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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of Alpha Teknova, Inc.’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, estimates, and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that may affect its future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” to "the Company," “Teknova,” we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to mean the business and operations of Alpha Teknova, Inc.

Overview

Since our founding in 1996, we have been producing critical reagents for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, vaccines, and molecular diagnostics. Our more than 2,500 active customers span the entire continuum of the life sciences market, including leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract development and manufacturing organizations, in vitro diagnostics franchises, and academic and government research institutions. Our Company is built around our knowledge, methods, and know-how in our proprietary manufacturing processes, which are highly adaptable and configurable. These proprietary processes enable us to manufacture and deliver high-quality, custom, made-to-order products with short turnaround times and at scale, across all stages of our customers’ product development, from early research through commercialization.

We have two primary product categories: Lab Essentials and Clinical Solutions. Our products cross all stages of development, from early research through commercialization. We offer three primary product types: (i) pre-poured media plates for cell growth and cloning; (ii) liquid cell culture media and supplements for cellular expansion; and (iii) molecular biology reagents for sample manipulation, resuspension, and purification. Our liquid cell culture media and supplements and molecular biology reagents are available in both of our two primary product categories; pre-poured media plates are available in our Lab Essentials category only.

We are ISO 13485:2016 certified, enabling us to manufacture products for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Our certification allows us to offer solutions across the entire customer product development workflow, supporting our customers' need for materials in greater volume and that meet increasingly stringent quality requirements as they scale from research to commercialization.

We manufacture our products at our Hollister, California headquarters and stock inventory of raw materials, components, and finished goods at that campus. We rely on a limited number of suppliers for certain raw materials, and we have no long-term supply arrangements with our suppliers, as we order on a purchase order basis. We ship our products directly from our warehouse in Hollister, California, to our customers and distributors, generally pursuant to purchase orders. We typically recognize revenue when products are shipped.

We generated revenue of $36.7 million in 2023, which represents a decrease of $4.7 million as compared to 2022. In 2023 and 2022, only 4.6% and 3.2%, respectively, of our revenue was generated from customers located outside of the U.S. Our sales outside of the U.S. are denominated in U.S. dollars. We primarily generate sales through direct channels and a small salesforce, however, some of our sales are generated through distributors.

We had an operating loss of $35.6 million in 2023 compared to $49.7 million in 2022. Excluding non-recurring charges, we had an operating loss of $29.8 million in 2023 (excluding the following non-recurring charges: $0.7 million related to the reduction in workforce, $2.2 million tradename impairment, $2.2 million long-lived asset impairment, $0.4 million write-off of ATM Facility costs, and $0.3 million loss contingency) compared to an operating loss of $28.9 million in 2022 (excluding the goodwill impairment of $16.6 million and long-lived asset impairment of $4.2 million). While our expenses may fluctuate over the short term, we expect our expenses will continue to increase in future periods, but at a slower rate, in connection with our ongoing activities as we:

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attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel;

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invest in processes and infrastructure to enable manufacturing automation and expand capacity, including the ramp up of our new, state-of-the-art manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution facilities; and

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build our brand and market, and sell our products and services.

Key Developments

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On February 1, 2023, we carried out a reduction in workforce of approximately 40 positions, aimed at reducing operating expenses. We incurred $0.7 million of costs in connection with the reduction in workforce related to severance pay and other termination benefits during the year ended December 31, 2023.

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On March 30, 2023, we entered into a sales agreement (the ATM Facility) with Cowen and Company, LLC, under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having aggregate gross proceeds of up to $50.0 million. See "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information regarding the ATM Facility.

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On September 19, 2023, we completed our registered direct offering and private placements where we received aggregate gross proceeds of $22.915 million, before deducting $0.4 million offering expenses. At the same time, we entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement which included a waiver from our lender of a revenue covenant violation for the period ending July 31, 2023. As a condition to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 4, we prepaid the principal amount of the Term Loan in an amount equal to $10.0 million and recognized a loss on the extinguishment of debt in the amount of $0.8 million related to this prepayment in the statements of operations. See "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information regarding the credit facility.

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On January 11, 2024, we announced a reduction in workforce that affected approximately 15% of our employees at that time. We estimate that we will incur approximately $1.2 million of costs in connection with the reduction in workforce related to severance pay and other termination benefits. We expect the majority of the costs to be incurred and payments made during the first quarter of 2024. Total annual cost savings from this reduction in workforce are estimated at $6.4 million.

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On January 16, 2024, our board of directors approved a stock option repricing effective on March 14, 2024. The option repricing applies to outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock as of the repricing date provided that the holder remains employed by us or continues to serve as a member of the board of directors through at least September 14, 2025. Outstanding options with an exercise price that is less than our closing stock price will be reduced to the fair market value on that date. There will be no changes to the number of shares, the vesting schedule, or the expiration date of the repriced options. The option repricing will result in additional share-based compensation expense that will be recognized in our statements of operations in future periods; however, the amount of additional share-based compensation expense and the periods over which it will be recognized have not yet been determined.

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On March 8, 2024, we entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement which includes a waiver of the minimum net revenue covenant violations for each of the periods ending November 30, 2023 and January 31, 2024 and reduced these requirements for future periods up to and including for the twelve months ending December 31, 2024, from $42 million to $34 million. Additionally, Amendment No 5 removed these requirements for the periods ending January 31, 2025 through December 31, 2025, instead requiring that the minimum net revenue requirement will be determined by MidCap in its reasonable discretion in consultation with our senior management subject to provisions contained therein. See "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information regarding Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement and the credit facility.

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On March 8, 2024, as a condition to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 5, we issued a warrant to MidCap to purchase up to an aggregate of 125,000 shares (the Common Warrant) of common stock

with an exercise price of $2.9934 per share, subject to adjustment as provided therein. See “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 17. Subsequent Events,” for a more detailed discussion of the material terms of the Common Warrant.

Impact of Broader Economic Trends on Our Business

We are closely monitoring economic uncertainty in the U.S. and abroad. General inflation in the U.S. has risen to levels not experienced in recent decades. General inflation, including rising prices for our raw materials and other inputs, as well as rising salaries and other expenses, negatively impact our business by increasing our cost of sales and operating expenses. In addition, the U.S. Federal Reserve has raised, and may again raise, interest rates in response to concerns about inflation. Inflation, together with increased interest rates, may cause our customers to reduce, delay, or cancel orders for our goods and services thereby causing a decrease in or change in timing of sales of our products and services. We cannot predict the impact of future inflation and interest rate increases on the results of our operations. For further information regarding the impact of these economic factors on the Company, please see Item 1A., "Risk Factors" in this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Operating expenses:

Amortization of intangible assets 1,148 1,148 — —

Other (expenses) income, net

Loss on extinguishment of debt (824 ) — (824 ) (100.0 )%

Revenue

Our revenue disaggregated by product category, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Total revenue was $36.7 million in 2023, a decrease of $4.7 million, or 11.4%, compared with $41.4 million in 2022.

Lab Essentials revenue was $28.8 million in 2023, a decrease of $3.0 million, or 9.4%, compared with $31.8 million in 2022. The decrease in Lab Essentials revenue was attributable to a decreased number of customers, partially offset by higher average revenue per customer.

Clinical Solutions revenue was $6.7 million in 2023, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 20.2%, compared with $8.4 million in 2022. The decrease in Clinical Solutions revenue was attributable to lower average revenue per customer, partially offset by an increased number of customers.

Our revenue disaggregated by geographic region for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, was as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Revenue from sales to customers in the United States was $35.0 million in 2023, and $40.1 million in 2022. Revenue from U.S. sales was consistent year over year, representing 95.4% and 96.8% of our total revenue in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Revenue from sales to customers in markets outside of the U.S. was $1.7 million in 2023, and $1.3 million in 2022. Revenue from international sales was also consistent year over year, representing 4.6% and 3.2% of our total revenue in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Gross profit

Our gross profit for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Gross profit percentage was 28.1% in 2023, and 42.2% in 2022. The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily driven by the decrease in revenue and the associated lower absorption of fixed manufacturing costs, and to a lesser extent increased overhead costs that were partially offset by reduced headcount.

