What changed in Entegris's 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Several factors outside of our control, including, but not limited to, surges in demand for semiconductors, changes in trade policies, the imposition of foreign export controls on critical materials and minerals and international conflicts, have resulted in, and may in the future result in, a shortage of raw materials and components needed to manufacture and deliver our products, higher raw materials costs, costly and time-consuming re-qualification of products manufactured with new raw materials and delays in, and unpredictability of, shipments due to transportation interruptions. These results could harm our reputation or the competitiveness of our products. Such shortages, delays and unpredictability have adversely impacted, and may impact in the future (1) our suppliers' ability to meet our demand requirements, (2) our manufacturing operations, (3) our ability to meet customer demand, (4) our gross margins and (5) our other operating results. Our actions to counteract adverse impacts to our gross margins and other operating results could be unsuccessful or reduce demand, which would adversely impact our revenue. Additionally, our suppliers may not have the capacity to meet increases in our demand for raw materials and other components, in turn, making us unable to meet customer demand for our products. If our suppliers or sub-suppliers are unable to maintain their operations due to operational restrictions or financial hardship caused by an economic slowdown or recession, we may need to increase our safety stocks of raw materials or components or alter our payment terms with such suppliers, including prepaying for raw materials. [added] These measures could reduce our available working capital, increase our inventory carrying costs, and negatively impact our liquidity and overall financial flexibility.

[added] Higher or sustained interest rates and tighter credit market conditions could increase our borrowing costs, reduce refinancing flexibility and limit access to capital. Any downgrade in our credit profile, or reduced lender or investor appetite for debt financing, could further increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.

[added] From time to time, we may receive and enter agreements for grants, subsidies, loans, tax arrangements and other incentives from national, state and local governments in jurisdictions throughout the world designed to encourage us to establish, maintain or increase our investment, research and development and production activities in those jurisdictions. Our future business plans are impacted by obtaining these government incentives, and they typically require us to achieve or maintain certain levels of investment, capital spending, employment, technology deployment or development milestones, construction or production milestones, or research and development activities to qualify for such incentives or could restrict us from undertaking certain activities. Compliance with these requirements may add complexity to our operations and increase our costs, and a failure to comply could result in cancellation of agreements or transactions, investigations, civil and criminal penalties, forfeiture of profits, reduction, termination or clawback of any funding, suspension or debarment from doing business with the government, or other penalties, any of which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, we have entered into a direct funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive a grant under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. We may be unable to successfully achieve the milestones and ancillary requirements to qualify for these incentives or such incentives may otherwise be withheld. In addition, incentives may be subject to ongoing compliance "guardrails," audit rights, domestic sourcing or workforce requirements, and restrictions on certain activities or transactions. The timing of any reimbursements or funding may not align with our capital spending or operating needs, and we may be required to fund substantial costs in advance of receiving any benefits (if received at all). We also may be unable to obtain future incentives, which may put us at a disadvantage against competitors, especially foreign competitors that may benefit from such incentives in the countries in which they are headquartered.

[added] Because we have limited or no contractual recourse if our customers decided to stop buying and using our products with limited advance notice, the cancellation, reduction or deferral of purchases of our products by any one of these customers could significantly reduce our revenues in any particular quarter. If we were to lose any of our significant customers, if our products are not specified for our significant customers' products, if our customers lose market share to competitors with whom we do not have as strong relationships or as favorable commercial terms, or if we suffer a material reduction in their purchase orders, our revenue could decline and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Due to the long design and development cycle and lengthy customer product qualification periods required for most of our products, we may be unable to replace these customers quickly, if at all. In addition, our principal customers hold considerable purchasing power and may be able to negotiate sales terms that result in decreased pricing, increased costs, lower margins and/or limit our ability to share jointly-developed technology with others. The semiconductor industry may continue to undergo consolidation, and if any of our customers merge or are acquired, we may experience lower overall sales to, or lower profitability from sales to, the merged or combined companies. Furthermore, we rely on independent distributors, in addition to our direct sales force, to market and sell certain of our products globally. If these distributors fail to devote sufficient resources to selling our products or are otherwise unsuccessful in doing so, our revenue and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Over the last several years, the U.S. and other governments have significantly expanded export controls on certain technologies and commodities to certain markets, particularly with respect to semiconductor and other high technology exports to China, a market which represented approximately 21% of our sales in 2025. These and other regulations have reduced our ability to sell our products to customers in China and it is possible future regulation could further reduce demand for our products. As a result of these restrictive measures, certain of our customers have made efforts to source products domestically in order to mitigate perceived risks to their supply chain. Furthermore, these restrictive measures have incentivized Chinese domestic semiconductor companies to work more closely with local Chinese companies and companies headquartered outside of the U.S. in an effort to enable these companies to enhance the technology-level and quality of their products and, as a result, to better compete with our products. We may be unable to continue to compete favorably against these local and foreign competitors. If these efforts are successful, are widespread amongst our customers and expand to our products and solutions broadly, overall global demand for our products may be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. [added] Furthermore, government authorities may take retaliatory actions, impose conditions that require the use of local suppliers or partnerships with local companies, increase tariff and other customs costs, impose export restrictions on raw materials and components, such as the restrictions imposed on critical materials and minerals by China in 2025, or require the license or other transfer of intellectual property, which could have a significant adverse impact on our business.

