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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Amended 2024 Annual Report are certifications of the Chief Executive Officer (as the principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (as the principal financial and accounting officer), which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This section includes information concerning the controls and controls evaluation referred to in the certifications. This section should be read in conjunction with the certifications and the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audit report for a more complete understanding of the topics presented. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has independently audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 and its report is included in Item 8 of this Amended 2024 Annual Report.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2024, the end of the period covered by this Amended 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

At the time the Original 2024 Annual Report was filed on February 28, 2025, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2024, as a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting discussed below related to revenue recognition. Subsequent to that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that an additional material weakness was present as of that date related to the balance sheet presentation of the 2027 Notes, as discussed below.

Notwithstanding the material weaknesses, and based on the additional analyses and other procedures management performed to ensure that its consolidated financial statements included in this Amended 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have concluded that the consolidated financial statements and other financial information fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (as restated)

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024 as a result of the material weaknesses described below.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024:

1.The Company did not design and maintain effective controls related to revenue recognition for its customer contracts. Specifically, the Company did not design and maintain controls to update its revenue recognition policies to reflect changes in product offerings or terms and conditions of arrangements with customers to ensure revenue was appropriately recognized and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This material weakness resulted in immaterial errors related to revenue, related contract assets and liabilities, and the remaining performance obligations disclosure as of and for each of the interim and annual periods during 2022, 2023 and 2024.

2.The Company did not design an effective control to periodically monitor the satisfaction of contingent conversion provisions within the Indenture governing the 2027 Notes and to assess the impact on the presentation between current and long-term liabilities. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and the interim consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024.

Additionally, the material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of the aforementioned accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

In Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included in the Original 2024 Annual Report, management concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 due to a material weakness related to revenue recognition. Subsequent to that evaluation, management concluded there was an additional material weakness related to the balance sheet presentation of the 2027 Notes that also existed as of December 31, 2024. Accordingly, management has restated its report on internal control over financial reporting.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 as stated in their report which appears in Item 8 of this Amended 2024 Annual Report.

Remediation Plan

We are committed to maintaining strong internal control over financial reporting. In relation to the material weaknesses, management, with oversight from the Company’s Audit Committee, is in the process of developing and implementing remediation plans in response to the identified material weaknesses described above by:

  • designing and implementing control activities to ensure there is the appropriate periodic assessment of its revenue accounting policies, and that updates to the polices are made to reflect changes in product offerings or terms and conditions of the arrangements with customers;

  • designing and implementing additional monitoring controls for its existing and new revenue streams; and

  • designing and implementing control activities to periodically monitor the satisfaction of contingent conversion provisions within the Indenture governing the 2027 Notes, as well as other relevant provisions associated with new debt arrangements entered into, to ensure they are evaluated at each balance sheet date and that any triggered provisions are accurately accounted for and disclosed.

These material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time for management to conclude, through testing, that such controls are operating effectively. Management is committed to the remediation of the material weaknesses described above, as well as the continued improvement of our internal controls and will continue to review, optimize and enhance financial reporting controls and procedures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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