged as a result of hostile action or hostilities otherwise disrupt the ongoing operation of its facilities, our ability to continue our operations could be materially adversely affected. Furthermore, the Israeli government has recently been pursuing legislative changes that, if adopted, would alter the current state of separation of powers among the three branches of government, and that have sparked considerable political debate. These changes could have negative consequences on the business and economic conditions in Israel that may include, among others, a downgrade in Israel's sovereign credit rating, increased interest rates, currency fluctuations, inflation, civil unrest and volatility in securities markets, which could have an adverse effect on our business. Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover our potential damages. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business. Any armed conflicts or political instability in the region would likely negatively affect business conditions and could harm our results of operations. Several countries still restrict business with the State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial condition and the expansion of our business. Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts, divestment and sanctions have been undertaken against Israel, which could also adversely impact our business.

Economy & Political Environment - Risk 2

Our business environment is volatile and rapidly changing.

With respect to our telehealth services, the telehealth market is still relatively new and unproven and rapidly changing, and it is uncertain whether it will achieve and sustain high levels of demand in the various markets, consumer acceptance and market adoption. Our success will depend to a substantial extent on the willingness of our clients to use, and to increase the frequency and extent of their utilization of, our solutions, as well as on our ability to demonstrate the value of telehealth to employers, health plans, government agencies and other purchasers of healthcare for beneficiaries.

International Operations1 | 2.2%

International Operations - Risk 1

The global nature of our operations exposes us to a variety of risks resulting from organizational, logistical, legal, political and cultural as well as other related challenges.

Our international business is subject to risks resulting from differing legal and regulatory requirements, political, social and economic conditions and unforeseeable developments in a variety of jurisdictions. Our international operations are subject to particular risks in addition to those faced by our domestic operations, including the following: the need to localize and adapt our solutions for specific countries, requirements of foreign laws and other governmental controls over our services (including employment, healthcare, tax, privacy and data protection laws and regulations), new and different sources of competition, local business and cultural factors that differ from our normal standards and practices, adverse tax consequences, fluctuations in currency exchange rates which could make our solutions more expensive or increase our costs of doing business in certain countries, limitations on future growth or inability to maintain current levels of revenues from international sales, difficulties in staffing, managing and operating our international operations, difficulties in coordinating the activities of our geographically dispersed and culturally diverse operations and political unrest, war, pandemics, terrorism or regional natural disasters, all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Natural and Human Disruptions1 | 2.2%

Natural and Human Disruptions - Risk 1

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to present operational, health, labor, logistics and other challenges, and it is difficult to assess the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and cash flows.

There are many variables and uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including the emergence, contagiousness and threat of new and different strains of the virus and their severity; the effectiveness of treatments or vaccines against the virus or its new strains; the extent of travel restrictions, business closures and other measures that are or may be imposed in affected areas or countries where we operate by governmental authorities; disruptions in the supply chain; an increasingly competitive labor market due to a sustained labor shortage and increased turnover caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; increased logistics costs; additional costs due to remote working arrangements, adherence to social distancing guidelines, the use of personal protective equipment, enhanced cleaning requirements and other COVID-19 related challenges. Further, there remain increased risks of cyberattacks on information technology systems used in remote working environments; increased privacy-related risks due to remote processing of health-related personal information; absence of workforce due to illness; and other factors that are currently unknown or considered immaterial. See "Risk Factors-We may encounter data security and privacy risks" below. It is difficult to assess the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and cash flows.

Capital Markets3 | 6.7%

Capital Markets - Risk 1

Market conditions may cause the market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares to fluctuate substantially.

The market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares may experience high volatility. Our year-end operating results, changes in general conditions in the economy or the financial markets and other developments affecting us or our competitors could cause the market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares to fluctuate substantially. The capital markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruption over the past years. In some cases, trading markets have produced downward pressure on stock prices for certain issuers seemingly without regard to those issuers' underlying financial strength.

Capital Markets - Risk 2

Recent global events caused volatility and disruption of financial markets could affect our access to credit.

The current economic market environment has caused contraction in the availability of credit in the marketplace. This could potentially reduce our sources of liquidity. While there have not been changes to date regarding our ability to access credit, future volatility could have a negative impact on our financial position and performance which could put us in default of the credit conditions and impact our ability to access credit. Additionally, future volatility and financial market disruptions could impact lenders' ability to provide new loans or honor the terms of credit agreements.

Capital Markets - Risk 3

Our financial results may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates.

Our functional currency in Israel is the NIS and our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. An important part of our revenues and expenses are currently paid in NIS, euros and U.S. dollars. As a result, our business is generally exposed to transactional and translational currency exchange risks caused by fluctuations in exchange rates among those different currencies. We do not currently engage in foreign currency hedging transactions to manage foreign currency exchange risks.