[added] In recent years, including during 2025, the U.S. government has imposed tariffs and implemented other trade actions affecting products and materials imported into the U.S. In response to these tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy, several countries, including China, have threatened or imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports. The continuing imposition of tariffs by the U.S. and others may also give rise to further escalations of protectionist and retaliatory trade measures. Tariffs and related trade measures may be expanded, modified or restructured, and exemptions or exclusions may be limited or unavailable, which could further increase costs or disrupt supply chains.

[added] This change in accounting estimate is effective beginning in fiscal year 2026 and is applied prospectively to the assets on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 and to future asset purchases. Based on the carrying amount of the assets included in property, plant and equipment, net in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025, we expect total depreciation expense in 2026 to be reduced by $72.9 million. We expect this change will result in an increase in gross margin of approximately $52.4 million, a decrease in ER&D expenses of approximately $11.4 million and a decrease in ending inventory values of $9.1 million.

[added] Our strategy has been, and will continue to be, to build a resilient and robust supply chain and a global manufacturing footprint near our customers. While this strategy should mitigate the Company from financial and operational impacts of a volatile trade environment in the medium to long term, our business could still be impacted by sudden changes in trade policy in the near term, particularly, for example, our products manufactured in the United States and sold to customers located in China. Given the dynamic nature of this situation, the direct and indirect impact to our customers and our business is difficult to quantify; however, we will continue to closely monitor this evolving situation, further leverage our global footprint and regional supply chain, and explore additional options to mitigate this volatility.

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We are subject to risks related to new, different, inconsistent, or even conflicting laws, rules, and regulations that may be enacted by legislative or executive bodies and/or regulatory agencies in the countries where we operate; disagreements or disputes related to international trade; and the interpretation and application of laws, rules, and regulations. As a public company with global operations, we are subject to the laws of multiple jurisdictions and the rules and regulations of various governing bodies, including those related to health and safety, import and export controls, financial and other disclosures, accounting standards, corporate governance, public procurement and public funding, environment (including those relating to [added] sustainability, carbon emissions and climate [added] change concerns), privacy, anti-corruption, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other local laws prohibiting corrupt payments to governmental officials or customers, conflict minerals or other social responsibility legislation, employment practices, immigration or travel regulations and antitrust regulations, among others. Each of these laws, rules and regulations imposes costs on our business, including financial costs and potential diversion of our management's [added] attention. There have been, and may [added] continue to be, instances where we fail to ensure full compliance with all of the laws, rules and regulations to which we are subject. These instances present risks to our business, including potential fines, restrictions on our actions and reputational [added] damage. The volume of changes to such laws, rules and regulations may increase in the countries where we operate.

[added] These tariffs and other trade measures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Our business and operating results are heavily dependent on international trade. We import raw materials and finished goods into the U.S. and we export products from the U.S. to our customers throughout the world, including those in China. Because of the recent tariffs and other trade restrictions, we have experienced increased and additional costs with respect to our import and export of such materials, finished goods, and products, and we may continue to experience these costs. In turn, we may be required to increase the prices of our products or add surcharges, which may reduce demand and harm our relationships with our customers. If we do not, or are unable to, increase prices or add surcharges without reducing demand, we may experience reduced profitability. Furthermore, retaliatory tariffs imposed by countries where we have significant sales, like China, could cause our customers to source products from local and non-U.S. competitors, which could further reduce demand for, and the overall competitiveness of, our products and decrease our market share. Additionally, we may be required to source our materials from alternative suppliers which could significantly increase our costs, lead to significant delays, and result in reliability or quality issues, all of which could harm our reputation and decrease demand for our products. The extent and duration of the tariffs and the resulting impact on general economic conditions and on our business are uncertain and depend on various factors, such as negotiations and overall relationships between the U.S. and affected countries, the responses of other countries or regions, exemptions or exclusions that may be granted, availability and cost of alternative sources of supply, and demand for our products in affected markets.