Operating expenses

Our operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Amortization of intangible assets 1,148 1,148 — —

Research and development expenses were $5.6 million in 2023 and $7.7 million in 2022. The decrease was primarily driven by reduced headcount and professional fees as well as reduced supplies and equipment expenses.

Sales and marketing expenses were $9.3 million in 2023 and $9.2 million in 2022. The increase was primarily driven by higher labor and benefit costs as well as stock-based compensation, partially offset by lower marketing expenses.

General and administrative expenses were $25.5 million in 2023 and $28.3 million in 2022. Excluding the one-time, non-recurring charges related to the reduction in workforce of $0.7 million, the $0.4 million write off of ATM Facility costs, and $0.3 million accrual for legal claim recorded in 2023, general and administrative expenses decreased $4.3 million compared to 2022. The decrease was driven by reduced spending, primarily in professional fees and occupancy costs, partially offset by higher stock-based compensation expense.

Amortization of intangible assets was consistent in 2023 and 2022, at $1.1 million.

We incurred a $16.6 million goodwill impairment charge in 2022, with no comparable charges in 2023. Refer to the “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net” in our financial statements for details regarding the goodwill impairment.

We incurred a $2.2 million tradename impairment charge in 2023, with no comparable charges in 2022. Refer to the “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net” in our financial statements for details regarding the tradename impairment.

We recorded long-lived asset impairment charges of $2.2 million in 2023 and $4.2 million in 2022. Refer to “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 6. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net,” in our financial statements for details regarding the long-lived asset impairment.

Other (expenses) income, net

Other (expenses) income, net for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Loss on extinguishment of debt (824 ) — (824 ) (100.0 )%

Total other expenses, net was $1.5 million in 2023, compared to total other income, net of $0.3 million in 2022. The increase in total other expenses, net was attributable to higher interest expense primarily driven by an increase in our average debt balance coupled with higher interest rates, as well as by a $0.8 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to the partial repayment on the Term Loan. We capitalized a portion of the interest on funds borrowed to finance certain of our capital expenditures. Capitalized interest costs were $0.9 million and $1.6 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively. Offsetting these other expenses is other income, which increased due to higher interest rates and thus income earned on short-term liquid investments.

Benefit from income taxes

Our benefit from income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Effective tax rate 0.8 % 3.9 %

Our benefit from income taxes was $0.3 million in 2023, compared to a $1.9 million in 2022. The decrease in our benefit from income taxes was attributable to operating losses not expected to produce a benefit.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The primary sources of financing for our operations were our (i) initial public offering, which we completed in June 2021 (IPO) and resulted in net proceeds to us of $99.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $7.7 million and offering expenses of $3.6 million, and (ii) registered direct offering and concurrent private placement (collectively, the Offerings), which we completed in September 2023 and which resulted in aggregate gross proceeds of $22.915 million before deducting offering expenses of $0.4 million and the prepayment of $10.0 million owed under the Term Loan as discussed below.

To facilitate our expected growth, we have used our sources of liquidity to make investments to expand our operations and increase capacity, and may continue to do so in the future. In particular, we have completed the build out of our new manufacturing facility and have made improvements to our warehouse and distribution facilities, all located in Hollister, California.

Our principal liquidity requirements are to fund our operations and capital expenditures. As of December 31, 2023, we have limited capital resources to fund ongoing operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we incurred net losses of $36.8 million. In addition, as of December 31, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of $91.8 million and borrowings outstanding under our Term Loan (defined below). As of December 31, 2023, we had $36.8 million of working capital, which included $28.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. Our available capital resources may not be sufficient for us to continue to meet our obligations as they become due over the next twelve months if we cannot improve our operating results or increase our operating cash inflows. If these capital resources are not sufficient, we may need to raise additional capital through the sale of equity or debt securities, enter into strategic business collaboration agreements with other companies, seek other funding sources, or sell assets. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to accomplish any of the foregoing or do so on favorable terms. If we are unable to meet our obligations when they become due over the next twelve months through our available capital resources, or obtain new sources of capital when needed, we may have to delay expenditures, reduce the scope of our manufacturing operations, reduce or eliminate one or more of our development programs, make significant changes to our operating plan, or cease our operations.

As of December 31, 2023, we had an outstanding principal amount of $12.1 million under a senior secured term loan (the Term Loan) pursuant to Amendment No. 4 to our Credit Agreement with MidCap Financial Trust (MidCap). On March 8, 2024, we entered into limited waivers and amendments (collectively Amendment No. 5, or, as amended, the Amended Credit Agreement) which includes a waiver from MidCap of the revenue covenant

violations for each of the periods ending November 30, 2023 and January 31, 2024. Amendment No. 5 also reduced these requirements for future periods up to and including for the twelve months ending December 31, 2024, from $42 million to $34 million. Amendment No. 5 also removed those requirements for the periods ending January 31, 2025 through December 31, 2025, instead requiring that for each applicable twelve-month period ending after December 31, 2024, the Company’s minimum net revenue requirement will be determined by MidCap in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Company’s senior management and based on financial statements and projections delivered to MidCap in accordance with the financial reporting requirements in the Amended Credit Agreement, so long as the minimum net revenue requirements for those periods shall not be less than the greater of (x) the applicable minimum net revenue requirement for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the immediately preceding month and (y) $34.0 million. In addition, Amendment No. 5 also removed the advance rate for finished goods inventory in the determination of the borrowing base for the Revolving Loan and increased the minimum cash requirement from $9.0 million to $10.0 million. Finally, Amendment No. 5 conditions the next borrowing under the Revolving Loan on the Company achieving net revenue for the preceding twelve-month period of at least $38.0 million down from $45.0 million. See “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 17. Subsequent Events” for a more detailed discussion of the material terms of our Amended Credit Agreement.

To the extent we continue to experience unfavorable market conditions, like other companies in our industry, we may be unable to comply with the monthly revenue covenant during the twelve-month period following the date on which the financial statements are available for issuance. Failing to comply with the monthly revenue covenant would be an event of default under the Amended Credit Agreement and the lender would have the right, but not the obligation, to accelerate our obligations to pay the outstanding balance due and payable under the Term Loan. If we violate one or more of our covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement and are not able to obtain a waiver from or agree to an accommodation with the lender with respect to any such violation, we could be required to pay all or a portion of the outstanding amount under the Term Loan. In that event, we may need to seek other sources of capital and there can be no assurances that we would be able to do so on acceptable terms.

We also have an ATM Facility under which we may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of our common stock having aggregate gross proceeds of up to $50.0 million. We will pay a commission of up to 3.0% of gross sales proceeds of any common stock sold under the ATM Facility. The aggregate market value of shares eligible for sale under the ATM Facility will be subject to the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, to the extent required under such instruction. See “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” for a more detailed discussion of the material terms of our ATM Facility.

As of December 31, 2023, our material cash requirements from known contractual obligations and commitments relate primarily to operating leases for our office, manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution facilities. See “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 7. Leases,” for a discussion of our lease obligations reflected on our balance sheet.

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern, requires us to evaluate our ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period following the date on which the financial statements are available for issuance. We performed an assessment to determine whether there were conditions or events that, considered individually and in the aggregate, raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period following the date on which our financial statements are being issued. This assessment indicated certain negative conditions and events, described further above related to our availability of capital resources and ability to meet the monthly revenue covenant under our Amended Credit Agreement, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for one year following the issuance of the audited financial statements. As such, the accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets and their carrying amounts, or the amount and classification of liabilities that may result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, net cash flows used in operating activities, used in investing activities and provided by financing activities (in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Net cash used in operating activities $ (18,814 ) $ (27,400 )

Net cash used in investing activities (7,737 ) (28,149 )

Net cash provided by financing activities 12,799 10,267

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents $ (13,752 ) $ (45,282 )

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities consists primarily of net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items (including depreciation and amortization, bad debt expense, deferred taxes, loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment, inventory reserve, amortization of debt issuance costs, and stock-based compensation expense), and the effect of changes in working capital and other operating activities.

