Company: BLCO
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001860742-25-000004
Chunk: 470

Company: Bausch & Lomb Corp
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 2
Chunk 470
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 “increase” and positive and negative variations thereof or other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, intentions, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although we have previously indicated certain of these statements set out herein, all of the statements in this Form 10-K that contain forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements. These statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, factors and assumptions regarding the items previously outlined, those factors, risks and uncertainties outlined below and the assumption that none of these factors, risks and uncertainties will cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these expectations include, among other things, the following:•adverse economic conditions and other macroeconomic factors, including heightened inflation and interest rates, slower growth or a potential recession, which could adversely impact our revenues, expenses and resulting margins;•the effect of current market conditions and recessionary pressures in one or more of our markets;•the challenges the Company faces following its initial public offering (the “B+L IPO”), including the challenges and difficulties associated with managing an independent, complex business, the limited transitional services still being provided by and to BHC, and any potential, actual or perceived conflict of interest of some of our directors and officers because of their equity ownership in BHC and/or because they also serve as directors of BHC;•our status as a controlled company, and the possibility that BHC’s interest may conflict with our interests and the interests of our other securityholders and other stakeholders;•the risks and uncertainties associated with the proposed plan to separate Bausch + Lomb from BHC, which include, but are not limited to, the expected benefits and costs of the Separation (as defined herein), the expected timing of 

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completion of the Separation and its manner and terms (including that it may be consummated as a Distribution (as defined below), a Sale Transaction (as defined below) or another type of transaction), the expectation that if the