Our manufacturing processes are complex and require the use of expensive and technologically sophisticated equipment and materials. We have, on occasion, experienced manufacturing difficulties, such as critical equipment breakdowns, delayed ramp up of newly constructed or expanded manufacturing facilities or the introduction of impurities in the manufacturing [added] process, which cause lower yields, [added] delivery delays and harm our ability to serve our customers. In addition, any modification to the manufacturing process of a product, including changes designed to improve manufacturing yields, process stability and product quality, could require that the product be re-qualified by customers, which can increase our costs and delay or prevent our ability to sell this product to our customers. We have moved, and we may in the future move, the manufacture of certain products from one plant to [added] another, which may be costly and time-consuming. If we fail to transfer and re-establish the manufacturing processes in the destination plant efficiently and effectively, we may not be able to meet customer demand, we may lose credibility with our customers and our business may be harmed. Even if we successfully move our manufacturing processes, we may not achieve the anticipated levels of cost savings or efficiencies, if [added] any, and such disruptions may cause delays in developing or shipping our products. These and other manufacturing difficulties may result in the loss of sales and exposure to warranty and product liability claims.

We may be unable to maintain sufficient cash flow from operating activities to permit us to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance and the condition of the capital markets, which are subject to prevailing economic, industry and competitive conditions, as well as many financial, business, legislative, political, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we could face substantial liquidity problems, be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations. In addition, the level and quality of our earnings, operations, business and management, among other things, will impact the determination of our credit ratings. Any failure to make payments of interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness on a timely basis may result in a decrease in the ratings assigned to us by the ratings agencies, which may negatively impact our access to the debt capital markets and increase our cost of borrowing. In addition, we may be unable to maintain the current creditworthiness or prospective credit rating of the Company. Any actual or anticipated changes or downgrades in such credit rating or disruptions in the global financial markets may have a negative impact on our liquidity, capital position or access to capital markets and affect our ability to obtain any future required financing on acceptable terms or at all.

From time to time, we may receive and enter agreements for grants, subsidies, loans, tax arrangements and other incentives from national, state and local governments in jurisdictions throughout the world designed to encourage us to establish, maintain or increase our investment, research and development and production activities in those jurisdictions. Our future business plans are impacted by obtaining these government incentives, and they typically require us to achieve or maintain certain levels of investment, capital spending, employment, technology deployment or development milestones, construction or production milestones, or research and development activities to qualify for such incentives or could restrict us from undertaking certain activities. Compliance with these requirements may add complexity to our operations and increase our costs, and a failure to comply could result in [added] cancellation of agreements or transactions, investigations, civil and criminal penalties, forfeiture of profits, reduction, termination or clawback of any funding, suspension or debarment from doing business with the government, or other penalties, any of which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, we have entered into a direct funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive a grant under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. We may be unable to successfully achieve the milestones and ancillary requirements to qualify for these incentives or such incentives may otherwise be withheld.[added] In addition, incentives may be subject to ongoing compliance "guardrails," audit rights, domestic sourcing or workforce requirements, and restrictions on certain activities or transactions. The timing of any reimbursements or funding may not align with our capital spending or operating needs, and we may be required to fund substantial costs in advance of receiving any benefits (if received at all). We also may be unable to obtain future incentives, which may put us at a disadvantage against competitors, especially foreign competitors that may benefit from such incentives in the countries in which they are headquartered.

We may be unable to maintain sufficient cash flow from operating activities to permit us to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance and the condition of the capital markets, which are subject to prevailing economic, industry and competitive conditions, as well as many financial, business, legislative, political, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we could [added] face substantial liquidity problems, be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations. In addition, the level and quality of our earnings, operations, business and management, among other things, will impact the determination of our credit ratings. Any failure to make payments of interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness on a timely basis may result in a decrease in the ratings assigned to us by the ratings agencies, which may negatively impact our access to the debt capital markets and increase our cost of borrowing. In addition, we may be unable to maintain the current creditworthiness or prospective credit rating of the Company. Any actual or anticipated changes or downgrades in such credit rating [added] or disruptions in the global financial markets may have a negative impact on our liquidity, capital position or access to capital markets and affect our ability to obtain any future required financing on acceptable terms or at all.

