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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

The following is an update to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Other than the following update, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. You should carefully consider the risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The success of our acquisition of Talkspace, Inc. is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties.

On March 9, 2026, we announced that we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Talkspace, Inc. ("Talkspace") for $5.25 per share, or approximately $835 million in the aggregate. Talkspace is a virtual behavioral healthcare company, with a network of approximately 6,000 licensed professionals that serve all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. We intend to finance the acquisition of Talkspace with additional borrowings pursuant to our Credit Agreement, as amended in April, 2026, as discussed in Note 4 to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – Treasury - Credit Facilities and Outstanding Debt Securities. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2026 and is subject to approval by Talkspace’s stockholders, satisfaction of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

The acquisition is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties including the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement or the failure to satisfy the closing conditions; the possibility that the consummation of the proposed acquisition is delayed or does not occur, including the failure of Talkspace’s stockholders to approve the proposed merger; uncertainty as to whether the parties will be able to complete the merger on the terms set forth in the merger agreement; uncertainty regarding the timing of the receipt of required regulatory approvals for the merger and the possibility that the parties may be required to accept conditions that could reduce or eliminate the anticipated benefits of the merger as a condition to obtaining the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the parties or others following announcement of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; challenges, disruptions and costs of closing, integrating the business and achieving anticipated synergies, or that such synergies will take longer to realize than expected; failure to retain key employees of Talkspace during the period prior to closing or thereafter; failure to retain a significant portion of Talkspace’s providers or relationships with payors, risks that the merger and other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement disrupt current plans and operations that may harm the parties’ businesses or divert management’s attention from the parties’ ongoing business operations; and the amount of any costs, fees, expenses, impairments and charges related to the merger including costs and use of capital related to financing the merger.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equi****ty Securities and Use of Proceeds

As of December 31, 2025, we had an aggregate available repurchase authorization of $1.4 billion pursuant to our stock repurchase program. Pursuant to this program, shares of our Class B Common Stock may be repurchased, from time to time as conditions allow, on the open market or in negotiated private transactions. There is no expiration date for our stock repurchase program.

As reflected below, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, we have repurchased approximately 675,000 shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $127.3 million (average price of approximately $188.54 per share) pursuant to the terms of our stock repurchase program. In addition, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, 191,694 shares were repurchased in connection with income tax withholding obligations resulting from stock-based compensation programs.

During the period of January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026, we repurchased the following shares:

Additional Dollars Authorized For Repurchase (in thousands)Total number of shares purchasedTotal number of shares cancelledAverage price paid per share for forfeited restricted sharesTotal Number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programsAverage price paid per share for shares purchased as part of publicly announced programAggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program (in thousands)Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the programMaximum number of dollars that may yet be purchased under the program (in thousands) (a.)
January, 2026$-2,721—$0.01—$-$-—$1,425,086
February, 2026$-5,246—$0.01—$-$-—$1,425,086
March, 2026$-858,727—$0.01675,000$188.54$127,268—$1,297,819
Total January through March, 2026$-866,694—$0.01675,000—188.54$127,268

Dividends

During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, we declared and paid dividends of $.20 per share. Dividend equivalents are accrued on unvested restricted stock units and will be paid upon vesting of the restricted stock unit.

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