Company: BLCO
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001860742-25-000004
Chunk: 216

Company: Bausch & Lomb Corp
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 216
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 on short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities. Changes in SOFR can be volatile and difficult to predict. As a result, the amount of interest we may pay on our credit facilities is difficult to predict.Risks Relating to the International Scope of our BusinessOur business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations are subject to risks arising from the international scope of our operations.

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We conduct a significant portion of our business outside the United States and Canada and may, in the future, expand our operations into new countries, including emerging markets. We sell our products in many countries around the world. All of our foreign operations are subject to risks inherent in conducting business abroad, including, among other things:•difficulties in coordinating and managing foreign operations, including ensuring that foreign operations comply with foreign laws as well as Canadian and U.S. laws applicable to Canadian companies with U.S. and foreign operations, such as export and sanctions laws and the FCPA, the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and other applicable worldwide anti-bribery laws;•price and currency exchange controls;•restrictions on the repatriation of funds;•scarcity of hard currency, including the U.S. dollar, which may require a transfer or loan of funds to the operations in such countries, which they may not be able to repay on a timely basis;•political and economic instability;•ongoing uncertainties as a result of instability or changes in geopolitical conditions, including military or political conflicts, such as those caused by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the conflict in the Middle East involving Israel, Hamas and other countries and militant groups in the region (the potential escalation or geographic expansion of which could heighten other risks identified elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section);•compliance with multiple regulatory regimes;•compliance with economic sanctions laws and other laws that apply to our activities in the countries where we operate;•less established legal and regulatory regimes in certain jurisdictions, including as relates to enforcement of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and the reliability of the judicial systems;•differing degrees of protection for intellectual property;•unexpected changes in foreign regulatory requirements, including quality standards and other certification requirements;•new export license requirements;•adverse changes in tariff and trade protection measures, especially in light of recent comments made by the new Trump administration;•differing labor regulations;•potentially negative consequences from changes in or interpretations of tax laws;•restrictive governmental actions;•possible national