We are subject to export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations that restrict the delivery of some of our products and services to certain countries (and nationals thereof), to certain end users, and for certain end uses. These restrictions may prohibit the sale of certain of our products, services and technologies, and they may require us to obtain a license from the U.S. government [added] and/or other governments before delivering the controlled item or service. Obtaining export licenses may be difficult, costly and time-consuming, and we may fail to receive licenses that we apply for on a timely basis or at all. [added] Even where a license is ultimately granted, the licensing process may result in extended delivery timelines, increased administrative burden, and customer uncertainty, any of which could cause customers to delay, reduce, or cancel orders, shift purchases to competitors, or redesign processes around non-U.S. alternatives. In addition, export controls and sanctions regimes are dynamic and may be expanded to cover additional products, technology, end uses, end users, or jurisdictions (including through restrictions applicable to non-U.S. persons or foreign subsidiaries), which could further limit our ability to sell or support products and services in certain markets. We must also comply with export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations imposed by other countries. [added] Although we maintain an export and trade control compliance [added] program, it may not be fully effective or may be circumvented, exposing us to legal liabilities. Compliance with these laws could significantly[added] limit our sales in the future. Changes in, or responses to, U.S. or other countries' trade controls could reduce the competitiveness of our products and cause our sales to decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Sales to a limited number of large customers constitute a significant portion of our overall revenue, shipments, cash flows, collections and [added] profitability and our success is tied in part to their competitive position in their respective markets. Our top ten customers accounted for 50%, 48% and 43% of our net sales in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Consolidation among semiconductor manufacturers, shifts in customer build plans, and evolving procurement strategies (including efforts to localize supply chains in response to export controls or trade policies) may increase these customers' bargaining power and result in pricing pressure, more restrictive commercial terms (including audit, cybersecurity, ESG, and flow-down requirements), longer payment cycles, or demands for dual sourcing or rapid qualification of alternative products. If we are unable to [added] satisfy these requirements on commercially reasonable terms, we could lose design wins, experience reduced volumes, or incur additional costs, any of [added] which could materially adversely affect our results of operations.

IT system failures, network disruptions and breaches of data security could (1) cause disruption in our operations, issues with customer communication and order management, the unauthorized or unintentional disclosure of sensitive information, or disruptions in our transaction processing or (2) undermine the integrity of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting, which could affect our reputation, result in significant liabilities and expenses, adversely affect our ability to report our financial results in a timely manner and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.[added] Cybersecurity incidents affecting our suppliers could impact our supply chain, which, in turn, could lead to difficulties and delays in our ability to obtain parts, materials and services needed to manufacture our products and provide services. Failure to timely recover from such delays could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, and may also cause our business and financial outlook to be inaccurate.

As of December 31, [added] 2025, we had an aggregate principal amount of [added] $3.7 billion of indebtedness outstanding, including the [added] $0.5 billion from our senior secured term loan facility due 2029 (the "Term Loan Facility"), $1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of the 4.75% senior secured notes due April 15, 2029, $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of the 5.95% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2030, our 4.375% senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2028, and our 3.625% senior unsecured notes due May 1, 2029 (collectively, the "Notes"). In addition, we have approximately $575.0 million of unutilized capacity under our senior secured revolving credit facility due 2027 (the "Revolving Facility"). We refer to the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Facility as the "Credit Facilities". The credit agreements that govern the Credit Facilities are referred to collectively as the "Amended Credit Agreement". Further, we may incur significant additional secured and unsecured indebtedness in the future.

• [added] decreased consumer spending or changes in purchasing habits related to (1) macroeconomic uncertainty, market conditions, slow or negative economic growth or uncertainty about economic and other policies; or (2) geopolitical instability, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle [added] East;

• [added] the short order-to-delivery time for our [added] products; market share and competitive losses; and pricing changes by us and our competitors;

[added] Factors that may negatively impact the demand for our solutions or cause our financial results to fluctuate unpredictably include, but are not limited to:

[added] These measures could also increase our costs (including logistics, compliance, and supplier qualification costs), disrupt our sourcing and manufacturing plans, and adversely affect our ability to meet customer requirements or contractual commitments.

[added] To remain competitive in the semiconductor industry, we have in the past, and will likely in the future, maintain or increase our ER&D activity and invest in our infrastructure, even during downturns and periods of slower demand. Additionally, if we do not, or are unable to, adequately anticipate changes in our business environment, we may lack the infrastructure, manufacturing capacity and resources to scale up our business to meet customer expectations and compete successfully during a period of growth. Conversely, we may expand our capacity too rapidly, resulting in excess fixed costs and lower profitability.