Net cash used in operating activities was $18.8 million in 2023, which primarily consisted of net loss of $36.8 million plus net adjustments for non-cash charges of $15.7 million and net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2.2 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to net loss included $5.7 million of depreciation and amortization, $4.1 million of stock-based compensation, a $2.2 million impairment charge related to long-lived assets, a $2.2 million impairment charge related to the Teknova tradename, a $0.8 million loss on extinguishment of debt, $0.5 million in amortization of debt financing costs, and a $0.3 million provision related to our inventory reserve. The main drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a $1.9 million increase in accrued liabilities, a $0.4 million decrease in other non-current assets, a $0.3 million decrease in inventories, and a $0.3 million decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease in accounts payable.

Net cash used in operating activities was $27.4 million in 2022, which primarily consisted of net loss of $47.5 million plus net adjustments for non-cash charges of $27.4 million, offset by net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $7.3 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to net loss included a $16.6 million goodwill impairment charge, a $4.2 million impairment charge related to long-lived assets, $3.7 million of stock-based compensation, $3.2 million of depreciation and amortization, a $0.7 million provision related to our inventory reserve, partially offset by $1.9 million in deferred taxes. The main drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a $7.6 million increase in inventories and $2.1 million increase in other non-current assets, partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in income taxes receivable, $0.6 million increase in accounts payable, and $0.4 million decrease in accounts receivable.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities relates primarily to capital expenditures, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of certain long-lived assets.

Net cash used in investing activities was $7.7 million in 2023, which consisted of purchases of property, plant, and equipment of $7.9 million, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of certain long-lived assets of $0.2 million.

Net cash used in investing activities was $28.1 million in 2022, which consisted of purchases of property, plant, and equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities primarily relates to proceeds from our Offerings, proceeds and payments related to our long-term debt, the exercise of stock options, issuance of common stock under our employee stock purchase plan, and other financing activities.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $12.8 million in 2023, which was primarily attributable to net proceeds from the Offerings of $22.5 million and proceeds from financed insurance premiums of $1.0 million, partially offset by repayment of long-term debt of $10.0 million, repayment of financed insurance premiums of $0.6 million, and payment of offering costs of $0.4 million related to the ATM Facility. We also received proceeds of $0.1 million from the exercise of stock options and $0.3 million from issuance of common stock under our employee stock purchase plan.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $10.3 million in 2022, which was primarily attributable to proceeds from long-term debt of $10.1 million, partially offset by payment of debt issuance costs of $0.2 million and payment of exit fee costs of $0.1 million related to our debt refinancing. We also received proceeds of $0.1 million from the exercise of stock options and $0.3 million from issuance of common stock under our employee stock purchase plan.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. However, future events may cause us to change our assumptions and estimates, which may require adjustment. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

We believe the following critical accounting policies involve significant areas where management applies judgments and estimates in the preparation of our financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We account for revenue in accordance with ASC 606. This process involves identifying the contract with a customer, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognizing revenue when or as we satisfy performance obligations.

We recognize revenue from the sale of manufactured products and services when control of promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Control is transferred when the customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain benefits from the goods or services. The majority of our sales agreements contain performance obligations satisfied at a point in time when control is transferred to the customer.

Occasionally, we offer rebates, discounts, and returns on our products, however, returns and refunds occur rarely. We record rebates, discounts, and returns at the time they occur. The difference between recording these as they occur and estimating the amount of consideration in exchange for the transfer of promised goods would not have a material impact on the financial statements.

Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets

We review our definite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated. Significant judgment is required to estimate the amount and timing of future cash flows and the relative risk of achieving those cash flows. The key assumptions that we use in our discounted cash flow model are the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows to be generated by the asset over an extended period of time and a rate of return that considers the relative risk of achieving the cash flows, the time value of money, and other factors that a willing market participant would consider.

Indefinite lived intangible assets are also subject to an impairment test at least annually, as of October 1, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. If the fair value of the asset is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value. We determined that as of December 31, 2023, the fair value of our indefinite lived intangible assets was less than the carrying amount. As a result we recorded a $2.2 million impairment charge during the year ended December 31, 2023 related to our tradename, with no comparable

charges in 2022. Refer to “Notes to Financial Statements—Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net,” in our financial statements for details regarding the impairment.

Assumptions and estimates about future values and remaining useful lives are complex and often subjective. They can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and our internal forecasts.

Income Taxes

The asset and liability method is used in accounting for deferred income taxes. Under this method, deferred income taxes are provided for differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Accordingly, our tax provision contemplates tax rates currently in effect to determine our current tax provision as well as enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the fiscal years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled to determine our deferred tax provision. Any significant fluctuation in rates or changes in tax laws could lead to either increases or decreases in our effective tax rate.

Our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reflect our best assessment of estimated future taxes to be paid. Significant judgments and estimates based on interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations are required in determining our provision for income taxes. Changes in tax laws, statutory tax rates, and estimates of our future taxable income could impact the deferred tax assets and liabilities provided for in the financial statements and would require an adjustment to the provision for income taxes.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense is recognized based on the fair value and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the award, which generally represents the scheduled vesting period. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. We account for stock-based compensation expense based on the estimated grant date fair value, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which requires us to make a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, the expected risk-free interest rate, the expected term and the expected dividend.

These inputs are subjective and generally require significant analysis and judgment to develop. Changes in the assumptions can materially affect the fair value and ultimately how much stock-based compensation is recognized.

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Volatility. Since we have limited historical data on volatility of our stock, expected volatility is based on the volatility of the stock of similar publicly traded entities. In evaluating similarity, we consider factors such as industry, stage of life cycle, size, and financial leverage.

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Fair value of underlying common stock. The fair value of our common stock is determined by the closing price as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date of grant.

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Risk-free interest rate. The risk-free rate that we use is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with remaining terms similar to the expected term on the options.

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Expected term. As we do not have sufficient historical exercise activity to estimate expected life, the expected life of options granted is determined using the simplified method. The simplified method is based on the vesting period and the contractual term for each grant or for each vesting tranche for awards with graded vesting. The midpoint of the vesting date and the maximum contractual expiration date are used to determine the expected term under this method.

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Dividend yield.We have never declared or paid any cash dividends and does not plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, we use an expected dividend yield of zero. In addition, the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement prohibit us from paying dividends, other than dividends payable in our common stock, without the prior consent of the lender.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which expands public entities’ segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items, and interim disclosures of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets. Additionally, all disclosure requirements under the guidance are also required for public entities with a single reportable segment. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard to determine its impact on our disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disclosure in the rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes and to provide more details about the reconciliation items in some categories if the items meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance also requires disclosure of income taxes paid, net of refunds, disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign taxes for annual periods and to disaggregate the information by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard to determine its impact on our disclosures.

Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Final Rules Not Yet Adopted

In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, which requires registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The rules require information about a registrant’s climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on its business, results of operations, or financial condition. In addition, certain disclosures related to severe weather events and other natural conditions will be required in the registrant’s audited financial statements. Disclosure requirements will begin phasing in for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. We are currently evaluating the impact of these new final rules on our financial statements and disclosures.

Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. As long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

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reduced obligations with respect to financial data, including presenting only two years of audited financial statements;

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an exemption from compliance with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

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reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements in our periodic reports, proxy statements, and registration statements; and

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exemptions from the requirements of holding non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

In addition, under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this exemption from adopting new or revised accounting standards, and, therefore, we will not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies or that have opted out of using such extended transition period, which may make comparison of our financial statements with those of other public companies more difficult. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, or, with respect to adoption of certain new or revised accounting standards, until we irrevocably elect to opt out of using the extended transition period.

