Company: QXO-PB
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001140361-25-014221
Chunk: 28

Company: QXO, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form: 424B5
Chunk 28
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 have notice of and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have consented to the provisions of our Charter described above. Although we believe this exclusive forum provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law and federal securities laws in the types of lawsuits to which each applies, the choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders. However, the

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enforceability of similar forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings. If a court were to find the exclusive choice of forum provision contained in our Charter to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Risks Related to the Pending Acquisition of Beacon We may be unable to integrate Beacon successfully and realize the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition. If the Acquisition is completed, the successful integration of Beacon and operations into those of our own and our ability to realize the expected benefits of the transaction are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. We will also be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating business practices, cultures and operations of each business. The risks and uncertainties relating to integrating the two businesses include, among other things:

| • | the challenge of integrating complex organizations, systems, operating procedures, compliance programs, technology, networks and other assets of Beacon; |

| • | the difficulties harmonizing differences in the business cultures of QXO and Beacon; |

| • | the inability to successfully integrate our respective businesses in a manner that permits us to achieve the cost savings and other anticipated benefits from the Acquisition; |

| • | the inability to minimize the diversion of management attention from ongoing business concerns during the process of integrating Beacon into our businesses; |

| • | the inability to resolve potential conflicts that may arise relating to customer, supplier and other important relationships of our business and Beacon; |

| • | difficulties in retaining key management and other key employees; and |

| • | the challenge of managing the expanded operations of a significantly larger and more complex company and coordinating geographically separate organizations. |

Following the Acquisition, we expect to realize certain synergies and