Company: IOT
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001642896-25-000022
Chunk: 60

Company: Samsara Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 60
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 and cybersecurity, and the unauthorized use of, or access to, commercial, biometric, and/or personal information, particularly in Europe and across the United States;

•differing labor regulations, including with respect to wage and hour laws, that make it harder to do business in certain regions;

•challenges inherent in efficiently managing, and the increased costs associated with, an increased number of employees over large geographic distances, including the need to implement appropriate systems, policies, benefits, and compliance programs that are specific to each jurisdiction;

•difficulties in managing a business in new markets with diverse cultures, languages, customs, legal systems, alternative dispute systems, and regulatory systems;

•increased travel, real estate, infrastructure, legal, and compliance costs associated with international operations;

•increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities;

•currency exchange rate fluctuations and the resulting effect on our financial results and operating metrics, such as revenue, ARR, and expenses, and the cost and risk of entering into hedging transactions if we choose to do so in the future;

•limitations on our ability to reinvest earnings from operations in one country to fund the capital needs of our operations in other countries;

•new and different sources of competition;

•laws and business practices favoring local competitors or general market preferences for local vendors;

•limited or insufficient intellectual property protection or difficulties obtaining, maintaining, protecting, or enforcing our intellectual property rights, including our trademarks and patents, or obtaining necessary intellectual property licenses from third parties;

•exposure to liabilities under anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), U.S. domestic bribery laws, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, and similar laws and regulations in other jurisdictions;

•burdens of complying with U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”);

•burdens of complying with laws and regulations related to taxation; and

•regulations, adverse tax burdens, and foreign exchange controls that could make it difficult to repatriate earnings and cash.

If we invest substantial time and resources to further expand our international operations and are unable to do so successfully and in a timely manner, our business and results of operations will suffer.

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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

Failure to identify and protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and results of operations.

Our success is tied to our ability to identify and protect our proprietary technology,