Under the JOBS Act, we will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of:

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the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more;

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the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the closing of our initial public offering (IPO);

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the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; and

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the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Exchange Act (i.e., the first day of the fiscal year after we have (i) more than $700.0 million in outstanding common equity held by our non-affiliates, measured each year on the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and (ii) been public for at least 12 months).

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for this reporting period and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The information required by this item is set forth at the pages indicated in Part IV, Item 15(a)(1) and 15(a)(2), respectively, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based upon our evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of December 31, 2023, the CEO and the CFO concluded that the disclosure controls are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management's Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that assessment, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2023.

Attestation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for as long as we are an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except for the remediation of material weakness described below, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Remediation of the Prior Year Material Weakness

During the audit of our financial statements, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness related to our accounting for income taxes due to errors identified and resulting adjustments recorded in the same period. Specifically, the Company did not have the appropriate complement of tax resources commensurate with the nature and complexity associated with the Company’s income tax accounting process which lead to adjustments to correct errors in our accounting for income taxes during the same period. Our audited financial statements presented income taxes in accordance with GAAP, however, such adjustments amounted to a material weakness. The material weakness remained un-remediated as of December 31, 2022.

As a result of this material weakness, we engaged a new accounting firm with specific income tax accounting experience necessary to assist with our accounting for income taxes as well as implementing and adopting additional controls and procedures. These changes and the remediation of this material weaknesses identified, were completed during the quarter ended December 31, 2023.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Not applicable.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

Not applicable.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance.

The information required by this Item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A to be filed with the SEC in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the Proxy Statement), which we expect to file not later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

The information required by this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement, which we expect to file not later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and is incorporated in this report by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a)The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

(1)Financial Statements

Our Financial Statements are listed in the “Index to Financial Statements” of Alpha Teknova, Inc. beginning on page F-1 immediately following the signature pages of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules called for under Regulation S-X are omitted because either they are not applicable or are not required under the related instructions, or because the required information is included either in the Financial Statements or Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(3)Exhibits

The following exhibits are incorporated by reference or filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in each case as indicated therein (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Exhibit Index

ExhibitNumber Description

10.15 +* Alpha Teknova, Inc. Annual Incentive Bonus Plan

10.38 * Summary of Teknova's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy.

24.1 * Power of Attorney (see page 78 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

97 * Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation

101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL

* Filed herewith.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(c)Financial Statement Schedules

No financial statement schedules are provided because the information called for is not applicable.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen Gunstream and Matt Lowell, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact or their substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Alpha Teknova, Inc.

Date: March 26, 2024 By: /s/ Stephen Gunstream

Stephen Gunstream

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name Title Date

Stephen Gunstream

Matt Lowell

/s/ Paul Grossman Chairman of the Board March 26, 2024

Paul Grossman

/s/ Irene Davis Director March 26, 2024

Irene Davis

/s/ Ted Davis Director March 26, 2024

Ted Davis

/s/ Martha J. Demski Director March 26, 2024

Martha J. Demski

/s/ Alexander Herzick Director March 26, 2024

Alexander Herzick

/s/ J. Matthew Mackowski Director March 26, 2024

J. Matthew Mackowski

/s/ Brett Robertson Director March 26, 2024

Brett Robertson

/s/ Alexander Vos Director March 26, 2024

Alexander Vos

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42) F-2

Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 F-3

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 F-6

Notes to Financial Statements F-7

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Alpha Teknova, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Alpha Teknova, Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations, has an accumulated deficit, and has stated that substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.

San Jose, CA

March 26, 2024

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

For the Year Ended December 31,

Operating expenses:

Amortization of intangible assets 1,148 1,148

Goodwill impairment — 16,613

Tradename impairment 2,169 —

Other (expenses) income, net

Interest (expense) income, net (833 ) 213

Loss on extinguishment of debt (824 ) —

Total other (expenses) income, net (1,515 ) 268

Benefit from income taxes (298 ) (1,923 )

Net loss per share—basic and diluted $ (1.16 ) $ (1.69 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

As of December 31,

ASSETS

Current assets:

Income taxes receivable — 22

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,634 2,374

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Current portion of operating lease liabilities 1,803 2,223

Other accrued liabilities 102 191

Long-term operating lease liabilities 15,404 18,111

Stockholders’ equity:

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 128,587 $ 152,261

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share data)

Common Stock AdditionalPaid-in Accumulated Stockholders’

Successor Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity

Stock-based compensation — — 3,711 — 3,711

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options 118,900 — 145 — 145

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan 48,506 — 294 — 294

Stock-based compensation — — 4,137 — 4,137

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options 51,774 — 76 — 76

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan 148,102 — 252 — 252

Vesting of restricted stock units 28,071 — — — —

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

For the Year Ended December 31,

Operating activities:

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Bad debt expense 21 25

Depreciation and amortization 5,660 3,165

Amortization of debt financing costs 498 278

Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment 57 326

Goodwill impairment - 16,613

Tradename impairment 2,169 -

Loss on extinguishment of debt 824 -

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Income taxes receivable 22 1,166

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 131 64

Other non-current assets 400 (2,072 )

Cash used in operating activities (18,814 ) (27,400 )

Investing activities:

Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment 197 —

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (7,934 ) (28,149 )

Cash used in investing activities (7,737 ) (28,149 )

Financing activities:

Proceeds from equity financing, net 22,503 —

Repayment of long-term debt (10,000 ) —

Proceeds from financed insurance premiums 1,004 —

Repayment of financed insurance premiums (594 ) —

Proceeds from long-term debt — 10,135

Payment of debt issuance costs (47 ) (172 )

Payment of exit fee costs — (135 )

Payment of at-the-market facility costs (395 ) —

Proceeds from exercise of stock options 76 145

Cash provided by financing activities 12,799 10,267

Change in cash and cash equivalents (13,752 ) (45,282 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 42,236 87,518

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 28,484 $ 42,236

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

Income taxes paid $ - $ -

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized $ 1,749 $ 101

Offering costs included in accounts payable $ 37 $ -

Recognition of operating right-of-use lease asset $ (1,137 ) $ 22,094

Recognition of operating lease liabilities $ (1,193 ) $ 22,363

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1. Nature of the Business

Alpha Teknova, Inc. (referred to herein as the Company or Teknova), produces critical reagents for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, vaccines, and molecular diagnostics. Product offerings include pre-poured media plates for cell growth and cloning; liquid cell culture media and supplements for cellular expansion; and molecular biology reagents for sample manipulation, resuspension, and purification. Teknova supports customers spanning the life sciences market, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract development and manufacturing organizations, in vitro diagnostic franchises, and academic and government research institutions, with catalog and custom, made-to-order products.

Teknova manufactures its products at its Hollister, California headquarters and stocks inventory of raw materials, components, and finished goods at that location. The Company ships products directly from its warehouse in Hollister, California.

Concurrent Registered Direct Offering and Private Placements

On September 15, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the Registered Direct Purchase Agreement) in connection with a registered direct offering (the Registered Direct Offering) with certain accredited investors and qualified institutional buyers. On September 15, 2023, the Company also entered into a securities purchase agreement (the PIPE Purchase Agreement and, together with the Registered Direct Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Agreements) and a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with a concurrent private placement (the PIPE Private Placement) with certain accredited investors and qualified institutional buyers.

Pursuant to the Registered Direct Purchase Agreement, the Company sold 1,086,485 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the Common Stock) at an offering price of $1.85 per share. Pursuant to the PIPE Purchase Agreement, the Company sold 11,299,993 shares of Common Stock (the PIPE Shares), at the same offering price of $1.85 per share.

The Company’s controlling stockholder, Telegraph Hill Partners Management Company LLC, through its affiliates Telegraph Hill Partners IV, L.P. and THP IV Affiliates Fund, LLC, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors, Stephen Gunstream, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Matthew Lowell, and the Company’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Damon Terrill, and the Mackowski Family Trust, which is affiliated with J. Matthew Mackowski, a member of the Company’s board of directors, participated in the PIPE Private Placement and purchased an aggregate of 9,054,052 shares of common stock on the same terms as the other investors.

