Company: CSLMF
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-155514
Chunk: 144

Company: CSLM ACQUISITION CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 144
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 loss of services of our senior management team, particularly our Chief Executive Officer,
could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our development and strategic objectives, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to evolving laws and regulations that could impose substantial costs, legal prohibitions or unfavorable changes upon our operations or products, and may be a party to material legal proceedings in the future.

We are or will be subject to complex laws
and regulations at numerous jurisdictional levels in the U.S., and other locations abroad. New, or changes in such regulations or rules could also lead to increased costs of compliance, including remediations of any discovered issues in our
products, and changes to our operations, which may be significant, and any failures to comply could result in significant expenses, delays or fines. In addition, we may become a party to material legal proceedings, or governmental investigations, in
the future. If we are unable to successfully defend ourselves in such proceedings or government investigations, it may harm our brand, ability to attract and retain qualified employees, business and financial condition.

Fusemachines’ management team has limited experience managing a public company and regulatory compliance may divert their attention from the day-to-day management of Fusemachines’ business.

Our management team has limited experience managing a
publicly-traded company and limited experience complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. These obligations typically require substantial attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away
from the day-to-day management of our business.

Material adverse developments in domestic and global economic conditions, or the occurrence of other world events, could materially adversely affect Fusemachines’ revenue and results of operations.

Various
factors contribute to the uncertain economic environment, including the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the occurrence of natural disasters, pandemics, geopolitical tensions (particularly those relating to the People’s Republic of China),
military conflicts, the increase in, and volatility of, interest rates, high inflation, an actual recession or fears of a recession, trade policies and tariffs and geopolitical tensions. Our inability to offset price inflation in our materials,
components, shipping, or labor through increased prices to customers with long-term fixed contracts and formula-based or long-term fixed price contracts with suppliers could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. Global supply chain and labor market challenges could also negatively affect our performance as well as the performance of our suppliers. Interest rate increases have also created financial market volatility and could further negatively
impact financial markets,