• The impact of [added] tariffs and a volatile trade environment.

• changes in our capital expenditure [added] requirements to meet demand for our solutions, and the schedule and timing, including potential delays, thereof;

• procurement [added] shortages and related increased prices, [added] and the failure of suppliers to perform their [added] obligations;

• changes and uncertainties with respect to trade and export regulations (including new and changing regulations for exports of certain technologies to China), trade policies and sanctions, tariffs, international trade disputes and any retaliatory [added] measures;

• customer considerations, [added] which may impact their future purchasing decisions, including (1) the size and timing of customer [added] orders; (2) customers' decisions to accelerate, decelerate or delay [added] shipments; (3) customer inventory management and corrections; (4) customers' rate of [added] use and replacement of our consumable [added] products; (5) customers' decisions to delay expansion [added] projects; (6) customers' device architectures and specific manufacturing processes; (7) consolidation of our [added] customers; and (8) the relative success of our customers vis-à-vis each other;

We are subject to export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations that restrict the delivery of some of our products and services to certain countries (and nationals thereof), to certain end users, and for certain end uses. These restrictions may prohibit the sale of certain of our products, services and technologies, and they may require us to obtain a license from the U.S. government and/or other governments before delivering the controlled item or service. Obtaining export licenses may be difficult, costly and time-consuming, and we may fail to receive licenses that we apply for on a timely basis or at all. Even where a license is ultimately granted, the licensing process may result in extended delivery timelines, increased administrative burden, and customer uncertainty, any of which could cause customers to delay, reduce, or cancel orders, shift purchases to competitors, or redesign processes around non-U.S. alternatives. In addition, export controls and sanctions regimes are dynamic and may be expanded to cover additional products, technology, end uses, end users, or jurisdictions (including through restrictions applicable to non-U.S. persons or foreign subsidiaries), which could further limit our ability to sell or support products and services in certain markets. We must also comply with export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations imposed by other countries. Although we maintain an export and trade control compliance program, it may not be fully effective or may be circumvented, exposing us to legal liabilities. Compliance with these laws could significantly limit our sales in the future. Changes in, [added] or responses to, U.S. [added] or other countries' trade controls could reduce the competitiveness of our products and cause our sales to decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

• [added] a need to undertake additional cost reduction efforts, including additional restructuring activities, which may adversely affect our ability to capitalize on opportunities; and

Uncertain and volatile economic conditions, including [added] financial market instability, inflation and increased costs, trade wars, fluctuating interest rates, economic slowdowns and/or recessions, [added] difficulties in obtaining capital, and national debt and bank failures, could materially and adversely impact our operating results. Such [added] conditions, particularly if present in any of our key sales or manufacturing [added] regions, can cause or exacerbate negative trends in business and consumer spending, which, in turn, [added] historically have increased our manufacturing and delivery costs and reduced customer demand for our products [added] (and may do so in the future). We may also face a number of other negative effects related to global economic uncertainty, including.

Our revenue is primarily dependent upon demand from the global semiconductor ecosystem. The semiconductor industry has historically been, and is likely to continue to be, cyclical with periodic downturns, resulting in decreased demand for our products, which has negatively impacted our results of operations in the past and could do so again in the future. [added] Our revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter or year-to-year due to a number of factors, many of which are outside our control. A lower volume of sales can have a large and disproportionate impact on our profitability because some of our expenses are fixed in the short term.

In conducting our business, we use, collect and store sensitive data, including our financial information, intellectual property, confidential information, proprietary business information and personally identifiable information of our employees and others, as well as similar information of our customers, suppliers and business partners. We maintain this information in our data centers, on our networks and on IT systems owned and maintained by third parties. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations. All IT systems are subject to disruptions, security breaches, outages and failures, which may be caused by a variety of internal and external factors. We and our third-party suppliers have experienced, and expect to continue to be subject to, cybersecurity threats and incidents ranging from employee or contractor error or misuse to individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems, to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats. Cybersecurity threats may target us directly or indirectly through our third-party providers and global supply chain. Cybersecurity attacks are increasing in number and the attackers are increasingly organized and well-financed, or at times supported by state actors. Geopolitical tensions or conflicts, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and tensions with China, have created a heightened risk of cybersecurity attacks. [added] AI capabilities are and will be used by threat actors to identify vulnerabilities and craft increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity attacks, making them even more difficult to defend against by creating more effective phishing emails or social engineering and by exploiting vulnerabilities in electronic security programs utilizing false image or voice recognition. The use of [added] AI by us, our customers, suppliers and other business partners and third-party providers may introduce vulnerabilities onto our IT systems. We may be unable to anticipate, prevent or remediate future attacks, vulnerabilities, breaches or incidents and in some instances we may be unaware of vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches or incidents or their magnitude and effects, particularly as attackers are increasingly able to circumvent controls and remove forensic evidence.