The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $22.915 million from the Registered Direct Offering and PIPE Private Placement (collectively, the Offerings), before deducting offering expenses related to the Offerings. As of December 31, 2023, $0.4 million of costs directly related to these Offerings were included as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet.

The Offerings closed on September 19, 2023.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting, Presentation, and Use of Estimates

The accompanying financial statements and related notes are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of assets and liabilities, at the date of each financial statement, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses

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during the reporting period. Significant items that are subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets, valuation of share-based payment awards, and income taxes. Although management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Going Concern

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern, requires management to evaluate an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period following the date on which the financial statements are available for issuance. Management performed an assessment to determine whether there were conditions or events that, considered individually and in the aggregate, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period following the date on which the accompanying financial statements are being issued. This assessment indicated certain negative conditions and events, described further below, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had limited capital resources to fund ongoing operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, Teknova incurred net losses of $36.8 million. In addition, as of December 31, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $91.8 million and a total principal amount of outstanding borrowings of $12.1 million. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $36.8 million of working capital, which included $28.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s available capital resources may not be sufficient for the Company to continue to meet its obligations as they become due over the next twelve months if the Company cannot improve its operating results or increase its operating cash inflows. If these capital resources are not sufficient, the Company may need to raise additional capital through the sale of equity or debt securities, enter into strategic business collaboration agreements with other companies, seek other funding facilities, or sell assets. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to accomplish any of the foregoing or do so on favorable terms. If the Company is unable to meet its obligations when they become due over the next twelve months through its available capital resources, or obtain new sources of capital when needed, the Company may have to delay expenditures, reduce the scope of its manufacturing operations, reduce or eliminate one or more of its development programs, make significant changes to its operating plan, or cease its operations.

As disclosed in Note. 17. Subsequent Events, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement (defined in Note 17). These financial covenants include (i) a trailing twelve months minimum net revenue covenant that must be met each calendar month, and (ii) a requirement to maintain a minimum level of cash at all times through the term of the Amended Credit Agreement. To the extent the Company continues to experience unfavorable market conditions, like other companies in the industry, the Company believes it may be unable to comply with the trailing twelve months revenue covenant during the twelve-month period following the date on which the financial statements are available for issuance. Failing to comply with the monthly revenue covenant would be an event of default under the Amended Credit Agreement and the lender would have the right, but not the obligation, to accelerate the Company’s obligations to pay the outstanding balance due and payable under the Term Loan (defined in Note 10). If the Company violates one or more of its covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement and is not able to obtain a waiver from or agree to an accommodation with the lender with respect to any such violation, the Company could be required to pay all or a portion of the outstanding amount under the Term Loan. In that event, the Company may need to seek other sources of capital and there can be no assurances that the Company would be able to do so on acceptable terms.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for one year following the issuance of these audited financial statements. As such, the accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets and their carrying amounts, or the amount and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

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Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. Teknova’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, currently Stephen Gunstream. Teknova has determined that it operates in one reporting unit, one operating segment, and one reportable segment, as the CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Teknova’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash with high-quality banking institutions. At times, the Company’s cash balances may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit. Teknova’s cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and U.S. Treasuries. Teknova extends credit to customers based on its evaluation of the customer’s financial condition and routinely communicates with its customers regarding payments. The Company has a history of limited write-offs, and therefore believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure is low. For information regarding the Company’s significant customers and suppliers, see Note 4. Concentrations of Risk.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Teknova’s cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash held in banks, and highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition. Teknova maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts in financial institutions that are insured by the FDIC up to a balance of $250.0 thousand. Cash equivalents are stated at amortized cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of certain of Teknova’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturities.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are stated at invoice value, less estimated allowances for doubtful accounts. Teknova uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts receivable, calculated by management using the historical average of uncollectible accounts. The Company continually monitors its customer payments and maintains an allowance for estimated losses resulting from its customers’ inability to make required payments. Accounts receivable are considered past due once customer payment terms have been exceeded. Receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade receivables previously written off are recorded when received.

Inventories

Inventory, consisting of raw materials, work in process and finished goods, is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, on a first-in, first-out basis. Teknova writes down its inventory for estimated obsolescence or inventory in excess of reasonably expected near-term sales or unmarketable inventory, in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated net realizable value, based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by Teknova, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Inventory impairment charges establish a new cost basis for inventory, and charges are not reversed subsequently to income, even if circumstances later suggest that increased carrying amounts are recoverable.

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Capitalized Software Implementation Costs

Teknova capitalizes certain implementation costs incurred under a cloud computing hosting arrangement. Costs incurred during the application development stage related to the implementation of the hosting arrangement are capitalized and included within other assets on the accompanying balance sheets. Amortization of capitalized implementation costs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the associated hosting arrangement when it is ready for its intended use. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, Teknova had capitalized software implementation costs of $1.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively, which were included within other non-current assets in the accompanying financial statements. Amortization expense related to capitalized implementation costs for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which were included within operating expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Teknova records property, plant, and equipment at fair value when it is acquired in a business combination or at cost for all other purchases of property, plant, and equipment. Property, plant, and equipment is depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, using the straight-line method. Any leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the estimated remaining life of the lease. Costs for repairs and maintenance that do not significantly increase the value or estimated lives of property, plant, and equipment are expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the balance sheets, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in the statements of operations.

The estimated useful lives of the major classes of property and equipment are as follows:

Estimated Useful Lives

Machinery and equipment 5 – 15 years

Office furniture and equipment 3 – 7 years

Vehicles 5 years

Leasehold improvements 3 – 15 years

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Teknova evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate a possible inability to recover carrying amounts. Recoverability is assessed by comparing the carrying value of the assets to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Impairment losses are recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated during the life of those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. If an asset is impaired, the loss is measured as the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. For each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded impairments of its long-lived assets, see Note 6. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net.

Intangible Assets

Teknova’s intangible assets consist of the Teknova trade name and the Company’s customer relationships.

Indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually as of October 1, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that an asset is impaired. If the fair value of the asset is less than its carrying amount, an impairment charge would be recognized in an amount equal to the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value.

Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the estimated economic useful lives of the assets, which is the period during which expected cash flows support the fair value of such intangible assets. Teknova reviews finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets or an asset group may not be recoverable. When such an event occurs, management determines

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whether there has been impairment by comparing the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flows to the related assets’ or asset group’s carrying value.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company impaired its indefinite lived intangible asset. See Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company fully impaired its goodwill, see Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net. No other intangible assets were impaired during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating lease at a lease’s inception. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or fewer are not recorded on the balance sheet. All other operating leases are recorded on the balance sheet with a corresponding operating lease asset, net, representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and the operating lease liabilities representing the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

Operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options to extend or terminate the lease when such options are reasonably certain to be exercised. The present value of lease payments is determined primarily using the incremental borrowing rate, adjusted for the lease term, based on the information available at the lease commencement or modification date as required. Lease agreements with lease and non-lease components are generally accounted for as a single lease component. The Company’s operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs represent legal, consulting, and other financial costs associated with debt financing and are presented on the balance sheets as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the related debt instrument. Debt issuance costs on the term debt are amortized to interest expense over the term of the applicable debt agreement using the effective interest rate method.

Revenue Recognition

We account for revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers. Teknova recognizes revenue for sales of goods through the following steps:

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Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer, typically a purchase order

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Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

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Determination of the transaction price

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Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

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Recognition of revenue when, or as, the company satisfies a performance obligation

Teknova recognizes revenue from the sale of manufactured products and services when the Company transfers control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Control is transferred when the customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain benefits from the goods or services. The majority of the Company’s sales agreements contain performance obligations satisfied at a point in time when control is transferred to the customer.

