Priority Technology Holdings (PRTH) risk factors, FY2024 10-K

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1. 01Risk Factors Related to Our Business
2. 02Unauthorized access to our systems or unauthorized disclosure of customer or cardholder data, whether through breach of our computer systems, computer viruses, or otherwise, could expose us to liability, protracted and costly litigation and damage our reputation
3. 03Our systems or our third-party providers' systems may fail, which could interrupt our service, cause us to lose business, increase our costs and expose us to liability
4. 04The payment processing industry is highly competitive and such competition is likely to increase, which may adversely influence the prices we can charge to merchants for our services and the compensation we must pay to our distribution partners, and as a result, our profit margins
5. 05Increased customer or referral partner attrition could cause our financial results to decline
6. 06Changes in card association and debit network fees or products could increase costs or otherwise limit our operations
7. 07Changes in payment network rules or standards could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations
8. 08Acquisitions create certain risks and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations
9. 09We are subject to economic and political risk, the business cycles of our customers and distribution partners and the overall level of consumer and commercial spending, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations
10. 10Global economic, political and market conditions affecting the U.S. markets may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability
11. 11Fraud by customers or others could cause us to incur losses
12. 12We incur liability when our customers refuse or cannot reimburse us for chargebacks resolved in favor of their customers or ACH returns
13. 13The loss of, for example, key personnel or of our ability to attract, recruit, retain and develop qualified employees could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations
14. 14We may be responsible for the actions of our vendors in some circumstances
15. 15Operational failures and resulting interruptions in the availability of our products or services could harm our business and reputation

Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Tax Risks

1. 16Legal proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations
2. 17We are subject to extensive government regulation, and any new laws and regulations, industry standards or revisions made to existing laws, regulations or industry standards affecting the Electronic Payments industry may have an unfavorable impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations
3. 18We may not be able to successfully manage our intellectual property and may be subject to infringement claims
4. 19Changes in tax laws and regulations could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows from operations
5. 20Our risk management policies and procedures may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all market environments or against all types of risks
6. 21our costs and subject us to reputational damage that could limit our ability to grow and cause us to lose existing merchant clients

Risk Related to Our Capital Structure

1. 22We face risks related to our substantial indebtedness
2. 23The credit agreements governing our existing credit facilities and any other debt instruments we may issue in the future will contain restrictive covenants that may impair our ability to conduct business

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Stock

1. 24Because we have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock for the foreseeable future, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell your Common Stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it
2. 25Mr. Thomas Priore, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, controls the Company, and his interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future
3. 26Future sales of common stock by our directors and officers, or their pledgees, as a result of foreclosure could adversely affect the price of common stock and could, in the future, result in a loss of control of our company