Production

Total Risks: 6/45 (13%)Above Sector Average

Employment / Personnel3 | 6.7%

Employment / Personnel - Risk 1

Labor disputes may disrupt our operations or lead to higher labor costs.

Employee costs represent a significant cost for our business. Such costs could increase following wage negotiations. Our personnel in certain countries benefit from more favorable laws. In the event our relationships with our personnel, workers, representatives and unions deteriorate or labor laws become more stringent, we could face strikes or similar interruptions to our business as well as significantly increased wage and non-wage labor costs.

Employment / Personnel - Risk 2

If we fail to retain our key personnel and attract and retain additional qualified healthcare and management personnel, we may not be able to pursue our growth strategy.

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of our management team and our technical, marketing and sales personnel, and our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified management, and technical, marketing and sales personnel. Competition for highly skilled management, technical, marketing and sales personnel, and other employees in the healthcare industry is intense. We may not be able to attract or retain highly qualified personnel in the future. The members of our senior management are at-will employees and therefore they may terminate their employment with us at any time with no advance notice. The replacement of our key employees would likely involve significant time and costs and may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives. If any of our key employees leave or are terminated, and we fail to attract and retain qualified and experienced professionals on acceptable terms to replace them, the loss of their services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We must also attract and retain additional highly skilled healthcare personnel in order to continue to execute our growth strategy. Our ability to attract and retain qualified healthcare personnel depends on several factors, including our ability to provide competitive benefits and wages. If we do not increase benefits and wages in response to increases by our competitors, we could face difficulties attracting and retaining qualified management and healthcare personnel. In addition, if we raise wages in response to our competitors' wage increases and are unable to pass such increases on to our clients, our margins and net profits could decline, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Employment / Personnel - Risk 3

Many of our employees and independent contractors in Israel are required to perform military reserve duty, which may disrupt their work for us.

Many Israeli citizens are obligated to perform several days, and in some cases more, of annual military reserve duty each year until they reach the age of 40 (or older for reservists who are military officers or who have certain occupations) and, in the event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by such call-ups, particularly if such call-ups include members of our management, and given the current shortage of highly qualified personnel in our industry in Israel due to the recent acceleration of activity in startups, especially in the technology space. Such disruption could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Supply Chain2 | 4.4%

Supply Chain - Risk 1

We may be negatively affected by the failure of key suppliers and sub-contractors.

We believe that the expansion of our manufacturing capabilities and the manufacturing of component parts can be most effectively accomplished through outside sources. Because of our dependence on manufacturers and suppliers, we may experience logistical problems in our supply chain, including long lead times for receipt of products or components, inventory shortages or related difficulties. Moreover, third party manufacturers and suppliers may fail to produce products or components that meet our quality standards or to deliver such products or components in a timely manner. We may be unable to locate a sufficient number of additional qualified manufacturers or suppliers to meet the demand for our products. Although we believe that we can find alternative manufacturers and suppliers for these externally sourced components, there is no guarantee that we will be able to find alternative manufacturers and suppliers or make cost-effective alternative arrangements in a timely manner. Any failure of outside manufacturers or suppliers to meet our needs could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Supply Chain - Risk 2

We may be affected by other third-party risks.

In providing our services, we use third parties for certain services, such as cloud services and external data hosting services. Although we engage in due diligence, closely scrutinizing our third-party providers, sometimes these third parties may not perform as contractually required or expected. This may adversely impact our services and may lead to client attrition and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation.

Costs1 | 2.2%

Costs - Risk 1

Liability may arise that may not or, not fully, be covered by insurance.

We are not insured against all risks and our insurance could prove insufficient to cover certain losses. Generally, health care companies are subject to claims alleging negligence, product liability, breach of warranty or malpractice that may involve large claims and significant defense costs whether or not such liability is imposed. While we have been able to obtain liability insurance in the past, there is no guarantee that such insurance will be available in the future on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Moreover, a successful claim in excess of the limits of our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Such claims, regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, may also have a material adverse effect on our reputation.

Legal & Regulatory

Total Risks: 5/45 (11%)Below Sector Average

Regulation3 | 6.7%

Regulation - Risk 1

Service of process upon our directors and officers may be difficult to effect in non-Israeli jurisdictions such as the United States.

Service of process upon our directors and officers, most of whom reside in Israel, may be difficult to effect in a non-Israeli jurisdiction such as the United States.