Teknova’s sales are made directly to customers or through distributors, generally under agreements with payment terms typically shorter than 90 days and, in no case exceeding one year. Therefore, Teknova’s contracts do not contain a significant financing component. Sales, value add, and other taxes collected concurrent with revenue are excluded from sales. The Company records amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling in a sales transaction as revenue. Shipping and handling costs are included in general and administrative expenses as revenue

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is recognized. Shipping and handling costs for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $1.2million and $1.4 million, respectively.

Occasionally, Teknova offers rebates, discounts, and returns on its products, however returns and refunds occur rarely. The Company records rebates, discounts, and returns at the time they occur. The difference between recording these as they occur and estimating the amount of consideration in exchange for the transfer of promised goods would not have a material impact on the financial statements.

Costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers are expensed immediately, because the amortization period for such costs is one year or less.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales includes salaries, wages and benefits, raw materials consumption (including direct and indirect material), depreciation, utilities, rent, manufacturing supplies, and other production overhead.

Research and Development Expenses

The Company’s research and development expenses primarily consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for personnel in process engineering and product development functions, expenses related to occupancy costs, laboratory supplies, consulting fees, and depreciation associated with various assets used in the research and development of the Company’s products and processes.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

The Company’s sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for sales and marketing employees, expenses related to occupancy costs, brand strategy, website, content, and collateral. The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenses are included in sales and marketing expenses in the accompanying financial statements. Advertising expenses were $0.1 million and not significant in the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses

The Company’s general and administrative expenses primarily consist of costs associated with executive and administrative staff, and other expenses such as shipping charges, professional service fees, occupancy costs, IT systems, insurance, depreciation, and stock-based compensation expense for executive and administrative staff.

Reduction in Workforce

On February 1, 2023, the Company carried out a reduction in workforce of approximately 40 positions, aimed at reducing operating expenses. The Company incurred $0.7 million of costs in connection with the reduction in workforce related to severance pay and other termination benefits. The costs associated with the reduction in workforce were recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2023, in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

At-the-Market Facility

On March 30, 2023, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the ATM Facility) with Cowen and Company, LLC (Cowen), under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock having aggregate gross proceeds of up to $50.0 million. The issuance and sale of these shares pursuant to the ATM Facility are deemed “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and are registered under the Securities Act. The Company will pay a commission of up to 3.0% of gross sales proceeds of any common stock sold under the ATM Facility. The aggregate market value of shares eligible for sale under the ATM Facility will be subject to the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6 of

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Form S-3, to the extent required under such instruction. Following the capital raise through offerings described in Note 1. Nature of the Business, costs capitalized related to the ATM Facility of $0.4 million were written off during the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and reflected in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

Stock-Based Compensation

Teknova measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units, and stock purchase rights granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) to employees, based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of each stock option granted and employee stock purchase rights are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the Company to make a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, the expected risk-free interest rate, the expected term, and the expected dividend. The fair value of each restricted stock unit is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period of the award, which generally represents the scheduled vesting period. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

Employee Benefit Plans

Teknova has a salary deferral 401(k) plan (the 401(k) Plan) covering substantially all employees. Contributions by the Company to the 401(k) Plan for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Contributions payable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, are included within accrued liabilities in the accompanying financial statements.

Income Taxes

Teknova uses the asset and liability method in accounting for its deferred income taxes. Under this method, deferred income taxes are provided for differences between the carrying amounts of assetsand liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes, using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Teknova accounts for unrecognized tax benefits based upon its assessment of whether tax benefits are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return and recognizes associated interest and penalties, if any, in income tax expense. Unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2023 were $0.1 million and as of December 31 2022 were not significant.

Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the two-class method. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed using the more dilutive of (i) the treasury stock method or if-converted method, or (ii) the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines net income per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The treasury stock method uses the number of new shares that may be created by unexercised in-the-money options, where the exercise price is less than the current share price. The if-converted method calculates the value of convertible securities as if they were converted into new shares. Per share amounts are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares outstanding during each period. The diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which introduced a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses and applied to the Company’s accounts receivable. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which expands public entities’ segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items, and interim disclosures of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets. Additionally, all disclosure requirements under the guidance are also required for public entities with a single reportable segment. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disclosure in the rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes and to provide more details about the reconciliation items in some categories if the items meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance also requires disclosure of income taxes paid, net of refunds, disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign taxes for annual periods and to disaggregate the information by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Final Rules Not Yet Adopted

In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, which requires registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The rules require information about a registrant’s climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on its business, results of operations, or financial condition. In addition, certain disclosures related to severe weather events and other natural conditions will be required in the registrant’s audited financial statements. Disclosure requirements will begin phasing in for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these new final rules on its financial statements and disclosures.

Note 3. Revenue Recognition

Teknova has two primary product categories: Lab Essentials and Clinical Solutions.

Lab Essentials

Teknova is a leader in providing highly complex chemical formulations for use in biological research and drug discovery. The Company's core research products consist of commonly used, catalog solutions and customer-specified formulations. During discovery, the Company's products are used regularly in small, bench-scale experiments. As customers optimize their processes and begin to scale up in volume, they tend to order more custom products. The Lab Essentials portion of Teknova's business includes: pre-poured media plates for cell growth and cloning; liquid cell culture media and supplements for cellular expansion; and molecular biology reagents for sample manipulation, resuspension, and purification. Teknova's Lab Essentials products include essential formulations for common research applications and highly customized formulations for customer-specific applications in genomics and bioproduction.

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Clinical Solutions

Teknova is ISO 13485:2016 certified, enabling the Company to meet the quality system regulation of products for use as components in diagnostic and therapeutic products manufactured by the Company's customers. Teknova believes that its Clinical Solutions products are used in the production of protein therapies, gene therapies, mRNA vaccines, and diagnostic kits. The Clinical Solutions portion of our business includes: liquid cell culture media and supplements for cellular expansion and molecular biology reagents for sample manipulation, resuspension, and purification.

Teknova’s revenue, disaggregated by product category, was as follows (in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Teknova’s revenue, disaggregated by geographic region, was as follows (in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,

Note 4. Concentrations of Risk

Customers

Customers who accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenues and outstanding balance of accounts receivable are presented as follows:

For the Year Ended December 31, As of December 31,

Distributor customer B * * * 15%

* Represents less than 10%.

The Company's customers that are distributors, as opposed to direct customers, represent highly diversified customer bases.

Suppliers

Suppliers who accounted for 10% or more of the Company's inventory purchases and outstanding balance of accounts payable are presented as follows:

For the Year Ended December 31, As of December 31,

Direct supplier A * 14% * *

Direct supplier B * 12% * *

Direct supplier C 10% * * *

* Represents less than 10%.

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The Company’s suppliers that are distributors, as opposed to direct suppliers, represent highly diversified supplier bases.

Note 5. Inventories, Net

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

As of December 31,

Note 6. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

As of December 31,

Office furniture and equipment 842 628

Less—Accumulated depreciation (7,528 ) (4,520 )

Total property, plant, and equipment, net $ 50,364 $ 51,577

Depreciation expense related to property, plant, and equipment recorded for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $4.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

Teknova capitalizes interest on funds borrowed to finance certain of its capital expenditures. Capitalized interest is recorded as part of an asset’s cost and depreciated over the asset’s useful life. Capitalized interest costs were $0.9 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

In June 2023, the Company identified circumstances that indicated certain of its machinery and equipment may not be fully recoverable. Specifically, these circumstances included changes in the market price of the asset group, continued losses, and an expectation that, more likely than not, the long-lived assets in question would be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of their previously estimated useful life. The Company reviewed the recoverability of the carrying value of these assets and determined that their carrying value exceeded their fair value. The fair value of these assets was measured employing cost and market approaches, using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. Unobservable inputs included salvage value estimates, replacement or reproduction cost estimates, as well as consideration of physical deterioration, and functional and economic obsolescence, where measurable. As a result of this fair value analysis, an impairment charge of $2.2 million was recorded related to these long-lived assets in the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Subsequently, the Company sold these assets during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 at an amount that approximated carrying value after the impairment charges recorded.

