Company: TXG
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001770787-25-000032
Chunk: 81

Company: 10x Genomics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 81
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 United States (currently, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine). Our global operations expose us to the risk of violating, or being accused of violating, these laws and regulations. Failure to comply may subject us to reputational harm, claims or significant financial and/or other penalties in the United States and/or foreign countries that could materially and adversely impact our operations or financial condition, including criminal fines, imprisonment, civil fines, disgorgement of profits, injunctions and debarment from government contracts, as well as other remedial measures. Investigations of alleged violations can be expensive and disruptive.

These risks have become increasingly prevalent as we have expanded our sales into countries that are generally recognized as having a higher risk of corruption and sanctions risks. As a result of the crisis in Ukraine both the United States and the European Union have implemented sanctions against certain Russian individuals and entities. While at this time we no longer do business in Russia, our previous business there could expose us to risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or the market price of our securities, including tariffs, economic sanctions and import-export restrictions. 

Violations of complex foreign and United States laws and regulations could result in fines and penalties, criminal sanctions against us, our officers or our employees, prohibitions on the conduct of our business and on our ability to offer our products and services in one or more countries, and could also materially affect our brand, our international growth efforts, our ability to attract and retain employees, our business and our operating results. Even if we implement policies or procedures designed to ensure compliance with these laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that our distribution partners, our employees, contractors or agents will not violate our policies and subject us to potential claims or penalties.

Our business in China subjects us to unique commercial, operational, competitive and regulatory risks.

Weakening economic conditions in China, our dependence on local distributors and other third parties to commercialize our products in China, and local competition and trade tensions between the United States and China (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China and any potential retaliatory actions taken by China), among other factors, have in the past resulted, and may again result, in difficulty generating revenue for sales of our products in China. In early 2025, trade and export control tensions between the United States and China substantially increased.  See the risk factor titled “Trade tariffs, import restrictions, export restrictions, Chinese