• geopolitical tensions or conflicts, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing conflict in the Middle [added] East, and tensions between China and Taiwan and between China and the [added] U.S.;

During downturns in the semiconductor industry, which can occur suddenly, we typically experience greater pricing pressure and shifts in product and customer mix, which can adversely affect our gross margin and net income. The semiconductor industry is also affected by seasonal shifts in demand, and as a result, we have in the past [added] experienced and may experience in the future short-term fluctuation in our results of operations from one period to the next. We are unable to predict the timing, duration or severity of any current or future downturns in the semiconductor [added] industry and cost control or other measures we implement to maintain profitability during such downturns or periods of limited growth may constrain or limit our ability to capitalize on subsequent industry recoveries.

Various jurisdictions in which we operate are considering changes [added] to, or have already changed, their tax laws. For example, the OECD introduced the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting 2.0 project that seeks to impose a global minimum income tax rate of 15%. Any tax reform adopted in any foreign jurisdiction may exacerbate the risks described [added] above and cause our corporate tax rate to increase.

We believe that our future success will depend upon our ability to continue to develop novel, mission-critical solutions to maximize our customers' manufacturing yields and enable higher performance semiconductor devices. A failure to successfully anticipate and respond to technological changes by developing, marketing and manufacturing new products or enhancements to our existing products could harm our business prospects, limit our market share, result in unanticipated costs and significantly reduce our sales. [added] Developing new products [added] or enhancing existing products is complex, costly and uncertain, and, if a new product is adopted by our customers, we must ramp manufacturing quickly, while also managing costs. In addition, our customers impose very high quality and reliability standards on our products, which often change and can be difficult and costly to achieve. A failure to satisfy these customer standards or to comply with industry, regulatory and technical requirements may result in reduced orders, higher manufacturing costs, delays in acceptance and payment, additional service and warranty expense and damage to our reputation, which may adversely affect our revenue and results of operations.

[added] Several factors outside of our control, including, but not limited to, surges in demand for [added] semiconductors, changes in trade policies, the imposition of foreign export controls on critical materials and minerals and international conflicts, have resulted in, and may in the future result in, a shortage of raw materials and components needed to manufacture and deliver our products, higher raw materials costs, costly and time-consuming re-qualification of products manufactured with new raw materials and delays in, and unpredictability of, shipments due to transportation interruptions. These results could harm our reputation or the competitiveness of our products. Such shortages, delays and unpredictability have adversely impacted, and may impact in the future (1) our suppliers' ability to meet our demand requirements, (2) our manufacturing operations, (3) our ability to meet customer demand, (4) our gross margins and (5) our other operating results. Our actions to counteract adverse impacts to our gross margins and other operating results could be unsuccessful or reduce demand, which would adversely impact our revenue. Additionally, our suppliers may not have the capacity to meet increases in our demand for raw materials and other components, in turn, making us unable to meet customer demand for our products. If our suppliers or sub-suppliers are unable to maintain their [added] operations due to operational restrictions or financial hardship caused by an economic slowdown or recession, we may [added] need to increase our safety stocks of raw materials or components or alter our payment terms with such suppliers, including prepaying for raw [added] materials. These measures could reduce our available working capital, increase our inventory carrying costs, and negatively impact our liquidity and overall financial flexibility.

• legal, tax, accounting or regulatory changes (including changes in import/export regulations and tariffs, such as regulations imposed by the U.S. government restricting exports to [added] China or regulations imposed by other countries restricting the export of certain materials or the re-export of products containing such materials, or potential additional tariffs on imports, and tariffs imposed by other countries) or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing requirements;

There are inherent climate-related risks wherever our business is conducted. Changes in market dynamics, stakeholder expectations, local, national and international climate change policies, and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events on critical infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad, all have the potential to disrupt our business and operations. Such events could result in a significant increase in our costs and expenses and harm our future revenue, cash flows and financial performance. [added] In addition to physical risks, evolving climate-related and sustainability reporting regimes in jurisdictions where we operate (including state and international regimes) may increase compliance costs, require new data collection and assurance processes across our value chain and expose us to reputational harm or litigation if our disclosures, targets or progress are challenged. Global climate change is resulting in, and may continue to result, in certain natural disasters and adverse weather events, such as drought, wildfires, severe storms, sea-level rise and flooding, occurring more frequently or with greater intensity, which could cause business disruptions and adverse impacts where we operate.