In December 2022, the Company decided to cease further use and development of certain manufacturing machinery and equipment. The Company reviewed the recoverability of the carrying value of these assets and determined that their carrying value exceeded their fair value. The fair value of these assets was measured employing cost and market approaches, using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement.

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Unobservable inputs included salvage value estimates, replacement or reproduction cost estimates as well as consideration of physical deterioration, functional and economic obsolescence, where measurable. As a result of this fair value analysis, an impairment charge of $4.2 million was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to these long-lived assets. Carrying value after the impairment charges approximates fair value.

Note 7. Leases

The Company leases office space, warehouse and manufacturing space, and equipment. The Company's lease agreements have remaining lease terms of one year to 14 years, and some of these leases have renewal and termination options exercisable at the Company’s election. Terms and conditions to extend or terminate such leases are recognized as part of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities where reasonably certain to be exercised. All of the Company's leases are operating leases.

Operating lease expense was $2.9 million and $3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the lease liabilities was $2.8 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The weighted-average discount rate was 5.0% and the weighted-average remaining lease term was 8.9 years as of December 31, 2023.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2023, is as follows (in thousands):

Amount

Total lease payments 21,701

Less: imputed interest (4,494 )

Present value of lease liabilities $ 17,207

Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net

The following is a summary of intangible assets with definite and indefinite lives (in thousands):

Gross AccumulatedAmortization Net Gross AccumulatedAmortization Net

Definite Lived:

Indefinite Lived:

(1) During the year ended December 31, 2023, a charge of $2.2 million was recorded on our indefinite lived tradename asset as such to reflect the impairment of the value ascribed to the indefinite lived tradename asset.

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For each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 amortization expense was approximately $1.1 million.

The remaining weighted-average useful life of definite lived intangible assets is three years. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets with definite lives is as follows (in thousands):

Amount

In connection with the Company’s annual budgeting process, during the fourth quarter of 2023 the Company updated its 2024 budget to lower its financial projections in 2024 and beyond. Given the significance of the downward revisions to the Company’s forecast, primarily resulting from adverse industry and market conditions, an impairment test of Teknova’s indefinite lived tradename asset was performed as of December 31, 2023.

The fair value of the tradename was determined using the relief from royalty method. Significant assumptions under this method include forecasted revenues, royalty rate, discount rate, and terminal value. Fair values were determined using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820). Based on the impairment test performed, the Company determined that the Teknova tradename was impaired as of December 31, 2023. As a result, the Company recognized a $2.2 million non-cash impairment charge for the Teknova tradename during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. The impairment charge represented the difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s tradename and its carrying value. The carrying value of the indefinite lived tradename asset as of December 31, 2023 was $10.8 million. There was no impairment of the indefinite lived tradename asset during the year ended December 31, 2022.

There was no impairment of definite lived intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

During the year ended December 31, 2022 the Company recorded a $16.6 million impairment charge related to goodwill. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the market price of Teknova’s common stock and market capitalization declined significantly. Given the significance of this decline, the Company performed interim goodwill impairment testing.

The fair value of the Company was determined using a combination of an income approach and market approach. The income approach was based on the present value of future cash flows, which were derived from financial forecasts, and requires significant assumptions and judgment including, among others, a discount rate and a terminal value. Fair values were based on expected future cash flows using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820. The cash flows are those expected to be generated by the Company, discounted at the weighted average cost of capital. The present value of future cash flows was determined by discounting estimated future cash flows at an 18.0% weighted average cost of capital, which considers the risk of achieving the projected cash flows, long-term growth rate, the risk applicable to the Company, industry, and to the market as a whole.

The guideline public company method, a market approach method, was also used to estimate the fair value of the Company. The guideline public company method utilizes the trading multiples of similarly traded public companies. The unobservable inputs used to measure the fair value primarily included projected revenue growth rates and the determination of appropriate market comparison companies. Selected multiples were considered and applied to the trailing-twelve-month and next-twelve-month enterprise value-to-revenue multiples.

The resulting estimated fair value was reconciled to the Company’s market capitalization. The reconciliation included an estimated implied control premium above the Company's market capitalization on September 30, 2022, of approximately 25%. Based on the results of the impairment test, the Company determined goodwill was fully

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impaired as of December 31, 2022.

Note 9. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities were comprised of the following (in thousands):

As of December 31,

Property, plant, and equipment — 1,966

Insurance premiums and accrued interest 409 —

Loss contingency accrual 300 —

Total current accrued liabilities $ 5,579 $ 6,203

On July 13, 2023, the Company entered into a financing agreement with First Insurance Funding for the financing of the Company's Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance and related policies. Under the terms of the financing agreement, the Company agreed to pay a total of $1.2 million in premiums, taxes and fees, plus interest at an annual percentage rate of 7.74% in ten monthly installment payments commencing on July 25, 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company paid a down payment on the policy of $0.2 million to the insurer and an aggregate of $0.6 million in monthly installments to First Insurance Funding. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owed $0.4 million for insurance premiums and accrued interest.

Note 10. Long-Term Debt, Net

On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (Term Loan) as borrower, with MidCap Financial Trust (MidCap), as agent and lender, and the additional lenders from time to time party thereto (the Term Loan Credit Agreement) and the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (Revolving Loan) as borrower, with MidCap as agent and lender, and the additional lenders from time to time party thereto (the Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, together with the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement).

The Credit Agreement provided for a $57.135 million credit facility (the Credit Facility) consisting of a $52.135 million senior secured term loan (the Term Loan) and a $5.0 million working capital facility (the Revolver). The Term Loan consisted of the $12.0 million balance made available in 2021 under the previous credit facility and an additional $40.135 million, staged such that $5.135 million was funded upon closing of the Credit Agreement, an additional $5.0 million was funded on October 31, 2022, $10.0 million was to be available in the first half of 2023, $10.0 million was to be available in the second half of 2023 and $10.0 million was to be available in the first half of 2024, with the borrowing in the second half of 2023 and in the first half of 2024 being contingent upon achieving trailing twelve months of Clinical Solutions revenue of $15.0 million and $19.0 million, respectively, and liquidity requirements (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of $10.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively. The maximum loan amount under the Revolver was $5.0 million, and the Company was permitted to request the lenders to increase such amount up to $15.0 million. Borrowings on the Revolver were limited in accordance with a borrowing base calculation.

The interest on the Term Loan was based on the annual rate of one-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 6.45%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.00%. If any advance under the Term Loan was prepaid at any time, the prepayment fee was based on the amount being prepaid and an applicable percentage amount, such as 3%, 2%, or 1%, based on the date the prepayment was made after the closing date of the Term Loan. Interest on the outstanding balance of the Revolver was payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate of one-month LIBOR plus 3.75%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.00%.

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The maturity date of the Credit Facility is May 1, 2027. On the date of termination of the Term Loan or the date on which the obligations under the Term Loan become due and payable in full, the Company would pay an exit fee in an amount equal to 5.00% of the total aggregate principal amount of term loans made pursuant to the Term Loan as of such date. The Credit Agreement contained a financial covenant based upon a trailing twelve months of net revenue, including a requirement of $42.5 million in the twelve months ending December 31, 2022.

On November 8, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement (Amendment No. 1) which (i) replaced the LIBOR-based interest rate with a rate equal to the forward-looking one-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate adjusted upward by 0.10% (or Term SOFR, as defined in Amendment No. 1) plus an applicable margin (6.45% for the Term Loan and 3.75% for the Revolver), with a Term SOFR floor of 1.00%, and with such interest rate calculation change taking effect on December 1, 2022, (ii) increased the applicable prepayment fee percentage amounts by one percentage point, (iii) gave the lenders discretion regarding the $10.0 million in borrowing that was previously guaranteed to be available under the Term Loan in the first half of 2023, and (iv) reduced the requirements for trailing twelve months of net revenue for all future periods. Concurrent with Amendment No. 1, the exit fee due on the date of termination of the Term Loan, or the date on which the obligations under the Term Loan become due and payable in full, increased from 5.00% to 7.00% of the total aggregate principal amount of term loans made pursuant to the Term Loan as of such date.