Regulation - Risk 2

We depend on evolving governmental regulation in and around the health care industry and failure to comply with these and other laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a general matter, the healthcare industry is highly regulated. Regulations are constantly evolving and tend to be highly dependent on political developments as well as developments in the health insurance industry and in public finance. We are unable to predict future regulations and governmental decisions that might impact our business in the future with any certainty. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by the failure to obtain required licenses and governmental approvals, comply with applicable regulations, or comply with existing or future laws, rules or regulations or their interpretations. We and our business customers are subject to various laws governing privacy protection, confidentiality information and security laws. Because we and the Mediton Group retain personal and medical information of patients or other persons, we are also subject to data privacy protection and security laws, which require that owners of databases containing such information to meet certain obligations such as appointing a database administrator who shall supervise the use of the information only for its original purposes. In various countries (such as Israel) a special authorization is needed to process and store personal data, such as patient medical data. The transmission of personal medical data via telecommunications, especially cross border transfer via internet, is a relatively new development, and patient and health care industry concerns regarding the confidentiality of such information could lead to further legislation and regulations that govern the methods of transmitting and storing patient medical data. Failure to comply with these and other laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In many countries, we are also subject to laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine and to laws that govern financial and other arrangements between health care providers and payers which are designed to induce the referral of a patient to a particular provider for medical products and services. Although we believe that we are in compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that certain countries' governments will not determine that our operations comprise a violation of the prohibition on corporate practice of medicine, and force us to restructure, alter or terminate our operations in those countries. In Israel, we operate under legislations and regulations that apply to the provision of the telemedicine services provided by us and the healthcare services provided by the Mediton Group. In addition, medical equipment laws apply to the medical devices being used by our private pay subscribers and by the Mediton Group in providing its healthcare services. These laws provide that medical equipment may only be manufactured and marketed in Israel, if it is registered as medical equipment in the "AMR register," in accordance with the Israeli registration conditions. In addition, certain regulations and Ministry of Health procedures apply to the provision of our telemedicine services and the use, operation, calibration and maintenance of certain medical devices or equipment and pharmaceutical products being used or operated by us or by the Mediton Group. The marketing and sale of our telemedicine services to our private pay consumers in Israel are also subject to the Consumer Protection law and regulations, goal of which is to protect customers that are individuals from misleading sales methods.

Regulation - Risk 3

We operate in a highly regulated industry and failure to comply with the complex regulations applicable to us could result in investigations, legal judgments or penalties, which could materially adversely affect our business.

Our ability to conduct telehealth services and medical services is subject to a variety of laws and regulatory regimes of the countries and jurisdictions in which we operate and provide our services, including a variety of labor laws, privacy regulations, anti-corruption, anti-competition or financial relationships of healthcare providers with service providers. Such regulatory requirements can vary from country to country and new requirements may be imposed on us from time to time. In a regulatory climate that is uncertain and constantly changing, our operations may be subject to direct and indirect adoption, expansion or reinterpretation of various laws and regulations. Compliance with these laws and regulations may require us to change our practices at an undeterminable and possibly significant initial monetary and recurring expense. In addition, failure to properly adhere to these and other applicable laws and regulations could result in investigations, the imposition of penalties or adverse legal judgments by public or private plaintiffs, significant adverse publicity and reputational harm, suspension or revocation of licenses, fines, civil and/or administrative penalties, criminal penalties or other disciplinary actions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Litigation & Legal Liabilities1 | 2.2%

Litigation & Legal Liabilities - Risk 1

Holders or beneficial owners of our ADSs have limited recourse if we or the depositary fail to meet our respective obligations under the deposit agreement or if they wish us or the depositary to participate in legal proceedings.

The deposit agreement expressly limits our obligations and liability and those of the depositary. We and the depositary: - are only obligated to take the actions specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith;- are not liable if we are, or it is, prevented or delayed by law or circumstances beyond our, or its, control from performing our or its obligations under the deposit agreement;- are not liable if we exercise or it exercises discretion permitted under the deposit agreement;- are not liable for the inability of any holder of the ADSs to benefit from any distribution on deposited securities that is not made available to holders of the ADSs under the terms of the deposit agreement, or for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the deposit agreement;- have no obligation to become involved in a lawsuit or other proceeding related to the ADSs or the deposit agreement on behalf of the holders of the ADSs or any other person;- are not liable for the acts or omissions of any securities depositary, clearing agency or settlement system; and - may rely upon any documents we believe or it believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. These provisions of the deposit agreement limit the ability of holders of the ADSs to obtain recourse if we or the depositary fail to meet our respective obligations under the deposit agreement or if they wish us or the depositary to participate in a legal proceeding.

Taxation & Government Incentives1 | 2.2%

Taxation & Government Incentives - Risk 1

We must comply with tax laws in several jurisdictions.