[added] The semiconductor industry is subject to rapid technological change, changing customer requirements and frequent new product introductions. In our industry, the first company to introduce an innovative product that addresses an identified market need will often have a significant advantage over competing products. Following development, it may take several years for sales of a new product to reach a substantial level, if ever. If a product concept does not progress beyond the development stage or only achieves limited acceptance in the marketplace, we may not receive a direct return on our expenditures, which may be significant, we may lose market share and our revenue, and profitability may decline. In the past, we incurred significant impairment charges for capital expenditures related to developing the capability to manufacture shippers and FOUPs for 450 millimeter wafers, which major semiconductor manufacturers announced that they would not initiate manufacturing for the foreseeable [added] future, and for other projects that failed to find commercial viability.

Over the last several years, the U.S. [added] and other governments have significantly expanded export controls on certain technologies and commodities to certain markets, particularly with respect to semiconductor and other high technology exports to China, a market which represented approximately 21% of our sales in [added] 2025. These and other regulations have reduced our ability to sell our products to customers in China and it is possible future regulation could further reduce demand for our products. As a result of these restrictive measures, certain of our customers have made efforts to source products domestically in order to mitigate perceived risks to their supply chain. Furthermore, these restrictive measures have incentivized Chinese domestic semiconductor companies to work more closely with local Chinese companies and companies headquartered outside of the [added] U.S. in an effort to enable these companies to enhance the technology-level and quality of their products and, as a result, to better compete with our products. We may be unable to continue to compete favorably against these local and foreign competitors. If these efforts are successful, are widespread amongst our customers and expand to our products and solutions broadly, overall global demand for our products may be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, government authorities may take retaliatory actions, impose conditions that require the use of local suppliers or partnerships with local companies, increase tariff and other customs costs, impose export restrictions on raw materials and components, such as the restrictions imposed on critical materials and minerals by China in 2025, or require the license or other transfer of intellectual property, which could have a significant adverse impact on our business.

Changes in or ambiguous interpretations of laws, regulations and [added] standards, and the speed with which new regulations may be enacted and come into effect, may create uncertainty regarding compliance [added] matters or instances where we may not be in full compliance. Efforts to comply with new and changing regulations have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased administrative expenses and diversion of management's time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If we are found by a court or regulatory agency not to be in compliance with laws and regulations, our reputation, business, financial condition and/or results of operations could be adversely affected, we may be disqualified or barred from participating in certain activities and we may be forced to modify our operations to achieve full compliance.

Disruptions to our operations may be caused by factors outside of our control, including severe weather events and natural catastrophes, civil unrest, outbreaks of disease, and terrorist actions. Our continuity plans may be insufficient to mitigate the impact of disruptions to our operations, and any prolonged disruption may impede our ability to manufacture and deliver products to our [added] customers or to engage with customers on new product applications, resulting in an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.

Our customer base is also geographically concentrated, particularly in Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China and the U.S. As a result, export [added] regulations, the imposition of tariffs or other trends that apply to customers in certain countries, such as those in China, have exposed and may further expose our business and results of operations to greater volatility. The geographic concentration of our customer base could shift over time as a result of changes in technology and competitive landscape, as well as government policy and incentives to develop regional semiconductor industries.

We have initiated, and may initiate in the future, litigation in order to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets, and determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. From time to time, third parties have also asserted, and may continue to assert, intellectual property claims against us and our products. In the past, intellectual property-related litigation has [added] been time consuming and has caused us to expend significant financial and other resources. In the future, such litigation could (1) impose substantial costs and cause the diversion of resources and the attention of management; (2) require us to pay damages or royalties; (3) require us to alter our products or processes, or obtain a license to continue selling the impacted product, which we may be unable to do on commercially acceptable terms, or at all; (4) severely harm our reputation and competitive position; and (5) negatively affect our sales, profitability and [added] prospects to commercialize new products.

In the past, these factors have disrupted our operations and increased our costs, and we expect that these factors will continue to do so in the future. Furthermore, there is inherent risk, based on the complex relationships among China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S., that political, diplomatic and national security influences could lead to disputes, impacts and/or disruptions, in particular those affecting the semiconductor industry. This can adversely affect our business with China, Japan, Korea, and/or Taiwan and potentially the entire Asia Pacific region or global economy. A significant dispute, impact and/or disruption in any area where we do business could have a materially adverse impact on our future revenue and profits.