On March 28, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement (Amendment No. 2) which (i) increased the applicable margin from 6.45% to 7.00% for the Term Loan and from 3.75% to 4.00% for the Revolver, and increased the Term SOFR floor from 1.00% to 4.50% on both the Term Loan and Revolver, (ii) gave the lenders discretion regarding the $10.0 million in borrowings in the second half of 2023 and the $10.0 million in borrowings in the first half of 2024 by removing the trailing twelve-month Clinical Solutions revenue requirement that was previously required under the Term Loan, (iii) removed the increase in the minimum cash covenant from $10.0 million to $15.0 million on the $10.0 million in borrowings in the first half of 2024, and added the $10.0 million minimum cash covenant requirement throughout the remaining term of the Credit Agreement, and (iv) reduced the requirements for trailing twelve months of net revenue for all future periods—for example, for the twelve months ending December 31, 2023, the minimum net revenue requirement was reduced from $45.0 million to $42.0 million. Concurrent with Amendment No. 2, the exit fee due on the date of termination of the Term Loan, or the date on which the obligations under the Term Loan become due and payable in full, increased from 7.00% percent to 8.50% of the total aggregate principal amount of term loans made pursuant to the Term Loan as of such date.

On July 13, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement (Amendment No. 3), which amended the definition of Permitted Debt in the Credit Agreement from $250,000 to $1,100,000 to allow for the financing of the Company's D&O liability insurance and related policies as described further in Note 9. Accrued Liabilities.

On September 19, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement (Amendment No. 4). As previously disclosed in our Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023, the Company determined that it was not in compliance with the trailing twelve months minimum net revenue covenant contained in the Credit Agreement as of July 31, 2023. Amendment No. 4 includes a waiver from MidCap of the revenue covenant violation for the period ending July 31, 2023. As a condition to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 4, the Company prepaid the principal amount of the Term Loan in an amount equal to $10.0 million (the Term Loan Prepayment). The Company recognized a loss on the extinguishment of debt in the amount of $0.8 million related to the Term Loan Prepayment in the accompanying financial statements. Amendment No. 4 reduced the minimum net revenue requirements for future periods up to and including for the twelve months ending December 31, 2025—for example, the Company’s minimum net revenue requirement was reduced (i) for the twelve months ending December 31, 2023, from $42.0 million to $36.5 million, (ii) for the twelve months ending December 31, 2024, from $49.0 million to $42.0 million, and (iii) for the twelve months ending December 31, 2025, from $58.8 million to $50.0 million. Amendment No. 4 also removed those requirements for the periods ending January 31, 2026 through March 31, 2027, instead requiring that for each applicable twelve-month period ending after December 31, 2025, the Company’s minimum net revenue requirement was to be determined by MidCap in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Company’s senior management and based on financial statements and projections delivered to MidCap in accordance with the financial reporting requirements in Amendment No. 4, so long as the minimum net revenue requirements for those periods shall not be less than the greater of (x) the applicable minimum net revenue requirement for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the immediately preceding month and (y) $50.0 million. In addition, the minimum cash covenant requirement was reduced from $10.0 million to $9.0 million.

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Concurrent with Amendment No. 4, the exit fee due on the date of termination of the Term Loan, or the date on which the obligations under the Term Loan become due and payable in full, increased from 8.5% to 9.0% of the total aggregate principal amount of term loans made pursuant to the Term Loan (including amendments thereto) as of such date. The Company did not pay a prepayment fee in connection with the Term Loan Prepayment. Finally, Amendment No. 4 conditioned the next borrowing under the Revolving Loan on the Company achieving net revenue for the preceding twelve-month period of at least $45.0 million.

Long-term debt, net consists of the following (in thousands):

As of December 31,

Cumulative accretion of exit fee 1,261 161

Unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs (145 ) (320 )

At December 31, 2023, the scheduled maturities of the Company's debt obligations were as follows (in thousands):

Amount

As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of the Company's long-term debt approximates its carrying value. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt was based on observable market inputs (Level 2).

Note 11. Stock-Based Compensation

Equity Incentive Plans

Teknova maintains stock incentive plans for the benefit of certain of Teknova's officers, directors, consultants and employees. The Company granted time-based and performance-based options to purchase common shares under both its 2016 Stock Plan, as amended (2016 Plan) and 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (2020 Plan). At the time the 2020 Plan became effective, no additional stock awards were granted or are able to be granted in the future under the 2016 Plan. In June 2021, the Company’s board of directors and the Company’s stockholders approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (2021 Plan), which became effective in connection with the IPO. From and after the date on which the 2021 Plan became effective, no further grants were made or will be made under the 2020 Plan. At December 31, 2023, 3,193,511 shares of the Company's common stock remain available for future grants under the 2021 Plan.

The types of equity-based awards that may be granted under the 2021 Plan include: incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance awards, and other stock-based awards. The equity-based awards for employees will vest over a four-year period, pursuant to two different vesting schedules. For initial equity-based awards granted to employees, the first vest is generally a one-year cliff vest, followed by monthly vesting for the final three years. Thereafter, annual equity-based awards granted to employees typically vest monthly over the four-year vest term. The initial equity-based awards granted to the Company’s non-employee, independent directors upon appointment to the board of directors will vest over a three-year period, with the first vest being a one-year cliff, followed by monthly vesting over the remaining two years. Thereafter, annual equity-based awards granted to the Company’s non-employee, independent directors will cliff vest after one year from the date of grant.

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Generally, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that will be reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year for a period of ten years, beginning on January 1, 2022, and continuing through January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to 4% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year; provided, however, that the Company’s board of directors may act prior to January 1 of a given year to provide that the increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of common stock. Effective January 1, 2024, an additional 1,631,753 new shares became available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The aggregate grant-date fair value of options vested during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, was $4.7 million and $3.9 million, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

The aggregate grant-date fair value of restricted stock units vested during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, was $0.2 million and zero, respectively.

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In June 2021, the Company’s board of directors and the Company’s stockholders, respectively, approved the Company’s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP), which became effective in connection with the IPO. At December 31, 2023, 656,134 shares of the Company’s common stock remain available for issuance under the ESPP. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock that will be reserved for issuance will automatically increase on January 1 of each year for a period of ten years, beginning on January 1, 2022, and continuing through January 1, 2031, by the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding year; and (ii) 319,911 shares (subject to adjustments for stock splits, dividends, combinations of shares, exchanges of shares, and other “Capitalization Adjustments”, as defined in the ESPP), except before the date of any such increase, the Company’s board of directors may determine that such increase will be less than the amount set forth in clauses (i) and (ii). Effective January 1, 2024, an additional 319,911 new shares became available for issuance under the ESPP.

Generally, all regular employees, including executive officers, employed by the Company will be eligible to participate in the ESPP and to contribute, normally through payroll deductions, up to 15% of their earnings (as defined in the ESPP) for the purchase of the Company’s common stock under the ESPP. Unless otherwise determined by the Company’s board of directors, shares of the Company’s common stock will be purchased for the accounts of employees participating in the Company’s ESPP at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the first day of an offering; or (ii) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of purchase. Offering periods are generally six months long. Beginning on May 15, 2023, offering periods begin on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Prior to this time, offering periods began on May 15 and November 15 of each year.

Valuation of Employee Share-Based Awards

Teknova uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options. The valuation model for stock compensation expense requires the Company to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation, including the expected term, expected volatility and fair value of the Company’s common stock, and an assumed risk-free interest rate. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model were as follows:

Volatility. Since the Company has limited historical data on volatility of its stock, expected volatility is based on the volatility of the stock of similar publicly traded entities. In evaluating similarity, the Company considers factors such as industry, stage of life cycle, size, and financial leverage.

Fair value of underlying common stock. The fair value of the Company’s common stock is determined by the closing price of its common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date of grant.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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