We conduct operations in multiple tax jurisdictions, and the tax laws of those jurisdictions generally require that the transfer prices between affiliated companies shall be the same as those between unrelated companies dealing at arm's length, and that such prices are supported by contemporaneous documentation. While we believe that we operate in compliance with applicable tax laws (including transfer pricing laws) and we intend to continue to do so, if tax authorities in any of these jurisdictions were to successfully challenge our tax policies, they could require us to make adjustments to our tax policies, which could result in a higher overall tax liability to us, and possibly interest and penalties, and could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, the integrated nature of our worldwide operations can produce conflicting claims from tax authorities in different countries as to the profits to be taxed in the individual countries. The majority of the jurisdictions in which we operate have double tax treaties with other foreign jurisdictions, which provide a framework for mitigating the impact of double taxation on our revenues and capital gains. However, mechanisms developed to resolve such conflicting claims are largely untested and can be expected to be very lengthy.

Tech & Innovation

Total Risks: 3/45 (7%)Below Sector Average

Innovation / R&D1 | 2.2%

Innovation / R&D - Risk 1

We must continually develop and introduce new products, product enhancements and/or solutions and there is no guarantee that our investments in research and development will yield the desired results.

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to anticipate future customer needs with respect to product quality, price and functionality and to continue to design, manufacture and deploy new innovative products, solutions and services along with enhancements to sustain the performance of our existing products in response to such requirements. We have made, and expect to continue to make, substantial investments in the development of our products and related solutions, software and related solutions, to address new market needs and enhance customer engagement. It is critical for our success to be able to analyze and understand our markets and our customers' needs, and to maintain a roadmap for our research and development program that allows for its swift implementation.

Trade Secrets1 | 2.2%

Trade Secrets - Risk 1

Our proprietary rights may be challenged, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to compete successfully will depend, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary rights, including the source code of our software. Although we continue implementing protective measures, including patents and trademarks, to defend our proprietary rights, these measures may not be successful, and our patents may not provide meaningful protection against potential competitors developing substantially similar products and services. Moreover, any patents issued to us may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented and the rights granted thereunder may not provide a competitive advantage to us. We also rely on trade secrets and proprietary knowledge, which we protect, in part, through confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and other parties. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known to, or independently developed by, competitors. If we were to be unsuccessful in defending our proprietary rights, or if our trade secrets or proprietary knowledge were breached, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Cyber Security1 | 2.2%

Cyber Security - Risk 1

We may encounter data security and privacy risks.

We are heavily dependent on critical, complex and interdependent information technology systems, including Internet-based systems, to support our business processes. In addition, we gather information, which can include personal sensitive information. We are also increasingly seeking to develop technology-based products to improve patient welfare in a variety of ways, which could also result in us gathering personal information about patients and others electronically. Our technology systems may be exposed to external or internal security incidents, breakdowns, malicious intrusions, cyberattacks and cybercrimes, including state-sponsored cybercrimes, malware, misplaced or lost data, programming or human errors, or other similar events. Like other companies, we have been the subject of cyberattacks in the past. As the external cyber-attack threat keeps growing, impacting globally and across different industries, we expect to be subject to additional cyberattacks in the future. Although cyberattacks have not had a material adverse impact on the Company to date and the Company has invested, and continues to invest, in improved cybersecurity processes and technology designed to protect against such attacks, we may not be able to prevent future breakdowns or breaches of our systems and we may not be able to prevent such events from having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or reputation.

Ability to Sell

Total Risks: 1/45 (2%)Below Sector Average

Competition1 | 2.2%

Competition - Risk 1

We compete in a highly competitive market, and our competitors constantly show competitive solutions to some of our technologies and services we offer, which may adversely affect demand for our services.

In the last few years and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced rapidly growing competition within the field of telemedicine services and products. Our main competitors include small companies providing focused solutions for a limited number of specific healthcare conditions, as well as larger companies providing comprehensive healthcare services. Competition from specialized software providers or device manufacturers, which may facilitate the collection of data but offer limited interpretation, feedback or guidance, and from other parties will result in continued pricing pressures, which are likely to lead to price declines in certain product segments, which could in turn negatively impact our sales, profitability and market share. Our ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to distinguish ourselves and our services from our competitors and their products, and includes factors such as: long-term outcomes, ease of use, price, brand recognition, longer operating history, greater market penetration, established client channels and strong customer relationships, larger marketing budgets and quality of services. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to sell our products and services or maintain profitability in the face of this competition. Failure to compete successfully as a result of the above factors or for other reasons would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that publicly traded companies disclose their most significant risk factors. This is so that potential investors can consider any risks before they make an investment.

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How do companies disclose their risk factors?

Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process.

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What are all the risk factor categories?

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1. Financial & Corporate

Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results.
Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing.
Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments.
Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances.

2. Legal & Regulatory

Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company.
Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation.
Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy.
Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives.

3. Production

Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory.
Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers.
Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls.
Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation.

4. Technology & Innovation

Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development.
Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology.
Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks.
Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying.

5. Ability to Sell

Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers.
Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes.
Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration.
Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation.

6. Macro & Political

Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions.
Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19.
International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company.
Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.

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