Our future success and competitive position depend in part upon our ability to obtain, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights. We rely on patent, trade secret and trademark laws as well as confidentiality agreements to protect many of our major product platforms. Even if patents are issued in respect of our patent applications, these patents may nonetheless (1) expire; (2) be challenged, invalidated, circumvented, rendered unenforceable or otherwise compromised by third parties; or (3) fail to provide us with any competitive advantage. We may lose trade secret protections as a result of actions or omissions by us, our employees, or third parties. Our confidentiality agreements (including confidentiality agreements entered into between us and our employees) may be breached and the remedies for any such breach may be inadequate. Our confidential and proprietary information and technology may also be replicated or obtained through lawful means. Replication of our intellectual property or the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights could result in uncompensated lost market and revenue opportunities, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition. [added] Monitoring and detecting any unauthorized access, use or disclosure of our intellectual property is difficult and costly and we cannot be certain that the protective measures we have implemented will completely prevent misuse. Our failure to monitor and ensure the proper use of our data, confidential information, and intellectual property in the training and operation of generative artificial intelligence products may result in the loss of intellectual property and raise complex compliance, intellectual property and other issues.

The wide variety of federal, state, local and non-U.S. regulatory requirements relating to the design, manufacture, sale, shipping, import, export and use of our products, as well as the release, use, storage, treatment, transportation, discharge, disposal and remediation of, and human exposure to, hazardous chemicals, could result in future liabilities, remediation efforts or the suspension of production or shipment. These requirements are dynamic and have become stricter over time. These laws and regulations, among others, increase the complexity and costs of operating our facilities and manufacturing and transporting our products. Further changes [added] to, or our failure to comply [added] with, these and similar regulations could (1) restrict our ability to expand, build or acquire new facilities, (2) require us to acquire costly control equipment, (3) cause us to incur expenses associated with remediation of contamination, (4) cause us to modify our product design, [added] operations, manufacturing or shipping processes or (5) otherwise increase our cost of doing business, which may have a negative impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, the potential adoption of new laws, rules or regulations related to climate change and the use or sale of PFAS-containing products poses risks, including subjecting us to future costs and liabilities, that could harm our results of operations or affect the way we conduct our businesses. [added] New or modified regulations could require us to make substantial expenditures to enhance our environmental compliance [added] efforts, or to reformulate our products or substitute raw materials or components with alternatives that may be more expensive, less readily available, or inferior in quality or performance. Any such changes could increase our production costs, weaken our supply chain, or result in less competitive products and may require requalification by our customers, which could result in delays, loss of design wins, or customers transitioning to competing products..

In conducting our business, we use, collect and store sensitive data, including our financial information, intellectual property, confidential information, proprietary business information and personally identifiable information of our employees and others, as well as similar information of our customers, suppliers and business partners. We maintain this information in our data centers, on our networks and on IT systems owned and maintained by third parties. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations. All IT systems are subject to disruptions, security breaches, outages and failures, which may be caused by a variety of internal and external factors. We and our third-party suppliers have experienced, and expect to continue to be subject to, cybersecurity threats and incidents ranging from employee or contractor error or misuse to individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems, to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats. Cybersecurity threats may target us directly or indirectly through our third-party providers and global supply chain. Cybersecurity attacks are increasing in number and the attackers are increasingly organized and well-financed, or at times supported by state actors. Geopolitical tensions or conflicts, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and tensions with China, have created a heightened risk of cybersecurity attacks. AI capabilities are and will be used by threat actors to identify vulnerabilities and craft increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity attacks, making them even more difficult to defend against by creating more effective phishing emails or social engineering and by exploiting vulnerabilities in electronic security programs utilizing false image or voice recognition. The use of AI by us, our customers, suppliers and other business partners and third-party providers may introduce vulnerabilities onto our IT systems. We may be unable to anticipate, prevent or remediate future attacks, vulnerabilities, breaches or incidents and in some instances we may be unaware of vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches or incidents or their magnitude and effects, particularly as attackers are increasingly able to circumvent controls and remove forensic evidence.

Compared to [added] 2024, the $63.7 million increase in cash provided by operating activities in [added] 2025 was primarily driven by [added] $101.6 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities, [added] partially offset by a [added] $37.9 million decrease of net income adjusted for non-cash reconciling items.